Harry Potter, the Brilliant Genius

Outside the door, Harry and Ron Weasley looked uneasily at the Slytherin dormitory door, feeling as if countless eyes were watching them from the shadows.

The door opened, Lester came out of the lounge, seeing the two looking rather embarrassed.

"Potter, what brings you here?" Lester asked Harry Potter calmly, his face expressionless.

Harry looked around first, then whispered, "Lester, I have something I want to ask you. Can we find somewhere private to talk?"

Harry stared intently at Lester, while Ron Weasley muttered irritably, "What's with the attitude? He's just Snape's lackey."

Lester wasn't deaf, and he wasn't going to tolerate Ron Weasley's bad behavior. It seemed he hadn't beaten him up for too long during the Christmas season, and now he dared to provoke him again.

Lester raised his hand and slapped Ron Weasley across the face.

Snap!

Ron Weasley was stunned by the blow, and Harry glared at Lester, yelling, "Lester, what are you doing? Why did you hit Ron Weasley?"

"Why?" Lester flexed his hands and said calmly, "You came to me for no reason, and then insulted me to my face. Do you really think I, Lester, am easy to bully?"

Harry remained silent, while Ron Weasley stared at Lester with a venomous look, like a fierce little wolf.

Harry Potter usually ignores me completely, but now he's come knocking on my door. Anyone with a brain knows this can't be anything good.

They either need something from me, or they've done something wrong and need me to clean up their mess.

"Lester, this is crucial!" Seemingly afraid that Ron Weasley would anger Lester again, Harry quickly explained his purpose:

"We need your help, Lester. This matter concerns the safety of the entire Hogwarts. You must help us!"

Lester was utterly disdainful. He knew Harry wouldn't come to Hogwarts unless it was for a reason, especially something concerning the safety of the entire Hogwarts —it was just Dumbledore's Philosopher's Stone!

Seeing that Lester remained silent, Harry assumed Lester wasn't interested and reluctantly offered an even bigger bargaining chip:

"I know what Professor Dumbledore kept in that room on the fourth floor, and most importantly, Professor Snape wants it!"

"If Professor Snape gets his hands on that thing, Hogwarts will be in danger!"

Lester remained unfazed and said calmly, "Snape wants to steal Professor Dumbledore's things? Are you still dreaming?"

Actually, Lester was incredibly puzzled; he never expected that Hermione, the little witch, would end up hanging out with these two.

Otherwise, how could the two of them possibly know about the Philosopher's Stone?

"It's true!" Harry finally cried out when Lester didn't believe him. "I was out at night during Christmas, being chased by Filch, and I accidentally entered that room on the fourth floor."

"And there's a big dog inside, Hagrid's dog. Hagrid also told me that there's a treasure hidden in the room, and that treasure is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ron Weasley rudely interrupted him, "Harry, wait!"

Ron Weasley glared at Lester with hostility and said, "We won't tell you what's inside unless you help us!"

Harry hesitated for a moment, then agreed with Ron Weasley's approach and nodded vigorously.

Lester laughed. These two naive kids were really out of their minds. Did they really think he'd be interested in their world-saving game?

He had no interest in participating in Dumbledore's Savior Development Plan; in fact, he had already planned to have Neville intercept him.

"You two are idiots! Do you really think I'd be interested in your nonsense?"

Lester, with a disdainful look, gave them the order to leave, coldly saying, "Now, get out of here, or I won't hesitate to make sure you end up like your Dean!"

After saying that, Lester snorted and returned to the lounge.

Harry and Ron Weasley, their faces turning blue and purple with anger, were left standing there as punishment.

"Harry, I told you long ago not to look for Lester, because he and Malfoy are already Snape's men!"

Ron Weasley stated matter-of-factly, "They deliberately approached Hagrid first, definitely to obtain the secret of the fourth-floor room."

"Don't forget, at noon today, Hagrid even approached Lester and Malfoy. He must have been bewitched by those two scoundrels."

Harry was somewhat incredulous, muttering, "But, but Lester and Malfoy clearly saved me during the match..."

"They're deliberately trying to seduce you!" Ron Weasley's shrill voice rang in Harry's ears. "This is their way of getting close to Hagrid!"

"Don't forget, Hagrid could let slip to us about Nicolas Flamel, he could very well have told Lester too!"

"Besides, Lester and his group are Slytherin's men, they must be working for Snape!"

"Perhaps this is all a premeditated ruse, a Lester to gain your trust, Harry. You're such a fool!"

In the end, Ron Weasley even sighed, looking utterly disappointed.

Harry was stunned for a moment, his simple little mind struggling to process it. After a long while, he murmured, "Ron Weasley, you're so smart! Luckily you were here, otherwise I would have been fooled by Lester and the others!"

"Should we tell Hermione that Lester deceived us?"

"Hermione?!" Ron Weasley exclaimed dramatically, "Hermione's just a rich girl. If she knew about this, she'd definitely tell Malfoy!"

Harry said, troubled, "But... but it was Hermione who told us about Nicolas Flamel!"

Ron Weasley retorted arrogantly, "That's all she's good for. What great things can a girl accomplish? We two can handle the rest!"

"Okay!" Harry trusted Ron Weasley completely now. "So, Ron Weasley, what do we need to do?"

Ron Weasley for a moment, a wise glint in his eyes, and said, "Only Lester came out just now, which means Malfoy isn't with him."

"He might be trying to seduce Hagrid in his Hagrid's Hut. Let's go find Hagrid now and expose their plot in front of Hagrid!"

Without even thinking, the brilliant Harry Potter immediately replied, "Yes, we'll go find Hagrid now and make sure he tells him that Lester and Malfoy were sent by Snape!"

While Harry and Ron Weasley were brainstorming, Malfoy was also having a very exciting time.

"Go, Norbert! Use Bite! Tear it to shreds!!!"

Little Dragon Happy Castle, Malfoy, transformed into a dragon tamer, is training Norbert to tear apart the scarecrow in front of him.

"Waaah!" Little Norbert, who was only 10cm long, was forced to perform, holding his little baby teeth and biting the scarecrow's toes tightly.

The damage was so great that it almost tore the stitching off the scarecrow's straw sandals.