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When Harry ran to the library.

Darren and the others were doing their Astronomy homework.

He hurriedly told them what he had just heard and what he had guessed.

"In other words, Snape only has Fluffy left to deal with before he can steal the Sorcerer's Stone?"

Ron hissed softly.

"Perhaps he already knows how to get past Fluffy!"

Hermione looked at the library, her eyes flashing with the light of wisdom: "I don't believe that in so many books, there isn't one that records how to get past a three-headed dog?"

"Then..."

Harry was a bit silent.

He had sworn that he didn't intend to meddle in other people's business anymore.

So he thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, this is Headmaster Dumbledore's business."

[Ding, detected a scene where the Saint Father system can be utilized around the host, now issuing a temporary task:

Say to Harry in a hesitant tone:

This is not just the Headmaster's business alone. What if Professor Snape takes the Sorcerer's Stone, causing the cooperation between the Headmaster and Mr. Nicolas Flamel to be ruined?

Will Mr. Nicolas Flamel force the Headmaster to compensate for the Sorcerer's Stone? Perhaps he could even make Hogwarts shut down!]

[Ding, after the task is completed, you will receive Plant Affinity Talent +2. Does the host wish to accept the task?]

[Accept!]

Darren hurriedly chose to accept.

Harry's adventurous spirit was too strong; if he didn't say it like this, Harry would change his mind himself.

So if he didn't speak now, he might miss the task. Even if it was only two points of Plant Affinity Talent.

So he looked at Harry, thought for a moment, and said hesitantly, "Brother, why don't we tell Professor Dumbledore?"

Harry was still a bit unwilling.

He remembered the suffering Darren had endured at Snape's place. He really didn't want to implicate Darren again.

"No, brother, what are you talking about implicating? Regarding the last incident, I had intended to go anyway.

You forgot, I was originally planning to go up and send Norbert away myself, but you guys stopped me."

He laughed, his eyes clear of any gloom. But the more Harry heard, the more guilty he felt.

"If I hadn't forgotten the Invisibility Cloak on the roof, you definitely wouldn't have been punished."

Given Professor McGonagall's favoritism toward Darren, Darren might have only been told a few words before being let go.

And then Darren definitely wouldn't have been punished by Snape.

"No, no, no, brother, Professor Snape didn't punish me, he just made me do homework..."

"Who would believe that!"

Harry muttered. Darren had no choice but to shake his head and say, "Alright Harry, then let's put it this way: if Professor Snape takes the Sorcerer's Stone, causing Headmaster Dumbledore's contract with Mr. Nicolas Flamel to be ruined.

Then will Mr. Nicolas Flamel come looking for trouble with Headmaster Dumbledore? Headmaster Dumbledore might need to compensate a lot of Jin Jin Jin Jialong.

Mr. Nicolas Flamel might even suspect that Mr. Dumbledore embezzled the Sorcerer's Stone, and he might very well find people to help make our school unable to continue..."

[Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving Plant Talent +2] Darren elegantly accepted the reward.

He then looked at Harry and the others again.

"Impossible, Professor Dumbledore is very powerful."

"Hogwarts is the best school in England."

"Can Nicolas Flamel control Dumbledore?"

"But Nicolas Flamel is over six hundred years old, he very likely has great influence!"

"Yes, and Headmaster Dumbledore might not be able to afford the Jin Jin Jin Jialong needed for the Sorcerer's Stone."

"And..."

They discussed it, one sentence after another.

At first, they didn't think that the Sorcerer's Stone being stolen would have an impact on Dumbledore.

Let alone make Hogwarts unable to continue.

But in their discussion, sentence by sentence, they discovered with horror that compared to Nicolas Flamel, Dumbledore actually had no chance of winning.

No, they weren't talking about strength. But financial power, or influence...

Comparing it like this, Headmaster Dumbledore seemed like he would go bankrupt tomorrow, and Hogwarts would very likely shut down along with this headmaster's bankruptcy.

"Oh my god, Darren is right, we must go notify the Headmaster!"

"That's right, let's go now!"

They were about to leave aggressively.

But as soon as they stood up, they sat back down dejectedly.

"No, we don't have evidence..."

"Yes, if Professor Quirrell was forced to compromise by Professor Snape, he definitely won't testify for us.

And Filch, he might also be threatened by Snape; when the time comes, will Dumbledore believe the professor, or will he believe us?

Especially since Harry often talks back to Snape, Headmaster Dumbledore will definitely think that we want to drive Snape away."

Hermione analyzed with difficulty.

Darren hesitated for a moment, then showed a little fear and said, "Then, then I'll go report Professor Snape, I don't have any conflict with the professor.

And if he really wants to take the Sorcerer's Stone, I hope to be able to give him a chance to choose again, perhaps he just thought wrong for a moment?"

"Oh my god, Darren, how could you have such an idea?

If you do that, you'll only alert the enemy. Listen to me, we'll take it slow, once we catch evidence, we'll go to Dumbledore!"

Harry immediately dispelled Darren's idea.

He was worried that after Darren reported Snape, he might disappear in the Slytherin basement one day.

After all, he was in Slytherin, being watched by Snape every day.

Better to wait until he found evidence, that way he could catch Snape directly!

The next morning.

Their idea of finding evidence against Snape was dispelled. Because they all received a note on their tables.

Your detention starts at eleven o'clock tonight, go find Mr. Filch in the evening.

Professor McGonagall.

After receiving this note, Harry's mood sank again. He had almost forgotten that he still had a detention.

This was his first detention since the start of school. Eleven o'clock at night.

Harry appeared before Filch with Hermione and Neville, and he discovered that besides Darren, Malfoy was there too.

Alright, that day, besides the few of them being put in detention, Malfoy was also punished.

"Follow me!"

Filch smiled cruelly.

He held a lamp in his hand, his mouth stretched wide, looking just like a fierce murderer.

Clearly, seeing so many students being punished, he was overjoyed.

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