Chapter 24: Reasoning and Dumbledore
As soon as they crossed the threshold, a flame rose from behind them, sealing the doorway. The flame was unusual: it was purple. At the same time, black flames burst out from the doorway leading to the front. They were trapped in the middle.
"Look!" Hermione grabbed a roll of parchment that had been placed next to the bottle. Harry stood behind her and read with her:
Danger is in sight, safety is in the rear. Two of us can help you. Drink them down, one will lead you forward, and the other will send you back to where you came. Two of them are filled with nettle wine. Three are killers and are waiting in line. Choose, unless you want to be here forever. We also provide four clues to help you choose: first, no matter how cunning the poisons are, they are actually on the left side of the nettle wine; Second, the contents of the bottle at the left and right ends are not thoughtful. None of them will work for you if you want to move forward; Thirdly, you will find that the bottles vary in size. There is no hiding of death in giants and gnomes; Fourth, the second on the left and the second on the right, although the appearance is different, the taste is the same.
"A logical reasoning would be that drinking the right potion would be able to pass through the flames, and if I'm not mistaken, it should be the smallest bottle." Mo Wen said.
"How do you know?" Hermione, who also saw that it was a kind of reasoning, was thinking about which bottle it was, but when she saw Mo Wen, she immediately gave an answer, and asked in surprise, "You have already reasoned out?" I haven't figured it out yet, Modi, you're really smart. ”
Mo Wen just smiled, pointed to the bottle and said: "Only that bottle has been drunk, if the person before was not burned to ashes, it should be this bottle, of course, if that person has been burned to death, we don't have to drink it." ”
Ron just smiled, but he didn't expect Hermione to have this kind of confusion, but Hermione blushed, and said stiffly: "Then let's wait for me to reason again, in case that person drinks the wrong thing, many of the greatest wizards don't have the slightest ability to logical reasoning, so it's better not to take risks." ”
Harry, who had reached out to pick up the vial, suddenly withdrew his hand.
After a few more moments, Hermione, who was holding the parchment, let out a sigh of relief and said, "That's right, that little vial is the antidote to moving forward. And—"
"On the far right is the potion that will get us back." Mo Wen suddenly spoke, looking at Hermione, who was a little stunned, and blinked, "Do you really think that I will let you drink the potion casually, it was just a joke to ease the atmosphere." ”
"You! - Hermione stamped her foot in anger.
"Okay, now the question is what should we do? The potion in that vial was only enough for one person. Mo Wen spoke again.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, and Harry spoke first, "Drink that bottle first, Hermione, don't interject yet, listen to me—you go back to Professor Dumbledore—grab a few broomsticks from the room with the keys flying, and they'll carry you through the trapdoor, from Lou Wei's side—straight to the owl eagle's hut, and send Hedwig to deliver a message to Dumbledore, we need him to help." I might be able to contain Snape or Quirrell for a while, but I'm no match for him. ”
Harry stopped Mo Wen who was about to speak, "I know you're very good at Guris, but you're not Voldemort's opponent, I've escaped at least once before, remember?" Harry pointed to the scar on his forehead and said, "And Voldemort killed my parents, I think I should at least go and see them, otherwise I won't be at ease for the rest of my life." ”
"Are you serious, Harry? There's a good chance you're going to die, do you still have to hold on? Mo Wen looked at Harry with a straight face, although he had planned not to meet Voldemort for a long time, but at least he had to pretend, otherwise it would be detrimental to his image.
Harry smiled and said, "I might be able to turn evil into good fortune." ”
Mo Wen pretended to think for a moment, and then said, "Okay, Hermione, Ron, you do what Harry says, I'll stay here, and if Harry fails, I can stop them here." ”
"But—" Hermione opened her mouth to say something, but Mo Wen waved her hand, "That's Harry's choice, we should respect him, and I'm staying here, it's no different than if I follow up." ”
Harry glanced at Mo Wen gratefully, and without waiting for Hermione to persuade him again, he immediately picked up the small bottle and drank it all, Hermione's lips trembled, she suddenly rushed to Harry, stretched out her arms and hugged him, "Harry, you must come back alive." ”
Ron walked over and patted Harry.
Then Hermione also hugged Mo Wen, "You have to be careful, if you can't stop the other party, you can also run away with the potion." ”
Eventually, she drank the potion with Ron and went back through the flames.
"Harry, be careful." Mo Wen looked at Harry and said.
"yes, I see." Under Mo Wen's gaze, Harry passed through the purple flames.
"It's really you, Quirrell!"
In the final room, Harry and Quirrell confronted each other.
Quirrell frowned, and said to Harry, "I didn't expect you to guess that it was me, I thought I was hiding it well, Snape's bat was obviously more welcoming than me." ”
Harry shook his head, "Not that I guessed, it was Guris who reminded me that you have a problem. ”
"Modi Gurris," Quirrell's eyes flashed with jealousy, "Indeed, he is the best student I have ever met, with a brilliant head and good strength, I can hardly imagine such a good person, but he is still much inferior to my master, all right, Harry, let's have a good talk." ”
Countless ropes suddenly appeared, binding Harry tightly.
In the other room, after Harry had entered for a while, Mo Wen suddenly spoke, "Professor Dumbledore, please come out now." ”
After a long period of silence, Mo Wen shook his head, "If you don't come out again, I'm going to go in, it's not like I can't get in." ”
With a finger of his wand, the bottle that Harry had drunk was filled again.
An old man with a long white beard appeared in the room, it was Dumbledore, and he looked at Mo Wen, "Mr. Gurris, how did you know I was here?" ”
"I guess, the levels here are too simple, although they are all very difficult in Harry's opinion, but it is still too simple for a precious item like the Philosopher's Stone, so simple that even if I don't make a move, they can solve it as a first-year student, and there are too many strange things in the school this year, whether it's the Halloween trolls, or the stadium incident, I don't believe you will know anything, so today's incident is likely to be a test you have set, and in order to protect our safety, You should have a way to know what's going on here. Mo Wen explained, in fact, he had just quietly performed a detection and detection, and it was finally determined.
"What a clever idea, I thought I hid it well, but if you know this, why would you want Harry to take the risk?" Dumbledore looked at Mo Wen, his eyes burning with light.