"Come in!"
There was a soft knock on the principal's office door.
The door opened and Professor McGonagall walked in. After glancing in the mirror on her desk, she handed a document to Dumbledore.
She said: "The review of Mr. Albert Anderson and Miss Katrina McDougal's Time-Turner application has been completed."
The Ministry of Magic has very strict management over Time-Turners. They are basically not loaned out except to Hogwarts students. The final step of the strict review requires Dumbledore's signature and approval.
Well, it has nothing to do with the headmaster, but Dumbledore is in charge of this thing now, and for this reason, it would be easier for Hogwarts students to apply to borrow a time-turner to complete their homework.
Dumbledore picked up the quill, signed his name on it, handed the application back to Professor McGonagall, and asked, "Anything else?"
"Are you really going to leave the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts School?" Professor McGonagall asked with a frown.
A few days ago, Dumbledore invited several professors of the school to help design a mechanism to protect the Philosopher's Stone to ensure that it was protected with the strictest protection and no one could steal it.
"Apart from Gringotts, I'm afraid Hogwarts is the only place that can be considered safe, although it may sound a bit boastful to say so." Dumbledore pretended to be embarrassed.
"You don't need to be humble. Everyone knows that the only person the You-Know-Who is afraid of is you!" Professor McGonagall said helplessly.
Although Dumbledore did not say who was eyeing the Philosopher's Stone, Professor McGonagall still keenly sensed something.
The mysterious man may still be alive and has his eyes on the Philosopher's Stone.
Although Professor McGonagall found the idea ridiculous, there was no doubt that the person who had set his sights on the Philosopher's Stone was a very powerful Dark wizard.
Almost no one can break into Hogwarts without warning, let alone steal things under Dumbledore's nose, but Professor McGonagall still does not want to bring unnecessary danger to the students of Hogwarts because of the Philosopher's Stone.
After all, the other party was able to break into Gringotts and escape the goblins' pursuit, so he must be no easy target.
"I still don't think this is a good idea, and Harry Potter will come to Hogwarts to study." Professor McGonagall said softly.
At the beginning, Dumbledore gave Harry to his Muggle relatives to raise in order to keep him away from danger.
"It's safe here." Dumbledore said calmly, "Believe me, if Hogwarts is not safe, I'm afraid there will be no safe place in the whole of Britain."
At this moment, the door of the headmaster's office was knocked again, and Snape walked in. He glanced at Professor McGonagall and said to Dumbledore, "I have already arranged the mechanism. Although the logical ability of most wizards is very average, I doubt whether it can prevent those superb dark wizards from spying on the Philosopher's Stone."
"It doesn't matter. I don't expect those mechanisms to completely prevent others from spying on the Philosopher's Stone." Snape obviously did not think highly of Dumbledore's approach. "By the way," Quirrell planned to hire a troll security guard to guard the mechanism, you know..."
Snape's face twitched a few times, and he continued: "Those trolls have brains as big as walnuts, which can easily lead to other problems."
"I think Professor Quirrell will take care of it," said Dumbledore.
"Are you serious?" Professor McGonagall frowned and asked after Snape left, "Are you really going to let the troll into Hogwarts Castle?"
This struck Professor McGonagall as ridiculous.
Dumbledore didn't expect that the mechanisms designed by the Hogwarts professors could completely block the peepers, but if someone wanted to crack these mechanisms, it would at least take some time, and this would buy him enough time.
It is impossible to Apparate in Hogwarts, and the castle is the biggest trap for Dumbledore. As for how to ensure that the Philosopher's Stone is not easily taken away by the other party, Dumbledore has thought of a perfect way. Even a superb dark wizard cannot successfully obtain the Philosopher's Stone in a short time, and he will be blocked by Dumbledore. This is not Gringotts, and there is no place for the other party to escape.
As for fighting, Dumbledore was not afraid of anyone.
"Tom, what are you going to do?" Dumbledore clasped his hands together and muttered to himself.
…
In the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office, Quirrell had just sent Snape away, and Dumbledore had already agreed to his request to hire a troll bodyguard to guard the agency.
"What should I do?" Quirrell murmured softly, looking out the window.
The traps set up by the professors at Hogwarts seemed ridiculous to Quirrell. They could not possibly stop him. However, it was quite difficult for him to pass through the traps and steal the Philosopher's Stone without making any noise.
This means that he needs to follow the rules and crack the mechanisms left by the Hogwarts professors one by one, which will take a lot of time.
Brute force cracking is undoubtedly faster, but it will cause a lot of trouble. Not only will it attract Dumbledore, but it will also be wanted by the Ministry of Magic, and there will be a lot of subsequent troubles.
What's worse is that Dumbledore asked the professors not to tell others how to crack the mechanism. Is he doubting the professors in the school
Are you doubting me
This is not good news.
"Don't do anything unnecessary. Now is not the time. You need to find a suitable opportunity." A hoarse voice came from the turban behind Quirrell's head.
"Dumbledore doesn't value the traps you set up. He just made a set of rules so that those who want to take the Philosopher's Stone have to abide by them. The traps guarding the Philosopher's Stone are just bait to lure others into taking the bait. His strength is the final guarantee."
Voldemort easily saw through Dumbledore's tricks. This was Hogwarts, Dumbledore's territory. If he made any noise, he would be targeted immediately.
Even if he could finally get the Philosopher's Stone, he would still need to face Dumbledore head-on. Apart from him, almost no one could escape unscathed from facing Dumbledore in Hogwarts. This was the old guy's real plan.
However, how could a weak me possibly be a match for Dumbledore!
Quirrell was silent. Since his failure in stealing the Philosopher's Stone, he had suffered terrible punishment and Voldemort was parasitic on his body.
Until the moment he was parasitized, Quirrell regretted why he didn't run away and why he didn't betray Voldemort directly.
However, it was too late, everything was too late.
Ever since being parasitized, his body has begun to become weak. If Quirrell does not want to die, he needs to obtain the Philosopher's Stone as soon as possible to prepare the elixir of immortality. If he cannot obtain the Philosopher's Stone, his life will come to an end in a few months at most.
Quirrell didn't want to die yet.
He muttered to himself, "We must find a way to figure out what the other professors' mechanisms are."