Back to Harry, they stayed with Hagrid for a while and quickly learned the source of the dragon egg and a piece of terrible news - a stranger easily got the secret of how to get through Fluffy from Hagrid while giving it to Hagrid.

Harry showed unusual eagerness, and he felt it necessary to tell Dumbledore this news.

However, they didn't know where the headmaster's office was.

Hector knew, but he was in the headmaster's office at the time.

Harry vaguely remembered that Hector said that the headmaster's office was on the eighth floor, so he planned to start from the Gryffindor Common Room with Ron and others to look for it.

Originally, they thought the search would take them a long time, but unfortunately, Harry and his friends were soon forced to give up the idea of looking for the headmaster's office - during the search, they happened to meet Professor McGonagall who was holding a pile of books.

"What are you four doing in the room?"

Harry and his friends were tiptoeing and looking around, and in Professor McGonagall's eyes, they looked very good. After experiencing the night walk that deducted 200 points, Professor McGonagall did not have a good impression of these unruly little wizards. It was difficult for Harry to make up any lies in front of Professor McGonagall. Her sharp eyes might only be faced by Hermione, who usually performed better.

But now Hermione, like Ron and the others, could only lower her head and look at the tip of her shoes.

"We want to see Professor Dumbledore." Harry could only bite the bullet and speak.

"Why?" Professor McGonagall's words were very brief. She now focused her attention on Harry alone.

"It's a secret"Harry soon realized that this statement obviously did not convince Professor McGonagall, so he could only lower his head and wish he had not said that just now.

Professor McGonagall looked very angry, which was easy to hear from her next words.

"Professor Dumbledore left about ten minutes ago,"

Professor McGonagall looked at Harry, her nostrils flaring slightly.

"He had already rushed to London to receive the urgent letter from the Ministry of Magic - Dumbledore was a great wizard, busy with many things, and time was precious. So, is there anything else?"

Professor McGonagall's tone was not like a negotiation, but more like an order.

Harry was very nervous, and he wanted to say something, but Neville dragged Harry away from McGonagall.

"What are you doing, Neville?"Harry's face turned red with anxiety.

"Dumbledore was tricked out of school! If you were to ask when Snape was going to steal the Philosopher's Stone, it would definitely be tonight! He had already figured out how to get through all the levels, and now all he needed was a good opportunity - and Dumbledore's departure was the opportunity Snape created for himself. I bet the Ministry of Magic would be surprised to see Dumbledore suddenly appear!"

"I know, Harry," Neville explained.

"But there's no need to tell Professor McGonagall, we're not supposed to know about the Philosopher's Stone! You could just tell her we were going back to the Gryffindor common room!"

"Then why didn't you speak just now?"Harry was a little out of his mind, his scar was still hurting - this didn't seem like a good sign

""Okay, stop talking, both of you! Now is not the time for internal strife." Hermione stopped the quarrel between Harry and Neville in time.

"Professor McGonagall hasn't gone far yet, and arguing won't solve anything!"

Harry walked in front, Ron followed behind him, and Hermione and Neville were left at the end of the team.

"I rarely miss Hector so much. Mediation is obviously not my forte."Neville nodded to show his agreement.

This team with very poor cohesion was walking out of the castle. Harry walked very fast, but soon he had to stop his pace, and Neville and Hermione behind him had time to catch up with him.

Harry felt that his luck today was really bad - after meeting Professor McGonagall, they also ran into Professor Snape, who was about to become the culprit of stealing the Philosopher's Stone.

But Snape didn't look right today. Even the silly Ron could see that the expression on Snape's face was not so natural. When Snape saw Harry and the others, his stiff face actually showed a hint of embarrassment. Snape looked at them, his facial muscles twisted, and he pulled out a weird smile.

"You shouldn't stay indoors in this weather." Snape's voice was different from his expression, still as cold as ever.

"We have some things in the castle"Harry wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

"Oh, really, Potter? Then I think you need to be careful."The unnatural look on Snape's face did not last long. There was a hint of sarcasm in his words. Snape's black pupils met Harry's green eyes directly.

"Wandering around like this is easy to be misunderstood. People might think you want to do something bad - oh, I almost forgot, this is often not a misunderstanding. Gryffindor can't afford to lose points again, right?"

Harry couldn't say anything. Ron lowered his head, pulled his sleeve and turned to walk out of the castle. Snape stopped them directly,

"Let me remind you, Potter," Snape didn't stare at Harry this time. He raised his head high and only glanced at Harry with the corner of his eye.

"If you wander around Hogwarts again in the middle of the night and I don't happen to catch you, I will expel you personally, I promise."

Harry lowered his head consciously. He knew that���Snape was unwise. Hector had told him that the best way to keep Snape from finding fault was to ignore him. When Snape got bored, he would naturally go away - Harry agreed with this very much.

"I hope you understand," Snape's voice was cold.

"Have a nice day."

Then he turned around and strode towards the staff room.

"We have to send someone to watch Snape - wait at the door of the staff room, and if he comes out, follow him,"

Harry looked around at the young wizards around him, first Neville, then Ron, and finally his eyes fell on Hermione.

"Hermione, it's best for you to do this. You are the most suitable person."

"why me,"

"Of course it's you. You can pretend to be waiting for Professor Flitwick, which will make it more or less reasonable - you can't ask me or Harry to wait in the staff room, right? That would really look like you're planning something bad."

Neville nodded in agreement, and Ron continued,

"If only Hector were here, it would be more reasonable for him to go find Professor Flitwick - and Snape wouldn't dare to do anything to him."

The conversation between Harry and the others suddenly stopped. They didn't know what Hector was doing, but Hermione took the initiative to take on the task of monitoring Snape at the door of the staff lounge. As for Harry and the others, at Neville's suggestion, the three of them stayed near the corridor on the fourth floor.

The plan was really perfect, with each link closely linked to the next. Even if Harry couldn't stop Snape directly, he could at least call Professor McGonagall over before he got the Philosopher's Stone. A rare relaxed smile appeared on Harry's face, but he soon couldn't laugh anymore.——Unfortunately, as soon as they reached the corridor on the fourth floor, they ran into Professor McGonagall, who was coming back from Dumbledore's office with an unhappy face.

How could it be such a coincidence? Isn't it a bit too unlucky, Harry thought.

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