According to their existing clues, Voldemort was dormant in Professor Quirrell's body.
Unexpected, but not that unexpected.
As early as when Dumbledore was entrusted with the Philosopher's Stone, he learned about it from his old friend. The alchemist Nick Mellor, who seemed to have predicted the coming danger, once said when entrusting him with the stone——
"He's coming back, and this stone must not fall into his hands. Destroy it, you know."
It was at that time that a plan fell into Dumbledore's mind. He knew that person, so he set everything up.
He released the news about the Philosopher's Stone and asked Hagrid to take the stone away in advance. It was not until the news that the Goblin Bank was stolen later that he finally confirmed that he was really back.
After that moment of worry, he felt relieved again. After waiting for ten years, the man finally came back again.
The plan went smoothly at first.
Harry, who was predicted to be able to defeat him, successfully enrolled in school, joined Gryffindor, and made very good friends.
The secret room on the fourth floor was sealed, and they listed many mechanisms. Hagrid "inadvertently" told the "keys" to the most important level to the children, and then waited for the "warriors" to pass the many tests.
He even put a fake stone at the end of the secret room just in case, never giving the other party a chance to get the magic stone.
This should be foolproof...
However, the appearance of the mysterious wizard and the successive accidents in the Forbidden Forest made Dumbledore feel like he had no idea what to do.
The wizard was so mysterious that he couldn't catch any traces or see his purpose. He faced that person twice without falling into a disadvantage, and this time he even directly hit the opponent hard.
Yes, hard hit.
Dumbledore was sure that the man was still alive. The Horcrux was not a simple black magic. He would come back no matter how many times he did not destroy the Horcrux first. What worries Dumbledore the most is that this time the man was defeated by the mysterious wizard, causing them to lose traces of him again, which undoubtedly made it more difficult to deal with him.
Moreover, the mysterious wizard is also an unknown variable. If he can defeat that person, he is definitely not an ordinary wizard. Perhaps they can rely on this to track down the identity of the mysterious wizard.
Just as Dumbledore was thinking about it, he saw Snape put down his wand. He looked up at the gray-white figure formed by the flashback spell. After a while, he said: "Not long ago, a mysterious wizard appeared in that alley. .”
Dumbledore's blue eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.
"The symbol is a jet black robe and a young one-headed rune snake," Snape continued. "He is very powerful and has fought against many wizards alone. It is said that he is very good at using the Fire Curse."
Snape recalled the news he heard when he went to buy the materials: "The fire curse in the shape of a fire butterfly."
"Butterfly?" Dumbledore was stunned, and for some reason suddenly remembered the centaur's words.
"Severus, what kind of wizard do you think can be protected by a unicorn?" Dumbledore's eyes fell on Phoenix, who was napping with his eyes narrowed.
Snape was stunned and his eyes fell on it. ….The Dumbledore family has always been closely related to the Phoenix. Rumor has it that this is because of their bloodline, so when people in their family are in trouble, the Phoenix will come to help. This is the case for this phoenix, because this person is the last member of the Dumbledore family.
In fact, many families have similar rumors, and these so-called guardian beasts are often a symbol of pride for those families. Although as the years have passed, there is still one person who can prove the existence of guardian beasts, and it is only Dumbledore's phoenix.
But even so, no family has ever claimed to be favored by a unicorn.
"Unicorns will not approach wizards." This is the consensus in the wizarding world. Even pure and kind witches are just not allowed to get even slightly closer.
That kind of creature is very sensitive to [malice]. Even a little evil thought that is limited to thoughts will immediately alert those beautiful creatures, no matter what the reason for the evil thought is. How could humans not have evil thoughts, or perhaps only ignorant babies could reach that standard, but this only confirmed the inaccessibility of unicorns.
A wizard guarded by a unicorn? Even in fairy tales, such outrageous plots would not appear.
"What kind of protection?" Snape asked cautiously.
Dumbledore thought about the centaur's words and repeated, imitating the centaur's tone at that time: "He is guarded by a unicorn."
"That's what the centaurs say."
Snape was stunned: "Centaurs?"
Dumbledore thought about the centaur's words that day.
"Are you also looking for that mysterious wizard?" The only centaur who was friendly to humans looked into the depths of the Forbidden Forest. "This is a warning, Dumbledore. That is not an ordinary wizard, he is guarded by a unicorn. , but he also walks with the Thestral. He is not in the star path of destiny, and is a star that we cannot pry into. Be careful, Dumbledore, the one who can escape fate is never..."
It happened to be a clear night, with the semicircular bright moon hanging in the sky. The cold moonlight covered all the starlight and monopolized the entire dark night.
In a way it was like the centaur's warning.
…
The light representing the magic spell flashed on the door handle, and Noah immediately turned his head and looked over.
Professor Snape walked over with a sullen expression. He glanced at the book in front of Noah. He had been in Dumbledore's office for more than an hour, and Noah had already read two books.
The speed of reading is really amazing.
But Professor Snape had no interest in teaching him a lesson today. He just waved his hand casually: "You can go back today."
Noah glanced at the expressionless Professor Snape in confusion, but did not do anything extra and turned around to leave.
"Bring the book."
Noah paused, took out his wand, pointed it at the pile of books, and let them fly into the sky. Then he put all the books into his pocket with a skilled shrinking spell.
Okay, now I can only stay in the lounge and read.
I just don't know what the professor did again. He came back with an expression of "the matter is serious." Could it be that Quirrell is really hopeless?
Thinking of the two books I just read, it seems that [soul] was mentioned in both of them. I really want to find a cure in these books.
Noah closed the office door, straightened his robes, and walked towards the Slytherin common room.
Suddenly a cat meowed, and Noah turned around and saw a familiar big cat squatting on top of a statue, licking its paws and looking at him.
It's Eve's cat.
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Let me remind you: remember to collect it after reading it