When in Trouble, Go to Dumbledore

"Albert, can we talk?"

At the Wizard Card Gathering at the end of May, Harry took the initiative to talk to Albert.

However, the impact of losing points last time was still there, and most of the Gryffindor wizards were still very dissatisfied with Harry. When they heard him call out to Albert, many girls glared at Harry.

"Oh, of course."

Albert apologized to the people present, said goodbye to Lee Jordan, and then left the hall with Harry.

Harry found an Empty Classroom.

"What is it? Speak!" Albert looked at Harry, who had closed the door behind him and was looking mysterious, and found it a little funny.

"It's like this..."

Harry recounted to Albert the conversation he had overheard between Quirrell and Snape.

"So, you think Snape found out from Professor Quirrell how to use the magical mechanism?" Albert asked after listening. "Then you came to me to... expose Snape?"

Snape is being blamed again, how delightful!

"Yes, we don't have any good ideas," Harry said, sounding rather helpless.

"Go find Dumbledore. You should have done this a long time ago," Albert suggested.

"Quirrell is terrified, he definitely won't come out to testify for us," Harry shook his head.

"Is evidence really that important?" Albert countered. "Dumbledore has always been a very enlightened headmaster. Sometimes, evidence isn't necessary. At the very least, if you went to the headmaster, it would certainly raise his guard. I've mentioned this to you before, but obviously you haven't done it."

Harry opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.

"Don't hesitate any longer. Since you think Snape wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone, you should go find Dumbledore." Albert patted Harry on the shoulder and said, "Otherwise, there's no point in thinking about it here."

In fact, Albert was also curious to know what interesting things would happen if the famous Harry Potter went to Dumbledore to complain that Snape was the culprit who stole the Philosopher's Stone.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Albert turned to leave, but Harry called him back.

"Etc..."

Harry seemed to be still hesitant.

"Is there anything else?" Albert asked in return.

Harry bit his lip and told Albert about his last trip into the Forbidden Forest to find the unicorn. He also told Albert that Snape was stealing the Philosopher's Stone for Voldemort.

"So, another unicorn has indeed been killed?" Albert sighed softly.

Harry remembered what Hagrid had told them: Albert was also in the know, and he had Prophecy the unicorn attack long ago.

When he discussed this matter with Ron and Hermione, he even thought that Albert probably knew just as much "truth" as they did.

"Firenze told me that Voldemort was trying to prolong his life by using the blood of unicorns."

"Hmm, I can probably guess." Albert looked up at Harry and asked mysteriously, "Do you know why people don't dare to call that Dark Lord Voldemort directly, but instead refer to him as the Dark Lord Voldemort?"

"Because they were afraid of Voldemort?" Harry thought for a moment and replied.

"Of course, that's only one reason. Another reason is that the name is enchanted."

"This name is enchanted?" Harry was a little puzzled; this was clearly beyond his comprehension.

"Yes, he's been enchanted. If you use that name, the other person will know." Albert looked at Harry, whose eyes were filled with confusion, and continued, "You and I both come from the Muggle World, and we don't have much fear of that Dark Lord. I called him the Lord Voldemort simply because it was necessary. Although you may think I'm exaggerating, I still need to remind you that if you keep using that name, one day it will bring you unnecessary trouble."

"Is this Prophecy?" Harry asked.

"Even without Prophecy, I can guess what will inevitably happen in the future," Albert said. "Sometimes, it's not that difficult to deduce future events from known information."

"Then what do you think I should do?" Harry didn't dwell on the issue of Voldemort's name and said somewhat emotionally, "If Snape really gets his hands on the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort will come back and turn this place into a school that teaches Dark Magic."

"Well, I don't have much advice to give you." Albert thought for a moment and answered Harry's question seriously, "As long as Dumbledore is the headmaster, you don't have to worry about Hogwarts becoming a school that only teaches Dark Magic."

He looked Harry into the eyes and said, "I'll say it again: if you have any problems, you can go to the headmaster."

Harry was disappointed. He had thought Albert would be able to offer some good ideas for solving the problem, but the other man just kept emphasizing that he should go to Dumbledore.

Although Albert said that Dumbledore was very open-minded, he still doubted whether the other party could listen to them.

After all, children's words are usually not taken seriously, especially since their relationship with Snape has always been bad, and they are very likely to be accused of slander.

He really doesn't want to become like that.

After the party, Fred specifically asked Albert what Harry wanted from him.

"You mean Harry? He told me that our dear Professor Snape might be trying to steal something hidden in the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor, Potter wants to see if he can get a way from me to expose Snape's plot." Albert wasn't going to hide anything from his roommate.

"So what did you say?" George asked curiously.

"I told them they could go and complain to the principal," Albert said with a smile.

"If I were Potter, I definitely wouldn't do that," Lee Jordan said irritably. "Dumbledore would think they made up this nonsense to get Snape fired."

"That's probably the case," George agreed.

In certain matters, underage wizards don't even have a say.

"I think if Albert were to go to Dumbledore instead, it might have a miraculous effect," Fred said, glancing at Albert and nodding.

"I'm not going to do something so thankless," Albert shrugged. "You guys should stop messing around with this stuff; Final Exam are coming up soon."

He changed the subject, smiling at his three roommates, and said, "If you fail the exam, you'll have to repeat the year."

"You should worry about Fred and George. I'm all set for the exam," Lee Jordan said, patting his chest. "I'm sure I'll crush Fred and George this time."

"Why don't you say you're going to crush Albert academically?" George said irritably.