Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 18 Nicole May
The Easter holidays are over and final exams are coming.

A week after the exam, the exam results are announced on the bulletin boards of the colleges.Schelling got excellent marks in Charms exam, Transfiguration exam, Potions exam, and History of Magic exams, and he also performed well in other subjects; Draco, Daphne, and Meredith's grades were not bad either.

The little wizards of Gryffindor were much worse. Except for Hermione, the real student, the performance of Harry and Ron could only be described as lackluster. As for Neville and Seamus, their performances could only be described as disastrous.

To sum up, Schelling got No.1 in the whole grade, Hermione No.2, Meredith No.3, and No.4 was a Ravenclaw girl Murray, Daphne No.5, and Draco No.6. This made the little wizards in Slytherin excited for a while, while Gryffindor, who had always been at odds with Slytherin, became the object of ridicule by other colleges and fell into a gloomy mist.

Schelling, Hermione, and Meredith were all all-round academic masters who excelled in both the written test and the practical test; Daphne was slightly more inclined to the practical class. Her grades in spells and transfiguration were not bad, but her grades in history of magic, astronomy, and herbal medicine were pulled down.

Draco was particularly talented in Potions. He got full marks in Potions, and his grades in Charms and Transfiguration were not bad, so he got No.6.This has made him happily show off to Nott, Blaise, Gore, and Crabbe.

The Harry trio didn't get depressed in the exam results for too long. Before the exam results were announced, the Harry trio suddenly found out that Professor Snape's whereabouts were suspicious, so they came to the conclusion that Professor Snape planned to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

One night, the three sneaked into the restricted area of ​​the corridor on the fourth floor, only to find that there was only a pool of blood and the body of the three-headed dog on the ground-this made them more sure that Professor Snape had broken into the collection of the Sorcerer's Stone.

The three broke through the devil's net, the flying key, and the giant chessboard. Ron was knocked unconscious on the chessboard, leaving Harry and Hermione to move on. The two first bypassed the corpse of a giant monster, and then came to Professor Snape's logic problem level.Hermione quickly deduced the effects of all the potions, and Harry asked Hermione to report back, while he drank the bottle of potion that could pass through black flames.

In the last room, Harry saw Quirrell, who was looking at the Mirror of Erised.

Just like in the original plot, Quirrell showed the true face of Voldemort parasitic on the back of his head—it was a hideous and terrifying face, the color of the face was as white as chalk, the red eyes glowed, and there were two snake-like nostrils underneath.

Voldemort used Harry to take the Philosopher's Stone out of the Mirror of Erised. Just as Harry was about to rush to the door with black flames, Quirrell grabbed Harry's hand. As a result, Quirrell was backlashed by the power left by Harry's mother on Harry.

Harry's excellent on-the-spot adaptability was revealed at this moment. He rushed towards Quirrell without fear and touched Quirrell's skin with his hands. During the struggle between the two, Harry fell into a coma for three days, while Quirrell died tragically.

After Harry woke up, the final dinner was ushered in.At the dinner, Dumbledore added 50 points to Ron, 50 points to Hermione, 60 points to Harry, and finally 10 points to Neville, making Gryffindor a reversal in one fell swoop.

The Gryffindor table erupted into thunderous cheers, while the Slytherin table was full of disappointment and frustration. Prefect Gemma Farley was shaking with anger, as if he was about to cry at any time. Draco, who was deeply dissatisfied, kept swearing repeatedly, and loudly shouted that his father was the Hogwarts school manager, and he would definitely seek justice for Slytherin on this matter.

Xie Lin looked calm. The Academy Cup is dispensable to him. His vision and ambition definitely go beyond that!
Originally, Daphne and Meredith's faces were also very ugly. They felt that Dumbledore's actions were unfair-Scherling killed a troll and saved the lives of his classmates was only worth 20 points, but Ron played a game of chess and Hermione solved a logic problem, but they could earn 50 points for the college!But when they saw Xie Lin's calm and unwavering face, combined with the three people's previous adventure experiences, they suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment.

Seeing the expressions of the two girls, Schelling showed a satisfied smile, "I'm glad that you can calm down your emotions so quickly. Remember, the academy cup is empty. It can neither bring us real honor nor produce real value for us. It can neither be eaten nor exchanged for money."

At this point, the two girls were amused, and Xie Lin pointed to his head, and continued with a serious face: "The really important thing lies in how much knowledge we have learned here and how much strength has grown. Only these are truly valuable things."

These words convinced the two women, and even Draco, Pansy and others who were beside them heard it with great splendor.What Xie Lin didn't say in his heart was: The biggest benefit in this turmoil - the Philosopher's Stone, has fallen into my hands, the Academy Cup?Whoever likes it will take it!
The banquet was over, and the students from various colleges began to disperse.

Sherin was about to go back to the dormitory when Professor McGonagall stopped him. She had a puzzled look on her face, "Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you in his principal's office, Mr. Malfoy. It seems that there are some questions for the final exam. He wants to ask you."

"Okay, I see, Professor McGonagall." Schelling nodded.

"By the way, the password for the principal's office is pile of cockroaches." Although Professor McGonagall didn't like Slytherin very much, Schelling's performance throughout the semester—excellent study, prudent handling, humility and politeness—made Professor McGonagall really love this outstanding student from the bottom of his heart, and regarded him as his favorite student.

Professor McGonagall was satisfied with and looking forward to Schelling's performance. At this moment, she looked at Schelling and said carefully: "Also, regarding the Academy Cup, I hope you don't feel that the school is unfair, and you don't have a grudge against the school. I am very optimistic about you, Schelling, you are the most talented student I have ever seen."

Hearing Professor McGonagall, who is usually unsmiling, kindly call himself Schelling instead of "Mr. Malfoy", Schelling felt the concern in Professor McGonagall's tone, warmed his heart, and nodded: "I understand, professor, don't worry!"

Office of the Headmaster of Hogwarts.

It was a spacious, beautiful circular room with many windows on the wall, and also hung portraits of Hogwarts headmasters, all snoring softly in their frames.

There were various silver instruments on thin-legged tables in the office, making all kinds of funny little noises, buzzing and whirling on the tables, and puffing smoke.Dumbledore's pet, a phoenix Fawkes with crimson feathers and a golden tail, perched on a tall gilded perch behind the door; the Sorting Hat lay crumpled on a shelf beside the desk.

Unexpectedly, there was already a guest in the house.

This is a stylishly dressed old man with wrinkled face, all white hair, and a beard longer than Dumbledore's, but he is in good spirits, he can be said to be a child with white hair.

But what is even more noticeable is that this old man is wearing the latest slim-fitting wizard robes launched by the Outer Clothing Shop. The robe exudes subtle fluctuations of magic power. Even with Schelling's simple alchemy perspective, this robe contains at least 50 kinds of magic. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is priceless.

"Hello, Professor Dumbledore, hello, sir." Schelling saluted the two old people in a polite manner.

He noticed that the stylishly dressed old man next to him was looking at him with interest. The old man smiled and explained to Schelling: "Hi, kid, let me introduce myself, my name is Nicole Flamel."

Rao was in Xie Lin's state of mind, and he couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the old man's name.

Nicole Flamel smiled and said: "Kid, don't be nervous. I came here this time because of the Philosopher's Stone. I gave Dumbledore to keep this stone for me before, but it was lost in Hogwarts for some reason. So Dumbledore asked me to do a crystal ball divination for this stone. Who knew that you appeared in the scene displayed by the crystal ball, so I came to Hogwarts specially, just to see you, nothing else."

ah!It's so secretive!
Schelling made so many preparations for the Philosopher's Stone, yet he actually forgot that there is such a heaven-defying ability as divination in the wizarding world—of course, it's no wonder that Schelling was negligent, because divination has a high demand for bloodline talent, so fortune tellers who truly possess "sight" are actually very rare, and unfortunately, Nicole Flamel happens to be one of them.

Xie Lin knew that he couldn't hide the truth from the two old and mature people in front of him, so he simply explained his words on the bright side.

Xie Lin smiled wryly, and said: "Mr. Flamel's divination skills are indeed brilliant, and Mr. Xie Lin saw it. I don't want to pretend to be hypocritical here. The Philosopher's Stone is indeed with me. During the Easter holiday, I broke into the forbidden area of ​​the corridor on the fourth floor. I broke all the way and finally got a stone on a mirror. At first, I didn't know it was the famous Philosopher's Stone. I found out that this stone is the Philosopher’s Stone after consulting a lot of books and materials. I have some research on alchemy, so I am delighted to see this legendary work representing the pinnacle of alchemy. I hope that I can gain the knowledge of alchemy from this stone, and I even hope that one day I can make my own Philosopher’s Stone with my own ability!”

After saying this, Xie Lin raised his head, and inadvertently met Dumbledore's deep eyes behind the half-moon glasses. An indescribable strange feeling suddenly appeared in Xie Lin's heart, and his spirit fell into a trance for a moment. Xie Lin's eyes regained clarity in just an instant—it was Dumbledore's Legilimency!
Xie Lin regained his sanity, and at the same time clenched his fists tightly. The flames of anger burned in his chest. He decisively used Occlumency to drive out Dumbledore's spirit!
His gaze became cold, and his tone no longer showed respect, and he said indifferently: "Professor Dumbledore, is it really okay to intrude into someone's mind before obtaining their consent, especially if that person is still your student?"

"Ahem, you actually learned Occlumency." Dumbledore was a little embarrassed, and adjusted his glasses.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Nicole Flamel hurried out to smooth things over, "Malfoy's kid—I'll call you Schelling, I hope you don't misunderstand your principal, because it involves such important matters as the Philosopher's Stone. Although his actions seem inappropriate to me, there are also reasons he has to deal with..."

(End of this chapter)