Chapter 5 The Journey Begins
It took five years to make soy sauce, no, after learning knowledge, Liu Hong felt that he was almost doing something else!
Ten years before the official start of the plot of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", it was the time when Liu Hong intervened. While it's certain that his intervention must have changed something, will the main plot change with his involvement? You know, he hasn't made a move yet!
"Hagrid!" Outside the Forbidden Forest, Liu Hong shouted in front of a dilapidated house.
"Macro?" The door of the house opened, and Hagrid, who had not changed at all from the beginning, and was still so sloppy, came out and said with a smile: "What's the matter with me this time?" ”
In Hogwarts, Hagrid has the best relationship with Liu Hong! Although Hagrid didn't like the aura of despair and curse on Liu Hong's body, the aura of mystical energy that Liu Hong occasionally revealed to shatter the void was something Hagrid liked very much!
"I want to go into the Forbidden Forest and find some materials, you should take a bath and wash your clothes every day!" Frowning slightly, the smell on Hagrid's body really made Liu Hong a little unbearable, although that smell was not as good as the Potions class, but how long was the Potions class?
Shrugging casually, Hagrid smiled, "I don't like cleanliness as much as you do, and I can't clean up with my little cuties every day." If you want to go to the Forbidden Forest, Professor Dumbledore just told me to keep track of when you entered, and I don't need to care about anything else. The creatures in the Forbidden Forest will stay away from you when they smell you! ”
With a casual wave of his hand, Liu Hong walked directly to the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
The Forbidden Forest is generally not allowed to enter, but Liu Hong is an exception. Dumbledore knew that it was very simple for Liu Hong to enter the Forbidden Forest, and no one could find out, so he simply gave Hagrid Liu Hong an order that he could enter and leave the Forbidden Forest freely. Of course, Liu Hong also had to say hello to Hagrid every time he entered and exited the Forbidden Forest.
There aren't many magic materials in the Forbidden Forest, because the Forbidden Forest is very barren, and if you need magic materials under normal circumstances, most of them are purchased in Hogsmeade Village or asked the professors to carry them.
Liu Hong usually goes to Hogsmeade Village to buy magic materials, but recently he has been to the Forbidden Forest more often, mainly because he is looking for a giant snake hidden in the Forbidden Forest, a twelve-foot long giant snake, which is one of Voldemort's seven Horcruxes!
However, it is a pity that Liu Hong, who has searched many times in the Forbidden Forest, still did not find Nagini, and I don't know if it was because of the uncontrollable despair on his body, which made Nagini avoid it directly after sensing it.
It stands to reason that where a giant snake like Nagini swims, there must be a clear snake path, but there is no such snake path in the Forbidden Forest, although it may have something to do with the fact that the Forbidden Forest is very barren and the ground is relatively hard.
In fact, if you really want to talk about it, it won't be of much use for Liu Hong to find Nagini, after all, he is not sure how much he has researched on Nagini now, but as one of the seven Horcruxes of the world's biggest boss, even if he doesn't study it for the time being, it's better to know the location than not to know, isn't it?
Unfortunately, after walking around again, Liu Hong still couldn't find Nagini's location, so he could only return to Hogwarts in disappointment.
As he was walking towards the library, Liu Hong suddenly saw a Hogwarts professor, Quirinus Quirrell! Articulate and radiant Quirinus Quirrell!
"Hello, Professor Quirrell!" Liu Hong stepped forward and greeted, "Have you made any new discoveries about magic recently?" ”
"Mr. Liu? Hello! Startled by Liu Hong's sudden greeting, Quirrell saw the person clearly and said, "Where is the secret of magic so easy to discover?" I think you, as a partner, know best! But I'm going to travel for a while in the future, and you know, there's no practical experience like experimenting on your own! ”
Traveling Liu Hong's eyes narrowed slightly.
In the books, Quirrell travels to the Dark Forest, where he gets into trouble and encounters several vampires and witches. As a result, when he returned to school to continue teaching his own curriculum, he began to fear everything, including his students. He began to stutter, his cowardice and helplessness exposed.
In fact, while traveling to Albania, he encountered Lord Voldemort, who at that time was undoubtedly inhabited by small rodent animals. This was indeed unexpected, and he was persuaded to become a member of the dark forces and become a servant of Voldemort.
Around August 1991, Quirrell began wearing a purple turban. There was a strange smell coming from the turban, which Fred and George Weasley speculated might be the garlic that drove away vampires.
But in reality, it was Voldemort possessed of Quirrell's body, hidden behind his head!
But 1991 is still five years away! It's 1986!
After thinking about it for a while, Liu Hong said, "Can I go on a trip with you?" As you know, I've learned most of the knowledge in school, but I haven't used it much! ”
Looking at Liu Hong in surprise, Quirrell said, "It's not impossible for you to travel with me, but will Professor Dumbledore agree?" ”
Evoking a chuckle, Liu Hong said, "Of course, I'm sure he will agree!" ”
If Dumbledore knew about Voldemort, how could he disagree? Liu Hong thought.
Nodding, Quirrell said, "Then I'll wait for Mr. Liu's notice!" ”
Saying goodbye to Quirrell, Liu Hong went directly to Dumbledore's office.
Hearing Liu Hong's proposal to travel with Quirrell, Dumbledore's brows inevitably furrowed: "Mr. Liu, although I don't mind you studying at Hogwarts, you must know that the British Ministry of Magic has a lot of opinions about your existence, I hope you don't add unnecessary trouble to me, is it okay?" ”
"Tom Marvolo Riddle!" Without answering Dumbledore's question, Liu Hong directly reported a person's name, a name that made Dumbledore's expression change instantly: "I may run into him on the next trip!" ”
Tom Marvolo Riddle is Voldemort's real name!
Looking at Liu Hong seriously, Dumbledore said, "Mr. Liu, you have seen the Magic Mirror of Eris!" Can you tell me what's in there? ”
The corners of his mouth hooked, Liu Hong said: "What I look like now is what I look like in the past." ”
After being silent for a while, Dumbledore said, "Mr. Liu, the greatest happiness of a person is to be able to see his current appearance in the Mirror of Eris, because he has been satisfied!" And you, Mr. Liu, are you really satisfied? ”
After a moment's pause, Dumbledore added, "I don't know what you're seeking, sir, but I hope you'll keep an eye on you. ”
"You're laughing a lot of the time, but I only see endless loneliness and madness in you! The madness that drives you to keep moving forward, ignoring everything around you, keeps moving forward! ”
"It's been five years, and it's been five years since you came to Hogwarts! I and Professor McGonagall and the other professors used to worry how much you would be the next Dark Lord, the Dark Lord from the East! Because even if the power in you is not revealed to us, the horror is not to be seen! But in the past five years, we have found that you are not the Dark Lord, you are only seeking knowledge, knowledge that can never be learned! ”
"And people, all people, are so strange to you, even Hagrid, a half-giant who is better than you! I don't see any feelings in your eyes for friendship or anything like that! ”
With a slight chuckle, Liu Hong waited for Dumbledore to finish speaking, and then smiled: "You know what? I'm not a person who likes to walk around, but for a compelling reason I'm going to run around! But the world is so big, and there are dangers all the time, so I need more knowledge to enrich myself and protect myself. ”
Does knowledge bring strength? Tom let out a long sigh as Dumbledore said, "I allow you to travel with Professor Quirrell!" It's just that I hope you can be a little more restrained, and discuss anything with Professor Quirrell! ”
Liu Hong nodded with a smile.
A few days later, Liu Hong boarded the train bound for London with Quirrell, and they needed to buy some necessities in Diagon Alley.
Especially Liu Hong, his wand was just a gift from Dumbledore, although it could be used, it was too ordinary, just the lowest apprentice-level wand.
"Ollivanders, that store's wand is the best!" Hearing that Liu Hong needed to change his wand, Quirrell pointed to a shop not far away and said, "Look, this is there!" Once you've picked out your wand, you'll be able to shop around on your own, or ask someone about it. I'm going to buy what I want first. ”
After Quirrell left, Liu Hong arrived at the Ollivanders Wand Shop.
It's a cramped, cramped, shabby little shop. In front of the window there is a wand on display on a faded purple mat. The store's ceiling-high cabinets are filled with thousands of wands in long, narrow boxes.
Coming to the front desk, Liu Hong knocked on the table and said loudly: "Excuse me!" ”
"Sting!" With a grinding sound, a small staircase slid out with an old man with white hair.
The white-haired old man first frowned and looked at Liu Hong for a while before he said, "I'm Ollivanders, the owner of this shop." Sir, is there anything I can help you with? ”
Liu Hong smiled: "Wand! A wand that fits me! ”
Ollivander slowly climbed down the small stairs, came to Liu Hong and looked at it, and said, "Sir, the wands here are afraid of you!" Do you really want to choose here? ”
Spreading his hands, Liu Hong said: "Without a magic wand, it will be very difficult for me to use magic." ”
Shaking his head, Ollivander pointed to the cabinet full of wands and said, "Take your pick!" Wizards are not the only wands they can use, but most wands will listen to you! Use your powers! ”
"Am I like a violent person?" Seeing that Ollivander still didn't make any other moves, Liu Hong also shook his head, walked to the edge of the cabinet, picked out a wand with a relatively high price tag and handed it to Ollivanders.