Charon hurriedly rambled, trying to change the subject: "What do you want?" Nothing. Oh, by the way, Ron, you said Hagrid was so lucky to get a dragon egg. Is this thing easy to do? ”

Ron saw Charon's eyes and hurriedly helped: "Yes, Hagrid is really lucky, dragon eggs are still very rare, and the price is very high-"

"Don't give me any rambling, Malfoy—" Hermione continued to ask.

"Not good," Harry cried out suddenly, looking anxious, "dragon eggs are so rare, how could someone give them to Hagrid so easily!" He must have been fooled! ”

Charon was happy that Harry would change the subject, which frightened Hermione and stopped asking.

"You're right, we should go to Hagrid at once and ask what it was like that day. But Harry, you don't have to be too anxious, even if Hagrid says something that shouldn't be said, it's been a few months, and something should have happened. It's been fine now, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

Harry wasn't so panicked. The four of them hurried to Hagrid's cabin, where he was drinking tea, and when he saw them, he smiled and invited them to sit down and drink tea together.

As soon as Harry sat down, he asked eagerly, "Hagrid, we have something urgent. I have one thing to ask you. Do you remember the night you won Noble by playing cards? What does that stranger you play with look like?"

"I don't know," Hagrid said nonchalantly, "he won't take off his cloak." ”

He saw the immediate look of astonishment on the children's faces, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"What's so strange about this, the pig's head pub - the same pub in the village, always frequented by some quirky guys. That guy must be a dragon peddler. I never got a good look at his face, he was wearing a hood. ”

Harry sat down next to the bowl of peas.

"What did you tell him, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts?"

"Maybe I mentioned it." Hagrid frowned and recalled, "That's right...... He asked me what I do, and I told him I was the hunting ground keeper here...... He asked me a little more about the animals I was looking after...... So I told him...... And then I said I had always wanted a dragon so badly...... Afterward...... I don't remember exactly, but he kept buying me wine to drink...... Let me think again...... By the way, he later said that he had a dragon egg in his hand, and if I wanted, we could play cards and gamble...... But he had to find out if I was capable of dealing with the dragon, and he didn't want the dragon to run out and cause trouble...... So I said to him, I can even manage Lu Wei obediently, a dragon is nothing......"

"Does he seem—seem interested in Lowe?" Harry struggled to keep his tone calm.

"yes—interestingly—how many dogs with three heads can you meet, even near Hogwarts? So I told him that Louwe was now free of any faults, that he was neither greedy nor asleep by music, and that he was a good watchdog—" Hagrid said triumphantly, "but only I could deal with it, and as long as I went myself, Louwe would be quiet and very obedient—"

Hagrid's face suddenly showed a look of horror.

"I shouldn't have told you this!" He blurted out, "Forget what I said!" Hey—where are you going?"

The four of them did not exchange a word along the way, and they did not stop until they ran back to the main hall of Hogwarts.

Harry and Ron were a little confused, they couldn't understand why Hermione and Charon were so anxious, since listening to Hagrid's words, Hermione's face changed.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Harry asked, "Although Hagrid drinks too much and talks more, but now there are no shortcomings in the way, and no one should be able to pass it!" ”

"Polyjuice decoction!" Hermione looked impatient, "This potion can completely change a person's appearance, as long as a part of another person's body is added to the concoction of the polyjuice, the person who drinks it can become another person in appearance." The one in the cloak must be Snape, he's a Potions Master, there must be this! - As long as he gets Hagrid drunk, he can easily get his hair and nails and the like, and then turn into Hagrid and pass through Lowe! ”

Harry immediately panicked, "Oh my God! We're going to see Headmaster Dumbledore right away, I just hope Dumbledore believes us. Where's Dumbledore's office?"

"Hey Harry, don't panic!" Charon tried to reassure, "As I said, it's been a few months since Hagrid leaked the secret, and it should have happened a long time ago. It's been fine now, so it's not a big problem. It's too late today, so we'll go to Headmaster Dumbledore early tomorrow morning. ”

Although Harry was in a hurry, he had to say that Charon was very reasonable, it was too late today, and it was indeed inappropriate to alarm Headmaster Dumbledore so late with some suspicions.

That night, Harry tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Just after he finally fell asleep, he was suddenly woken up. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Ron.

"Shh Ron put his finger between his mouth and made a silent motion: "Listen to me, get up and grab the invisibility cloak, let's go out quietly." Hermione was already waiting for us. ”

Harry was confused and complied. The two sneaked out of the dormitory and into the hallway outside, where Hermione was already waiting.

"What the hell is going on?" Hermione also slipped into the invisibility cloak, and Harry couldn't help but ask.

"There's something wrong with Charon!" Hermione said triumphantly, "Come out of Hagrid tonight, you said you were going to report to Dumbledore, he pretended not to know how to go, and advised us to go back and rest, and talk about it tomorrow morning." ”

"yes," Harry and Ron nodded, they didn't hear anything wrong.

"That's the problem," Hermione explained, "Charon definitely knows Dumbledore's office, he Dumbledore called him to the office a few months ago!" ”

"But why is he hiding it from us? Is it ......? Harry and Ron were at a loss as they listened.

"Don't think about it," Hermione quickly corrected, "Charon definitely has nothing to do with Snape, I think he wants to go alone without us." ”

"But why?" Ron and Harry were still a little confused: "Could it be that he also wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone?" ”

"Not really," Hermione analyzed, "he must have his own reasons, but it doesn't matter, he must have sneaked up, and now he must be on his way to that secret room, all we have to do is stop him and ask why." ”

The three of them, under the protection of the invisibility cloak, ran unknowingly to the corridor on the fourth floor. They relied on their invisibility cloaks to be unseen, and they were extremely fast along the way, but they arrived here earlier than Charon.

When Charon crept in, the three suddenly lifted the invisibility cloak and surrounded him. Charon was startled, and if Harry hadn't been quick enough to cover his mouth, his screams would have drawn Filch over.

Charon saw clearly that the three people in front of him were his three little friends, and his expression relaxed, "Your invisibility cloak is really good, even I didn't notice it at all." ”

Hermione glared and asked viciously, "Stop talking nonsense, give us an honest explanation, what are you going to do now?" ”

Charon spread his hands and said helplessly: "Do you still need to ask, as you expected, I will go to the secret room to have a look." ”

"Why?" Harry couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that you want to steal the Philosopher's Stone too?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Charon wondered, "what do I want that?" Whether it's turning a stone into gold or immortality, it doesn't mean much to me. Of course, it's nice to have a chance to see it, but you don't have to take the risk of stealing. ”

"And why are you?" Harry was confused.

"Well, I'll be honest with you." Seeing this, Charon had to reveal the truth: "Of course I know how to get to Headmaster Dumbledore's office, but there is no point in going there. Because Dumbledore is not in Hogwarts now. ”

"I turned in my papers early this day, and while I was waiting for you, I met Professor McGonagall and had a few small talks. She said that Headmaster Dumbledore had an urgent matter to go to the Ministry of Magic today and would not be back until tomorrow. ”

"So you ......," Hermione understood.

"So I'll come over in the evening and have a look, and if anyone wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone, tonight is the only chance." Charon finally explained.

"Then why didn't you tell us?" Ron had one more question.

Charon smiled, and before he could speak, Hermione helped him explain.

"Do you need to ask? This arrogant guy thinks we're all a burden, and he's afraid we'll get in his way! ”

"Listen to me," Charon still tried to persuade them to go back, "that black-robed man is really very powerful. I'm no match for him at all, I'm just betting on the reputation of the Shafiq family that he won't dare to kill me! I think it's better for the three of you to go back to the dorm, it's going to be very dangerous to fight! ”

The three of them looked at each other, and no one had any intention of leaving. Charon's head is big, how can he fight with these three oil bottles?

"Well," Hermione gave a compromise idea, "the three of us will follow and see, and if there is danger, we will hide." Three gangs of a good man, I'm sure we can help too, OK? ”

Charon looked at the persistent eyes of the three people, and had to sigh, repeatedly telling them to be careful.

Seconds later, they were outside the four-huddled hallway—the door had already cracked.

"Oops, someone has already gone in." Charonton didn't feel good. "This guy has successfully passed the three-headed dog of Hell, Luwe."

Seeing the ajar door, everyone swallowed and seemed more aware of what they were about to face.

Charon persuaded them to leave again, "You better go back to the dormitory, it's really dangerous now." ”

"Don't say stupid things." Ron said.

"Let's go together." Hermione said.

And Harry had pushed the door open.