Chapter 268: The Philosopher's Stone
The troll attack became more and more intense, accompanied by Xiao Gan's strong strength, which continued to spread throughout the school, and all the students were full of admiration for Xiao Qian.
In addition, there are some other changes, such as many students came over, An An expressed his willingness to join Xiao Gan's team, and Harry and Ron, the two of them, also became more and more trusting of Xiao Gan, so they came to the door today and told Xiao Qian a terrifying news, hoping to get Xiao Gan's help.
"Brother Xiao Gan, what we said is true, there are really people who want to steal a treasure, this treasure is stored in Hogwarts, just in the corridor on the fourth floor, Ron and I have seen it, there is a terrifying three-headed giant dog in the guardian."
Harry swore an oath, "I guess Snape wanted to steal the treasure, because when we ate this morning, we found that his leg was injured, and it looked like he was bitten by three giant dogs, and he must have tried to go in and steal the treasure." ”
Xiao Qian nodded and said: "I believe what you said, there must be someone who wants to steal the treasure, this is undoubted, from yesterday's troll attack, it can be seen that all this was carefully planned by someone." ”
Hearing Xiao Gan's affirmative words, Harry and Ron were overjoyed, no one had ever believed them, and Xiao Gan's affirmation gave them a lot of encouragement.
It's just that Xiao Qian immediately shook his head: "It's just that Professor Snape wants to steal the treasure, this is still to be determined, after all, the reason is too far-fetched, we can't just suspect Professor Snape so casually." ”
Harry was a little anxious: "But, but Snape was bitten, he must have wanted to steal the treasure, and this is why he will be bitten by the three giant dogs guarding the treasure." ”
Xiao Qian shook his head: "What we see on the surface, and what we think on the surface, is not necessarily true, and the development of things is often full of variables. As a professor at Hogwarts, Professor Snape is likely to be a member of the Guardian Treasure, and he may also be in a hurry to protect the treasure from being preempted by thieves, so he was inadvertently bitten by three giant dogs. ”
Harry wanted to retort, but didn't know what to say: "This ...... This ......"
Xiao Qian couldn't help but shake his head, and patiently explained to Harry: "I know that you and Professor Snape have some contradictions, you don't like him, and he will never like you, but we can't make hasty judgments based on our senses, your judgment is likely to mislead you, what we need is real evidence." ”
Hearing Xiao Gan's words, Harry couldn't help but think about it in frustration, as if Xiao Gan really had some truth in what he said, but Harry was still a little unwilling, so he hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind to say to Xiao Gan: "But every time I see Snape, the scar on his forehead aches faintly, and I suspect that he is a Death Eater and is now working for the Dark Lord." ”
Xiao Qian looked at Harry with a smile: "Really? Do you really get a dull ache from the scar on your forehead every time you see Professor Snape, including when he's in class? ”
"This ...... It's ......," Harry said with some weakness, "not in class, but every time I'm in the auditorium, every time he's in front of me, my scar hurts. ”
Xiao Qian shook his head again: "There are many people in the auditorium, who knows if it's because Professor Snape is facing you, so your scar hurts?" It could also be just a coincidence, after all, there were too many people in the auditorium, and it was most likely because of other people. ”
Saying that, Xiao Qian snapped his fingers: "Very good, your news is very timely, and now it is basically certain that the treasure thief is among us, maybe a student, or an administrator, even the professors can't get rid of suspicion." ”
"So, Snape doesn't have to be a thief trying to steal treasures." Harry said helplessly, after hearing Xiao Gan's analysis, he regretted to find that Xiao Gan might be right, and Snape was really very likely to be innocent.
Xiao Qian stroked Harry's hair and said with a little comfort, "I know you don't like Professor Snape, but we can't let our personal senses influence our judgment when we do things. The most important thing for us now is to gather more information about the treasure, so that we can further determine the purpose of the thief. ”
Harry nodded obediently, and then said with some regret: "Unfortunately, we don't know what kind of treasure this is, we only know that the treasure is related to a man named Nicol Lemay, but we don't know what it is, we searched through all the books, but we couldn't find the name of this person." ”
"Nicol Lemay!" Xiao Qian shouted in surprise.
Harry looked at Xiao Qian in surprise: "Brother Xiao Qian, have you heard of Nicol Lemay?" ”
Xiao Qian nodded: "Nicol Lemay, of course I know this person, he is a very great wizard, and Professor Dumbledore is a close friend. Together with Dumbledore, he discovered thirteen different functions of dragon blood, and was the only known creator of the Philosopher's Stone. ”
"Oh, look at my pig brain! I said how it felt so familiar to the name. Harry slapped himself on the head and quickly pulled out a card with a portrait and message of Dumbledore, including the name of Nicol Lemay.
Xiao Qian didn't care about Harry's self-blame, and continued to narrate the information of the Philosopher's Stone: "Ancient alchemy involves the refining of the Philosopher's Stone, which is a magical substance with amazing functions. The Philosopher's Stone can turn any metal into pure gold, and it can also create an elixir of life that will make those who drink it immortal. ”
"There have been many reports about the Philosopher's Stone over the centuries, but the only remaining Philosopher's Stone currently belongs to the famous alchemist and opera lover Nicol. Mr. Lemay. He celebrated his 665th birthday last year and now lives in seclusion in Devon with his wife, Perenal (658). ”
After listening to Xiao Gan's story, Harry replied excitedly: "I understand, it must be Voldemort who wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and there must be his servant among us, and his servant wants to resurrect Voldemort, so he wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone." ”
"Clever! This guess is quite reliable! Xiao Qian nodded with satisfaction: "Given that your scars always ache faintly, we can indeed make such a bold assumption that Voldemort is indeed involved in this matter, and his target can only be the Philosopher's Stone, if there is no problem with your sources, then this assumption can already be established." ”