Chapter 20: Asking for help

When Harry and the others returned, they were caught by Professor McGonagall, and as a result, not only did they lose 50 points each, but they were also locked up. Thankfully, whistleblower Decora Malfoy accepted the same punishment.

Confinement was Hogwarts' punishment for students who broke the school rules, not simply by locking students in dark rooms or copying homework, but by the faculty at the time, sometimes they were sent to clean the showroom, sometimes they were sent to assist the professors, and most seriously, when the Death Eaters were in power, they would torture the students who made mistakes with the Unforgivable Curse.

This time the confinement was to assist Hagrid in patrolling the Forbidden Forest.

"Forbidden Forest? Are you kidding, we can't go there, students are forbidden to go to the Forbidden Forest. And there's still ...... there. Werewolf! Malfoy exclaimed in alarm.

As if echoing his words, a wolf howl was heard in the forest.

"There's more than just werewolves there, that's for sure." Asgar Filch, the janitor of Hogwarts, smirked with a wicked smile on his face.

Filch is a Squib, born into a wizarding family, but he does not know magic, which to a certain extent makes his personality distorted and extreme, so that he hates all the young wizards. His greatest hobby is to punish young wizards, and when he sees the frightened, frightened, and painful faces of his students, he feels a sense of pleasure in his heart.

Filch's gloomy tone, coupled with the roar of unknown monsters in the Forbidden Forest, frightened the faces of several young magicians to turn white.

"Enjoy the evening, I'll be back tomorrow and see what becomes of you." Filch's voice was grim, but trembling with the great joy in his heart.

Harry and the others were even more uncertain, and their hands and feet were so frightened that they became cold.

"Alright, let's go." Hagrid said lightly. "Not long ago, I found a unicorn injured, and our purpose tonight is to find it."

At other times, Hagrid would have comforted them, but today Hagrid had just lost his baby dragon and was in a very depressed mood, and he was in no mood to comfort others.

"Hagrid, cheer up, you're not in a good state right now." Qi Fang patted his arm and said. "Take care of these little ones, and I won't go with you."

There was only one pair of unicorns in the Forbidden Forest, one of which he had roasted a month earlier, and the other, the injured unicorn that Hagrid had spoken of, had now entered his stomach.

Voldemort couldn't use the blood of a unicorn to prolong his life, but with his shrewdness, he would always think of other ways to continue his life with evil dark magic, potions, or other means, and Qi Fang didn't need to worry about it.

……

"The energy attribute of this world is very active, and it has an additional stimulating effect on spiritual power, and the divine soul power will automatically increase in the process of absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth, which is probably the particularity of magic power." Qi Fang woke up from his meditation and muttered to himself. After more than half a year of cultivation, his Divine Soul Realm had reached the limit of the Sympathetic Realm, and he was only half a step away from the Divine Movement Realm, which was a little faster than he expected.

Qi has consulted a lot of materials in the library of Hogwarts, and has not found books that specialize in cultivating spiritual power, but the spiritual power of wizards in this world is generally high, especially Dumbledore, whose spiritual power is as deep as the sea, and it is even stronger than him.

"Wan'er, your divine soul power has been fully realized, it's time to take Ning Shen San. I will protect the Dharma for you and break through the sympathetic realm in one fell swoop. Qi Fang glanced at Wan Wan, and then said.

"Hmm."

Wan Wan nodded, took out a small jade bottle from her arms, opened the cap, took the medicine powder, sat cross-legged, and used her heart with all her might.

After about a pillar of incense, a powerful divine consciousness fluctuation came out from Wan Wan's body, sweeping in all directions like a wave.

"It worked!" A smile appeared on Qi Fang's face.

The whole process was very smooth and there were no twists and turns. Wan Wan's precipitation is enough, and with the help of medicine, she was promoted to the sympathetic realm in one fell swoop.

Wan Wan let out a long breath, a bright light flashed in her bright eyes, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, if you don't disgrace your life, you can start cultivating the soul spell." ”

Qi Fang said: "Don't worry, we still have to stay here for a long time, first stabilize the realm, and then it's not too late to cultivate." ”

"Hmm." Wan Wan nodded.

……

The weather is getting warmer, the snow and ice at the school are melting, and time passes calmly, and soon it's time for the final exams.

Harry passed the exam groggily, and as the students poured out of the classroom, Hermione couldn't help but say, "This exam is much easier than I thought, and I wouldn't have to go through the Werewolf Management Act of '37 and the Elven Rebellion." ”

"What's wrong, Harry?" Ron asked with concern as he covered his forehead when he saw Harry.

"My scar is burning like fire." Harry's face was full of pain and irritation, as if he had a madness. "There have been attacks before, but never as often as they do now."

"You should go and show Madam Pomfrey." Ron said.

"I think it's a warning that danger is coming." Harry said.

The three of them followed the crowd outward, and when they reached the outside of the castle, Harry suddenly jumped to his feet and walked briskly towards the cabin when he saw Hagrid playing the flute in front of the Forester's Hut.

"What's wrong, Harry?" Hermione asked.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Harry explained as he walked, "Hagrid's most wanted was a dragon, and he happened to run into a stranger with a dragon. Think about it, who would wander around with dragon eggs on their bodies. Alas, why didn't I think of it before. ”

"Hey Harry, have you finished your exam?" Hagrid, playing his flute leisurely, asked with a smile when he saw the three of them approaching.

"Hagrid, do you remember who gave you that dragon egg, and what does that man look like?" Harry was in no mood to talk to him, and asked straight to the point.

"I don't know, he's hooded." Hagrid said casually.

"Then you must have talked." Harry said.

"Oh, he wants to know what animals I've had before. I said, even Mao Mao has taken care of me, and a dragon is not a problem. Hagrid said with a thoughtful look on his face, reminiscing.

Mao Mao is the three-headed dog that guards the Philosopher's Stone.

"Is he interested in Maomao?" Harry looked shocked and asked hurriedly.

Of course, he was interested in Maomao, and even a magician who resold animals had a rare opportunity to meet a three-headed dog. At that time, I told him that the trick to dealing with wild beasts was to know how to appease them. For example, Maomao, give it some music, and it will fall asleep. Hagrid regretted it as soon as he finished speaking, and said with a look of horror. I shouldn't have told you, forget about him...... Oh, where are you going? ”

Before Hagrid could finish speaking, the three Harry were already running towards the castle, and they ran to the castle hall in one go.

Professor McGonagall was grading papers in the hall, and the hall seemed empty, not even a person---- only a ghost helping her.

"What are you three doing here?" Professor McGonagall asked, confused.

"We're going to see Professor Dumbledore, we're going to see you now." Harry exclaimed.

"Professor Dumbledore isn't here, he's just received an urgent notification from the Ministry of Magic and has left for London." Professor McGonagall said.

"He's gone? Is it really gone? Harry was a little desperate when he heard the news.

"Of course. Mr. Potter, Professor Dumbledore is a great wizard and he has a lot of important things to deal with. Professor McGonagall said impatiently.

"But we have something very important to do with him." Harry shouted.

"Something very important, is it more important than the Ministry of Magic?" McGonagall spoke with a hint of disdain.

"Professor, this has something to do with the Philosopher's Stone." Harry said solemnly.

"How do you know......" McGonagall never expected him to mention the Philosopher's Stone, and was so surprised that she dropped her pen on the table, and exclaimed in some frustration.

"Yes, Professor. I know...... Someone wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone! Harry said.

"Professor Dumbledore won't be back until tomorrow." McGonagall stared at Harry with suspicion and shock. "I don't know how you know about the stone, but I can tell you for sure that no one can steal the stone, it's very well guarded...... Now go back to your dorm and don't talk nonsense. ”

Seeing that he couldn't move Professor McGonagall, Harry sighed and walked out dejectedly.

"Hagrid was definitely not a stranger, it was either Snape or Voldemort, which meant he knew how to get through the fur. I'm willing to bet he was the one who pretended to be someone from the Ministry of Magic and sent that note to Professor Dumbledore in order to lure him away. The three of them returned to Gryffindor's common room, and Harry walked around like ants on a hot pan, annoyed. Just tonight, he's going to make a move. ”

"What should we do?" Hermione and Ron were also a little overwhelmed.

"I'm going out tonight." Harry's face was pale, but his eyes sparkled brightly. "Get the Philosopher's Stone before Snape makes his move."

"You're crazy." Ron exclaimed in surprise. "If Professor McGonagall finds out, you'll be kicked out of school."

"So what." Harry said. "Don't you understand, once Snape gets the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort will return, and then I'll have to wait for death...... I'm going to go through that level tonight, don't try to persuade me anymore. ”

"Maybe we don't have to be so desperate." Hermione said suddenly, a light flashing in her eyes.

"Do you have a way?" Harry and Ron looked at her.

"Have you forgotten that there was a man who beat Snape to the point that his nose was swollen." Hermione said.

"You're right!" Harry and Ron jumped for joy.

The three of them hurried out and came to Qi Fang's office.

"Is there anything wrong with you coming here in such a hurry?" Qi Fang smiled.

"Mr. Qi Fang, we need your help." Harry said eagerly. "Snape is going to steal the Philosopher's Stone tonight, and only you can stop him."

"Actually, you don't have to worry, with Dumbledore's wisdom, you will definitely be well arranged. You should trust Dumbledore, no one stole the Philosopher's Stone. Qi Fang seemed to have known about this for a long time, and said unhurriedly.

Just when Harry and the others thought that he, like Professor McGonagall, were treating them like vexatious children, Qi Fang's words suddenly changed. "But it's a very interesting action, and it's okay to be idle anyway, so it's better to go and see it."

"That's great." Harry's mood was up and down like a roller coaster, and he exclaimed excitedly.