They walked forward and down the slope of the corridor. In addition to their own footsteps, there was also the sound of water drops slowly dripping along the wall.
"Did you hear anything?" Daphne stopped and listened. Several other people listened quietly to the sounds around them, and indeed vaguely heard a gentle rustling sound coming from the front.
"Let's go, we can go there and find out what's going on." Xie Lin pointed to the front, where the lights were on. They discovered that at the end of the corridor was a brightly lit room, and the sound came from above their heads.
On the high vaulted ceiling, there are countless little birds flapping their wings and flying around the room.
"This is...the second mechanism?" Daphne suffered the loss last time and became very cautious, fearing that she would fall into the trap again. "Do you think, if we go in directly, will these birds attack us?"
Meredith was more observant. She pointed to the heavy-looking wooden door opposite and said, "There is a door opposite. I'm afraid we need to go through this room."
"If all those birds rush over at once, let's recite the explosion spell together and blow them all up. Can we pass this level?" Daphne suggested.
Xie Lin shook his head, "Daphne, your ability to use magic spells and adapt to situations is very good, and you also have unyielding courage in the face of difficulties, but you still need to learn more from Meredith in terms of observation and reasoning - see clearly , those things above your head are not birds."
In the chaotic situation ahead, Schelling has no intention of fighting alone.
After observing and getting along with each other for a whole semester, he felt that these two girls had good talents and personalities, and they were people he could trust, so he also came up with the idea of cultivating the abilities of these two girls to serve as his confidants in the future. Of course, the pleasing looks of the two girls are also one of the factors. Goyle and Crabbe, the two stupid guys, have no way of trying to be Xellin's followers.
Daphne took a closer look and realized that they were a group of keys with wings. "Damn, this level must be a level set by Professor McGonagall. Did she get it from the paper about magic lamps that you won the prize for?" Inspiration?"
Xie Lin shook his head, refused to comment, and asked: "Have you thought of it? How to break through this level?"
Daphne frowned, "Don't tell me, we need to find a key among these keys."
"Bingo! You got the answer right. You probably need to find the right key to open the door." Schelling said calmly, "They obviously can't just be used for decoration."
"But there are hundreds of keys on it!" Daphne frowned.
Meredith had already taken the broom and was about to give the broomstick to Shailene and Daphne.
The flying skills of the three of them are not bad, but compared to Harry or other Quidditch players, the three of them also know that flying is not what they are good at. At this moment, Meredith thought that they should just force it. Go into battle with your scalp open.
Xie Lin said slowly: "I will teach you another valuable lesson. There is no cookie-cutter solution in real combat. You must learn to use your own expertise and learn to use all available tools at hand to achieve your goals. The so-called The tools of magic are not just wands - potions, herbs, magical animals can all become our tools, and of course many Muggle things. The real power of wizards lies not in magic, but in wisdom. Encounter It is a sign of cowardice to first rely on magic to solve any problem. I have always felt that such people are nothing more than magic barbarians. Use every tool we have and use our brains to solve the problem. The unsolvable problems we encounter...rather than simply relying on magic or brute force, this is what makes a truly outstanding wizard!"
The two girls seemed to understand after hearing this, and their eyes suddenly brightened when they looked at Xie Lin.
Then, Xie Lin took out a Muggle universal unlocker from his pocket, and after trying it several times under the astonished eyes of the two women, there was a click, and the door lock was unlocked. The two women looked stiffly at Xie Lin holding the door handle with his hand, and said to them with a smile, "The door is open, let's go in." As he said that, he pushed the door open.
"How...how did you do that?" Meredith asked stuttering.
Schelling explained: "This is a universal unlocker in the Muggle world, specially used to pick door handle locks. This door lock has an anti-Alajo Cave opening spell cast on it, and the wizard's unlocking method has no effect on it, but -"
When Xie Lin said this, he sneered, "Wizards are too arrogant. Even Dumbledore did not show due attention to Muggle methods, so this kind of loophole was left. Similarly, I Any defense in the school, including any faculty office, could be used to pick the doorknob lock."
The three of them stepped through the door and came to an empty room. The room was dark and nothing could be seen in their field of vision.
The torches on the surrounding walls suddenly burst into flames, giving a feeling of déjà vu when fighting a boss in a game, and the illuminated scene was equally shocking.
At this moment, they were standing next to a huge chessboard. In front of them were two rows of black statues that were taller than them. Facing them at the other end of the room were two rows of white statues.
"This can't be... wizard chess, right?" Daphne couldn't help but muttered. "Now how to do?"
"We may need to play as chess pieces. Only after we win the opponent can we advance to the next level." Schelling expressed his speculation. He was not sure whether he could win with three chess pieces.
Daphne and Meredith couldn't help but frown. After all, if they really needed to act as chess pieces, it would not be fun to be swept away by the weapons of these chess piece statues.
After some thought, Schelling came up with a plan. He asked Daphne to replace the king and Meredith to replace the queen. These two chess pieces were basically the most difficult to lose in battle, and he replaced a knight.
"What if we get eaten?" Meredith was still worried.
"I will prevent this from happening. If it is really unavoidable, we will use the explosive spell to break through." After saying that, Schelling had already started to move the chess pieces.
The routines at the beginning were just that, exchanging money with each other to free up a larger battlefield. Schelling discovered that Professor McGonagall's chess game was not as clever as he imagined. This game of chess went more smoothly than expected.
When the number of chess pieces on the field was reduced to a certain extent, there was no need to consider the issue of exchange of pieces anymore, and Schelling began to think about how to defeat the king as soon as possible.
After the white queen viciously knocked the other bishop to the floor and threw it out of the chessboard like garbage, Schelling immediately stepped forward and happily checked the king. When he raised his wand and was about to blow up the white king in front of him completely, this guy actually took off the crown on his head and threw it at Xie Lin's feet.
This meant Schelling had won.
After passing through the wooden door, there was a corridor behind the door, and several people walked along the corridor.
Meredith said to herself: "The three-headed dog is Hagrid's level, the devil's net should be Professor Sprout's mechanism, and the one who enchanted those keys must be Professor Flitwick, and Professor McGonagall's giant chessboard formation has all three deans involved, so... we are very likely to face the mechanism arranged by Snape next?"
Xie Lin smiled, "Did you miss our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"
While talking, several people came to a door. The moment the door was opened, a disgusting stench hit their nostrils, and they almost subconsciously lifted their clothes to cover their noses. The next moment, the sound of chains being pulled was heard from inside the door, and a deafening roar came from the room.
"It's a troll!" Meredith screamed. Girls will generally be frightened to the point of losing their will to fight when they see a terrifyingly ugly and huge monster, regardless of their own strength. Daphne did a little better than Meredith at this point, and she didn't scream uncontrollably, but her face was also quite ugly.
Xie Lin said calmly: "It's just a giant monster. Don't you forget that I just defeated one on Halloween?" After Xie Lin said this, the two girls seemed to suddenly realize it, and their faces became less ugly.
Xie Lin continued: "The troll has brute strength similar to that of a giant, and its skin is also quite resistant to magic. It is not practical to knock it down with a stun spell, but it has a weakness. Do you know what it is?"
Meredith and Daphne said in unison: "The back of the head! The back of the head is its weak point."
Xie Lin snapped his fingers and smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, knowing its weaknesses, it won't be so scary. I will use the obstacle spell to restrict its movement later, and you will be responsible for controlling it with the floating spell." Give it a hard blow on the back of its head with the wooden stick in your hand, do you understand?"
The two girls had been instructed by Xie Lin on the advanced use of the floating spell, and they nodded hurriedly to express their understanding.
After opening the door, Xie Lin took the lead and used the obstacle spell to hinder and delay the movement of the giant monster. The two women simultaneously aimed at the wooden stick on the giant monster and cast the floating spell. The tacit understanding the two women had cultivated throughout the semester was now reflected. At the same time, the woman used her mind to control the wooden stick to the back of the giant monster's head, and successfully hit the giant monster hard, successfully knocking it unconscious.
When they were done, the two women happily hugged each other and gave high fives to celebrate. Unknowingly, the grudge they had towards each other disappeared.
Next is Professor Snape's logic puzzle level.
Both girls were not very good at logical reasoning. Xie Lin patiently pointed out the principles behind their logical reasoning and provided some examples from the Muggle world, allowing them to try to solve the problems on their own while waiting for him. He drank the antidote alone, passed through the black flames, and came to the last level - the room where the Mirror of Erised was placed.
Schelling is not as ignorant about the Mirror of Erised as Harry is in the original novel.
The Mirror of Erised is a work circulated by an alchemist in the fourteenth century. Unfortunately, the manufacturing method of this alchemical product has been lost. This is not an isolated case in the alchemical world. At the same time, there are also alchemical products with the same lost manufacturing method. There are many - disappearing cabinets, double-sided mirrors, resurrection stones, death's invisibility cloaks, etc., which were all caused by the war-torn environment at that time and the wizard's cherishment of his broomstick.
The magic engraved on the Mirror of Erised is none other than Legilimency.
It uses Legilimency to read the thoughts of the person looking into the mirror, find out what the person looking in the mirror most desires, and project the reflection in the mirror. Dumbledore did some tricks on this mirror to make it suitable for storing precious items - anyone who longs to get the Sorcerer's Stone can see an illusory image of himself holding the Sorcerer's Stone in the mirror, but only if he doesn't want to use it Only people can actually take out the stone.
But knowing the principle behind this mirror is not necessarily the case. Schelling tried to touch the mirror after performing occlumency. He found that he in the mirror was smiling at him, and then Schelling in the mirror took out a piece from his pocket. Xie Lin reached into his pocket for the red stone and found the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
After getting the Philosopher's Stone, Schelling used Transfiguration to create a fake Philosopher's Stone that looked exactly the same, and then used Occlumency to try the Mirror of Erised. After several attempts, he finally found the trick and successfully turned the magic stone into a magic stone. The fake stone was placed in the Mirror of Erised.
Maybe Dumbledore could see through that it was a fake Philosopher's Stone, but so what?
There were hundreds of people in the entire college, and it was difficult for Dumbledore to suspect him, a first-year student. What's more, his actions tonight were carefully prepared - he knew that in addition to the administrator Filch, there were many other people in the castle. All the portraits were Dumbledore's eyes and ears, and the three of them used the Disillusionment Curse and the Silence Curse to slip out of the dormitory, so that no one in the castle knew they had left the dormitory.
The only remaining problem at the moment is that Dumbledore may use the Summoning Charm to summon the Philosopher's Stone away, but this is not without a solution - Hogwarts's anti-Apparition magic has a fatal flaw, that is, non-wizards Apparition of systems cannot be prohibited, such as Phoenix, Zoe, and house elves.
Xie Lin quickly asked Dobby to take the Philosopher's Stone back to Malfoy Manor and put it into the family's secret room where many protection formations, concealment formations and shielding formations were released.
After doing all this, Schelling hurriedly took Daphne and Meredith and returned to the Slytherin dormitory under the Disillusionment Curse and Silence Curse.
Speaking of which, Schelling must be grateful that the entrance to the Slytherin dormitory is a stone wall. As long as the correct password is spoken, the entrance will appear on the stone wall, instead of being guarded by a portrait of the Fat Lady like Gryffindor—— This eliminates the risk of being discovered that someone has left the dormitory.
【Get the Philosopher's Stone! 】
