Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 51
When the last History of Magic exam, the ghost of Professor Binns, the proctor, told them to put down their quills and roll up the answer parchment.

Almost all the little wizards cheered, because this meant that they were completely free. In the future, they could easily play in the school for a whole week, and they could go home directly after the results of the Academy Cup were announced on the last day.

John passed through the cheering crowd and went straight back to the dormitory.

Even though the content of the exam was not difficult for John, it still made him feel a little tired. After all, no one likes exams, not even Hermione.

Just when John was about to take a good rest and start researching new magic again, he saw a note on his desk with a line clearly written
Password: Heap of cockroaches, looking forward to your arrival - Albus Dumbledore

John raised an eyebrow, so is it today?
He remembered Harry discovering something was wrong with Hagrid's egg, and trying to find Dumbledore to report it to him, only to be told that Dumbledore had left school.

As a last resort, the Harry trio decided to work together to break through the level, rushed into the room on the fourth floor, and plunged into the trial that Dumbledore, the author, had written for them.

Just like the hero Jason of ancient Greece, he went through all the trials and tribulations and finally got the precious golden fleece.

With honor, everyone will worship and cheer for them on the last day, and even reap a sincere love.

How beautiful, the poor and great Harry walked step by step, the road of salvation that was arranged, full of blood and tears.

However, John felt that the ending of this story might be changed.

Thinking that he had a plan in mind, John changed his clothes, left the dormitory and rushed all the way to the principal's office.

Soon John came to the stone monster again.

"Pile of cockroaches."

Announcing the password, John walked up the spiral stairs with ease, pushed open the door and walked into the office.

It's just that when he came in, he found that the office was empty, and even Fox on the bird stand was gone.

Just when John was puzzled, he heard a portrait of a lady on the wall speak, and the school logo in the other's portrait indicated her identity, which was a wizard from Hufflepuff.

"Cute little badger, Dumbledore said that you should go to the table directly when you come. He said you know what to do next." The lady smiled kindly and pointed to the big table in the center of the room.

"Thank you very much, Principal" John saluted to express his thanks.

Then he stepped forward quickly, and saw that the table was tidied up, and in the center of the clean tabletop, a bright red gemstone was lying there quietly.

John felt his heart beat faster for no reason. He didn't expect that Dumbledore would give the most precious gem on the crown of alchemy—the Sorcerer's Stone—to himself in advance.

In the magical vision, the Philosopher's Stone bloomed with dazzling light, and the magical energy contained in it made John feel palpitations.

He could see runes flowing like stars in the gem, where the forces of life and death merged, and the magic of miracles lingered on it.

Stretching out his hand to hold this warm gem in his hand, John knew that he had no chance of refusing.

Since Dumbledore is so powerful, he should be a little more serious.

Just when John put the Philosopher's Stone in his arms and was about to leave the office, Harry also realized something was wrong with Hagrid's words in the previous fire dragon incident, and hurried to Hagrid's cabin with Ron and Hermione.

"Where are you going to take us?" Ron said, resisting the drowsiness caused by last night's review.

"I suddenly remembered something." Harry's face was pale, and his lips trembled because of worry. "We must go to Hagrid immediately."

"Why?" Hermione gasped, trying to keep up with him.

Harry said as he hurried down the grassy slope, "Don't you think it's a little strange?"

"What Hagrid wants most is a dragon, and a stranger happens to have a dragon egg in his pocket? How many people walk around with a dragon egg all day? And this stranger offered Hagrid a drink Playing cards? Even losing the dragon egg to Hagrid in the end?"

"You know that man's behavior violated the wizard's law! Isn't it all a coincidence? A coincidence is not a coincidence. Why didn't I think of this before?"

"What do you want to do?" Ron asked, still a little puzzled.

But Hermione understood what Harry meant, and also thought of Hagrid's big mouth, and Hermione turned pale just like Harry.

None of Harry and Hermione answered Ron's question, they all quickened their pace at the same time, and ran across the field towards the direction of the Forbidden Forest.

From a distance, the three of them saw Hagrid sitting on a chair outside the hut, with his trousers rolled up high, facing a large bowl, busy peeling peas.

Seeing the three running towards them, Hagrid stopped what he was doing, stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"Why are you here? The exam is over? Come and have a cup of tea if you're not busy."

The three little ones ran so fast that their faces were flushed, but Harry and Hermione didn't want to delay for a moment, and took a few quick breaths.

Harry said hastily: "No, Hagrid, we have something urgent, and this matter has something to do with you too."

Hearing Harry's words, Hagrid's smile froze and gradually turned into curiosity.

"whats the matter?"

"Do you remember the night you won Norbert at poker? What did the stranger you play with look like?"

Hearing Harry's words, Hagrid replied a little casually: "I don't know, he has been refusing to take off his cloak."

But when Hagrid saw the startled expressions on the faces of the three children, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"What's so strange about this, the Pig's Head Pub! It's the pub in Hogsmeade village. There are always some weird guys patronizing. That guy might be a dragon seller. I haven't seen his face clearly, He always wears the hood."

Hearing Hagrid's words, Harry suddenly felt bad, and felt more and more that his guess was about to come true.

Harry slumped down beside the bowl of peas, with a little hope in his tone: "What did you tell him, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts?"

"Maybe I mentioned it." Seeing Harry's reaction like this, Hagrid also began to feel that something was wrong, so he tried to frown and remember.

"By the way...he asked me what I did, and I told him I was a gamekeeper here...he asked a little bit about what animals I looked after...and I told him...then I said I I've always wanted a fire dragon in particular...and then...I don't remember exactly."

"He kept buying me drinks...let me think again...yes, then he said he had a dragon egg in his hand and we could play cards if I wanted...but he had to Find out if I have the ability to deal with this fire dragon, he doesn't want the fire dragon to run out and cause trouble... So I told him, I can control Lu Wei submissively, a fire dragon is nothing at all..."

Hearing this the last hope in Harry's heart disappeared, and Harry tried to keep his tone calm.

"Does he seem very interested in Lu Wei?"

"That's right! He's very interested. After all, it's rare for a wizard to come across three-headed dogs in his life, even near Hogwarts!" "So I told him a lot about three-headed dogs." He also told him that Lu Wei is actually very easy to deal with, as long as you know how to calm him down and play some music to him, he will fall asleep immediately..."

Having said that, Hagrid paused for a moment, and then his face also turned pale, showing a frightened expression.

"Am I screwing up again?" he blurted out. "Forget what I said! Harry... hello! Where are you going?"

When Hagrid said to tell the man Lu Wei's weakness, even the dull Ron felt that something was wrong, and the three ran directly towards the castle, ignoring Hagrid who was calling behind him.

They didn't exchange a word all the way, and they didn't stop until they ran into the hall.

Just coming in from the outside venue, the hall looked extraordinarily cold and dark, and their hearts were equally cold and dark.

Because now Snape knew the way Hagrid set the checkpoint, and now there was nothing to stop him from stealing the Sorcerer's Stone!

However, the three did not give up hope. They were going to tell Dumbledore about it. They firmly believed that as long as Dumbledore was in the school, no one would dare to do anything wrong under his nose.

But it is a pity that their respected principal Dumbledore will not appear in the script he prepared for the time being.

All this is to make Harry embark on the road of no return, just like Professor Snape said, feeding the pig named savior with honor, love, and responsibility.

Just when the three of them went to the principal's office to meet Professor McGonagall and were told that Dumbledore was not in school temporarily, they were thinking about what to do.

John came to Hagrid's hut, he received a note from Ramses, and rushed from the principal's office without stopping.

Seeing Hagrid sitting on the chair a little decadently, and seeing John coming in, Hagrid burst into tears.

"John, I seem to have messed things up again, and I seem to have accidentally said something that cannot be said."

John stepped forward and patted Hagrid on the shoulder. After all, there was nothing he could do about it. Why did Hagrid drink Veritaserum when he was a child?

"Hagrid, you may be able to learn how to control your desire to speak, but I think I'd better make you an alchemy prop. Enter prohibited words in advance, and once you say it, an alarm will sound or something."

"John! Great, I knew only you could help me!"

While comforting Hagrid, John guessed that Harry and the others should already know that Dumbledore was not in the school, so they would start to act at night.

Thinking of this, John left the hut directly after confirming that Hagrid was emotionally stable.

He needs to recharge his batteries, prepare and adjust to the best condition to face the final decisive battle at night.

In order to deal with Voldemort, John even asked Tom to bring the felicity potion that Professor Snape gave for Christmas. He was going to take a sip before the battle to ensure his winning rate.

At night, the three little ones, watched by the house-elves, start to move.

After being notified by Tom, John, who had already sensed the door being pushed open, opened his eyes and sat up on the bed.

Afterwards, he put on all the equipment neatly, took the alchemy prototype for the soul, and rushed to the last classroom on the fourth floor.

After sensing the door being pushed open again, John reached the right corridor on the fourth floor, where the door had already been opened.

Entering the room, Lu Wei with three heads was staring at him. Beside him, a magic harp that had stopped playing had been torn to pieces.

Just when Lu Wei was about to attack John, John released Long Wei directly, and heard Lu Wei wailing, and then curled up in the corner of the room with his tail between his legs, trembling all over, not daring to look in John's direction.

When John disappeared behind the trapdoor, Long Wei disappeared, but Lu Wei, who had been terrified, still shrank in the corner, staring at the trapdoor John entered.

(End of this chapter)