This time, even Ron did not argue. Professor Murphy was nothing like the other professors. He never deducted points or anything like that, and in his classes, he never dampened the students' curiosity. He encouraged them to take risks.
He would even take the initiative to cover up their mistakes for them.
He had never stood above any student from a professor's position and lectured them condescendingly. Even if you made the stupidest mistake, he would tell you, "Oh, that's a very pioneering operation. Let's see what happens next."
He simply did not seem like a professor, but more like their friend.
If it was him, then maybe even if they really did steal the Philosopher's Stone, he would plead their case for them.
"Why don't we just tell Professor Murphy? Maybe he'll believe us. And he seems to have a grudge against Snape too," Ron said.
Stealing the Philosopher's Stone was still too risky, after all. If Professor Murphy really was willing to believe them, then maybe he could stop Snape.
The suggestion immediately received unanimous agreement from the young wizards. Even Tom thought it was worth a try.
He also very much wanted to know how Professor Murphy viewed the Philosopher's Stone.
In the first week of term, during practical class.
The Weasley twins' upgraded Goblin Coin was making gratifying progress.
To reduce costs, they used a gold foil disk one millimeter in diameter as the "coin." After performing the Whisper of Greed ritual on it, they found that it could still achieve long-distance communication.
However, the gold foil disk was too small. The sound it produced was so faint it could not be heard at all, and the foil was extremely fragile. Forget carrying it around—even the vibrations produced during communication might tear it apart. So