Archdruid of Hogwarts

The Iron Triangle tells stories.

Ron was talking about Professor Quirrell's anomaly.

He and Harry took turns to monitor. As a result, Quirrell was doing something sneaky during the time he was monitoring, and he successfully followed him and got first-hand information.

After Ron discovered that Quirrell had a problem, he naturally discussed it with Harry and Hermione.

Since Ernie's previous preaching was effective, the three decided to carefully verify it.

They did not rush to make a conclusion, but they were bold in other aspects.

Perhaps their success in obtaining the Marauder's Map gave them confidence, so they actually sneaked into Quirrell's room to collect information while he was out.

Moreover, because of the academic master Hermione, they also thought that if Quirrell was a 'thief', then he would definitely pay more attention to 'preventing thieves' than ordinary people.

Then I discovered Quirrell's little trick, the 'needle' used to determine whether someone has been here.

Ron also expressed emotion about this: "Quirrell is really a cunning guy. Who can see such a thin needle? Fortunately, from Harry's perspective, he can see the reflection of the needle."

Ernie almost laughed when he heard this. He felt that this little story had the potential to make trouble: Quirrell was bald, so he could only put a needle instead of a hair to prevent theft (but why not a thread? He was worried about Hogg Professor Watts’ dormitory does not have plastic steel doors and windows installed, they are not tight enough, is the wind too noisy?)…

Quirrell has a habit of writing.

Not writing a diary, but writing about travel experiences.

Of course, there will also be some personal opinions attached.

Coupled with the photos he took and pasted in his notes, Hermione finally had some material to profile Quirrell.

Ever since Ernie mentioned in the post-war debriefing meeting that the preparations for the operation included detailed investigation and creation of character profiles, Hermione felt that this method was very high-end.

She even used Ernie's channel to collect books on psychology, criminal psychology and other types of books from the outside world as extracurricular readings, and she was very addicted to them.

This time I can apply what I have learned.

Of course, this is still not enough to reveal Quirrell's core secret.

After all, extraordinary secrets are often more incredible than ordinary secrets. If you don't have a big brain, you can't guess them. If you have a big brain, if you are unlucky, you can't guess them either.

But Quirrell's true nature was almost revealed by Hermione.

In this context, Snape was temporarily given up, and the three of them focused on Quirrell.

Then more suspicious things were discovered.

As a Ravenclaw, Quirrell is flexible, intelligent and resourceful, but he also has the problem of 'thinking is more harmful than drinking and sex'.

To put it bluntly, I just like to think about something that is not there.

Under such a background, being coerced, deceived and punished by Voldemort from time to time would lead to neurasthenia and paranoia.

But the more this happens, the more arrogant and arrogant Voldemort looks down upon him, the easier it is to be criticized, and the more timid he becomes. Not only is it difficult to use his strengths, but in many aspects, even ordinary wizards cannot match him.

This allowed Harry and the others to take advantage of the loophole.

In other words, Harry and the others became more and more courageous and began to try to take action.

It happened that Ron's two troublesome brothers, George and Fred, were very dissatisfied with Quirrell. They disliked him for teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in a mess, speaking cowardly and stammering, and he still loved to talk nonsense. Reluctant to practice.

In addition, it is equally disgusting to pretend to be mysterious, wear that garish and ugly headscarf, and smell bad.

So after a heavy snowfall. George and Fred deliberately hit Quirrell's turban with snowballs, and it was an absolute sneak attack.

George and Fred were naturally punished by deducting points from the school. But unfortunately, Chilo would rather bear the snow than take off the turban.

This made the three of Ron more and more suspicious.

Then something went wrong and Voldemort appeared secretly (Ernie guessed).

Voldemort had a strong sense of perception and was confident enough. During a certain surveillance, Voldemort woke up from a light sleep and secretly told Quirrell that something was wrong.

It was Harry who was being followed at the time, and he was almost exposed because of the painful scar. Thanks to the protagonist's luck, Snape passed by and inadvertently came to Harry's rescue.

This incident frightened the Iron Triangle, and the arrogance was somewhat restrained.

Not long after, Hermione was watching, and Quirrell, instigated by Voldemort, used a makeshift trap to kill around the corner, and then suddenly turned back.

It was originally a killing move, but it was a pity that Quirrell showed his weakness in advance. Since he started harboring evil intentions, he made too many little moves, such as crooked lips and twitching eyes, stuttering and shaking his hands...

Hermione noticed Quirrell's unusual behavior and was extra careful, so she didn't get tricked.

But after this incident, the vigilance of the Iron Triangle was completely aroused.

They remembered some scary situations in their adventures in Lilliput, such as the clown being cursed with a killing curse...

But at the same time, the three of them also completely confirmed that there was something wrong with Quirrell!

After Ron, Harry talked about Fluffy, the three-headed dog.

They accidentally discovered Maomao when they mistakenly went to the third floor and hid from Filch.

Afterward, Hermione pointed out that there seemed to be a door beneath Momo's feet.

Now, when the three of them discovered that Quirrell was obviously very interested in Maomao and used various methods such as feeding to test the possibility of passing, they naturally thought of Dimen.

They felt that this door might lead to a secret place that Quirrell was interested in.

Harry thought of Hagrid, who was very close to animals, so he volunteered to ask Hagrid to find out about Fluffy's situation, and see if he could get through first and explore the situation under the underground gate.

As a result, Hagrid spilled the beans, and Harry realized that Momo was Hagrid's loan to Dumbledore to guard...

Although Hagrid stopped talking, when Harry turned back to study with Ron and Hermione, Hermione quickly remembered the first owl delivery of items since the beginning of school, the theft of Gringotts published in the "Daily Prophet" .

Because Harry later told them that when they were shopping in Diagon Alley, Hagrid said that he had to pick up something for Dumbledore, so he didn't have time to accompany Harry the whole time. As a result, Gringotts was stolen, but the items were taken away and the theft failed.

Since Hagrid did not mention Nick Flamel like in the original history (it was not the same conversation originally, Nick Flamel was mentioned because the Iron Triangle accused Snape of cursing Harry and coveting the secret treasure, Hagrid was excited He just leaked it), so Iron Triangle didn’t know what the secret treasure was, but that wasn’t important. What was important was that Quirrell was indeed a thief, and he had an ulterior dark secret hidden in him.

Moreover, Harry finally found out who was causing him pain.

I originally suspected Snape was a bad guy. The main reason was that he deliberately caused trouble in class and suspected that Snape was the culprit of Harry's headache.

Then someone secretly followed him and discovered that Snape was chanting a curse during the Quidditch match.

Now the key reason has been transferred to another person who has not been paid attention to before, and this person is definitely not a good person, so the suspicion naturally increases.

The Iron Triangle discussed in private, and Hermione asked Harry to try to recall all the past interactions with Quirrell. Harry recalled the scene when he first met Quirrell in the Leaky Cauldron.

Hermione repeatedly confirmed Quirrell's words and deeds at that time, and then compared them with the character profile she made for Quirrell, and concluded that it was more likely that Quirrell had ulterior motives for Harry.

"No, please allow me to interrupt, Hermione, in just a few days, you have thoroughly devoured so many difficult professional books?" Ernie expressed doubts.

Hermione said arrogantly: "Of course not. I just read it through and understood the outline, and then I looked it up accordingly."

Ernie was speechless and thought to himself: "Is this the IQ-reducing attack of a top student!?"

carry on.

The three of them even speculated that Chilo's dark secret had a lot to do with the turban and the trip to Albania last summer.

But when the exploration progressed to this level, it was basically stuck.

If you want to make a breakthrough, first understanding what the secret treasure Dumbledore asked Hagrid to retrieve may be a clue.

Hearing this, Ernie thought he understood.

He asked: "You three asked Justin to gather here today just to encourage me to launch the Earth Gate expedition. And then to deduce the dark secret from the source of Quirrell's object, right?"

The three shook their heads.

"What? I'm so smart that I guessed wrong. Are you growing up with a rocket tied up?" Ernie said in an exaggerated tone. The little wizards were all amused.

But Iron Triangle still said that Harry was not going to bother him with the Earth Gate expedition.

Harry said with some pride: "The early performance of the Gryffindor trio is remarkable. According to this trend, the possibility of 'solving the case' relying on the strength of the three of them is still very high. We are willing to try our best. Try it, and take the risks.”

Hermione added: "We won't be too pushy, we keep the 'arrogance' in mind"

This made Ernie realize that the little lions' competitive spirit was aroused.

How could he be willing to be teased all the time when he is already motivated and aggressive?

Moreover, his preaching was also fruitful. The smart Hermione was originally the rational valve of the Iron Triangle. Now the role of this valve has been further strengthened. Although Harry and Ron are still reckless, they can communicate with each other. This is progress.

What surprised him even more was that what Harry and the others wanted to discuss with him at today's gathering was about The Adventures of the Mirror of Erised...