The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

The three of them quickly rushed back to the castle and arrived in front of Dumbledore's office.

"Chocolate frog." Hagrid gave the password and led the two of them into the principal's office.

Although it was almost midnight, Dumbledore had not rested yet, so when Hagrid came in, he saw Dumbledore directly. When Dumbledore saw Hagrid coming here so late, he knew that he must have something urgent, so he didn't waste any time and asked Hagrid straight to the point what happened.

Hagrid recounted his experiences in the Forbidden Forest to Dumbledore. Dumbledore's expression did not change at all after hearing this. He calmly asked Tom and Hermione to stay in the office later, and then went straight to the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid.

Tom and Hermione took a short break in Dumbledore's office. It wasn't until she entered Dumbledore's office that the fear and tension in Hermione's heart gradually eased. Hermione had never seen the big scene just now. First, a mysterious weirdo attacked, then her friend actually took out a gun and shot him. Finally, she witnessed the death of an innocent, living life. .

This was too much for a twelve-year-old witch.

But Dumbledore's office was like magic, easily soothing her anxious heart. When she calmed down, she began to look around this most sacred office in the magic world.

The first thing that caught her attention was the portraits on the wall. She became very interested in the names and tenures of the principals under the portraits. She looked at them one by one, trying to compare her impressions of each principal with theirs. associated with the appearance.

"Little girl, you are facing one of the greatest headmasters of Hogwarts, Phineas Nigellus Black!" Hermione walked up to an old wizard with a cunning face and a goatee. When he was walking forward, he suddenly spoke. He originally wanted to say "the greatest principal", but he was afraid that the surrounding portraits would attack him, so he added one.

Hermione was startled. This was the first time that a principal took the initiative to greet her. She glanced at this "familiar" principal and felt that his name sounded familiar. She recalled: This principal seemed to be...

"One of the greatest principals? He is obviously the most unpopular principal!" Principal Delise Devante revealed his background mercilessly.

Phineas Black's face turned slightly red and he looked very angry, but he did not dare to say anything more. He just muttered in a low voice: "That's because I am strict..."

"Okay, little girl, it is your honor to have this principal talk to you personally." Phineas began to brag about his life experience, and Hermione recalled it carefully. The principal in front of her seemed to be nothing. Achievable achievements.

However, Tom next to her was also very interested in the portrait of Principal Phineas. He wanted to lie down on it and look at it. This emotion made Phineas a little uncomfortable, so he cleared his throat and asked: "This Classmate, I can understand your excitement to see my principal, but please maintain social distance and be more respectful to my portrait."

Tom took a step back, looked at Phineas's portrait, and finally asked: "Principal Black, I heard that there is a treasure hidden behind your portrait. Is this true?"

Phineas Black:? ? ?

I do not know how? !

Other portraits in the office also cast curious glances, and a fat principal with a red nose shouted directly: "Boy, then quickly move the portrait of Phineas away so that we can open our eyes too!" "

Phineas was taken aback and shouted quickly: "Stop! Why didn't I know there was a treasure under my portrait? Besides, if there was something, my portrait would not be hung evenly, so kid, what's hidden behind my portrait?" what is it?"

He was really scared, afraid that the little devil in front of him would really take him off the wall. Then he would become the first principal in the history of Hogwarts to be removed from the wall. I'm afraid he will have to do it in the future. Being laughed at for hundreds of years.

"It is said that the title deed to Hogwarts is hidden behind your portrait. I want to see if it is true."

Phineas: ...

Other principals:…

Soon, there was a burst of laughter in the office, and the principals all laughed.

Phineas shouted loudly: "There is no land deed at all! In other words, the castle itself is the land deed! Only those who are recognized by the castle can become the principal of Hogwarts and own this land during their term of office!"

…

Dumbledore rushed to the Forbidden Forest and came to the location where the unicorn's body was. He looked at the tooth marks on the unicorn's wound and frowned. Hagrid, who was following him, couldn't help but tremble when he saw this scene: Hagrid had also heard about the unicorn's curse.

Dumbledore took out his wand: "The human form appears!" He tried to find the person who drank blood here before, but it was obvious that that person was also an expert and directly eliminated his traces.

Dumbledore shook his head, buried the unicorn with Hagrid, and then returned to the castle.

While Hermione and Tom were arguing with the portrait in the office, and Dumbledore and Hagrid were collecting the corpses, the black-robed wizard Quirrell was in the owl loft. He watched the wounds on his body gradually heal, and felt that the vitality brought by the unicorn's blood was nourishing his body and his master.

Of course, the fatigue in my heart cannot be erased.

"Master, what should we do next? We may be exposed now, and we may fall into a trap if we return to school..."

A hoarse voice sounded on the back of his head: "What happened to that three-headed dog? Shouldn't it be in the corridor on the fourth floor?"

"Master, I don't know..." Quirrell trembled.

"Forget it, we have to move quickly. You need to find a way to get the magic stone immediately -"

"Master—" Quirrell wailed. The master's request was simply impossible for him to fulfill. If he could steal it directly, wouldn't he have done it earlier? Quirrell felt that he was afraid that he would not be able to complete his master's task: he couldn't deal with the three-headed dog alone, and the master's power was limited...

Wait a minute, the three-headed dog...

Quirrell felt like he had a vague idea.

He stood blankly for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands: "I know what to do!"

He immediately picked up the free pen and paper in the owl shed and wrote a letter quickly. He sealed the envelope, wrote the Ministry of Magic's address on the envelope, and mailed the letter.

Quirrell showed a subtle smile: I am such a clever little guy! Now, the three-headed dog will no longer be an obstacle! So, if a person is forced into a hurry, what can't he do?

Voldemort, who possessed Quirrell, didn't care what his servant was doing. As long as he could get the Philosopher's Stone, he had no problem with Quirrell selling his ass.