Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

Sirius ran forward, and Harry and the others hurriedly chased after him.

"Look, what, what is that..." Ron said nervously, he raised his head and stared at Ivan, and found the black pattern that had just appeared beside him.

Immediately afterwards, everyone also noticed this eye-catching sign.

It was an extremely huge skeleton, composed of countless green star-like things, and a large python protruded from the skull's mouth like a tongue.

As they watched, the skeleton rose higher and higher, shining brightly in a cloud of green smoke, like a new constellation against the dark night sky.

"Damn it, it's the Dark Mark!" Sirius yelled, turning his head and roaring at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, "Stay here and don't move!"

He kept going, waving his wand incessantly.

Streams of red light sprayed up into the sky and spread out like fireworks. Even though it was late at night and there was such a big commotion, it was enough to find the anomaly on the side of the castle.

Under the effect of Sirius' magic, Aiwen's falling speed became slower and slower.

Seeing that Ivan was rescued, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They raised their heads again and looked at the Dark Mark above them like the two centaurs beside them.

It had risen high now, illuminating the night sky like a terrifying neon sign, spreading fear among the centaur tribes.

"The war is about to begin, and the centaur can't escape..." The centaur elder's old voice sounded slowly, he seemed to be trembling, and the wrinkles on his face were getting deeper and deeper.

"What the hell is going on?" said Harry, who was surprised to see Hermione's face was pale and terrified, and she kept wiping her red eyes from crying.

"This is the Dark Mark, Harry!" Hermione moaned, and couldn't help crying again, "Ivan must have encountered something on it, this is the symbol of the mysterious man!"

"You mean, Voldemort's..."

Before he finished speaking, the Dark Mark in the sky suddenly began to change.

The big boa constrictor came out of the skull's mouth suddenly, as if attracted by some kind of attraction, it rushed towards Harry, Ron, and Hermione like a shooting star.

"Get out of the way!" Sirius yelled, waving his right hand vigorously.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione fled in all directions, but it was too late, black mist whizzed through them, blowing their robes.

On the skin, the Dark Mark, which has shrunk countless times, is slowly taking shape...

In this black temple that used to be full of countless evil taboos, the black lord's old magic marked the chosen one, and he will return to gain unimaginable power. This time, death will no longer be the end.

Nobody noticed this, panic still prevailed, everyone thought it was just another black magic, but nothing happened.

The platform was in a mess, far from the joy when Ivan had just passed the test and got the key to the treasure left by Gryffindor. Everyone was staring.

……

In the spacious campus hospital of Hogwarts, everyone gathered around Ivan's hospital bed.

Dumbledore raised Ivan's right arm and carefully observed the dark green stripe like a small snake on it. Snape, Sirius and Professor McGonagall stood beside him.

"Severus, this is your field of expertise." Dumbledore said calmly, turning his head to look at Snape with a gloomy face, "Do you think this is..."

"There is no doubt that this is the curse left by that person!" Snape replied, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "It is magic that I have never seen before. It is very powerful and very ingenious. Mr. Mason is not dead yet. , has far exceeded my imagination."

Hearing his words, Hermione, who was waiting nervously by the side, choked up, and tears flowed uncontrollably again. Harry hurriedly patted her on the shoulder and comforted her in a low voice.

"Don't be a sensationalist there!" Sirius said in a low voice, "I checked just now, and Aiwen's vital signs are stable, without any problems."

"Blake, is this your opinion?!" Snape turned his head to look at Sirius, with a malicious light in his small eyes, "You think you know better, but you are actually at a loss, leading Mason Mister's dying body ran back to Hogwarts from the centaur..."

"Severus!" Dumbledore reminded.

Snape snorted coldly and did not continue speaking.

Sirius stared at him for a while, then sat down annoyed, looking at Ivan who hadn't woken up on the hospital bed, his face was full of self-blame.

"I can't believe that the Dark Mark reappeared at Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall slammed his collar tightly, his face paler than ever before, "Fortunately, not many people saw it, otherwise the "Prophet" tomorrow morning What will the Daily News say about it!"

Chapter 370 The End of the Horse Man Chapter

"Albus, since the Dark Mark appears here, will that person..." Professor McGonagall said worriedly, with his lips tightly pursed together, his expression extremely serious.

"I don't think so, Minerva!" Dumbledore said calmly, "My sources show that he is still in the forest in Albania. It has been very lively there recently, so many things have happened, I miss him I don't have the energy to take care of the situation at Hogwarts for the time being, and I won't hide behind the scenes to plan any conspiracy."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Snape raised his eyebrows unnaturally.

No one but him knew what Dumbledore was referring to when he said the excitement about the Albanian forest.

Sirius hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to ask, but in the end he didn't say anything. He lowered his head again and looked at Ivan on the hospital bed with a melancholy expression.

Voldemort hadn't returned to Hogwarts, he hadn't regained his powers, the Dark Mark was just what he had left behind.

But this incident did not make everyone in the ward very happy. There was a moment of silence, and everyone was looking at the unconscious Ivan.

Harry thought of Voldemort in the Albanian forest, and remembered what Sirius had just said about the Dark Mark on the way back.

Thirteen years ago, the most terrifying era in the magic world.

Every time Voldemort and his disciples kill someone, they must display the Dark Mark in the air.

In a sense, this symbol represents Voldemort himself, which means death.

Now, the Dark Mark has reappeared in Hogwarts, and Ivan has fallen into the black magic left by Voldemort. What will happen to him? !

Death, the word repeated itself in Harry's mind.

He felt bad, and hurriedly shook his head to shake the thought away.

"What's the matter with Ivan?" Hermione asked choked up, wiping her tears.

"He can't die yet!" Snape said maliciously, "He is lucky, he holds the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, and the magic power contained in it alleviates the power of the curse."

"And what about the little black snake around his wrist?" Harry asked.

"I don't think your empty head can understand my detailed explanation of this curse magic." Snape said with a sneer, "You just need to know that as long as Mason keeps carrying this Philosopher's Stone, he can curb it." The power of the curse continues to spread in his body, so that he won't lose his life."

Hearing this, everyone's nervous expressions eased a little.

As long as Aiwen keeps carrying the Philosopher's Stone, he will be fine.

"Then when will he wake up?" Hermione asked hastily.

Snape snorted coldly, as if he didn't bother to answer such a stupid question.

He re-observed the little black snake on Ivan's wrist, and his eyes fell on the snake's head.

There was an embarrassing silence in the ward, and Hermione wasn't sure if she should continue to ask, but she was afraid of disturbing Snape, who was observing Ivan's situation.

"At any time!" Dumbledore raised his head and said gently, "Miss Granger, Mr. Mason may wake up at any time, the restless magic power has calmed down."

His calm light blue eyes slowly flicked across everyone's faces, giving everyone great confidence, and finally fell on the red magic stone tightly held in Ivan's right hand.

Dumbledore seemed suddenly interested, pulled out his wand and tapped on it.

"Very wonderful, very wonderful!"

He couldn't help admiring, his pale blue eyes sparkled, "I have to say, this Sorcerer's Stone, from the perspective of alchemy..."

"I'm sorry, Headmaster!" Snape interrupted him suddenly, the cold smile reappearing on the corners of his mouth.

He looked at Sirius full of malice, and said in a drawn out voice, "I don't think it's time to admire a stone, the Dark Mark appeared in the school, a student was fatally cursed, someone must be responsible for it. "

"Severus..." Dumbledore frowned.

"I don't think it's suitable for someone to stay in the school as a professor!" Snape stared at Sirius and said provocatively, "Without permission, I sneaked into the Forbidden Forest with a group of idiots who are not afraid of death, and they were even cursed." I can't think of any reason why he should stay here any longer than he can identify any dark magic items."

"Shut up!" Sirius clenched his fist, and then let go immediately, "This incident happened because of me, as long as Ivan can wake up, I am willing to suffer any punishment."

"Great, but I don't think you have..." Snape stopped suddenly.

On the hospital bed beside him, Ivan's head moved slightly, and he was waking up.

A few seconds later, Ivan opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Dumbledore's calm pale blue eyes.

His tense nerves finally completely relaxed. Behind Dumbledore, there were Sirius, Professor McGonagall, Harry, Ron, and Hermione with concerned faces.

Hermione's face was full of joy, but her nose and eyes were red. During her coma, this silly girl must have cried a lot.

Ivan raised his head, and he saw Snape with a gloomy face trying to shrink himself into the shadow of the corner, as if he hoped that this would not be noticed.

Outside the door of the ward, Madam Pomfrey and the centaur Firenze were standing there.

"Professor, there is a curse on the Sorcerer's Stone left by Gryffindor!" Ivan said, "it was left by Voldemort, I..."

"We already know, Mr. Mason!" Dumbledore said calmly, and he briefly explained Ivan's current physical condition.

"As long as I carry this Philosopher's Stone with me all the time, nothing will happen?!"

Aiwen looked at the red stone in his hand, and he could feel powerful magic power gushing out of it.

Immediately, his eyes fell on the slender little snake on his wrist.

"I don't feel anything unusual, but this curse?" he asked uncertainly, recalling Professor Trelawney's prophecy.

This is the mark left by Voldemort, maybe he is the chosen one.

"The Sorcerer's Stone, the curse, and the power of your body have reached a delicate balance." Dumbledore said softly, "Mr. Mason, until we find a way to break it, I hope you will not consume as much magic power as before. It is very dangerous to break this balance rashly."

"Then what should Ivan do?" Sirius said loudly, "He can't live with Voldemort's curse forever, and use magic carefully."

"Whose responsibility do you think this is all about?!" Snape's voice was like a poisonous snake, which continued to sting Sirius, "Think about it, how are we going to explain to Mr. Mason's Muggle parents that they believed in Hogwarts? You only sent your own children here, to a school they don’t understand at all. But what happened now, because of your recklessness and stupidity, we ruined a very promising little wizard.”

Sirius was silent for a while, rarely rebutting Snape.

Chapter 371 Cracking Method and New Journey

"Tsk tsk tsk, the future star of the wizarding world has fallen!" Snape looked at Ivan maliciously, "As long as this curse exists, no matter how much magic Mr. Know-it-all masters in the future, he will use it. It's a sad thing to be able to perform at the level expected of a young wizard of his age."

Ivan didn't hear any sad meaning from Snape's words, but was full of strong irony, and he was using this to hit himself and Sirius.

From possessing the magical power of a top adult wizard to falling back to the level of an ordinary twelve or thirteen-year-old wizard, the gap is not a little bit, and it is difficult for ordinary people to accept.

However, Ivan didn't feel anything. The powerful magic power of his body came from something inexplicable. It was the Slytherin locket that absorbed the accumulation of thousands of years in the underground ruins and forcibly poured it into his body. He hadn't had time yet. adapt.

The sudden increase in strength leads to a weak foundation and problems are prone to occur.

He would be happy to temporarily suppress his magic power, so that he would have more opportunities to hone his spellcasting skills, instead of relying on strong power to solve all problems.

Perhaps, this is the main reason why Gryffindor knew that there was Voldemort's curse on the Sorcerer's Stone and insisted on letting him touch it.

"Of course, it's not a mistake to act normal!" Snape continued, "But I have to remind you that you'd better pray and never appear in front of that person, otherwise, as long as he wants, he can trigger this at any time." The curse takes your life, though he can do it with other magic."

Ivan frowned, not being able to appear in front of Voldemort, which is not very good.

In the next semester not long after, Voldemort and his servants will use the Goblet of Fire to engage in a terrifying conspiracy, and finally return to their physical bodies.

Although Pettigrew Peter has been imprisoned in Azkaban, Ivan doesn't think Voldemort will do nothing, he will definitely try to catch Harry.

The only weird thing is that Voldemort had the chance in Harry's first year.

Why didn't he do that at the time, wouldn't it be better to restore power with the Philosopher's Stone than that magic? !

Ivan shook his head and didn't think about this question anymore. He only knew that after Voldemort returned, a frontal collision was essential, and he couldn't keep avoiding the other party.

"Is there any way to resolve this curse?!" Sirius clenched his fist, "As long as possible, I am willing to pay any price to help Aiwen."

"This is your fault!" Snape said viciously, "You don't seem to believe me, you don't think the solution I said..."

"Severus!" Dumbledore reminded again, emphatically.

The hatred that just appeared on Snape's face turned into a mocking sneer on the corner of his mouth in an instant, "To undo this curse, we must know what kind of magic it is, if you are willing to ask the Dark Lord himself , perhaps he will be merciful and tell you."

"What else?" Dumbledore asked quietly.

"Also, I noticed that this Philosopher's Stone is cracked. Fortunately for Mason, the magic power in this stone has a strong effect on dispelling curses." Snape said reluctantly, "Find the remaining Half of the Philosopher's Stone, it might work."

"In this way, we have two solutions!" Dumbledore nodded and said with satisfaction, "I have clues about these two solutions."

Hearing his words, everyone looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.

Even Snape looked surprised, his eyes narrowed tightly together.

Both of the two solutions he mentioned just now are very difficult, almost impossible in the eyes of ordinary people, but Dumbledore actually said that he has clues.

Asking Voldemort what the curse he left behind was out of the question.As for finding the other half of the Sorcerer's Stone, this matter is as difficult as heaven. After the centaur civil war 800 years ago, no one knows where the fallen centaur took the fragments of the Sorcerer's Stone.

After such a long time, the fallen centaur clan may have been extinct long ago, after all, nowhere did that evil god really appear.

If not extinct, the current situation could be worse.

They may be hiding in a dark corner, secretly accumulating strength, planning to summon the evil god again.

After Dumbledore said that he had clues, the ward was full of surprises. No one doubted Dumbledore. Everyone had long been used to his omnipotence.