Chapter 352 Rules
“Please come in!”
There was a gentle knock on the door outside the principal's office.
The door opened, and Professor McGonagall walked in. After glancing at the mirror on the desk, he handed a document to Dumbledore.
She said: "The review of Mr. Albert Anderson's and Miss Katrina McDougal's time-turner applications has ended."
The Ministry of Magic has very strict management of Time Turners. Except for students at Hogwarts, they are basically not loaned out. The last step of strict review requires Dumbledore's signature approval.
Well, this has nothing to do with the headmaster, but Dumbledore is managing this thing now, and for this reason, it will be easier for Hogwarts students to apply to borrow a Time-Turner to complete their coursework.
Dumbledore picked up the quill, signed his name on it, handed the application back to Professor McGonagall, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Are you really going to leave the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts School?" Professor McGonagall asked with a frown.
A few days ago, Dumbledore invited several professors from the school to help design a mechanism to protect the Philosopher's Stone to ensure that it is under the strictest protection and that no one can steal it.
"Apart from Gringotts, I'm afraid only Hogwarts can be considered safe, although it's a bit of a boast." Dumbledore pretended to be embarrassed.
"You don't need to be humble. Everyone knows that the only thing the mysterious man is afraid of is you!" Professor McGonagall said helplessly.
Although Dumbledore did not say who was eyeing the Philosopher's Stone, Professor McGonagall was still keenly aware of something.
The mysterious man may still be alive and has his eye on the Philosopher's Stone.
Although Professor McGonagall found this idea very ridiculous, there was no doubt that the person eyeing the Philosopher's Stone was a very powerful dark wizard.
Almost no one can break into Hogwarts without warning, let alone steal things under Dumbledore's nose, but Professor McGonagall still doesn't want to attract Hogwarts students because of the Philosopher's Stone. Unnecessary danger.
After all, if the opponent was able to break into Gringotts and escape the goblin pursuit, he would definitely not be an easy guy to deal with.
"I still don't think this is a good idea, and Harry Potter will come to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said softly.
In the beginning, Dumbledore gave Harry up to be raised by Muggle relatives just to keep Harry away from danger.
"It's safe here." Dumbledore said calmly, "Believe me, if Hogwarts is not safe, there will probably never be a safe place in the whole of Britain."
At this moment, the door of the principal's office was knocked again, and Snape walked in. He glanced at Professor McGonagall and said to Dumbledore: "I have already arranged the mechanism. Although most wizards The logic ability is average, but I doubt it can prevent those skilled dark wizards from peeking at the Philosopher's Stone."
"It doesn't matter, I don't expect those mechanisms to completely prevent others from peeking at the Sorcerer's Stone." Snape was obviously not optimistic about Dumbledore's approach. "By the way," Quirrell is going to hire a giant security guard to guard the agency, you know..."
Snape's face twitched a few times and continued: "Those trolls' brains are only as big as walnuts, and they can easily cause other problems."
"I think Professor Quirrell will take care of it," said Dumbledore.
“Are you serious?” After Snape left, Professor McGonagall frowned and asked, “Are you really going to let trolls enter Hogwarts Castle?”
Dumbledore did not expect that the traps designed by the Hogwarts professors could completely stop prying eyes, but if someone wanted to crack these traps, it would take at least some time, and this would buy him enough time.
Hogwarts cannot be apparated, and the castle is the biggest trap for Dumbledore. As for how to ensure that the Sorcerer's Stone cannot be easily taken away by the opponent, Dumbledore has already thought of an excellent way, even if it is superb The dark wizard could not successfully obtain the Philosopher's Stone in a short time, and he would be blocked by Dumbledore. This was not Gringotts, and there was no place for the other party to escape.
As for fighting, Dumbledore was not afraid of anyone.
"Tom, what are you going to do?" Dumbledore murmured to himself, clasping his hands.
…
In the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Quirrell had just sent Snape away, and Dumbledore had already agreed to his request and hired troll bodyguards to guard the office.
“What should I do?” Quirrell looked out the window and murmured softly.
The traps arranged by the Hogwarts professors seemed ridiculous to Quirrell, and it was impossible to stop him. However, if he wanted to pass through the traps and steal the Sorcerer's Stone without making any noise, it would be quite a challenge. Difficulty.
This means that he needs to abide by the rules and crack the mechanisms left by the Hogwarts professors one by one, which takes a lot of time.
Brute force cracking is undoubtedly faster, but it will cause a lot of trouble. Not only Dumbledore will be attracted, but also wanted by the Ministry of Magic, and there will be a lot of follow-up troubles.
To make matters worse, Dumbledore asked professors not to tell others how to crack the mechanism. Was he doubting the professors in the school?
Are you doubting me?
This is not good news.
"Don't do anything unnecessary. Now is not the time. You need to find a suitable opportunity." A hoarse voice came from the turban behind Quirrell's head.
"Dumbledore doesn't value the mechanisms you set up. He just makes a rule so that those who are interested in the Philosopher's Stone have to abide by it. Those mechanisms that protect the Philosopher's Stone are just a bait to lure others into taking the bait. His Strength is the final guarantee.”
Voldemort easily saw through Dumbledore's tricks. This was Hogwarts, and it was Dumbledore's territory. Once he made any movement, he would be targeted immediately.
Even if he can finally grab the Sorcerer's Stone, he still needs to face Dumbledore head-on. Except for him, almost no one can escape unscathed when facing Dumbledore at Hogwarts. This is the old guy's real plan. .
However, how could I be Dumbledore's opponent when I was weak?
Quirrell was silent. Since he failed to steal the Philosopher's Stone, he had received a terrible punishment. Voldemort was parasitic on him.
Until the moment he was parasitized, Quirrell regretted why he didn't run away and why he didn't directly betray Voldemort.
However, it is already too late, everything is already too late.
Since being parasitized, his body has begun to become weak. If Quirrell does not want to die, he needs to get the magic stone as soon as possible to configure the elixir of immortality. If he cannot get the magic stone, his life will come to an end in a few months at most. .
quirrell doesn’t want to die yet.
He murmured to himself, "We must find a way to find out what the other professors' institutions are."
(End of this chapter)