章 78: Philosopher Stone
"Tom!"
Dumbledore stared at the black mist in front of him after he appeared. This was his first official contact with Voldemort since his death.
"I will come back, I will come back. One day, whether it is you, Adrian, or Potter, I will kill you all."
The black mist hovered in the sky, and the scarlet eyes stared at the three people below.
Ethan pointed at the black smoke that had begun to escape and asked Dumbledore, "Headmaster, aren't you going to stop it?"
Although Voldemort could not die because of the Horcrux, even the Fiendfyre that could burn the soul would not work on him, because he was protected by the dark magic of the Horcrux. The Horcrux was a fragment of his soul. The Horcrux was indestructible, and his incomplete soul was always protected.
But being unable to kill did not mean there were no other ways to deal with him, such as sealing.
Imprisoning Voldemort in a small area and setting up multiple magical barriers to prevent him from escaping—Ethan did not believe that Dumbledore would not consider it.
"Do you think I can stop it?"
Dumbledore turned his head and looked at the little guy who had accidentally joined the fray.
"I think it's possible. You are the greatest wizard of this century," Ethan said with certainty.
Ethan was very confused by Dumbledore's actions in the original book. He had calculated so much, but Voldemort was completely defeated. He could still manipulate Voldemort even after his death.
However, Dumbledore was unwilling to abandon his principles and take matters into his own hands. The Ministry of Magic was so afraid of Voldemort that they didn't even dare to tell anyone about his resurrection. Yet they targeted Dumbledore, who could suppress Voldemort.
Think about it: Dumbledore directly defeated the Ministry of Magic, forcibly recruited Harry as a Horcrux detector, killed the Death Eaters one by one, and uprooted the pure-bloods who joined the Death Eaters. He treated the British wizarding world with a "break down and build up" attitude. (In the 27th Battle of the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore, who was over a hundred years old, suppressed the peak Voldemort after his resurrection.)
In this case, there was no room for Voldemort to survive.
Either he would choose to die or escape.
"That's because you are still young. You will be better than me in the future!"
"Even if I can be better than you, it will be in the next century!"
"Maybe you can grow faster."
"Headmaster, you think too highly of me."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Harry raised his hand with difficulty, trying to attract their attention. "I am not dead yet. Can I be saved?"
There was no part of his body that didn't hurt now, especially his head. When the fake Quirrell turned into ashes, he felt like it was about to split.
Bang!
Harry's arm, which he raised with great difficulty, fell to the ground. The sound it made attracted the attention of the two.
"I will send Harry to the infirmary first. We will meet there later. Tell me about the situation inside."
Dumbledore looked at Harry worriedly. He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he saw that this child was really in a terrible state.
"Headmaster, this is the Philosopher's Stone!"
As he spoke, Ethan took it out of his trouser pocket. The achievement had been completed. Although Ethan wanted to keep the Philosopher's Stone for himself, he couldn't snatch it from Dumbledore now.
"The magic power in this Philosopher's Stone has been used up. It has lost its greatest function. I leave it to you."
Dumbledore smiled, and then a flash of fire appeared, and Harry disappeared from Ethan's view.
The magic power has been used up?
In other words, even if Voldemort had taken it, it would have been useless.
But for wizards who are skilled in alchemy, even if the magic power of the Philosopher's Stone is depleted, it is still a rare treasure.
Anyone studying this pinnacle of alchemy would find it valuable.
Ethan hadn't expected Dumbledore to be so generous.
After putting the Philosopher's Stone away, Ethan looked at the panel. He had just completed an achievement.
[Dream of Eternity]
Yearning for the miracle of turning stone into gold, wealth is no longer a misty cloud, dreams instantly become real and beautiful; the dream of immortality, time is no longer a ruthless blade, youth is eternal and never fades.
Achievement goal: Get the Philosopher's Stone (1/1)
Achievement reward: Alchemy: Construct Alchemy
A large amount of complicated information flowed into Ethan's mind.
Construct Alchemy involves creating a magic structure vein from metal or wood, ultimately making a construct that can obey orders. It can be combat-type or home-type, but must have a core to make the construct move.
The magic contained in this core and the material strength of the construct determine its final output efficiency.
It is a very complex and precise process. As for the strength, Ethan has not experimented yet and does not know.
Overall, this reward is still very good.
But as Ethan was about to leave, he was instantly displeased. When Dumbledore left, he didn't think to take him with him.
He and Harry could use the Phoenix Apparition, but Ethan could only return to the original place.
Ethan, who left the third floor, went to the auditorium first. If nothing unexpected happened, Cassandra was still waiting there.
The Frey brothers, who had gone to Harry to talk about Quirrell's various issues, were borrowed by Ethan.
"Why are you alone? Where is Professor Quirrell?"
Seeing that only Ethan returned, Cassandra had already guessed.
The curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was still in effect, and Professor Quirrell did not survive this year.
"Professor Quirrell is fine, but I don't know where he is. The one you saw just now was a fake created with Polyjuice Potion."
Quirrell must not be dead. The dead cannot make Polyjuice Potion effective, and the fake Quirrell needed a lot of body tissue from Quirrell. After all, the Polyjuice Potion only lasts for an hour. As long as he is still in Hogwarts, he will drink Polyjuice Potion continuously.
Generally, hair is added to Polyjuice Potion, but Quirrell has been bald for a long time. So what did he add to the potion?
"Then did you deal with the fake Quirrell?"
"No, it was Harry who dealt with him. I just provided some help."
Ethan told the truth. He did indeed die at Harry's hands.
Seeing Cassandra's strong desire for knowledge but not knowing where to start, Ethan simply said it directly.
"Forget it. I've made a deal with you. Voldemort was in Quirrell's body. He was hidden on the third floor... In the end, Harry held Voldemort and burned him to ashes."
It's useless to hide this information. Pressure can urge her to improve her strength as soon as possible.
"Dumbledore actually let you participate in such a dangerous situation and allowed Voldemort to stay in Hogwarts for a year. No, I'm going to tell my father and ask him to find Dumbledore. He's gone too far."
Cassandra ran to the Owl House.
She wanted to write a letter to her father.
Not only should Dumbledore, the one who put all the teachers and students in danger, be sent to Azkaban, but he should also be punished to teach him a lesson.
When Ethan told her two followers to say these words to Harry, he mentioned that this was a deal with Dumbledore.
Cassandra hadn't taken it seriously.
A disabled professor, a waste Gryffindor—she never expected that this was just an appearance, and Voldemort was hiding inside.
"Wait, I was taken there by that fake Quirrell, and it has nothing to do with Dumbledore."
Ethan grabbed Cassandra's hand and pulled her back.
Not to mention that there was a useless Minister Fudge, the Ministry of Magic would never admit that Voldemort was back, and there was no benefit in making trouble with Dumbledore for no reason.
And Dumbledore's reward was also sufficient. What guided Harry was the opportunity to study with Nicolas Flamel, and this Philosopher's Stone with depleted magic power should be the reward for Ethan's involvement.
After comforting Cassandra for a while, Ethan went to the school hospital room.
Harry was lying on the bed, still in a coma.
And Dumbledore was being blamed by Mrs. Pomfrey, but he still lowered his head and was scolded, not daring to refute.
Harry's injury was unusual. Looking at the scary blue and purple bruises and the head that looked a bit like a pig's head, these were just the most basic external injuries, and he would be fine after drinking two bottles of magic potion.
What really made him unconscious was the scar on his forehead, which had an impact on Harry's spirit.
Dumbledore wanted to confirm the relationship between Harry's scar and Voldemort. He could only tell Madam Pomfrey the news that Voldemort had appeared at Hogwarts and share his own guess.
As a doctor, the last thing she wanted was for something dangerous to happen in the school. And Dumbledore, the old man, actually dared to let Voldemort in.
Not to mention that Dumbledore didn't know; the two had known each other for so long, but she didn't know about Dumbledore, the old cunning guy.
"Sorry, Pomfrey, Ethan and I have something to discuss. [Harry will be left to you."
Saying that, Dumbledore pulled Ethan out of the school infirmary without waiting for Madam Pomfrey's consent.
"Headmaster, are you using me as a shield?"
"You can't say that. We do have something to discuss, don't we?"
Dumbledore was also a little embarrassed that he had been discovered.
As soon as Harry fainted, he knew he would have to face criticism, so he specifically asked Ethan to come to the school infirmary; otherwise, he would have asked Ethan to go directly to the headmaster's office.
In the headmaster's office, Ethan recounted everything from the time Voldemort took him away to the moment Dumbledore appeared.
Dumbledore listened quietly.
The headmaster of Hogwarts has an unimaginable control over the school because the school is alive. The moment Quirrell died just now, he knew that there was one less wizards in the school. It can be said that as soon as a murder occurs, he would know immediately.
But who was killed was not known, so he rushed there with the Phoenix right away, but he didn't know what had happened inside.
After all, ghosts, portraits, and armor, which can be used as cameras, cannot be placed everywhere, and any one of them would attract Voldemort's attention.
In addition to knowing how Harry got injured and how Ethan defeated Voldemort, there was another piece of news.
Quirrell is still alive!
Dumbledore fell into deep thought. If he is still alive, he doesn't know if he can be saved.
He also doesn't know if this Quirrell is fake. It's possible that Quirrell's mental state changed after being possessed by Voldemort. It is not impossible that his personality would change again after being injured.
And where did Voldemort get so many fools to deceive? Taking a mouthful of Polyjuice Potion every hour also consumes a lot of resources.
"What do you think of Tom just now?"
Dumbledore wanted to know how Ethan viewed Voldemort. After all, Voldemort had always wanted to win Ethan over, although he had not succeeded.
"He has power but no brains. He knows that the Philosopher's Stone is a trap. You, Headmaster, have noticed him, but he still went inside. He has been following your pace and has no ideas of his own."
"If he changed his mindset, since you let him into Hogwarts and made him a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, he could have created a magic trap and kidnapped a whole grade of young wizards to force you to hand over the Philosopher's Stone.
After getting the Philosopher's Stone, he could just leave with the key.
You, Headmaster, wouldn't be able to do anything about it."
Ethan directly expressed his thoughts. There are more than 70 wizards in a grade, including Harry.
There are not many wizards who can perform magic in the first few days of school.
Using the Defense Against the Dark Arts practice as an excuse, he could have taken people to a place he prepared in advance, trapped everyone, and used Fiendfyre to threaten Dumbledore.
If Dumbledore dared to make any move, he would activate the Fiendfyre and blow up the building.
The magic is ineffective against Harry, and would the stones falling from the building be effective? This is why it is too late to cast the final spell.
The final spell requires magic to counteract the magic, and it is not successful once it is cast.
This process takes time, and it takes one or two seconds for Fiendfyre to burn a small wizard to death? Dumbledore would definitely have to compromise.
After listening to Ethan's words, Dumbledore's forehead was already sweating.
Fortunately, Ethan did not get involved with Voldemort, and Voldemort was not very smart.
Otherwise, if this plan had been implemented, Dumbledore would have really had no choice but to hand over the empty shell of the Philosopher's Stone to him.
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