Chapter Ninety-Five: Quirrell Died Unjustly
In his previous life, William once saw such a job advertisement:
The Syrian war zone recruits summer workers, who can be part-time, 8000 a day, at the end of the day.
There is no difference between eating chicken and providing guns and bazookas. Drive the front four and eight back eight off-road trucks, all of which have bulletproof devices, including food and shelter.
With such superior conditions, William was moved at that time, he was a little expert at eating chicken, and he was an old man.
It's a pity that William is not old enough, otherwise he would definitely sign up.
Regardless of whether the bidding advertisement is true or false, people at least know one thing: high risk and high return.
Correspondingly, the wages of corpse bearers in crematoriums are just as high:
After all, in a position, there is a great possibility of encountering strange supernatural events, maybe if you are scratched by your fingernails, you will become a ghost......
So the question is, what about the position of Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts professorship?
Less money, more things, a lot of pressure, and an unscrupulous boss......
Wait, these descriptors seem to apply to most positions.
Then one more sentence: the mortality rate is high!
For three years in a row, two professors died and one was imprisoned in Azkaban...... And that's just the amount that William knows so far, and what he doesn't know, isn't it more?
For a time, the cursed campus legend of the Dark Arts Defense ...... Again, it's all over the place.
What was the cause of Quirrell's death?
The majority of students naturally washed away their suspicions as soon as possible.
Everyone analyzed that Quirrell's death was caused by too much teaching pressure at Hogwarts.
There are seven grades in total, and there is only one Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Quirrell. He wakes up earlier than Hagrid, sleeps later than Filch, and fills up classes during the day.
The iron body has to be burned out!
Didn't Professor Binns just die of too much pressure? Even if he dies, he will continue to serve the evil Hogwarts.
As for the usual pranks, it was just to relieve Professor Quirrell's stress.
It sounds so reasonable, William is speechless!
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4th floor restricted area.
Dumbledore stood in front of Quirrell's corpse, silent.
Snape's face was ugly, and he looked at the drunk poison on the table, and his heart was very uncomfortable.
Not for Quirrell's death, but for himself.
It doesn't matter how much damage Quirrell has suffered, but the most critical cause of death is drinking poison, which cannot be changed.
Are you going to Azkaban again?
Assi!
You shouldn't have listened to Dumbledore, you should have put some cough syrup or something like that to pretend to be poison when you were stupid enough to brew so many poisons.
"Don't worry, Severus." Dumbledore said calmly.
"Look at the back of Quirrell's head."
Curious, Snape stepped forward, and he flipped Quirrell over.
His head was bare, with a noticeable depression in the back of his head, as if something had once been placed, but now it was gone.
"It's ......"
"A black magic, very deep, evil black magic.
It allows a wizard to inhabit another wizard and to use the host's body to some extent.
Of course, the price is that the host's life will be greatly reduced. Dumbledore explained.
"Who's attached to the back of Quirrell's head?" Snape's voice trembled.
"You know who it is, Severus." Dumbledore stared at Quirrell's corpse.
Snape's face was extremely ugly, and in a strange tone, he said, "You already know that man...... Right on the back of Quirrell's head? ”
"Yes, the first time I saw Quirrell, I felt a strange aura, and although he was well hidden, it was difficult for ordinary people to find out, but I happened to be much more careful than ordinary people."
Dumbledore's tone was calm, not much pride.
"After the Gringotts incident, I was even more sure of my suspicions."
"You knew that man was on Quirrell, and you let him go to school?" Snape glared angrily at Dumbledore.
"Headmaster, do you have troll snot in your head?!
So many students are in school, and Potter...... He is impulsive, arrogant, arrogant, ignorant...... The man wanted to kill him!
Aren't you afraid? ”
"Severus, the choices Harry will face in the future are probably much more severe than they are now!" Dumbledore's voice was deep and calm.
"It's a test and a grind and he's important! If I can't even stand this, I'll have to change my plans in advance. ”
"And I'm keeping an eye on Quirrell."
"So, what about Quirrell's death? Also in your expectation? Snape scoffed.
Silence, terrible silence.
Dumbledore did make a mistake.
In his original plan, Harry should have been guided by various ways to find out that Quirrell had a problem step by step, and finally take the initiative to enter the forbidden area on the fourth floor.
In the forbidden area, Harry fought his way through various levels with the help of his friends, and finally bravely faced Voldemort, and defeated him with the power left by Lily!
That's how the whole story should be.
But plans can't keep up with the changes.
Dumbledore didn't expect that last night, Voldemort would go on a killing spree in the Forbidden Forest, consuming Quirrell's life with recklessness;
I didn't expect that after the battle, he would actually come to the forbidden area to steal the Philosopher's Stone.
The most surprising thing is that Quirrell, the tool man, actually died before he lived to the end of the story.
He's also having a bit of a headache right now.
"What are you going to do with this forbidden area?" Snape asked, "And the Philosopher's Stone?" ”
"Keep it." Dumbledore sighed, "I know Voldemort, even better than he does.
I'm pretty sure Voldemort didn't leave, he didn't go back and just left, he must have been hiding somewhere in the school. ”
"Where will he hide?" Snape frowned.
Dumbledore thought for a moment and said softly, "There are a lot of them, I will check them one by one, but I'm afraid that he is hiding somewhere I don't know." “
"Is there anything else about this school that you don't know?" Snape scoffed.
"Severus, there are so many secrets about Hogwarts that even I can't know them all.
There is a place now, I know it exists, but I have been tracking it for a long time and have not found a specific location. ”
Snape looked at Dumbledore with suspicion, as if to tell if he was telling the truth.
After a moment, Snape asked, "What about Quirrell?"
He was a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and he died in school like this, and the Ministry of Magic will investigate, how do you explain it? ”
Dumbledore had already prepared his words, and he calmly said, "It was Quirrell who attacked Gringotts, he was the dark wizard lurking at the school.
I think Connelly would have been happy to see such a criminal caught, even if it was just a corpse! ”
"What about the proof, the Ministry of Magic will believe it?" Snape asked.
"My words are proof, he didn't stay in his room in the middle of the night, but he appeared in the forbidden area, naturally trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone."
Dumbledore pointed to Quirrell's corpse, "You saw it too, he was lying here." ”
Maybe he was just curious...... This evidence is not so sufficient. Snape retorted.
"William is my witness, and I will put him to the Aurors' questioning and tell them that he is sure Quirrell is...... The black-robed wizard who attacked Gringotts. ”
"Isn't that right?" Snape shook his head, "Stark is the only eyewitness, and the Ministry of Magic will definitely disclose his testimony for the public to see in order to close the case." ”
Snape said in an exaggerated tone, with exaggerated sarcasm:
"How will the newspapers report it? Ha! The youngest Merlin Medal recipient, once again resisted the Dark Wizard and protected Gringotts!
What would the public say? Will too high praise affect the child's growth? ”
"William is more mature than you think."
Snape shrugged noncommittally.
He didn't like Stark, but he didn't want him to be like Potter!
Speaking of which...... Why doesn't Harry's personality resemble Lily at all?
Snape let out a long sigh of regret.
If Harry were Harry, he would have adopted her even if he was desperate for his life!
With a wave of Dumbledore's wand, Quirrell's corpse floated up, encased in a huge box.
Dumbledore picked up the parchment scroll on the table again, glancing at the drinkable Potion Four on the table.
He was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "By the way, Severus, what is the answer you have calculated?" ”
Snape wondered:
"What's wrong? Don't you know? The answer is obvious, 'Dumbledore' has the number 2 in his hand, and 'Snape' has 8 in his hand. ”
“……”
"What's wrong?" Snape looked confused, "Did I miscalculate?" Impossible, right...... You must be wrong, Headmaster! ”
Snape swore that he was wrong.
Dumbledore didn't speak, and he suddenly felt that Quirrell was dead...... Some are wronged.
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