Chapter 15 End of Semester

Phoenix arrives in the room where the Philosopher's Stone is placed, with the Mirror of Eris in the middle. Watching Harry try to communicate with Professor Quirrell and stall for time, Quirrell himself didn't care, answering and researching. No one noticed that there was a third person in the room.

"What's the matter with this mirror? What the hell does it do? Help me, master. ”

A voice came from Quirrell's own body, "Take advantage of that boy - use him." ”

Quirrell untied the ropes that trapped Harry and made him stand in front of the Magic Mirror. Harry began to concoct a lie to deceive him, and the stupid Quirrell was completely unaware and pushed him aside. But Phoenix noticed that Harry's pocket on one side was bulging.

"He's lying—" said in a sharp voice, "let me talk to him—face to face—

"Master, your strength hasn't recovered yet. ”

"I still have the strength -- I still have --

Quirrell lifted the scarf from his head, a hideous face, his red eyes accentuated by the whiteness of his face. "Harry Potter"

Do you want to rely on words to get Harry to surrender without a fight, I'm afraid it won't be as you wish. Harry did exactly that, and he didn't listen to a word of what Voldemort said, and turned and ran backwards.

Quirrell grabbed him by the wrist and knocked him to the ground, the second moment he touched Harry. The detection magic that Phoenix had been unleashing caught flashes of protective magic, and it was very powerful, and it was a spell that Phoenix had been trying to figure out.

Voldemort's cacophony kept causing Quirrell to grab Harry, but Harry had the upper hand. He hugged Quirrell's arm. Quirrell seemed to be stuck in a piece of red-hot coal, screaming and trying to get rid of-

Finally, Voldemort gave up his hard-won body and fled. Quirrell was turning into a handful of dust and vanished.

"Harry!Harry!" Dumbledore burst into the room almost at the same time.

Professor Dumbledore looked down at Harry, and with a few restorative spells, summoned a stretcher to put Harry on. Raising his wand abruptly, he turned and pointed to where Phoenix was standing.

"Don't fire, Professor Dumbledore. "He didn't want to fight Dumbledore for no reason, unlike Voldemort just now, Dumbledore could use all kinds of magic, maybe he didn't react as well as he did back then, but it was still not comparable to Phoenix now.

"Phoenix, I was really surprised. Dumbledore put down his wand and Phoenix walked over.

"So, Voldemort isn't dead, but he's in a strange state," they said on a stretcher.

"I think he must have used some kind of magic to prevent his own death. Voldemort himself feared death. Dumbledore didn't seem to want to know why Phoenix hadn't come to help, but had gone back to his question.

"You have the potential to be a great wizard. He couldn't tell if it was true. "It is not his ability that determines a person's fate, but his choice. Dumbledore put his hand on the stretcher and said to himself, "You are very similar to me, Phoenix. You're talented, you're good. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, but I'm still far from what you did when you entered the school. "It's not that he's modest but it's a fact, he's an outsider after all.

"You are humble. What do you plan to do in the future?" Dumbledore suddenly asked about his future aspirations.

"I just want to do something useful - like end the bloodline war, which doesn't make much sense. And we always shed blood for this, it's not worth it. Phoenix replied cautiously in a 'politically correct' tone.

"I'm glad you realized that. But you know, it's not an easy thing to do. ”

"I understand, but I've heard that some people on all continents, well, families like ours, think this way. Listen to my father, they've been working this since the beginning of the century. Hopefully I can be a part of it in the future. ”

"Huh, what are they going to do?" Dumbledore looked confused, and a little uneasy.

He didn't elaborate, but I don't think it's a gentle approach, because change always has to be bloody. Sometimes there is no choice for the greater good. He watched Dumbledore's expression closely.

"I hope that in the future, we can dig deeper into this issue. Now it's time for you to go back and get some rest. "They had come to a fork in the road, the road to the Slytherin common room on the left and the infirmary on the right. It was clear that Dumbledore was unaware of the joint meeting of wizarding families on all continents, and was worried about it. But he still held back and decided to talk about it later.

The story of Professor Quirrell quickly spread throughout the school, and it was probably said by Ron's big mouth, and most of the students felt incredible.

Since this news is spread through the grapevine, many people don't believe it, but it's still happy to gossip about it. With Phoenix also present, it only took Draco a few hours to get the word out about Phoenix's version of the adventure.

It's a true story compared to Ron. Draco's version is only Phoenix, who brags about how Phoenix has used all kinds of magical magic to solve all the professors' problems and defeat Professor Quirrell. Every day, he tells this story in a crowded place where nothing else. The name Phoenix's roommate is still very useful.

The Great Hall was having a grand year-end banquet, and the Great Hall was decorated with green and silver to celebrate their seventh consecutive year of winning the House Cup, and the Quidditch tournament ended with the Slytherin victory, which can be regarded as a record-breaking house No house has won both the House Cup and the Quidditch Cup for seven consecutive years, which is inseparable from Professor Snape's cover. On the wall behind the guest of honor stood a large banner depicting Slytherin snakes.

Moments later, Dumbledore arrived. After his speech, he added two hundred and forty points to Gryffindor, and Phoenix to fifty points. Because they are excellent in facing the levels set by the professor. In the end, Gryffindor came back from behind to win the House Cup.

Snape shook Professor McGonagall's hand with a grim face.

The other two houses were greatly relieved to see that Slytherin had finally ended their winning streak, and enthusiastic applause and cheers were given to the winning Gryffindors, most of whom did not even raise their hands.

"This is so unfair!" Draco cursed through gritted teeth. The people around them didn't say anything in agreement, but their expressions showed that they were in an equally bad mood.

"You have to give someone a way to live, and there's still a chance. Phoenix, with a nonchalant expression, was one of the few Slytherins to give a symbolic applause.

"Yes, we can only accept reality. Daphne surprisingly agreed with Phoenix's remarks.

The year is finally over, and the exam results are released. Undoubtedly, Phoenix came out on top with perfect marks in all subjects.

Soon everyone packed up their salutes and sent a notice to each student, warning them not to use magic during the holidays. Hagrid led them aboard the convoy on the lake and headed to the train station. On the Hogwarts Express, Phoenix and Draco discuss a vacation to a dragon farm in the south of France to meet real dragons.

Phoenix felt like he shouldn't have started talking about it, because he had almost said that the train hadn't stopped at platform nine and three-quarters.

Before getting off the train, Eden brought him a letter.

"Unlucky, Draco. It seems that I can't go to France during the holidays. Phoenix read the letter and said to Draco.

"Don't do that, everybody. ”

"It's not negotiable, have fun. ”

After getting off the bus, say goodbye to your friends one by one. When he came to England, Balder mentioned that two of his family's ancient magical objects had been lost in England, and that only the Resurrection Stone had piqued his interest.

Phoenix asked Watson to track down the matter all year, and the clue was that one of the few family members who did not leave England that year, the most famous of which was Slytherin.