r18novel Chapter 112 A Difficult Problem
Chapter 112 A Difficult Problem
Qin Yu, of course, knew what had happened regarding the discovery of the three-headed dog on the fourth floor of the castle.
That must have been borrowed by Dumbledore from Hagrid to serve as a guard for the Philosopher's Stone.
The place where the Philosopher's Stone was previously located was the 713 underground vault in Gringotts, Diagon Alley, which Qin Yu accompanied Hagrid to retrieve during the summer vacation. Harry Potter was also with them at the time.
It was also when he retrieved it that Qin Yu revealed the secret of the magic stone, triggering a time reversal. At that time, he went through a lot of trouble and experimentation in order to study this mechanism.
In Qin Yu's view, Cerberus was certainly not enough to protect that magical stone. After all, this dog was no match for the fire dragon in Gringotts.
However, the Philosopher's Stone is stored on the fourth floor of the castle, which is right below Dumbledore's office.
Dumbledore, however, is the strongest protector of the Philosopher's Stone.
If anyone dares to steal something right under the nose of the greatest white wizard of our time, they really need to think twice about whether they're worthy of it.
"Old Deng is probably using a magic stone to lure people in... What a clever entrapment scheme..."
As he sorted through these matters, Qin Yu lay in bed and gradually became sleepy.
In his half-awake state, he recalled what Dumbledore had told him: that the current situation was very worrying and that he should try to unite the children at Hogwarts.
However, it is clear that this is not an easy task. For example, Qin Yu has a way to subdue Jerome and his group in their year, and those people have basically lost their temper.
But if the next generation of young children continues to be raised in this way, Hogwarts may find it difficult to achieve its so-called fighting strength. They will all be subdued by his tyranny, and there will be no room for individuality or courage.
So he had to find a way to make those children both competitive and grow.
This is a bit tricky.
These are things a teacher should consider, but Dumbledore casually shifted the burden onto Qin Yu.
Even though Lao Deng said he didn't ask Qin Yu to take on any responsibility, his words implied a sense of entrusting him with the responsibility of "entrusting his son to someone else."
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he himself is just a pawn in this "old fox's" scheme. After all, Qin Yu has reason to suspect that Dumbledore has been laying out something for several years and, with the talent and patience of an alchemist, is refining this great "philosopher's stone" for the world.
"Anyway, he makes me worry and do the work, but I don't have to pay him. That's probably Old Deng's wishful thinking."
With these thoughts in mind, Qin Yu drifted off to sleep.
……
The next day, the sun rose as usual, and Hogwarts remained as calm and composed as ever, like a wise man.
However, Malfoy was somewhat surprised and agitated because he had not heard any news of Harry's punishment—the annoying boy with the scar on his forehead had neither been expelled from school nor received any other punishment, and was showing up early in the morning to have breakfast in the Great Hall as usual.
This made Malfoy somewhat annoyed and hesitant, because he knew that the trap he had set had not worked. In addition to his disappointment, he was also somewhat worried about being retaliated against.
He wasn't afraid of Harry, but rather of the powerful figure Harry was clinging to—Qin Yu.
At this moment, he once again felt jealous of Harry Potter and felt endless resentment and hatred towards Qin Yu. Of course, he dared not show this hatred.
Harry Potter was equally annoyed.
He sat at the Gryffindor dining table, his gaze towards Malfoy seeming to blaze with fire.
Those were flames of fury. If looks could cast spells, that wicked Malfoy would have had his golden hair, which looked like it was covered in oil, burned off long ago.
"I'll teach Malfoy a lesson he deserves sooner or later!" Harry Potter said angrily, snorting through his nose.
Yesterday's events had left him feeling incredibly frustrated. He realized he had already placed Malfoy in the list of people he hated most, alongside his cousin Dudley.
Qin Yu glanced at Harry, then at Malfoy at the Slytherin table not far away, and felt as if countless lightning bolts and sparks were surging between the two of them.
Hmm, those two little kids, there's a sense of tension about them.
However, Qin Yu noticed that Malfoy's momentum immediately weakened after he noticed his gaze, and he lowered his head and stopped looking in Gryffindor's direction.
"Tsk, it seems my weight is a bit too heavy..." Qin Yu couldn't help but mutter to himself.
If Harry and Malfoy were on opposite ends of the scale, they might be able to maintain a dynamic balance that fluctuates up and down. However, with Qin Yu standing on Harry's side, he directly caused that side of the scale to tip downwards.
This doesn't fit the competitive and growth scenario he envisioned last night.
After all, although Malfoy is a brat, he's not a bad kid at heart. What he lacks is proper guidance. Qin Yu doesn't want to suppress the kid and turn him into a quail, otherwise Harry would probably lose some of his fighting spirit.
……
"What's too heavy?" Hermione asked, putting the food she was eating into the plate.
Seeing her anxious expression and the occasional glimpse of the food, Qin Yu knew that the girl must have misunderstood something.
So he smiled and said, "It's definitely not because you're too heavy. Here, try this, it's a little sweet and sour, very delicious..."
"I'm not eating it. I feel like my face has gotten rounder since school started," Hermione said, shaking her head and pouting.
"Really? I don't think so," Qin Yu said after examining it for a moment.
“Of course there is… Look here…” Hermione said, pointing to her cheek.
"Then let me pinch it and see." The girl was so cute, how could Qin Yu resist pinching her?
"Huh? What are you doing..." Hermione said, displeased.
"Feels good, looks like you've gained some weight... I was too rushed last night and didn't notice," Qin Yu said seriously.
"You! How dare you call me fat! I'll bite you!"
As Hermione said this, she immediately bit the hand that Qin Yu had reached out to her.
"Ouch~ It hurts so much..." Qin Yu cried out in pain.
“…Hmph!” Hermione said, letting out a snort.
"Okay, nobody thinks you're fat. You eat a lot, so you can grow taller quickly. Otherwise, I would be a head taller than you."
"...Then you're not allowed to eat so much, wait for me to catch up!"
"Ok, I will wait for you."
"Yes, I'm thirsty."
"A glass of juice, please."
Qin Yu casually handed him a glass of juice.
"...Does your hand... hurt?"
"It hurts, it hurts so much!"
"Then, I'll use a healing spell on you."
"No need, just blow on it for me, it worked pretty well last time."
"Last time?..."
Okay, I think it was in the public rest area last time, and to make the "treatment effect" better, I kissed him on the cheek.
Thinking about all this, Hermione quickly lowered her head and drank her juice sip by sip, pretending to be nonchalant, but her face was gradually turning red.
……
After the two said some childish things, Hermione reverted to her foodie nature and continued eating the delicious food.
Qin Yu also quickly finished his breakfast.
Then, everyone left the auditorium together and walked to their respective classrooms.
Hermione is taking Charms class, while Qin Yu is taking History of Magic class.
While Professor Binns, the history of magic teacher, floated in mid-air, lecturing on the tedious war between wizards and fairies in a rigid tone, Qin Yu rested his head on one hand, lost in thought.
He was thinking about how to motivate Malfoy so that the kid would have the courage to continue going against Harry.
Of course, Qin Yu would never publicly support Malfoy; he didn't want to see Malfoy get cocky.
"This is not a good matter," Qin Yu thought to himself.
Never mind, I'll stop thinking about it for now.
Putting these troubling thoughts aside for the time being, he recalled the conversation he had with Hermione that morning and couldn't help but imagine what it would be like for her to become a chubby girl.
Haha, that's practically like becoming a completely different person.
"Wait, it's a different person..."
Qin Yu muttered these words, his brows furrowing slightly before relaxing as an idea arose in his mind.
The problem that had been bothering me just now actually found inspiration in this girl.
Well, I have to say, thinking about her more often is actually beneficial.
Someone came to this conclusion.
——Dimensional wall——
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