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"Don't you find this a bit strange?" Harry said to Ron and Hermione. "Hagrid's greatest desire is a dragon, and a stranger just happens to have a dragon egg in his pocket? How many people walk around with dragon eggs all day long? You know that's against wizarding law! Don't you think they could find the sea..."
"Isn't Ge too lucky? How come I never thought of that before?"
Then they heard from Hagrid that he had taught the stranger who gave him the dragon egg how to subdue the three-headed dog, Fluffy.
So they hurriedly went to find Dumbledore, only to learn that the headmaster was not there.
Professor McGonagall revealed that the note carried in the beak of the owl that had just flown overhead was a message from the Ministry of Magic to Dumbledore.
He keenly sensed that this was definitely a tactic used by Snape or Voldemort to lure the enemy away from their base.
After his close encounter with Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest, Harry's scar ached for a long time, which he believed was a sign of Voldemort's return.
To prevent Voldemort and Snape from obtaining the Philosopher's Stone, Harry decided to get his hands on it ahead of time.
"But what should we do?" Ron panicked.
"If we get caught, we'll be fired!" Hermione said, her face pale.
Harry's eyes lit up, and he immediately had an idea:
"When something like this happens, the only people who can help us are our old classmates."
Harry: Hurry to the Western Tower and ask Buddha Levin for help!
So, at the entrance to Ravenclaw's common room, a bewildered Levin ran into the three little lions.
"So, you're planning to invite me to play that puzzle game so we can get the magic stone before the Dark Lord?"
Levin was somewhat incredulous when he heard their request.
Family members, who understands? I clearly said I wanted to stay away from trouble, but who knew trouble would come knocking on my door?
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Chapter 74 The First Hogwarts Challenge of Wisdom and Courage!
After listening to the three people's requests, Levin hesitated for a moment, but then agreed.
"It would be nice to see Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone up close."
Levin pondered to himself,
"And with my current skill level, I shouldn't need to be so timid anymore."
After receiving the Druid inheritance, Levin's confidence was indeed much greater than before.
A level 6 wizard, a level 4 mind mage, and a level 5 druid, combined, have a combat power of level 10 or higher.
If you add the magic they possess, most of these are methods that the native wizards could not have anticipated.
Under such information suppression, fighting against a level 15 wizard is not a problem.
A level 15 wizard is already renowned throughout the magical world.
In this situation, he no longer needs to be as timid and hesitant as before.
Moreover, he is no longer alone.
Auror Tonks, the witch Ciri, the unicorns of the Forbidden Forest, and the centaur tribes are all forces he can command.
Miss Granger is not currently qualified and is not included in the calculation.
So, it seems he didn't need to worry so much about Dumbledore.
"Let's do it!"
So the group agreed on a time to meet that evening, and then they went their separate ways to prepare for the "big event" that night.
However, Levin didn't know what else he could prepare besides temporarily giving himself a buff.
Speaking of buffs, after becoming a Druid, Levin's pre-battle buff list has gained new options:
Tree Skin Technique: Makes the skin of living beings as tough as tree bark.
[Untraceable: Makes the victim's whereabouts impossible to trace]
He didn't intend to eliminate Voldemort; Voldemort, with his seven Horcruxes, was unkillable.
Late that night, Levin used invisibility to leave the lounge and waited for Harry and the others outside the fourth-floor corridor.
At this moment, the gate leading to the forbidden area was tightly closed; they had clearly not arrived yet.
Less than five minutes later, Levin heard footsteps on the stairs, but he was in no hurry to reveal himself.
Judging from the footsteps, this should be a person, and an adult at that.
Clearly, the first challenger to the Hogwarts Challenge has only just arrived.
Even with the protection of the [Invisibility] spell, Levin still hid himself behind a pillar.
It's best to be as careful as possible when dealing with the Dark Lord.
Sure enough, it was Professor Quirinus Quirrell, who arrived.
Even at this moment, he still had a lewd look on his face. He stood at the top of the stairs, peeking around for a while before coming forward, casting a spell to open the gate to the forbidden area, and then slipping inside.
Levin tiptoed to the door, just as a loud barking came from inside.
However, Quirrell had already learned how to deal with Fulvi the Cerberus from Hagrid, so he was prepared. He pulled a magic harp from his pocket.
Although no one was playing, the harp still emitted a melodious, tinkling sound.
"Perfect for me to rub against you."
Levin chuckled and silently memorized the melody.
A moment later, the three-headed dog inside fell silent.
Next came the sound of a trapdoor opening, and Quirrell successfully entered the next level.
Throughout the entire process, Levin made no attempt to stop it.
Anyway, his main purpose in coming here was to see the Philosopher's Stone—for which he even learned some basics of alchemy—and incidentally, to gain some extra points for Ravenclaw.
When Dumbledore shamelessly gives Gryffindor extra points for madness, he can't be biased towards one class over the other, can he?
Given the current point difference between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, unless Dumbledore dares to add 150 points to everyone's score, Gryffindor has no chance of overtaking Ravenclaw with his bonus points.
We'll see if Dumbledore's skin is thick enough.
After waiting for about ten more minutes, Levin heard Harry and Ron loudly plotting in the empty corridor.
He could tell that the two brothers were indeed trying to keep their voices down, but they were still arguing a little.
“See? Snape has made it past Fluffy.” Harry whispered.
Seeing the half-open door, they seemed to realize even more clearly what they were about to face.
Harry took off his Invisibility Cloak and said to Ron and Hermione, "If you want to back out now, I won't blame you."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ron said.
“Of course we’ll go together,” Hermione said, looking around.
"I guess Levin thinks the same way, right, Levin?"
"Uh, how did you know I was here?"
Levin revealed himself and asked in confusion.
Harry and Ron were startled by Levin's sudden appearance.
Only Hermione seemed to have everything under control.
“I guessed.” The little girl stuck her tongue out at him triumphantly. “You scared me like that last time! I know exactly what kind of weird taste you have.”
I never expected that you'd become so clever after all this time.
Levin was somewhat frustrated when his prank failed.
Now that everyone was there, Harry pushed open the door.
As the door creaked open, a low bark immediately rang in my ears.
The sound of the harp could not keep Cerberus asleep forever; Louie had already woken up after Quirrell left.
Its three heads stared intently at the young wizard before it, baring its teeth and barking wildly at them.
"What's that at its feet?" Hermione asked quietly.
“It looks like a harp,” Ron said. “It must have been left by Snape. Levin, you’re early, did you see him?”
Levin shook his head.
The person who came was Quirrell, so of course I couldn't see Snape.
“Obviously it’ll wake up the moment the music stops,” Harry said. “Okay, you’ll see…”
Harry was about to take out the flute he had gotten from Hagrid, but Levine reached out and stopped him.
None of the three people in front of him had any musical talent in the original story, and he didn't want to pollute his ears.
"Let me do it. [Illusionary Sound Spell]!"
[Sound Illusion: 0-ring Illusion skill, allows you to create very loud sounds, which can be amplified, weakened, moved closer, or fixed in a specific location.]
The three immediately heard a melodious harp tune flowing from it.
If Quirrell were here, he would realize that the music was exactly the same as the one his magic harp had just played.
Because this is the original sound that Levin remembered, and then played it out using [Illusory Sound Technique].
Soon, as the music started, Louie's barking stopped. It swayed a few times, its knees buckled, and it knelt down, then collapsed onto the floor and fell into a deep sleep.
"How long will this music last?" Harry asked curiously.
"For as long as you want," Levin said. "If it really doesn't work, I'll just put it on repeat. It won't delay our journey."
Just as the group was about to bypass Louie and open the trapdoor, they suddenly saw Levin take out three glass bottles, chant a "Head-Soaking Charm," and then go to Louie's stinky dog head.
Hellhounds have overly large canines, causing their lips to not cover their gums, resulting in constant drooling.
They were stunned by Levin's actions. "Levin! What are you doing?"
Levin placed the three bottles next to the three dog heads and said, "In mythology, Cerberus is an underling of Hades, the god of the underworld, responsible for guarding the gates of the underworld. Its saliva is a kind of poison. If you spray it on the ground, aconite will grow. Aconite is a good thing and is very precious as an ingredient for potions."
"By the way, the sound of a harp can put a three-headed dog to sleep, which is also recorded in Greek mythology. I seriously suspect that some so-called myths are just records of what Muggles did to wizards during the ancient wizarding era."