Chapter 104

"Then, this is the only way."

Harry said softly, and Ron and Hermione both looked at him in horror. They both understood at the same time what Harry was going to do.

"But... Harry, you will be expelled?"

Hermione said, trembling.

"Professor McGonagall said that if they meddled in this matter again, points would be deducted, not to mention stealing the Sorcerer's Stone as Harry intended.

If I don't do it, Voldemort will get the Sorcerer's Stone.

He will make a comeback, we will all be expelled, and Hogwarts will cease to exist. Why worry about whether I'll be expelled?"

Harry argued with them. At this moment, he missed Darren immensely.

Although Darren was simple-minded, as long as it was a decision he made, Darren would support it unconditionally.

But he couldn't drag Darren into this again.

Darren had already had such a miserable childhood and had been sorted into Slytherin; as his older brother, he didn't want to implicate him.

So he told Darren to stay in the Slytherin common room so that Darren wouldn't be involved in this matter.

Even if he snatched the Sorcerer's Stone from Snape's hands, Snape would have no reason to punish Darren.

Harry never even considered that Snape might vent his anger on others.

He now believed that as long as Darren wasn't involved, Darren would be safe.

"It will be dark soon. Snape will likely act after dark. I will put on the Invisibility Cloak and then steal the Sorcerer's Stone!"

After dinner, they avoided others and waited in the common room. Once everyone had returned, they took out the Invisibility Cloak and ran out of the common room.

It is worth mentioning that while passing through the common room, they even attacked Neville, who was blocking the entrance.

Because he wouldn't allow them to take risks again. If caught, points would definitely be deducted. Unfortunately, he was tied up the next second.

Harry and the others ran a thrilling race along the way.

It wasn't until they reached the fourth-floor corridor that they quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily Darren didn't come, otherwise he would have been scared to death!"

Hermione sighed secretly.

However, she froze the next second.

Because Darren's head appeared out of thin air. Then his body...

"Darren!"

Harry and the others almost froze in place.

"Didn't I tell you..."

Harry said anxiously, only to be interrupted by Darren. His face was pale, but his expression was very calm.

"Brother, I couldn't watch you take risks while I did nothing."

[Ding, Saintly Father Value +100]

[Ding, Saintly Father Value +100] [Ding, Saintly Father Value +100]

After three Saintly Father Value notifications.

Darren was about to speak.

When he heard another notification. [Ding, Saintly Father Value +50]

Oh, this!

Did Headmaster Dumbledore come out so early?

Darren was a bit impressed by the Headmaster's dedication; he had to come out this late to guide the Savior.

However, he still smiled.

"Alright, Brother, don't make that face. I also brought an Invisibility Cloak. You go in first, and I'll sneak in behind you.

If there's a problem, no one will be able to discover me!"

His tone was extremely sincere, but everyone knew that if danger were encountered, Darren would likely be the first to rush forward.

But now they couldn't drive Darren away either.

Arguing here would likely attract Professor McGonagall, and they might be expelled before even stealing the Sorcerer's Stone.

Harry and the others opened the door where Fluffy was kept, feeling dejected.

"Roar!"

Fluffy's voice came out excitedly.

It had smelled that scent it liked last time; that little wizard brat was coming over.

It really wanted that brat to scratch its back; it was itching.

That brat ran really fast last time. This time, it would definitely catch him and keep him by its side every day.

Fluffy's not-so-smart brain thought excitedly.

However, just as it was eager to call for that brat to come in quickly, a soft sound of music began to play.

Ah, comfortable!

"Hoo, hoo, hoo!"

Fluffy's snoring gradually grew louder.

Harry bypassed Fluffy's three large heads and looked at Darren with admiration.

"Darren, you really are a genius!"

Because he saw Darren turn a piece of wood into a flute, and the flute was playing by itself.

As far as he knew, no one in the first year could do that.

"Brother, you are the same, if you study hard and don't copy homework."

Darren pointed this out earnestly, making Harry shut his mouth tightly. In this situation, he didn't want to discuss studying.

"Wait, what is this?"

Ron pointed to a harp in the corner.

"Obviously left by Snape... we need to hurry!"

Harry said, frowning.

"Alright, stop discussing these things. Who is going down first?"

Ron pushed open the trapdoor under Fluffy, and he looked at the bottomless black hole, asking with some fear.

[Detected a scene where the Saintly Father System can be utilized. Now issuing a temporary task:

Walk in front of everyone and say in a nervous tone: I'll go down first to check. When I say there's no problem, you come down one by one.]

[Ding, after completing the task, you can obtain Plant Affinity Talent +10. Does the host accept the task?]

[Accept!]

Darren quickly clicked to accept the task.

He noticed that Harry was already prepared to jump down. So he quickly stopped Harry.

His face was a bit pale, but he still smiled and pretended to be calm, saying, "Brother, I'll go down first to check. If there's no problem, I'll signal you, and then you can come down one by one!"

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Plant Affinity Talent +10]

Darren accepted the reward and then leaped down, jumping through the trapdoor.

[Ding, Saintly Father Value +100]!

[Ding, Saintly Father Value +100] [Ding, Saintly Father Value +100] [Ding, Saintly Father Value +50]

Mr. Dumbledore was as restrained as ever.

"Darren!"

"Oh my god!"

"Darren, he..."

The three of them, Harry, shouted in panic.

They didn't expect Darren to jump down right after speaking, clearly worried they would stop him.

Why was Darren always so kind?

"Darren, say something! How are you now... No, I'm going to find Professor McGonagall..."

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