"Then why didn't you save him?"

Zhang Xiao couldn't hold back after all, and asked this question like a fish in her throat.

Dumbledore's blue eyes looked at him through the lenses, and he didn't know if it was his own delusion, but he felt that there seemed to be a reflection of tears in his eyes.

"Zhang, I'm not omnipotent..... There are times when I can't do anything...... There's only one way to strip them away, and that's to kill Quirrell."

Zhang Xiao nodded silently, bowed slightly and left.

Needless to say, he was still the same Dumbledore, and when he found out that he couldn't save Quirrell, he immediately used his surplus value.

Great and cold.....

Sometimes, giving people a false hope is not necessarily another cruelty.

Dumbledore watched Zhang Xiao's back disappear into the passageway, he took off his glasses, looked out the window in a daze, and whispered in an almost whispered voice:

"Quirinus Quirrell, I always remember him, that clever little boy with a wand the fur of a unicorn, very kind....... When I first entered the school, I smiled shyly......

I remember, I remember every student. ”

.................

Rumors circulated like the wind among the little wizards, and they were becoming more and more outrageous, and every little wizard who participated in the action was sought after like never before.

Malfoy enjoyed it, and he finally felt like a true aristocrat, and everywhere he went, he could get the awe-inspiring gaze of the young wizards, who surrounded him, eager to learn some 'insider' or get first-hand information to talk about.

At this time, Malfoy would raise his head slightly, pretend to be impatient, and finally 'reluctantly' reveal a sentence or two in everyone's pursuit.

For example, the three-headed Lu Wei, the thrilling broomstick, the ferocious troll, the magic chessboard... and the final villain, Quirrell.

Of course, the Dark Lord's soul was hidden from it, it was a gag order from Dumbledore, and the headmaster seemed to have a particularly deep understanding of secrecy, even if Malfoy wanted to.

Any word can cause the little wizards to exclaim, and in the story told, Malfoy himself and Zhang Xiao occupy almost all of the scenes, as for Potter, Weasley, Granger..... Isn't that just the three characters who are clapping and cheering for the two of them?

If a young wizard points out a suspicion:

"But what Weasley said is different from you, what you said was done by him, and it was Harry Potter who faced Quirrell, and now he is still lying in the school hospital!"

Malfoy blushed, muttering in annoyance about the exaggeration of art, the improvement of the story, and other difficult words.

Compared to Malfoy's clever splitting the story into chapters and telling it again and again to whet the appetite of the little wizards.

Ron was much rougher, he couldn't wait to give himself a amplification charm, and whenever someone asked, he would talk about the whole story, including his important role.

In particular, the story of 'Malfoy's defeat of the three-headed dog, Weasley's retreat' is told over and over again, until everyone loses interest and then moves on to the next plot.

"Weasley fights trolls, and Malfoy's life hangs by a thread."

Harry is naturally the main character in the story, and the little wizards can't pass Madam Pomfrey's defense, and can only express their excitement and adoration through gifts, even just in time for Zhang Xiao's last hospitalization.

As Zhang Xiao, who also attracted the most attention, he, like Hermione, was not interested in these at all, and even regarded them as a kind of trouble, so the two of them made an appointment to find a more secluded place to exchange learning experiences.

As Hogwarts recognized as the male and female college masters, when the report card was hung on the bulletin board, the perfect score of the two of them made everyone bow their heads in shame.

And both of them had studied at Muggle schools, and this experience gave them a similar way of generalizing.

Through the notes of the little witch, Zhang Xiao can only say that Hermione is not like she herself said, just a little clever and dead reading.

She is very good at breaking down and refining the difficult points, and then grasping the key points, breaking through the difficulties in one fell swoop, in addition to the lack of associative ability and abstract thinking, it can be said that she is definitely a talent who learns to read.

Hermione was particularly envious of Zhang Xiao's unbridled imagination, and tentatively asked if she could learn some magic spells with him next semester, and Zhang Xiao readily agreed, originally he had plans to hold a small club next semester.

Pleasant times are always short-lived, and the end of the semester is just a blink of an eye.

The auditorium was decorated in blue and bronze to represent Ravenclaw, as Slytherin infighting broke out during the school year and Snape persistently deducted points for Gryffindor.

Although Zhang Xiao's daily performance earned Slytherin a lot of points, especially the extra 40 points in the exam, because the previous pit was too big (250 owed), Slytherin could only settle for third.

Eventually, Ravenclaw won the Coveted House Cup, and on the wall behind the guest of honor hung a huge banner depicting the Ravenclaw Bronze Eagle.

This made the eaglets have an unprecedented bright smile on their faces, and Zhang Xiao could only give them a silent mourning in his heart, and when Dumbledore came, there should be a wave of operations.

If he could, he'd rather let the badgers get the House Cup once, well.... Why don't you pry up next semester and let the little badger get a cup?

Suddenly, the door to the Great Hall was pushed open, and Harry forced his composure in, and it was clear that he was in a good mood, and that Dumbledore's 'education of love' was clearly effective.

There was a sudden silence in the auditorium, and then suddenly everyone started talking loudly again.

Moments later, Dumbledore arrived, and the noise in the Great Hall had subsided.

"Another year has passed!" Dumbledore smiled and said, "Before I can indulge in these delicacies, I must trouble you to listen to an old man's cliché.

What a wonderful year it has been!

Your little brains must be a little richer than they used to be... There's a whole summer vacation ahead of you.

Before the start of the next semester, you can digest those things and free up your minds.

"Now, as far as I know, we have to have the Academy Cup award ceremony first, and the specific scores for each house are as follows:

fourth, Gryffindor, 312 points;

third, Slytherin, 362 points;

second, Hufflepuff, 426 points;

First place, Ravenclaw, four hundred and seventy points. ”

The Ravenclaw table erupted in thunderous cheers and stomping.

"yes, yes, good performance." Dumbledore said, "However, several recent events must also be taken into account. ”

The auditorium became very quiet, and most of the eaglets' faces changed dramatically, apparently the clever Ravenclaw had connected the recent events.

If I'm not mistaken.... What will be the final plus?

What about us........

"Ahem, uh, uh...."Dumbledore cleared his throat

"I still have some last points to distribute. Let me see. That's right..

"The first item - Mr. Ron Weasley, Miss Hermione Granger, and... Mr. Draco Malfoy.."

Ron's face flushed all at once, like a carrot dried in the sun.

Hermione buried her face in the crook of her arm;

Malfoy politely bowed slightly towards the rostrum, and deliberately straightened the Qingluan Society badge on his chest.

"There are many kinds of courage," Dumbledore smiled, "and to be brave in the face of danger for the sake of perseverance in your heart requires far more than ordinary fearlessness, I think you have probably learned something."

In the difficult progress, the three gentlemen and young ladies, with their wisdom and calmness, broke through one difficult problem after another, and finally prevented the tragedy from happening.

For that, I'm going to reward them with fifty points! ”

The gryffindors' cheers nearly toppled the enchanted ceiling, and the stars above them seemed to tremble slightly.

Percy could be heard shouting to the other prefects, "It's my brother, you know!"

My youngest brother! It was thanks to him that he passed the hardest three-headed dog!!"

The Slytherins were a different story, they were also excited, but they managed to exercise restraint, and instead gracefully stretched out their hands, clapping enthusiastically but not fiercely.

It was not easy for everyone to calm down again.

"The second item - Harry Potter.." Dumbledore said.

The auditorium suddenly became eerily silent. “.. He showed great courage and courage, and it was his standing up that finally stopped Quirrell's criminal act of stealing the Philosopher's Stone. For this, I would also like to award Gryffindor House sixty points. ”

The Gryffindor classmates around them were ecstatic and jumped up and down at the table—they had risen a full one hundred and sixty points!

Zhang Xiao's heart twitched violently, in fact, Quirrell didn't hurt anyone from beginning to end....... He remembered the phrase 'I'm a professor at Hogwarts, I should protect them, I have to protect them!' ’

Is Dumbledore doing the right thing, Zhang Xiao smiled bitterly, of course yes, intellectually speaking, this is the best way to deal with it.

And he can even take his life for his own plan, this difference between rushing me and rushing with me is irreproachable.

Then... I should be serious about Quirrell..... Although he has lost his soul, at least someone should pay tribute to him, right?

The commotion around was deafening. The students who shouted hoarsely while still mentally calculating their scores knew that Gryffindor was now four hundred and seventy-two points—surpassing Ravenclaw! They are champions!

Dumbledore held up a hand. The auditorium fell silent again.

"Lady Ravenclaw once said that great wisdom is the greatest treasure," Dumbledore smiled, "and there was a young wizard who used his wisdom to accomplish far more than the average man.

I think you already know who I'm talking about. ”

Zhang Xiao only felt that everyone's eyes were gathered in an instant, as if they were being targeted by the spotlight, which made him unconsciously twist his body with his five senses.

Therefore, I would like to reward Mr. Xiao Zhang.... f...”

Zhang Xiao suddenly narrowed his eyes, took off the Qingluan Society badge on his chest, and stuck it on the table.

It's okay to operate in the dark, don't operate on my head, let Gryffindor take the cup like this, and I won't bring the team anymore?

Dumbledore had apparently noticed his movements, and the old and new generations of silver had reached a tacit agreement in a very short time.

"I want to reward Mr. Xiao Zhang with sixty points!"

Zhang Xiao picked up the badge again, pretending that he just didn't bring it just now, and divided it evenly... Barely acceptable.

The Slytherin students finally couldn't take it anymore, and they cheered and slapped hard.

The cheers at the Gryffindor table were equally high, and they celebrated the victory with fanaticism, except for the eaglets, who sat at their long table with pale faces and lip biting.

Professor Flitwick had clearly expected this, and he sat cross-legged on the clouds, smiling wryly as he shook hands with Professors Snape and McGonagall, as if to say something.

The badgers didn't care, they held forks, spoons in their mouths, and many of them even used chopsticks, and they weren't interested in who got the college cup, they just wanted to hurry up and start the table.

"That means Dumbledore had to shout loudly to drown out the thunderous cheers," and we needed to make some small changes to the décor. ”

He clapped his hands, and at once, the blue dangling ribbons turned bright red and green, and the bronze ones became gold and silver;

The giant Ravenclaw eagle disappeared, replaced by a majestic Gryffindor lion and a swindling Slytherin serpent spitting letters.

The snake and the lion hung on either side of the wall, as if they were looking at each other.

Many people were fascinated by the rare spectacle, and they looked at the huge tapestries on both sides of the walls in amazement, and whispered something.

In the midst of the noise, Dumbledore opened his arms and said with a smile, "Feast, begin!" ”

.......................

It was as if all of a sudden, their wardrobes were empty and everything was packed in their trunks.

Zhang Xiao frowned and looked at the notice in his hand, this was a notification letter, and the content on it was probably a warning that they were not allowed to use magic during the holiday.

At the end, there is also a place for a signature, which, in the words of the professor, is a sign that he has known the contents.

What knows how to sign it, it's obviously a contract! After signing it, there will be nasty traces, right?

pursed his lips and still signed his name, but the moment he signed his name, Zhang Xiao suddenly felt his wand vibrate quickly.

Hurriedly took out the wand, only to see that the wand seemed to be very angry, its surface flashed with dazzling lightning, and in the flashing lightning, invisible silk threads slowly floated out, and then burned to ashes.

The wand shook twice, and slowly stopped, the meaning is very clear, what grade, dare to spy on Lao Tzu? Have you been worth more than 100,000 Galleons?

Good fellow, my wand is still a grumpy!

I put my wand away happily, now it's okay, this contract is a piece of waste paper for me!

Hagrid was in charge of leading them aboard the fleet that crossed the lake. Now, they're on the Hogwarts Express, talking and laughing all the way, watching the countryside grow greener and cleaner outside the window. The train passed through Muggle towns, eating Bibi beans, taking off their wizarding robes and changing into jackets and blouses; Finally, the train stopped at platform 943 at King's Cross station.

As soon as Malfoy got out of the car, he immediately left in a luxurious and quaint-looking carriage, and he only had time to make a gesture with Zhang Xiao to write a letter.

Lucius and Narcissa stood outside with straight faces, the couple seemed to have gotten a lot of news about Malfoy's presence at school, and were a little dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to get angry with Zhang Xiao.

I had to hurriedly perform a fairly standardized etiquette and hurriedly leave with Malfoy.

Uh, I hope Brother Tu won't be slapped by Lucius this summer, his theory is simply the opposite of Lucius...... Well, you still have to encourage Draco, he's barely a nobleman.....

It took them a long time to get out of the platform. A shriveled old guard stood guard at the ticket gate, allowing only two or three people to pass through at a time, so that they wouldn't attract the attention of Muggles by a large crowd of people coming in and out of the solid walls at the same time.

"Harry, Chang, and Hermione are going to have to come to our house this summer," Ron said, "and that's what my mom and dad mean."

"Thanks," Harry immediately agreed happily, "I do need hope. ”

Burrow? Zhang Xiao also smiled and nodded, he was also very curious about this hut in the original book, of course it was good to be a guest.

Several people laughed and passed through the exit together.

"He's there, Mom, he's there, look!" It's Ginny – a cute little girl with red hair.

"Harry Potter!" She screamed in a shrill voice, "Look, Mom! I see—"

"Don't shout, Ginny, it's rude to point fingers." The chubby Mrs. Weasley looked down at them with a smile.

"Thank you, Ronnie wrote to us and thank you for taking care of him this year!"

After a few conversations with Mrs. Weasley, she also received an invitation to be a guest at the Burrow, and Zhang Xiao happily agreed.

"Xiaoxiao!"

A familiar figure came into his ears, Zhang Xiao immediately turned to look, and the three little ones also stretched out their heads to look in that direction, they were equally curious about their friend's parents.

Harry and Hermione let out a "wow" exclamation together.

I saw Li Qingshu wearing a decent dress, her beautiful face was full of smiles, and she was waving her hand here.

And Zhang Chengdao crossed his hands in front of his chest, and leaned on a lazy chair on a car that looked extremely extravagant, which was the British national car Rolls-Royce!

Waving his hand to a few friends, a sincere and warm smile appeared on Zhang Xiao's face, and he trotted over.

"Dad!"

"Mom!"

(Volume 1 - A Different Philosopher's Stone End)

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