Chapter 155 Being Trusted and Having Whims

‘Where’s the box? ’

After sending the little girl away who was in a happy mood, William waited for a while without waiting for the system prompt. After a while of guessing, he came to a conclusion - his half-day persuasion work had no effect, and he was prostituted by that naughty kid.

'Forget it - at least I figured out a difficult point in the Transfiguration Technique, so it's not a loss.' William reached for his pocket and stopped halfway, 'I can't eat any more. I can't eat today's candy. not enough. ’

'Well, I don't know how well that guy Adams explained it to me - it's not a good job to sit in the office and study transfiguration. ’ After scratching his head, William yawned and turned the book to the second page.

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao had arrived. Before William could solve the next problem, Adams's voice sounded at the door of the office.

"William!"

"Stay there," William responded with a yawn, "Come in Adams."

"It's done, they went to find Dumbledore." After entering the door, before sitting down, Adams announced the good news to William with excitement.

…

Adams, you will be beaten to death by the prison boss in Azkaban.

William complained feebly, forgetting what he had just done by kicking the ball.

"Why are you so sleepy - have you read History of Magic?"

While asking questions, Adams skillfully flipped through William's stack of books, and soon found the preserves that William had placed inside.

"You have only been here three or four times, how come you are more familiar with finding things than me?" William took out a bookmark and inserted it into the book page. "No, when I see the extracurricular books, I won't be able to study clearly for a while. Anyway, I just want to study the history of magic." If you take a rough look, it’s not that difficult.”

"It's really a standard statement from a practical wizard. I guess Professor Binns won't like your opinion." Adams tossed a small bag over, "I brought you some herbs commonly used to treat phoenix feathers. It saves money." If it is not stored well, its medicinal properties will be ruined.”

By the way, the materials still had to be processed - William, who had never used such advanced materials, suddenly remembered the theoretical part he had seen before.

What were you thinking at the time?

That's right - 'One bite won't make you fat. Practicality is important. Advanced potion materials can be processed simply by looking at them. It's not needed in teaching, let alone in reality. You can save time to look at other things. ’

‘I never thought that Hogwarts, a school like this, would be so exaggerated! ’

"Thanks Adams," William opened the drawer and stuffed the herbs in, "Speaking of which, how's it going with you and Hagrid?"

William was referring to the cause of the incident that existed throughout the entire investigation - those roosters.

As far as he knew, Hagrid had bought a bunch of roosters, and Adams, as a chef, had been working with Hagrid on the purchased roosters.

"I'm still confused. I haven't figured out what was written on that piece of parchment. Miss Ginny Weasley has almost lost all her memories of that period. We still don't understand what materials like rooster blood will be used for. Such a strange ceremony."

Adams scratched his hair in distress, obviously having been struggling with this matter for this period of time.

"you?"

"Yes, Hagrid and I, we thought about it for a long time, and then put a lot of protective magic on the chicken coop to prevent someone from stealing the blood of the rooster," Adams said quite seriously, as if what he was guarding was not A chicken coop is a priceless treasure.

One passed the exam in the self-defense class (William subconsciously changed the name of the class), and the other was simply a hybrid giant without even a wand - although William knew it was not good to do this, he almost laughed out loud.

But even this suppressed smile was still discovered by Adams.

"Okay," Adams muttered unconvinced, "Laugh if you want. I also often laugh at that idiot Singed who doesn't know how to take care of herbs. Of course, there is also you. You two probably can't even make devil's nets and ordinary bouquets." Can’t tell the difference.”

…

William was overwhelmed at once - he really couldn't tell the difference. When the smuggling team encountered complex vines, they directly tested them with stones and fire. What moved was the devil's net, and what didn't move was ordinary plants.

And this dangerous plant itself cannot be used as medicine, so William has not studied it at all.

"Yeah, besides, it's not like Hagrid and I haven't studied protection." Adams raised his eyebrows, "You have been in school for so long, you should have heard about Professor Quirrell last year, right?"

…

'How did I forget? ’

William wanted to give himself a slap in the face - although the death of his former professor made him a little reluctant to investigate, but it was a matter of life, and he should ask his students for all the information about Professor Quirrell!

"Some things the students don't know clearly, they only know part of it. Of course, because the news is quite confusing, I don't know it too clearly." Adams probably misinterpreted William's expression, "As you know In that case, Professor Quirrell died, but the situation at that time was actually very complicated."

"William, you won't tell anyone, right?"

Adams stopped describing and stared into William's eyes.

"Of course, I won't tell the students or Professor Lockhart, nor anyone else outside the school."

William responded quite seriously - the other professors have lifetime contracts and will not speak out about Hogwarts at will. Only he and Professor Lockhart have lifetime contracts in name, but in fact everyone knows that is not the case. thing.

In particular, Professor Lockhart is a well-known author who can tell everything in books, so it is understandable that some information in the school is hidden.

"That's good, William, I guess you should know that Professor Quirrell died under the last mechanism of the Sorcerer's Stone, but the problem at that time was not that simple. As far as I know, the mysterious person who possessed Quirrell was people."

Adams lowered his voice and said softly.

"You-Know-Who? You mean the Dark Lord?"

This strange title made William unable to react for a moment, but he soon realized that it was related to what Dumbledore had told him.

"That's right," Adams nodded, "As expected, the professors in that class are masters of black magic. William, you have to be careful and don't say that in front of the students."

‘How did I know? This is a common name for prisoners in Azkaban. I haven’t heard the name Mysterious Man a few times in the magical world. ’

"Well, I'll try to pay attention, Adams," William nodded, "So, the Philosopher's Stone is guarded?"

'Wait, the Philosopher's Stone? ’

Only when this title came out of his mouth did William realize that something was wrong - the Philosopher's Stone that he heard from Hagrid on the day of admission appeared again, and the Dark Lord believed by those guys in the deepest part of Azkaban actually appeared. Appeared too?

"We defended it, but at that time, most of the mechanisms were cracked. Only the last defensive mechanism delayed the time. Of course, the first mechanism played a big role - the first mechanism was arranged by Hagrid. "

The huge message shocked William's thoughts into chaos, but fortunately Hagrid mentioned a magic stone, which made him somewhat mentally prepared.

"Hagrid arranged it?"

I would definitely believe that Hagrid could beat William, but the trap Hagrid set played a big role - what a joke!

"Of course, Hagrid arranged it. Although the Philosopher's Stone incident was widely spread, the design of those mechanisms and the specific methods of passing through them have not yet spread." Adams took a bite of the candied fruit, "In fact, Professor Snape was bitten It was because he was bitten by Hagrid's dog after being tricked by Professor Quirrell during the first trap."

"Ya?"

William is a little doubtful about life - today's news is too exciting. Is a dog in Hogwarts so powerful?

On weekdays, when he went to have a drink with Hagrid, he had stroked the dog's head, and it felt quite good. But that timid-looking guy was so brave?

"Pfft, haha, of course not - if bitten by it, Professor Snape will jump to the Black Lake." Adams sprayed out the candied fruit, quickly cleaned it up with his wand, and waved his hands while talking, " It’s a big dog with three heads.”

‘The one the old professor said he wanted to show me? ’

William thought of the joke the old professor made, and it must be that one.

"So you should know, William, that Hagrid is a very good keeper of magical creatures. If he wants to guard something, even the mysterious man will be unable to do anything for a while."

Adams had a show-off look on his face.

‘The average height of Yao Ming and I is more than two meters? ’

"What about you, Adams, what mechanism did you use?"

William revealed the scars without hesitation.

"Hey, this, I made a devil's net. The professor and I made it together. The boss has a devil's net-" Adams hesitated.

The professor he was talking about was the headmaster of Hufflepuff, but William estimated that the main force was not on Adams' side.

"And then it was cracked?"

"Who would have thought that a first-year student could master a remote plant like Devil's Net?" Adams said frustratedly, "Isn't Hagrid's three-headed dog like that? Whether it's a magical animal or a murderous herb, as long as you master it Even a first-year student can easily handle the relevant information."

"First grade?"

"Yes, that's the current number one in the second grade, Hermione Granger." Adams looked suspicious of life, "You can't even pass that thing in the exam, and even graduates don't know much about it. !”

'There is a self-defense textbook, but it just tells how to deal with it - but that is also the content of the advanced class. After all, it is a wild plant, and those who fail the exam will not have relevant knowledge at all. ’

William rubbed his forehead.

He finally understood how difficult his questions were - by the way, Adams, you have never taken a self-defense class.

"Anyway, those cocks have been foolproof lately," Adams patted his chest confidently, "There's no way Potter could bring his friends to steal them after Miss Weasley, right?"

…

The two talked about protective magic for almost two hours before they stopped.

"Oh my God, those mushrooms are collecting spores. It will be effective at dusk. William, I have to go to the greenhouse." Adams glanced at the sky and stood up in a hurry, "William, see you later!"

The door of the office was closed by Adams who hurriedly left, and the sound made William couldn't help but laugh.

"This guy," William happily peeled off a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Why are you pretending to be mysterious?" William shook his head, "That's why you came here to talk about it, right?"

Deliberately provoking the topic, and then pulling out a bunch of information. Most of this information should be strictly confidential among professors, but Adams almost told everything he knew.

"It's been approved," William pulled out a new piece of parchment, and then took out the quill.

There is no doubt that although he and Adams have a certain friendship, it is not something Adams can do to openly violate the gag order and say names that may cause confusion. The guy can at most get some materials or something. Come over here and tell me to be careful around you and be aware of dangers.

'Finally recognized by the principal, otherwise how could the details of the previous professor's death be revealed so easily? That guy Adams probably was allowed when he asked Dumbledore, and then found an excuse to come over and talk to him. I say this. ’

"The Philosopher's Stone," William couldn't help but write the name, "Dumbledore was actually willing to destroy it. No wonder he wanted to destroy the crown. He was a maniac of destruction." ’

William couldn't help but rub his face and put away the heartache.

Although the precious stone was not his, he was still heartbroken - 'It turns out that the Magic Stone is really not a legend. Can I dabble in alchemy or something? I just don’t know if I have that talent anymore…’

'There's no point regretting it now - the Dark Lord actually planned so much for the attack on Hogwarts in Harry Potter's first year! ’

‘Having said that, it will come again in the future, so now in the second year, it shouldn’t be there, right? ’

The relaxed state of mind that was originally relaxed after finding the crown suddenly became unstable, and William became nervous.

'etc? ’

'The Dark Lord? ’

William discovered something was wrong - 'Dumbledore said he couldn't hold the magic of the crown, and the Dark Lord might cause trouble this year - could the crown be left behind by the Dark Lord? ’

'It's possible - the crown will give one unparalleled wisdom. ’

‘For wizards, the most important thing besides talent is wisdom. Without talent, you can’t learn, and if you don’t have enough wisdom, you can’t improve quickly. ’

‘I believe that if the crown is that of the Dark Lord, he must have made good use of the crown for his improvement. Just like the old professor said, he solved the problem that had been bothering him in a short time after wearing it. ’

'Even Dumbledore studied at Hogwarts for seven years, and his examination records are now available. Where is the Dark Lord? Did he study at Hogwarts? Or are you a wild wizard like me? ’

'If he was at Hogwarts, what would his name be? ’

William's eyes lit up - he thought of the name Helena mentioned.

‘Tom? ’

'Is that Tom the Dark Lord? ’

‘He used the crown to become a master of black magic? ’

'By the way, Dumbledore said that the Dark Lord is his student! Then you must have studied at Hogwarts! ’

'Look up the information, I have it here. In order to compile the history of the school, I have most of the information here - the followers of the Dark Lord's rise, those first generation Death Eaters, and those people who have been around for a few years, see if there is Tom! ’