The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

John glanced at Quirrell and said calmly:

"Oh? You mean paid tasks similar in nature to those commissioned on the notice board?"

"You can... you can understand it this way." Quirrell returned to his stammering look, "The mission content is... to go to a classroom on the second floor of the castle at night, check if there is anything special, and then come back and report to me .”

"What is something special?"

"It's something that is incompatible with Zhou...the surroundings and should obviously not be placed there."

Quirrell's tone changed when he said this, and he explained, "The reason why I asked you to check is because I...I suspect that someone is going to bring an evil black magic artifact into Hogwarts in the near future. But I don’t have any concrete evidence, so I can’t report it to Professor Dumbledore. And that’s where I…”

"Okay, Professor Quirrell." John interrupted with a wave of his hand, "I'm not the least bit interested in why you do this. You just need to tell me what the reward is."

As soon as these words came out, Quirrell fell silent for a moment.

In order to make his request for this mission reasonable, he stayed up all night after returning from the Forbidden Forest last night to make up a reason.

As a result, John wasn't even interested in listening.

He took several deep breaths and finally calmed down.

"The reward is also a curse," Quirrell said in a slightly lower tone, "The Disguise Curse, you...you should know what the curse is, right?"

"Of course, the famous invisibility spell can make people like a chameleon, with the color and texture completely consistent with the surrounding environment." John nodded and said, "You want me to learn this spell and then explore in an invisible state. That classroom?”

"Yes, this is also for you to complete the task better."

Hearing what Quirrell said, the smile on John's face became even stronger. He spread his hands and said:

"This is unreasonable, Professor Quirrell. According to what you just said, the Disappearance Curse was taught to me in order to allow me to complete my task. In other words, it was actually meant to be given to me, allowing me to The 'labor tools' used during the task are similar to shovels and hammers on Muggle construction sites.

It is compulsory for the employer to provide labor tools to its employees. How can you directly regard it as payment for me? "

Quirrell was completely stunned at this moment.

His mouth was slightly open, his eyes were straight, and he just looked at John blankly, as if his whole thoughts and outlook had been strongly impacted.

Seeing this, John shook his head and continued:

"Okay, you may not understand this statement yet. Let me give you another example.

For example, the Disillusionment Charm you are about to give is actually similar to the dragon skin gloves that Professor Snape provided me when I was working there.

This kind of thing should have been provided for free, but when it came to you, you decided to take the 'Dragon Skin Gloves' as a reward for me.

This is unreasonable. "

John's explanation had no effect, Quirrell still looked dumbfounded.

Of course, Quirrell is not an idiot.

He actually understood what John wanted to express.

The reason why he was in a daze was simply because he was shocked by John's greed.

You know, how can something like the Illusion Curse be compared with dragon leather gloves?

John simply found a reason to want him to increase his reward!

Quirrell instinctively wanted to refuse, but as soon as the idea came up, he was rejected by another stabbing pain in his head.

"I...I'll give you another bottle of Felixir...ok?"

Quirrell said with difficulty, covering his head.

After hearing this, John's eyes lit up, he took two steps forward, grabbed Quirrell's cold and pale hand, and shook it:

"Deal! Professor Quirrell! I promise to complete the task! But when will the rewards be distributed?"

Quirrell pulled out his hand in disgust, threw another notebook out of the drawer and said:

"These are the notes of the Illusion Curse. You should go back and read it first. If you don't understand anything, ask me. As for the elixir, wait until you complete the task!"

"Don't worry! I won't let you down!"

As he spoke, John made an OK gesture to Quirrell and then quickly left the office.

He also closed the door for Quirrell very thoughtfully.

As the door was closed, Quirrell couldn't wait to complain:

"Master! My respected master, why didn't you let me kill him? Why did you stop me from rejecting him? That Shafiq, he clearly insulted you!"

"Shut up! Stupid!"

Voldemort's strange and hoarse voice sounded from the back of Quirrell's covered head, "Don't you understand what he meant?"

"What... what do you mean?"

Quirrell asked doubtfully.

And this caused Voldemort to laugh wildly.

After the laughter subsided, Voldemort continued:

"He called black magic a knife, which shows that he does not reject black magic. He said success is king and loser, which shows that he doesn't care about good and evil at all, he only cares about success or failure. He found a good excuse to ask you to increase your reward, which shows He is greedy and resourceful.

As for him saying I'm stupid...hehehe, that's because he feels that if it were him, he would definitely be able to do better than me! "

When Quirrell heard the last part, his mouth opened suddenly in surprise.

To prevent himself from screaming, he put his hand inside.

"There is no need to be surprised. Victory is paramount, unscrupulous, proud, smart, greedy and ambitious. That's what a good Slytherin is like!"

Voldemort changed the topic and said contemptuously, "I have seen too many little Slytherins like this. These guys are easy to control! If he wants benefits, then give him a taste of something sweet. Wait until he has had enough. The sweet thing is that we now have his handle and can control him at will!

It's still too tender!

The little bastard with his eyes above his head!He even said that I was stupid. If he were in my position, he wouldn't even be able to survive for three days! "

This time Quirrell did not answer, but lowered his head stiffly.

He could feel that his master was probably still very angry about Shafiq calling him stupid.

At the same time, John was walking towards the dormitory with a happy face.

Everything he said in Quirrell's office just now was carefully planned and expressed deliberately by him.

The purpose is to create a classic image of a Slytherin student with his eyes above his head.

And the results are pretty wonderful.

Quirrell, or Voldemort, was indeed deceived by him.

This is actually understandable.

After all, Voldemort during this period may have had a far lower IQ than usual due to his state of remnant soul and lack of consciousness - this can be seen from his performance in the original work.

And this gave John a lot of benefits in vain!

I won’t mention the Flying Sand and Rocking Curse.

This kind of curse can actually be taught at Hogwarts itself, but Professor Flitwick thought John was too young and refused to do so.

The key lies in the Disillusionment Charm and the Elixir of Bliss.

Among them, the Disappearance Curse is a standard Auror curse and is a required subject in Auror training.

Apart from becoming an Auror, ordinary wizards wouldn't be able to learn this unless they have some connections.

Its stealth effect is also simple and easy to use.

And the blessed elixir is even more powerful.

It is a potion that is said to improve the luck of the user. The effect is described as "everything goes well". It is one of the most difficult, time-consuming and most expensive potions in potion science.

With it, John felt that his success rate in obtaining the Philosopher's Stone should be greatly improved.

And this is just the beginning.

Quirrell, possessed by Voldemort, is definitely a big gold mine, with considerable 'mining' value.

At present, I have made a good start and harvested my first pot of 'gold'.

The next thing to do is to continue to grab more things.

John believed it wouldn't be too difficult.

Of course, for now, the top priority is to learn the Disguise Charm.