On the second day after the exam, there was a rumor circulating among the students: At the beginning of the semester, Principal Dumbledore pointed out that the fourth floor corridor that was not allowed to enter was where the Philosopher's Stone was guarded.

Every professor has arranged mechanisms to protect it.

But Professor Quirrell, who had just arrived this year, wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

Harry Potter and three other Gryffindor students stopped him.

The four freshmen protected the Philosopher's Stone.

There is no Solim, no Evans, no Draco, and no Voldemort in these rumors.

Who spread these rumors? Harry and the others are still lying in the school hospital, and Solim is not a big talker.

It could only have been Dumbledore: he was giving Harry a boost in popularity.

Dumbledore himself has experienced it firsthand: when danger comes, the people will place their hope and reliance on wizards with strong strength and good reputation.

Harry, does he have great strength? Maybe he can in the future, but now he is just a little wizard who has not yet fully developed, and Dumbledore is building momentum for him.

Solim and Dumbledore finally talked a lot about the Philosopher's Stone, and Solim made a request: There is no problem in building momentum for Harry, as long as it doesn't involve himself and Draco, how much can he add to Gryffindor? It's fine, but don't drag Slytherin into it.

Dumbledore said nothing about Solim's request. In the eyes of Solim and Dumbledore, these are minor issues and there is no need to discuss them.

Dumbledore finally promised Solim that he would come to Solim and Snape as long as he had time during the holidays.

Harry was still unconscious, but Hermione and Ron were just frightened and nothing serious.

When rumors spread, a large group of people would always surround the two of them to ask for the truth.

Hermione was not interested in these things, but Ron enjoyed them, bragging about how they cracked the levels set by the professors and how they protected the Philosopher's Stone from Quirrell.

However, after Dumbledore's warning and Hermione's repeated emphasis, Ron finally did not speak out about Voldemort.

The final exams are over, and now comes the last Quidditch match of the year. Almost all the students in the school crowded onto the field to watch the game, but Hermione did not go.

After the dust had settled that night, Hermione lay on her bed in the school hospital, going through the entire incident in her mind. She had figured out many things that she had not thought clearly at the time, but she also had some questions. Taking advantage of the fact that today was the last game of Quidditch and there was no one in the castle, Hermione was going to go find Solim to ask for details. She knew that Solim would never go to the game.

Hermione knew where to find Solim, and she had already learned from her normal contacts that he would never appear in the Slytherin common room except when sleeping. During the day, except for school hours, he stayed in the small classroom, and at night he would brew potions in a hidden room near the Slytherin common room, which Hermione knew very well.

Sure enough, when Hermione came to the small classroom, Solim, Draco and Neville were all here

"Hermione, I knew you would come see me as soon as you came out of the hospital hospital. Solim took a cushion from one side and threw it to Hermione,"You came just in time. I was explaining the situation to these two ignorant guys.""

"Let's move on. Draco, last night you were wondering why professors would use devil's nets, which are obviously not qualified, to protect the Philosopher's Stone. After going through the whole process, your doubts have been solved. Yet?"

"I do have some ideas, but……"Draco hesitated,"But it doesn't seem to make sense."

"It doesn't matter, let's talk about it, I think Hermione will also have this question, right? Solim asked.

Hermione nodded but said nothing.

"The last mirror obviously stopped Quirrell or...that person." Draco did not directly say Voldemort's name this time. Last night, Draco was in agitated mood and said Voldemort's name. , now that he has calmed down, he will naturally not say that person's name casually. In the final analysis, Voldemort is still too powerful.

"But this is the Philosopher's Stone.

Do the professors really believe that the mirror can stop him? If the professors are sure that he can't take away the magic stone, then it doesn't seem to matter whether the previous arrangements are there or not.

"Draco expressed his own question, which was also Hermione's question:"The levels laid out by Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall are meaningless no matter how you look at them, don't say For Voldemort, ordinary adult wizards can easily pass.

"

Glancing at Draco and Hermione, Solim said:"You have a good idea. If you want to prevent Voldemort from getting the Sorcerer's Stone, a Mirror of Erised is enough. But this does not mean that the levels set by the previous professors are useless. Solim smiled,"You forgot Harry Potter.""

Draco on the other side hadn't turned around yet, but Hermione understood what Solim meant.

"Are you saying that those institutions are not actually prepared for Voldemort, but for Harry? Hermione said in disbelief."But, why?" And how could the professors know that Harry would definitely go there?"

"Hermione, you have to know that Harry's personality makes his actions very predictable.

And haven’t you thought about it? When using a mechanism to protect an item, especially an item like a magic stone, the greater the power of the mechanism, the better, right? But look at the mechanisms set up by professors.

What lethality do they have? Those mechanisms are not fatal, and Professor Flitwick's one even has a broom ready for you.

What kind of mechanism do you think would do such a stupid thing? Those institutions are tailor-made for you.

"

"Harry is good at flying, Ron is good at wizard chess, and I……"Hermione thought about the design of those levels carefully,"Okay, you're right." Hermione was a little frustrated when she thought that all the efforts she and others had made were arranged by others.

"As for you asking me, professors... or rather, why Professor Dumbledore did this," Solim paused,"That's because Professor Dumbledore wanted to know two things."

"Two things?"Hermione and Draco said in unison, while Neville sat aside and said nothing as usual.

"One is to confirm Voldemort's current situation and determine when he will probably return."Hearing Solim's words, Hermione tensed up, Draco's face became even paler, and Neville pursed his lips.

"There is another thing that Dumbledore wants to see most - Harry's choice"

"Harry's... choice?"Hermione asked puzzledly.

"Ask yourselves, in the situation last night, when facing Voldemort, how many people could be like Harry and fight against Voldemort to protect the Sorcerer's Stone? How many people would rather die than surrender in front of Voldemort? What Dumbledore wanted to know was this: was Harry a coward who would kneel before Voldemort, or a fighter who would fight back when his life was threatened?"

"Obviously, Harry's choice made Professor Dumbledore extremely satisfied"

"But, Solim, what's the point?"Draco still didn't understand.

Shaking his head, Solim explained to Draco:"You all know Harry's nickname, right? What do they call him? 'Saviour', right? When Voldemort returns, Harry will become the banner of resistance to Voldemort. He can unite people. You all know how afraid ordinary wizards are of Voldemort and his Death Eaters."

"So as long as Harry, the man who once ended Voldemort, is around, wizards will have the will and confidence to resist. It turns out that this is the case……"When Hermione said this, her expression suddenly changed. She glared at Solim and asked,"Then don't you want to explain why you showed up there last night? And when you showed up, I saw your hands. There's a bucket of popcorn in there," Hermione said viciously.

"Uh...how should I put it? Solim scratched his head,"We went there just in case. For this, I called Evans - after all, this is his job, and then I also called Draco and Neville." I also brought it with me so that they could see it. That's probably it"

"So what happened to the popcorn?"Hermione was still reluctant.

Solim raised his neck and looked at the ceiling, thinking, if conditions didn't allow it, I would still want to take Bingkuo Luo with me.

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