Corridor on the third floor.
Snape stood in front of the entrance to the restricted area, and the wand slowly passed across the door frame. Several Magic lines hidden in the cracks of the stone lit up one after another, and then disappeared again.
The door has not been opened and the protection has not been breached.
A ray of silver light came from the window, bringing the message Dumbledore.
The double has been discovered and they are rushing back, but the real Quirrell has probably returned to the castle.
Snape's face became more and more gloomy. He really guessed that Potter.
Just as he was about to continue checking, there was a muffled sound under his feet.
Boom!
The stone bricks shook slightly, and then the students' frightened screams rang out from downstairs.
Snape turned his head sharply.
Come again?!
He understood the other party's intention almost immediately.
Quirrell knew that there were still people guarding the castle, so the second attack happened at this time.
Philosopher's Stone also has many layers of protection, but those students do not.
He quickly put a warning Magic on the door frame, sent out the message again, then turned around and rushed towards Moving Staircases.
"Damn Quirrell..."
On the other side, three people stopped on the stone steps at the same time.
Ron almost stepped on Invisibility Cloak's hem, but was pulled in time by Harry.
"Why did something happen again?!"
"Weasley, keep your voice down!" Draco immediately tightened his grip on the wand.
"I'm already so quiet!"
Harry feels it carefully.
A cold magic power is spreading rapidly from downstairs. It spreads along the wall, penetrates into the cracks in the stone, and rejoins further away.
This thing is expanding.
rustle...
Draco also heard it. The girl slowly raised her head and looked under the stone railing.
Click!
A black-green vine suddenly opened a crack in the wall and came out wrapped in rubble!
Bang!
The cane was pulled onto the railing, and a broken stone flew up on the spot.
Harry pulled Ron back to his side, and at the same time opened Invisibility Cloak and put it away.
"Wingardim·Leviosa!"
Draco's wand has been raised. The broken stone suddenly stopped in mid-air and then hit the vines head-on.
The thick rattan was knocked to one side, but the black lines on its surface suddenly lit up and rolled towards the three of them.
Harry finally recognized it.
"Devil's Snare!"
Ron eyes widened.
"You know this thing?!"
"It likes darkness and moisture, and will entangle the creatures that come close. Once caught by it, the more you struggle, the more trouble you will have!"
Another vine protruded from the bottom of Moving Staircases, climbed onto the stone pillar, and quickly tightened upward.
Ron looked at the branch that was almost as thick as his own arm, and his voice changed.
"You call this a plant?!"
"Do you want it to be a snake?!" Draco asked angrily.
"Now I think snakes are pretty good too!"
More black and green branches came out of the cracks in the wall and stretched staggered along the ceiling.
Originally, the gap on the lower platform could still be seen, but in an instant, most of it was covered.
Harry was in no hurry to cast the spell.
He could see clearly that every time those black lines lit up, the nearby vines would suddenly shoot out.
Not only are they growing fast, something is constantly pushing them!
Downstairs, screams came again.
Several students who were being taken to the side classroom to avoid the damaged Entrance Hall were blocked by vines that suddenly appeared.
"Don't struggle!"
Professor Sprout's voice suddenly overwhelmed the scream.
A bright light fell on the vine, and the branches quickly retreated. Madam Hooch seized the opportunity and pulled the boy back to his side.
But not long after, the black lines on the ground flashed again, and the branches that had just retracted climbed up the door frame again.
"Someone used Magic on them!"
Professor Sprout immediately turned to the other side and continued to protect the students who had not yet evacuated.
Harry Still wanted to see clearly what was going on below, but suddenly there was a crisp sound behind him.
He turned back sharply.
The passage we came from was also blocked by vines.
Ron looked in front and then behind. "Harry, are we surrounded?"
"It seems so."
"Can you two stop talking nonsense!" Draco waved his staff again, and the stone crossed the platform, blocking a vine extending towards Ron's feet.
Harry's gaze has already fallen on the wall lamp.
Devil's Snare is afraid of light and heat.
Sunshine?!
The light blue Status Panel unfolds quietly at the edge of the field of vision.
[Inherent talent: Advanced Magic Perception]
[Lumos: Mastery(1999/5000)]
[Flying: Mastery(283/5000)]
[Disarming Charm: Mastery(34/5000)]
[Levitation Charm: Proficient (286/1000)]
[Scourgify: Proficient (52/1000)]
[Shield Charm: Proficient (131/1000)]
[Stunning Spell: Proficient (99/1000)]
[Transfiguration: Proficient (36/1000)]
[Mending Charm: Proficient (286/1000)]
[Leg-Locker Curse: Proficient (46/1000)]
[Petrificus Totalus: Getting started (73/100)]
Harry looked at the door at the top, Magic, which he had practiced the most, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised.
"Ron, close your eyes."
Ron was pushing away the broken stone at his feet and was stunned when he heard this.
"What?"
After Harry finished speaking, he turned to Draco. "Draco."
As soon as the girl pressed back the last vine that was approaching, she heard him calling her name.
She turned her head subconsciously.
A warm palm gently touched her eyes.
The girl froze completely.
"Wa, Potter?!"
The hand didn't hold her down, but just placed it in front of her brow, blocking her sight.
His fingertips crossed his temples, covering even the last dim light in front of his eyes.
Draco's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the temperature in his palm suddenly became particularly clear.
"Don't move yet." Harry's voice was right next to him.
The girl's hand holding the wand slowly took it back.
She originally had a lot of questions to ask.
Who, who allowed him to suddenly reach out?
What time has it been? What on earth does this idiot want to do?
But after hearing that steady reminder, when the words came to his lips, there was only a soft response.
"... I know."
Ron looked at the two people and suddenly reacted.
"Harry, what about me?!"
"Where are your hands."
Ron:"..."
At the same time, Harry had already raised the wand in his right hand.
There was no spell, but the tip of the staff suddenly lit up with a little white light.
The next moment--
Boom!
Blazing white light suddenly bloomed!
Ron As soon as he covered his eyes, the space between his fingers was already bright.
"Ah! My eyes!" He quickly closed his eyes tightly, his voice full of grief and anger. "Harry! You should remind me!"
"I just reminded you." Harry's answer was almost covered by the sudden movement around him.
The vines that were originally pressing against the platform suddenly stopped in mid-air, and then all the black and green branches began to tremble violently!
The rattan wrapped around the railing loosened, and the branches clinging to the ceiling retracted one by one.
Even the thin vines that were about to reach the feet of the three of them felt as if they were being burned, trying desperately to burrow into the shadows behind the rocks!
But the light is still increasing.
Stone steps, railings, vaults.
One place after another, illuminated by the blazing white light, every detail is revealed.
The dust usually hidden in the cracks of the stones, the faded patterns at the bottom of the murals, and even the small cracks on the ceiling were all clearly revealed at this moment!
Light pours down along the open Moving Staircases space.
The trapped students below suddenly felt relaxed.
Professor Sprout immediately seized the opportunity and waved his staff to open the passage.
"Now, go!"
Madam Hooch protected the child through Moving Staircases. When he looked back, his eyes couldn't help but pause for a moment.
Above, the dim corridor is no longer visible.
There is only a dazzling day.
Outside the castle, a group of students who had just retreated to the courtyard suddenly stopped.
"Look!"
Someone turned around, and then, exclamations sounded one after another.
Hogwarts, which was originally hidden in the night, suddenly lit up.
Rays of blazing white light burst out from the tall windows, crossing the courtyard and covering the snow.
The tower was reflected clearly, and the snow turned a dazzling silvery white. The trees on the edge cast long shadows.
That majestic ancient castle seemed to have turned into a huge lighthouse at this moment.
The professor guarding the door raised his head, and the wand in his hand stopped for a moment.
"Merlin ah..."
"What is that Magic?!"
"It's dawn?!"
Suddenly, an excited voice sounded from the crowd.
"It's Harry!"
The student next to him turned his head sharply.
"What?"
"Harry Potter! Weasley said that Harry can summon the sun!"
The surroundings were quiet for a moment. When they heard those words at the long table, many people felt that Weasley had gone too far.
Summon the sun?
Why didn't he say that Potter could take off the moon?
But now...
Everyone raised their heads again and looked at the castle that turned the snowy night into daylight.
Draco I don't know what has happened outside the castle.
She could only hear the rustling of the vines as they retreated, the exclamations of the students downstairs, and a few dissatisfied complaints from Ron.
Bright light filtered in from outside the fingers, but the hand covering his eyes never moved away.
Harry is standing nearby.
The girl's tense shoulders slowly relaxed.
The danger that was still approaching just now seemed to be retreating little by little with the distant sounds.
However, my heartbeat was inexplicably faster.
"Okay." After a while, Harry's voice sounded again. "You can slowly open your eyes."
The hand moved away slightly.
Draco squinted his eyes first, and when his vision gradually adjusted, he finally saw the scene in front of him clearly.
The light was slightly raised by Harry, shining towards the vines in the distance.
He stood under the light, his messy black hair reflected on the edge of the light, and he was turning his head to look at himself.
"Are you okay?"
The girl looked at him and suddenly forgot to answer.
This idiot is still laughing!
After a moment, she suddenly came back to her senses. "Idiot Potter! Can you say something first!"
Harry was startled for a moment, then smiled. "Okay, tell me in advance next time."
Draco snorted lightly and quickly turned away.
Platinum's long hair slid across her cheeks, barely covering up the increasingly obvious warmth.
Ron had already put down his arms and was looking around with squinting eyes.
Suddenly, he reached out and pointed to the other side of the platform.
"Harry, over there!"
Several of the thickest vines were shrinking behind a stone pillar. The black lines on the surface were still flashing, but they never completely retreated.
They are protecting the shadow.
Harry immediately turned the wand, and the vine shrank back, hiding behind the stone pillar again.
No light can pass through.
Draco followed his gaze and soon saw a metal shield that fell from the armor next to Moving Staircases.
The girl's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Look at me! Yugardim·Leviosa!"
The shield suddenly rose.
Draco did not smash it against the vines, but hung steadily in the air, adjusting the angle gently with his wrist.
A bright reflection then crossed the edge of the stone pillar!
Zhi!
The vines hiding behind it twitched violently.
The next moment, a circle of black lines attached to the stone bricks was finally exposed to the light.
Those lines are connected to the vines, and every time they flash, cold magic flows into the branches.
"Beautiful, Draco."
The voice of Harry came immediately from the side.
The girl couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. Just as she was about to say something else, she suddenly felt the light around her change.
The daylight that covered the entire corridor began to narrow rapidly.
The shadow reappeared in the corner of the wall, and the stone bricks below Moving Staircases gradually returned to their original color.
But the light at the tip of the Harry staff is getting brighter and brighter!
Ron subconsciously held his breath.
The light that originally spread out in all directions was suppressed layer by layer and converged towards the front of the wand. Finally, it condensed into an almost substantial beam of blazing white light.
A subtle hum sounded in the air.
Draco's smile slowly stopped, she still remembered the burnt black table.
But this light in front of me...
Harry Holding his wrist steady, the circle of black lines that continue to grow vines becomes particularly clear in the perception of magic power.
"Look at my super blazing white light spiral penetrating style, all things destroy evil and finally reach the Holy Judgment"
The wand was suddenly sent forward!
Buzz--!
The blazing white light instantly crossed the platform!
It was like a lightsaber that suddenly stretched out and pierced the stone pillar!
Before the outermost vines had time to retreat, they were directly penetrated by light. Immediately afterwards, there was hard stone.
Zhi--!
A small circle of red suddenly lit up on the surface of the stone pillar.
The next moment, white light has penetrated from the other side!
The black lines hidden behind the pillars suddenly flashed, as if they sensed danger. Several thick vines tightened suddenly, trying to cover the center of the formation.
But the blazing white lightsaber has penetrated into that cold magic power!
Boom
The newly surged magic power was dissipated by the white light that followed before it could spread. The vine roots wrapped around the stone bricks shook together and then softened.
However, the beam of light did not stop yet. It continued forward and pierced the outer wall behind!
On the thick stone bricks, a dot of red suddenly expanded, and then, in the snowy night outside the wall, a beam of blazing white afterglow suddenly burst out!
It was only then that Harry gently raised the wand.
The buzzing stopped, and the dazzling lightsaber disappeared.
The holes that penetrate each other clearly remain there.
Ron Standing there, he looked at the stone pillar, then at the wall behind. Finally, he slowly turned his head.
"Harry. Did you practice Lumos into a killing curse?!"
Harry:"..."
Draco also had his eyes widened.
She could even see the red light that flashed when the stone pillar was penetrated.
"Potter!" The girl turned her head suddenly. "Are you sure, this is still Lumos?!"
Harry looked down at the wand.
"Probably so."
"What do you mean it should be?!"
"Potter."
A familiar voice suddenly came from below Moving Staircases.
The three people turned their heads at the same time.
Snape is standing there. His eyes are falling on Harry.
That's a very complicated look.
He could see everything just now clearly, and even when he was cleaning the lower vines, he even paid attention to the light.
There was no loss of control or deviation. It passed through the stone pillars, shattered the magic circle, and finally left a transparent hole in the outer wall.
A first-year student.
Snape's eyes slowly moved to the holes that were still smoking, and then returned to Harry's face.
That rare bit of surprise was quickly suppressed by him.
"Very good."
The familiar sarcasm reappeared in his voice.
"It seems that what I just said is still a bit difficult for the three of you to understand."
Ron's shoulders suddenly shrank.
Draco also pursed his lips and made no sound.
"Stay with the professor." Snape repeated these words slowly. "I originally thought that this was a simple enough request."
"Or do you think that as long as our great genius the Chosen One is here, there is no need for other professors?"
"Professor, we..."
Harry As soon as he opened his mouth, that cold gaze swept over him.
"I'm not asking for your opinion, Potter."
Harry Stop wisely.
Snape looked at him for another moment, and the scrutinizing gaze finally stopped on the wand in his hand.
"Who taught you that magic control just now?"
Harry blinked, and then he answered very naturally, "Headmaster Dumbledore, professor."
Ron looked at him, and Draco also quietly turned his head.
Harry's expression was still sincere. "I just followed Headmaster's instructions and tried to practice."
Snape stared at him and did not speak immediately.
After a moment, he let out a cold snort from his nose.
However, he did not ask immediately.
Because a rattan on the ground suddenly moved again. From far downstairs, there was once again the dull sound of a branch hitting the door frame.
Snape immediately leaned over and swept the wand across the broken black lines. A few strands of residual magic power were still extending in other directions.
His face darkened again.
"Anything else?"
"Obviously, Quirrell did not plant all his plants in one pot."
Snape quickly sent out a message, informing Sprout and Madam Hooch of the location and characteristics of the lines.
Then, he waved his wand in the direction of the entrance to the third floor to reinforce the warning he had left earlier.
Headmaster is rushing back.
Before that, he must first deal with these things that are still threatening the students.
"Go downstairs, immediately."
Snape stood up again and glanced at the three of them one by one with cold eyes.
"Back to the professor. This time, I hope you can really understand this sentence."
Ron nodded quickly, and Draco also responded.
Harry was just about to speak when Snape's eyes fell on him again.
"And you, Potter."
"When this is all over, come to my office."
Snape paused for a moment, and those black eyes scanned the hole in the wall that had not yet cooled down.
"I hope you can explain it in detail when the time comes. What I want is not to try your best."
"...Okay, Professor."
Snape gave him a cold look.
The next moment, the black robe suddenly rolled up, and his figure had disappeared from where he was.
The stone steps leading to the third floor have been exposed again.
The three of them were just about to walk down when a small sound suddenly came from above.
Click.
A small piece of gravel rolled down the steps and stopped beside Ron's shoes.
Ron immediately put away his smile and gripped the wand again.
"What's going on?"
Harry Lift a finger.
"Shh."
The three of them exchanged glances and walked up the stone steps carefully.
Turning the corner, the corridor was empty. The door to the restricted area was still closed, and there was no new damage nearby.
rustle...
From the corner of the wall, there was another movement.
Harry moved the light from the tip of the staff and suddenly stopped.
A gray rat was emerging from behind the fallen armor.
Ron was stunned for a moment.
"... That's it?"
He lowered his head, bent down to scoop it up, pinched the slender tail, and lifted the little guy up.
The mouse's four paws immediately flapped in mid-air.
Ron looked at it, then looked at Draco next to it, and the corners of his mouth suddenly raised.
He picked up the mouse and took two steps towards the girl.
"Ah!"
Draco suddenly stepped back and almost immediately hid behind Harry.
"Take your kind away! Weasley!"
Ron laughed so hard that his shoulders shook.
"Okay, Ron, don't tease her." Harry looked back at the girl who was clutching her robe tightly. "Let it go, we are going back."
Ron then squatted down and let go of his hands.
The little mouse jumped up as soon as it hit the ground, and in a blink of an eye, it got into the crack of the stone beside the wall and disappeared.
Draco confirmed that it had run away, and then walked out from behind Harry, with a little red cheek.
"How childish!"
Ron was just about to answer when a gentle cough suddenly came from deep in the corridor.
"Cough... cough cough..."
The three of them immediately fell silent.
Then, a weak and hoarse voice slowly sounded.
"Hello... genius...Harry Potter."
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