Chapter Eighty-Six: Beyond the Accident
"It's Hedwig!" Brandi quickly opened the window and let it in, and Hedwig threw herself into Hermione's arms.
"Haha~Okay, okay~" Hermione couldn't stop laughing at Hedwig's head, she carried Hedwig to the round table and began to untie the rope on her feet. "I didn't expect Mrs. Morkin's after-sales service to be quite good, and there has been a response after just over a day."
"It's not like you deliberately didn't pay a deposit, it's making people make a woolen ......" Brandi pursed his lips disdainfully, watching Hermione open the reply, "Do you still need to look at it?" Snape was about to take his boss to the trapdoor in another hour...... We might as well we-"
"Wrong! We're all mistaken! Hermione suddenly screamed.
Brandi looked at the stunned Hermione in confusion, "What are you talking about!" ”
Hermione didn't speak, she trembled and handed over the note in her hand—Brandi took it for some unknown reason, looking at the reply.
Dear Mr. Quirrell,
We are delighted to have your order once again and we are happy to deliver your new robes within seven days. But before that, could you please send us the owl for the handiwork and materials of this robe? We've noticed that you seem to have forgotten about the deposit you paid in advance.
Also, do you need a bandana that matches the color of your robe? I vaguely remember that you seemed to have a penchant for tying the back of your head...... Maybe there's a bright green one for you.
Lady Morkin's robes specialty store is hereby up
How could it be him?
Brandi rubbed his eyes and looked back at the name at the beginning, but Quirrell's words were so obvious that they were completely inconsistent with Snape's letters, and he was absolutely not mistaken. But—how could this be? The Dark Wizard who fought fiercely in the Forbidden Forest, sucked the blood of a cursed unicorn, and carried the most powerful and brutal Dark Lord in decades, was actually the stammering, timid and cowardly Professor Quirrell?
"Well......" Brandi suddenly didn't know what to think, and the letter completely refuted all his previous assumptions.
"We got it wrong from the start...... He was the one who put the curse on Harry, and he was the one who put the troll in the castle - I'll tell you why it was the timid Quirrell who rushed in with McGonagall and Snape after we defeated the troll, he probably wanted to break into the box, but happened to be bumped into by McGonagall and Snape. Hermione gritted her teeth, "Everyone was fooled by his stuttering and timid disguise!" What a cunning guy. ”
"What are you talking about~ Bloody Barrow is also curious." Suddenly, a lively voice came from inside the empty lounge. Brandi and the others subconsciously looked into the doorway and found that the doorway was closing automatically.
Parvati ...... People are scary, they will scare people to death! Brandi gasped in dissatisfaction. Besides, your voice doesn't sound like that cold tone at all. ”
Parvati's body emerged strangely from the void. "Hey, Harry just imitated the bloody Barrow and scared Peeves away. I didn't even see it when I came back~ By the way, we have to hurry up, Harry, they said that if they don't see us in fifteen minutes, they will assume that we are already killed......"
"Indeed, time is running out......," Brandi stood up, "let's go Hermione, and whether it's Snape or Quirrell, he's always going to go to the Philosopher's Stone anyway." We just need to stop him! And...... If it was Quirrell, maybe it would be much easier to deal with than Snape in some way, wouldn't it? ”
"Huh? You mean......"
He pointed to Parvati, who was still confused, "He drank Parvati's own Ganges antidote!" ”
"Huh...... That's it! Parvati is amazing! Although he didn't know what Brandi was talking about, Parvati, who nodded like a chicken pecking rice, thought he was praising himself.
Parvati shook off the cloak of invisibility and wrapped Hermione in it, then reached out to pull Brandy in. "Come on in, there's a big room inside."
How dare this Brandi...... He had eaten Hermione's little leather shoes two or three minutes earlier, and he shook his head like a rattle, and he was not happy to take a step forward.
"Brandy, hurry up!"
Eventually, Hermione pulled him in and gently nudged him through the ribs with her wand. He was given a profound ideological education. "You have to be honest for a while~ If you dare to take advantage of Parvati! I'll poke you to death~"
That's the end of it...... I probably won't make it to the trapdoor alive tonight.
Brandi felt the malicious gaze behind him, and wanted to cry without tears.
Once again, they pushed away the portrait of the fat woman and quietly slipped out of the doorway.
"Who is it?" The fat woman shouted in confusion into the empty hallway, but no one answered her.
Parvati was right, they didn't get into any trouble along the way, and they made it to the staircase on the fourth floor without any problems.
"Brandi, you're telling the truth?! The one who made the bad was Quirrell, not Snape? On the way, after Hermione told Parvati about the letter from Mrs. Morkin, Parvati's exclamations never stopped. Wow, my scalp is tingling! I didn't expect us to have a school year of Defence Against the Dark Arts with a Death Eater. ”
"And he's in the same class as the mystery man......" Brandi watched the movement around him vigilantly, and whispered casually, "Quirrell's words made me understand the reaction of the dark wizard in the Forbidden Forest...... I thought there was a dark wizard who parasitized this mysterious man, but now that I think about it, Malfoy and I escaped death because of your poison - ah no, the antidote. Seeing Parvati's fierce expression, Brandi quickly changed his words. Your blue burning antidote saved me and Malfoy's lives! ”
"Hmph~ count you as acquaintances." Parvati finally nodded in satisfaction and let go of the hand that was pinching the soft flesh of Brandy's old waist.
They were about to make their way to the hallway on the fourth floor, but they hadn't taken a few steps yet. They heard movement downstairs—the rustling of something on the ground, and the students' robes were clearly not that long.
"Master, I really ......"
Hiss~~~~
It's Quirrell! They came so soon!
The three of Brandi hurriedly clinged to the wall, pricking up their ears and listening to the movement downstairs. But the mystery man didn't seem to be communicating directly with Quirrell, and there was silence downstairs for a moment, followed by Quirrell's own words. "Okay...... All right...... If it's really like you say, but master, it's going to be heavier than the Philosopher's Stone, and you need it—"
The sound stopped abruptly, and something seemed to be happening under the stairs, and a faint noise could be heard like fingers scratching the wall. Then Professor Quirrell gasped violently, and the sound of footsteps moving away.
He didn't seem to be planning to come to the fourth floor, what was going on.
The three of them looked at each other in surprise, Dumbledore might come back tomorrow morning, and there were only a few hours left, Quirrell didn't come to the trapdoor to steal the stones in the first place? What is he trying to do......
"It's a treasure trove!" Hermione reacted suddenly, "Oh my God, they must have found the first seal in the treasury!" Only the contents of the White Horse Statue could be more seductive than the Philosopher's Stone, wouldn't it...... Even the mystery man runs the risk of missing the chance to resurrect himself! That's right, it must be an even more powerful and terrifying treasure in there! ”
"So how do we go now?" Parvati craned her neck curiously and looked downstairs, "Harry, they're going to rush in at any moment, and we need to get the Philosopher's Stone out first." ”
"Let's split up." Brandi said categorically, "Someone must follow Quirrell into the treasure house, something that can make the mysterious man feel more important than the Philosopher's Stone must not fall into his hands so easily, and I am probably the only one who can make a few moves with Quirrell, you go and help Harry now, and I'll do it here-"
"No! You alone will never work! "It was actually two people who opposed him in unison." It's not like you don't know that your broken wand can't even use a channeling spell! If there is no light in the room where the first seal is made, do you want to fight the mysterious man blindly? We have to have one to watch you! ”
"So... Not... Let Parvati come with me! Brandi weighed it.
Parvati cheered quietly when she heard this, which was in stark contrast to Hermione's gloomy face.
"What? Why her?! Hermione's eyes widened and she said angrily. Is there anything about me that you can't look at! ”
"Huh? How do you think that? Sensing that Hermione was sulking, Brandi hurriedly comforted her, "How can I dislike you, my smart Miss Granger~ Isn't this Harry and Ron's tempers too reckless!" If they wanted to get the Philosopher's Stone, it would be harder than the heavens...... If you add a silly girl, you can imagine it......"
This is probably one of the few moments when Parvati feels that this nickname makes her extra proud.
"But......" Hermione knew that things were exactly what Brandi had said, but somehow she just thought it would make her unhappy to be grouped up like this. I'm afraid you'll ......"
"Don't worry," Brandi said. "Quirrell is at his weakest now, his magic is waning, and he has been cursed by drinking the blood of a unicorn, and even if the mysterious man can use Quirrell's power to unleash ancient magic again, I am confident that it will be delayed until his poison attacks. Go Hermione, the Philosopher's Stone is up to you! ”
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Hermione froze in place, and then, she made a gesture that Brandi hadn't expected - she hugged Brandi tightly, and for a moment, she could feel her soft heartbeat.
"You're right." She let go of Brandi and wiped her eyes, "Harry and Ron wouldn't work without my help!" She came out of the cloak, her whole body trembling. You two, come back safely! ”
"Don't worry!" Brandi patted her bloated coat and watched Hermione walk into the shadows of the hallway......