Chapter 55: Unexpected Participants
Now there is no need to disguise, the expression on Maple's face is exactly the same as that of the anxious trio.
After saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall, Harry and the others tried to spy on Snape with their own men, but this was undoubtedly ridiculous, and did little to provoke Professor McGonagall.
It was time to make up his mind, and seeing that Professor McGonagall was unimpressed with their concerns, Harry chose to go through the trapdoor to stop Snape from taking the Philosopher's Stone.
"But will the Cloak of Invisibility cover all four of us?" Seeing that Harry had made up his mind, Ron and Hermione also agreed with him and decided to go with him, but now that there was one more Maple in the team, Ron was a little skeptical that the size of the invisibility cloak could hold up.
"Don't worry about Maple, as long as the Cloak of Invisibility can cover the three of us, he has a way to follow him." Hermione said.
"Shall I go together?"
"Harry, as you said, none of us will be spared once Voldemort returns. Although I had only read about the horrific era of Voldemort's reign from books, I didn't want to experience it at all. And as friends, will we let you venture alone? Tonight, we live and die together! ”
"Life and death!" After Maple finished speaking, Hermione and Ron also shouted in unison.
After all the Gryffindor students had gone back to rest, Harry took out the Cloak of Invisibility and the flute that Hagrid had given him, and joined Ron and set off together.
After being reconciled by Maple, Neville's life trajectory changed a lot, and he didn't show up to stop Harry and them at the moment.
The first problem they encounter is Peeves, but without the help of Maple, Harry impersonates Barrow the Bloodman and fools Peeves, who is startled and flees as quickly as possible.
Then when they came to the outside of the hallway on the fourth floor, Maple was already there. But surprisingly, it's not just Maple who is here, but-
Brother Weasley!
How are they here?
"Why are you here, Fred, George?" It seems that it wasn't just Harry, but Maple was surprised.
"We just made a stroke from outside, oh oh, came back, and happened to meet a sneaky figure, so we followed him all the way and found him inside, and we are hesitating whether to follow him in. What about you? Brother Weasley said.
"It must be Snape, he's already in." Harry affirmed.
"Snape?" The Weasley brothers immediately looked very interested, and then said, "Then let's hurry up and go in!" ”
"You're going in too?" Ron looked surprised.
"If we don't go in, why are you going?"
"Despised by our little brother, as if we were incompetent!"
"yes, the four first-grade imps actually treat us as a burden."
"Our younger brother is so powerful, aren't the two of us failures as elder brothers!"
"Okay, don't rob it, hurry up and get in, it'll be too late for Snape to snatch the Philosopher's Stone!"
"Philosopher's Stone? You say there's a Philosopher's Stone in it? The Weasley brothers almost dropped their jaws.
"If you want to know, go in, one more person and more strength, let's go in together!" After Harry stopped their argument, Maple said.
After opening the door, they faced the big dog with three heads again, and there were so many people that they couldn't get in the invisibility cloak. Hearing the normally quiet Louwe bark again, Harry immediately took out the flute that Hagrid had given him and began to blow it.
Is this a dog or a cat, as soon as the music was played, it shrugged its head and fell asleep, and soon began to snore. Is it really good for such a dog to take out such an important thing as the Philosopher's Stone to protect it?
Well, these traps were not originally meant to protect the Philosopher's Stone, but to test Harry, and I have to say that Dumbledore's heart is really big!
Now that there is a change like Elizabeth that Dumbledore can't predict, did Dumbledore leave anything to prepare before leaving?
As Harry played the flute, Maple opened the trapdoor and jumped down first. Even though he knew that there was a devil's net below, Maple couldn't help but turn into a bat in the middle and fly down, feeling uncomfortable to fall in the dark.
"It's a soft landing, you can jump!" Maple shouted.
"The flames are blazing!" After everyone jumped down, and when the task of cushioning the devil's net was completed, Maple released a handful of flames to expel the devil's net.
"Devil's Web!" Among them, it was Hermione who recognized the identity of the Devil's Network first.
Alright, the next level is Professor Flitwick's Keytrap.
Maple tried the lock picking spell and couldn't open it. However, Maple didn't know if his magic was weaker than Professor Flitwick's, or if he had just tied the knot, like a permanent spell, and then had to be opened by a key.
It's really hard to be sure, if there is no weak Voldemort rushing in and using the key, then it proves the latter, but it is obvious that Voldemort is now possessed by Quirrell, and it is difficult to determine whether his magic through Quirrell is stronger than Professor Flitwick, who won the duel championship.
To be honest, Minister of Magic Fudge's concern about Dumbledore is justified, in addition to Dumbledore who can overturn the entire Ministry of Magic alone, these Hogwarts professors are also comparable to elite Aurors.
In this case, in addition to those hidden existences, it can be said that the essence of the wizarding world is in Hogwarts, not in the Ministry of Magic, which is the leader of the bright side, which is very embarrassing, and it is no wonder that Fudge is so uncomfortable.
After discovering that the bird flying in the air is actually the key, after three more people than the original time and space, it does not necessarily mean that there is twice the strength, and it may be trouble.
After seeing everyone scurrying around like headless flies in an unorganized and undisciplined manner, Harry decisively assumed the responsibility of commanding.
"Ron Hermione, let's all come down, all three of them are on the Quidditch team, the three of them are enough, let's not go up and make trouble."
"Don't talk, just drink quietly!" Maple gave Hermione and Ron a vial, and stopped Ron when he opened his mouth to ask, whispering in his ear. Hermione was much smarter, and although she had a question on her face, she didn't ask directly.
Soon, Harry, with the cooperation of the Weasley brothers, grabbed the key in the air. Harry landed quickly, clutching the key in his hand and running towards the door, shoving it into the keyhole and clicking it open.
Looking at the keys that popped out and flew into the sky, Maple was very interested in this magic, so many keys, and Professor Flitwick himself was not in control here, how they flew here for months, Maple was very interested in this magic.
If you're safe for a while, be sure to find a way to grab one and take it back to study. i
The next level is Professor McGonagall's giant chessboard array, and their partners have three more people, which is much more difficult than the original command of the three people, but Ron is not worried at all, with a confident expression on his face, as if he is confident.
Although the Weasley brothers are two years older, they are not as skilled in chess as Ron. Under Ron's command, they held the upper hand along the way, and the enemy they killed was crushed.
But Ron's excellent command also made him pull too much hatred on the other side, just like the phrase "the game can be lost, XX must die" often shouted in the King's Canyon, Ron was even better this time than in the original chess game, and they also established the victory earlier, but unfortunately, he also had to sacrifice himself.
Although this time was different from the original plane, even if he didn't sacrifice himself, Ron still had a good chance of winning, but he didn't know how many more rounds it would take, so in order to buy time, Ron still chose to sacrifice himself.
"Armor protection!" When the chess piece hit Ron, Maple recited the Iron Armor Spell, and then looked at the stunned few people and said speechlessly, "It doesn't seem to have a rule that spells are not allowed, right?" ”
Maple didn't use the strongest Super Iron Armor Charm, so Ron was still knocked unconscious by the chess pieces, but the injuries on his body were much lighter.
Then there's Quirrell's trolls, who killed himself and didn't need to bother with them.
Then came Snape's magic, and the door lit up with flames, sealing the way forward and back.
"Clear water is like a spring!"
"Stop!" Maple tried both spells, but unfortunately it didn't work. If only all the spells were learned, maybe it would work, but this spell could stop even the fire that could destroy the Horcruxes, so it should be able to extinguish the fire on the door!
Perhaps, even if the spell had that power, was Maple's magic enough?
So in the end, let Hermione reason through what was on the parchment!
Hermione's performance was also better than that of the original plane, and she solved the puzzle after reading the words on the parchment twice.
"This smallest bottle will help us pass through the black flames and get the Philosopher's Stone." Hermione said.
"There's only enough for one person to drink, less than a sip."
"I'm coming!" Harry, Hermione and Maple shouted at the same time, followed by the Weasley brothers.
"Let me come, don't interject, listen to me. None of us can be Snape's opponent in a single person's case, and at best we can hold him back. ”
"But Harry, what if the mystery is with him?" Hermione said worriedly.
"That's why it's supposed to be me, and it can only be me! I've only escaped from him once, so I still have a chance to turn evil into good fortune. But you may not have any hope at all. "Harry, you're a great wizard!" Hermione's lips quivered, and she hugged Harry and said.
"Harry, I believe in you. You've saved the wizarding world once, and although you don't know what's going on, you've done it, and I'm sure you'll still be able to defeat him this time! Harry, come on! Saying that, Maple and Harry also gave a warm hug, but when they hugged, they quietly stuffed Harry with a bottle, and whispered in his ear: "Drink it as soon as you go in, it will give you good luck!" ”
The Weasley brothers also came over and hugged Harry one by one, and Harry drank the potion, it was cold and biting, but it did not feel burning again as he passed through the flames. Harry took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and walked straight through the flames.
"Hermione, it's not an option to wait here, let's go back and inform the professors and ask them to come over and help!" Maple said to Hermione, telling her to drink the potion and return first, but Hermione stubbornly refused.
Alas, I really can't help you!
"Faint! Faint! Maple sighed, then turned back and cast a spell at the Weasley brothers.
He was a little disappointed to see that they all used the Iron Armor Charm to block Maple's attack, but he was not surprised at all: "Who are you?" What did you guys do with Fred and George? ”
"When did you find out?" "Brother Weasley," said coldly, hiding the disguised hippie smile on his face.