Chapter 408: The Gap

"Hagrid?"

Albert reached out and slammed the wooden door of the hunting lodge.

After a while, there was some noise in the room, and as soon as the wooden door opened a crack, Toothtooth first drilled the dog's head out, and excitedly waged his big tail around Albert.

"Come in, I have something to ask you. ”

Hagrid seemed to have slept all night, his eyes bloodshot and his hair disheveled, and he opened the door in a slightly hoarse tone.

"Are you sick?"

Albert couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he saw Hagrid's appearance.

"No, I just didn't sleep well last night. ”

After Albert entered the house, Hagrid poked his head out the door and looked around, making sure there was no one before closing the door again. He also pulled the curtain on the window. There was a roaring fire in the room, a copper kettle was steaming, and on the table was Hagrid's favorite rock crust cake.

"You didn't sleep all night because of Nicol Lemay!"

Albert took off his cloak, shook off the snow and hung it on a hanger next to him, squatted down and began to rub his teeth, not looking at Hagrid's expression at the moment.

In fact, Albert knew that the expression on Hagrid's face was very exciting, even if he didn't have to look at it.

In fact, Hagrid's face was full of astonishment, but he didn't expect Albert to tell the matter directly.

"Harry came to you yesterday. Albert said with certainty.

"How do you know. Hagrid blurted out almost without thinking.

"The day before yesterday, the three of them asked me about Nicol Lemay, but I didn't tell them. Albert didn't care about Hagrid's surprised expression, he took his wand from his pocket and waved it at the copper kettle that was boiling on the fireplace, and the copper kettle, which had already been boiling, flew over and began to make tea in front of them.

"And how did you know that the thing hidden in the school was the Philosopher's Stone?" Hagrid asked in a low voice.

"Because Harry was talking about Nicol Lemay. ”

"I don't believe it. Hagrid had a look on his face that you don't fool me.

"Nicol Lemay and Dumbledore were friends, as mentioned on the Chocolate Frog card. Seeing Hagrid's suspicious expression, Albert took a sip of his teacup and said with a smile, "Well, I actually know Nicol Lemay. I've only been with him for a few days this summer, and Dumbledore took me there, and I heard he's in trouble...... Well, you know, some things aren't really hard to guess. ”

At this moment, Hagrid was stupid, stupid and stood in place, as if he didn't know what to do.

"What did you just say?" he asked repeatedly, as if he didn't understand Albert's words.

"I said I'm friends with Nicol Lemay, so you don't have to worry about my idea of going to fight the Philosopher's Stone. Albert raised his head, looked at Hagrid helplessly, and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry at all, even if I really have the idea of fighting the Philosopher's Stone, do you really think I can hide from Dumbledore and escape after successfully grabbing the Philosopher's Stone?"

Hagrid's expression froze.

Oh, yes!

Could it be true that he grabbed the Philosopher's Stone and ran away, so he couldn't go to school?

Moreover, can you really snatch the Philosopher's Stone and run away?

Apparently unlikely.

This is Hogwarts!

"One more thing, Hagrid, how do you know that the Philosopher's Stone is real?" Albert had a look on his face that really couldn't help you, "You already know that someone has set his sights on the Philosopher's Stone, will you still use him as bait?"

"Bait?" Hagrid was a little confused, feeling that his IQ didn't seem to be enough.

"Lure out the thief who wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone, of course. Albert said rightly.

"But...... Wait, you say thief, Dumbledore put the Philosopher's Stone at school just to lure the thief into the bait?" Hagrid looked confused, he couldn't understand what this was all about.

"It should be the mysterious man, he or his minions have their sights on the Philosopher's Stone, so Dumbledore is going to lure it out with the Philosopher's Stone. Albert briefly said his guess, "As for whether the Philosopher's Stone is real, it's really hard to say, after all, most people have never seen the Philosopher's Stone, and even if it's a false estimate, they can't tell the difference." ”

"You mean the Philosopher's Stone at school is fake?" Hagrid's hand trembled slightly.

"I don't know. Albert shrugged his shoulders and said that it was just his own speculation, and since he knew that someone was going to steal, why risk it?

There's no need for that!

"You're right, I actually ......" Hagrid was about to say when he saw Albert make a shushing gesture, only to see him point out of the window, Hagrid walked over suspiciously, and when he opened the window, he heard human footsteps.

He froze.

"It's Harry and the others, they were on my radar when I came. Albert opens the quest panel, and there is a crisis of confidence mission on it that says it has been completed.

This quest appeared yesterday when he received a letter from Hagrid, presumably saying that Hagrid had become suspicious of him because of the Philosopher's Stone, and he needed to dispel Hagrid's suspicions, and the experience of the quest was only 500, plus 10 Hagrid's opinion.

"Harry, you say?" Hagrid's face changed as there was a knock at the door.

"Don't worry, they've just arrived. Albert said calmly.

Hagrid was a little relieved, and when he walked over to open the door, he saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione all wearing cloaks outside the door.

"Come in!" he said leisurely.

All three of them had a slight embarrassment on their faces.

"Albert, you should know. Hagrid explained. "These three are Harry, Ron and Hermione. ”

"We've got to know Hagrid. Harry said dryly.

"Alright Hagrid, I'll go first, I'll come over for tea with you another day. Albert took the cloak and draped it over himself, nodded hello to the three Harry, and walked away.

"What is he doing here?"

"Discuss something. Hagrid looked like he didn't want to talk about it.

"Nicol Lemay?" Hermione asked tentatively.

"It's none of your business, well, damn it, leave Nicol Lemay alone. Hagrid said helplessly, "I hope you didn't come to me for this." Don't be curious and say yes, that's what killed you. ”

"What?"

"Curiosity kills cats. Hagrid took a sip of tea and said, "I don't want to talk about it." ”

"I'm sorry Hagrid. Hermione noticed Hagrid's upset and immediately apologized.

"Don't think about it, do you think someone can steal what Dumbledore kept in the school, or do you plan to fight it? Hagrid looked at the three of them with a judgmental gaze, "I don't want to say anything else, but I don't want you to doubt Dumbledore's judgment, it will only insult your intelligence." ”

Harry originally had something to say, but after glaring at Hagrid, he was a little weak and quickly shut up, and the expressions on Hermione and Ron's faces were a little embarrassed.