8th Floor, Principal's Office.

Compared to the offices of Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Quirrell that Ike had visited, the Headmaster's office was a bit more interesting.

The spacious circular room, with all sorts of silverware and alchemy knick-knacks, hummed. On the walls are portraits of past headmasters, both men and women, most of whom are looking at Ike curiously, and some are asleep leaning back in their chairs.

On a tall gilded perch stood a small red bird, combing its feathers as if no one was around.

"Milk with cockroach piles, huh?" Dumbledore pushed a cup toward Ike and pulled out another plate covered with crawling piles of cockroaches.

Gu Gu picked one up and put it in his milk cup, then took a sip and exclaimed: "Very creative way to eat, the feeling of milk mixed with popping chocolate, it is so delicious that it is difficult to describe in words!" ”

Ike smiled, took a sip of the special "chocolate milk", and even narrowed his eyes.

"Very few people like this candy, people prefer to nourish bee candy." Dumbledore was like a kind old man, pushing the glasses on his nose, "It's like Severus and Minerva, I've recommended them many times, but they've all been rejected. ”

"It's the same, and neither Stuart nor Terry like it." Ike tossed another one into his mouth, took a sip of milk, and felt it for a moment before eating.

"You're an interesting man, Mr. Stred." Dumbledore said, "I've heard a lot of professors mention that this year's Hogwarts has a very good little wizard, Charms, Transfiguration, potions, herbs, and almost all of the classes are excellent. ”

"Except for flying lessons?"

"Except for flying lessons." Dumbledore nodded, a smile on his face, "Lady Hooch is said to have complained that you didn't care about her lessons. ”

"I just don't have talent." Ike shrugged.

"Of course, everyone has things that they are not good at, and they all have their own secrets......" Dumbledore said with a smile, leaning forward slightly, his eyes looking at Ike, "So Mr. Stredder, can you tell me ......"

"Why are you there?"

Ike looked into Dumbledore's eyes, showed a standard smile, and a red stone appeared with his wrist, slowly playing with it in his hand: "I want to see what the Philosopher's Stone is." ”

Dumbledore leaned back, his tone a little erratic, "You reminded me of someone, Mr. Stred......"

"The same from an orphanage, the same extraordinary talent, the same amazing strength from the beginning......"

"However, he then went astray, and that's another story......

"Thankfully, you're not like him, Mr. Stred." Dumbledore pushed his glasses, his eyes were very complicated, and people were a little incomprehensible, "Can you tell me, what are you going to do with him?" ”

"Learn magic, Professor Dumbledore." Ike didn't shy away from looking Dumbledore in the eye and replied firmly, "That's a great opportunity, I can't afford to miss it." ”

"I'm sorry......," Dumbledore said in a deep voice after a long silence, "Hogwarts classes allow you to learn magic step by step, and the books in the library can satisfy your quest for magical knowledge, and as far as I know, the forbidden book area can't stop you, considering that few young wizards in the first year can do this." ”

"It's not a relaxing answer, Mr. Stred."

"What if I make an unbreakable oath to you?" Ike said, "What about never hurting my friends, never harming Hogwarts?" ”

Dumbledore's eyes flickered, as if there was a wonderful power that made people inadvertently indulge in it. After being silent for a long time, Dumbledore couldn't help but admire: "Unexpectedly, you have learned the Occlumency Technique. ”

"Yes, I found relevant books from the forbidden book section, and they are written in great detail." Ike replied.

"So, we need a witness." Dumbledore waved his wand, and a silvery-white phoenix emerged from the tip of the wand and quickly disappeared into the Headmaster's office.

After a while, Snape walked briskly, his robes lifted by the wind, and stood coldly next to Ike.

"Severus, we need you to be a witness to fulfill an unbreakable vow." Dumbledore stood up and walked to Ike's side. Ike also stood up, and Dumbledore shook each other's right arms.

Snape didn't say anything, and tapped his wand at the arm they were holding.

"Mr. Stred......" Dumbledore looked at Ike, "you should know that once the ritual begins, it cannot be stopped, and those who break their oath will die a miserable death......"

"I know." Ike interrupted Dumbledore's next words and turned to look at Snape, who was cold-faced, "Professor Snape, I'm ready. ”

Dumbledore and Snape looked at each other, nodded, and asked aloud, "Ike Stred, can you promise never to harm innocent people with magic?" ”

"I promise."

"Can you promise never to hurt someone who genuinely regards you as a friend?"

"I promise."

"Can you promise never to do anything harmful to Hogwarts?"

"I promise."

As soon as he asked, three red, hot threads erupted from the tip of Snape's staff, wrapping around where Dumbledore and Ike were holding. Ike felt a burning sting, and the three red lines melted into his skin until they disappeared.

"The ceremony is complete." Snape put away his wand and uttered the first words he had spoken as he walked through the door.

"Thanks, Severus." Dumbledore nodded slightly, and then said to Ike, "Mr. Strade, you can keep the Philosopher's Stone until the last day of July, when you will need to return it to me, its owner will need it." ”

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore." Ike nodded, put the Philosopher's Stone back in his pocket, and pointed to the plate full of cockroaches on his desk, asking, "Can I take some?" ”

"Yes." With a wave of his left hand, Dumbledore's cockroach flew up and half of the cockroaches on the plate and got into a paper bag. Ike took the paper bag and bowed slightly to the two of them, "If nothing else, can I leave?" ”

"Of course, it's not early, I think you need to get some rest." Dumbledore nodded, watching Ike leave the Headmaster's office before sitting back in his chair.

Snape kept a cold eye on everything until Ike left, "Is that the end of it?" Dumbledore. ”

"We made an unbreakable vow." Dumbledore replied.

"So you believe it? A young wizard who can play the Dark Lord around, are you sure he can't find a way to bypass the oath? ”

"I know that an unbreakable oath doesn't bind him, even if he brought it first, Severus." Dumbledore was silent for a moment before he continued, "About a month ago, I went to Diagon Alley and got interesting news from Ollivander......

"It's hard for a wizard with unicorn fur as a core to succumb to dark magic, and the experience passed down by the Ollivanders family is still worth trusting."

"I think you're an old fool!" Snape scolded.

"Don't deny that I'm a little older, Severus." Dumbledore smiled and replied, "But I can still see something. ”

"And, I guess I need to apologize to you for one thing I didn't tell you......" Dumbledore blinked, suddenly looking playful, "Sted loves cockroach piles, and I think people who share my hobbies are trustworthy." ”

"What do you think? Severus? ”