Christmas was upon us, and one morning in mid-December, Hogwarts School woke up from a dream to find that it was covered with several feet of snow and that the lake was covered with hard ice. The pure white Hai Dongqing flew in from the window of Augustus's dormitory, stood on the windowsill, and shook off the crystal snowflakes covered in his body, reflecting the white snow of the vast world outside, which had a unique exquisite scene. Augustus got up and put on his black robes and walked to the windowsill, where he flapped his wings excitedly, and outside the window the Weasley twins seemed to be enchanting a few snowballs, and they ran after Quirrell and smashed behind his turban.

In the Slytherin common room, the fireplace that Malfoy had always thought was a furnishing lit green flame. Most of the students were eagerly awaiting the holidays, because in addition to the warm lounge, the corridors with the wind through the halls had become bitterly cold, and the windows of the classrooms were crackling in the cold wind. Worst of all, Professor Snape's classes were all in the basement classroom, and as soon as they breathed, a white mist formed in front of them, and they had to get as close as possible to their hot crucibles.

In addition to the lessons, Malfoy has been obsessed with dueling since the last time he won Harry, as long as Augustus has time, Malfoy can't wait to ask Augustus dueling skills, it seems that he is ready to fight against Harry and Ron alone, it is clear that once there is a conflict with Harry and Ron, Crabbe and Goyle can only be a meat shield at best, for students who have been learning spells for a while, It wouldn't take a few seconds to deal with someone like Crab Goyle, who was almost a squib, so Gal Crabbe, who was still able to physically deter Harry, was no longer of much help to Malfoy.

After the Potions class, Augustus returned to the completely renovated Great Hall, which was already bustling with people, Hagrid struggling to move towards the center of the Great Hall with a huge fir tree, and Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick on the other side, busy arranging the Christmas decorations. The auditorium is beautiful and spectacular. The walls were covered with weeping ribbons of holly and mistletoe, and a whole dozen towering Christmas trees were erected throughout the room, some with shiny Xiaoice pillars, others with hundreds of candles.

Malfoy boasted in front of a crowd of Slytherins how he taunted Harry, "I told him that some people had to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas because they didn't want them. ”

Some of the Slytherin students laughed cooperatively. "Malfoy, as a boy, what else can you do but be good at talking? What childishness! Lillian, who had been silent, suddenly said with disdain on her face, Malfoy obviously didn't expect any Slytherin students to speak for Harry, first for a moment, and then blushing instantly. In fact, Lillian didn't mean to defend Harry, but as a Slytherin girl who admired power, she had long been tired of Malfoy's mouth cannon.

At the entrance of the Great Hall, Harry, Ron and Hermione appeared at the door, and when they saw Augustus sitting in the center of the Great Hall, Harry's eyes lit up, and the three of them walked directly towards the Slytherin table. "Mr. Augustus, we have something very important to trouble you again." Harry walked up to Augustus with a somewhat shy look, in fact, if it wasn't for the fact that this matter was very important, he wouldn't have bothered Augustus, after all, in a way, Augustus had saved them many times.

"Oh? Let's talk about it. Augustus asked faintly with a smile on his face. The smile seemed to have a magical effect, instantly relieving the anxiety of the three Harrys.

"Actually, we're looking for a guy named Nicol Lemay, and the trouble is that it's hard for us to know where to start, and we don't know what outstanding achievements Ludo Lemay has to write into the book. He is not in "The Great Wizard of the Twentieth Century", nor in "The List of Famous Magicians of Our Time". In addition, his name is not found in "The Great Discoveries of Modern Magic" and "Research on the Development of Modern Witchcraft". Hermione gathered her thoughts and described the problems the three of them were having with Augustus.

"Nicol Lemay? He was a famous alchemist, most famous for his achievements in the Alchemist's Philosopher's Stone, and of course, he was a good friend of Dumbledore. Augustus thought for a moment, and then told the three of Harry about Nicol Lemay.

Looking at the sudden expressions of the three of them who seemed to grasp some key words in an instant, Augustus asked with a little interest, "Why are you going to inquire about his deeds, as far as I know, he is already six hundred years old, and you should not have any intersection with him." ”

"Have you forgotten the three-headed dog we met on the third floor, the three of us assumed afterwards that it must have been guarding something, and Snape ——。 that day" Harry was about to continue, Ron suddenly kicked him, following Ron's suggestive eyes, Harry found that Malfoy was listening intently to their conversation, Harry stopped for a moment, and then said to Augustus a little embarrassed, "Next time we will make it clear to you alone, thank you very much for your help this time, trouble." With that, he hurried out of the auditorium with Hermione Ron in tow.

"I dare say they must be plotting something very important, and the contents of the trapdoor at the feet of the three giant dogs that night may have been their target, and since Professor Snape was involved in this matter, if I had fully known their purpose and finally reported it to the teacher, they would all have to get out of this school. Ha Lu Ha! Malfoy suddenly felt that he had another purpose in his life, and after saying goodbye to Augustus, he quickly left the auditorium.

In fact, even if Harry didn't elaborate, Augustus had already guessed something based on their words, the thing that the three-headed giant dog was guarding should be the Philosopher's Stone, and Snape should be the one who coveted the Philosopher's Stone in Harry's guess. As for why Nicolame gave the Philosopher's Stone to Dumbledore, and why Dumbledore hid the Philosopher's Stone in the school, this is not something that Augustus can guess. In fact, according to Augustus's observation of Snape, Snape should not be a person who will have a desire for the Philosopher's Stone, but the prejudice of Harry and the three of them against Snape will always make them farther and farther away from the truth. On the contrary, why Professor Quirrell, who has been stammering and cowardly, hides so deeply, and what his true purpose is, is a matter worth speculating.

The atmosphere in the auditorium was still quiet and peaceful, and the calm school life could not hide the turbulent waves of the undercurrent. At this time, the wind was raging outside the castle, and a blizzard seemed to be coming, and things were always getting more and more interesting, wasn't it, Augustus had a smile on his lips.