Alice's Travels

Maybe it was because of the exchange of gifts at Christmas, or maybe it was because of a happy holiday. In short, after the holiday, Alice and Harry returned to the previous mode of getting along, and the relationship between them eased.

As before, they liked to get together occasionally to study and chat - as if they had forgotten about Snape.Of course, only temporarily, they still hope to convince each other by finding evidence.

However, the appearance of peaceful coexistence was soon broken, because Snape became the referee of the Quidditch match.

Hermione and Ron were very worried that Snape would attack Harry again, and Harry thought so too.And they had discovered what the big dog was guarding - a Philosopher's Stone that could make people immortal forever, so they confirmed Snape's guess that he wanted to steal it.

Alice still did not agree with them, and this time they parted badly.

If Snape really wanted to hurt Harry, he could have picked a time when it was just the two of them, and found a private place to do it.Alice believes that in this huge castle with many hidden secrets, there are many ways to injure a student, instead of choosing to play in a Quidditch match where almost all the teachers and students in the school are present, that would be too risky.

Also, was Harry really going to kill him just because he found out about him?

Did he really want to steal the Sorcerer's Stone?

Alice couldn't believe it, it was almost equivalent to being under Dumbledore's nose, would he not notice it at all?If Snape really wanted to steal it, did Dumbledore let him do it on purpose to catch the current situation, or was this all just Dumbledore's plan?What role did Snape play in this?

Alice suddenly thought that it was a fact that Harry almost fell off in the last match. If it wasn't for his broomstick problem, it meant that there was really at least one person who wanted to harm him. If it wasn't for Snape, then this person Who will it be?He or they have been hiding in the dark, wanting to harm Harry, do they also want the Philosopher's Stone?

What she has been unable to figure out is, even if she wants the Sorcerer's Stone, why must she attack Harry?She never found a motive for trying to hurt Harry's life.

It's a pity that the three of Harry's dislike for Snape was enough to make them think that that person was Snape, and the things they saw with their own eyes could be connected together. These are too difficult to explain, and they won't listen to themselves.Alice thought, maybe this Quidditch match was a chance - a chance to keep an eye on Snape and find out who was hiding in the shadows.

However, unlike the last game, Dumbledore also came to the stadium this time.

Alice's eyes were fixed on Snape, almost without blinking, as she watched him deliberately throw the Hufflepuff penalty, and as Harry charged straight at Snape - because the Snitch was on his side, She paid close attention to Snape's face and eyes.

There was sudden cheering all around, and the crowd erupted as Harry caught the Snitch - and in less than five minutes, the game was over.

Alice saw the resentment on Snape's face, and he even spat on the ground.She followed him quietly until she noticed that at dinnertime Snape was hooded and walking swiftly towards the Forbidden Forest - and he was in.

Alice stayed where she was far away, and looked away.The Forbidden Forest is too dangerous for her to enter.But today's discovery was that there was no doubt that Snape had a secret.One possibility is that he did it, as Harry and the others guessed, he wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone and kill Harry; and the other possibility is that Snape knew the person who wanted to kill Harry, and he Maybe even one of those people, he might not want the stone, but is his idea helping those people get it or stopping them?

And the appearance of Dumbledore today made Alice almost sure that he would not be ignorant of these things, maybe he just noticed it, maybe he knew better than them all.But she thought, they—Dumbledore and Snape should know more things that she and Harry didn't.

Alice didn't continue to wait where she was. She wasn't sure how long Snape would stay, and she wasn't sure if there would be anyone else in the Forbidden Forest besides Snape. This would increase her risk of being discovered, and she wouldn't put herself in to a dangerous position.

Your own safety always comes first.

Alice saw Malfoy in the corridor on the way back. He had a blue eye, which stood out against his fair face.

Malfoy muttered "Damn Weasley" before falling silent, apparently spotting her too.He stared at Alice, but said nothing.

Alice looked at the little boy in front of her who did not sneer as usual, but miraculously felt a sense of grievance and pitifulness. She thought that maybe she had been staring at people today and her mind was confused, or it was because he was so rare. Instead of pretending to be an adult but like a real child, Alice pulled out her wand anyway - and used a "return to normal" on Malfoy under his startled gaze.

Malfoy's eyes returned to normal.

Sure enough.Alice's heart was a little heavy, and she left regardless of his reaction.

In the absence of a lot of common sense in the magic world, Alice finally discovered the difference between her magic power and others.

She does not use magic by reciting a spell with a wand, but more like a power that can be called magic power in her body as she pleases.She can feel that there is an accessible thing hidden in her body, or magic power. She can draw them out of her body at will, and can use them at will even without a magic wand, and the effect of using it depends on her. When she wants to catch Neville from falling, when she wants the paper to move, when she wants Malfoy's eyes to heal, she's not really using a spell , but use spells to convey information and then control this power to achieve the result she wants.Her spell is no longer the effect of the spell itself, but the result she wants to appear.

And the learning of magic can only make it easier for her to control her power, and better achieve the results she wants.She didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but undoubtedly she had another secret, and this difference could not be revealed to others for the time being.

Time moved forward slowly.

The three of Alice and Harry stopped talking, and even occasionally greeted each other without saying hello.But this does not prevent Alice from discovering that they are showing kindness to Professor Quirrell.

She saw Harry smiling at Quirrell on the road more than once, and at the same time Ron also began to defend Quirrell-he persuaded others to stop laughing at Quirrell's stuttering,

In Alice's impression, the professor in charge of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was a timid, cowardly, and incompetent person.He always wears a turban covering his entire head, always has a strange smell on his body, and he is always nervous, trembling, stuttering, and a little nervous when speaking.He didn't even need others to laugh at him, in fact he was often frightened or trembling himself.

Alice has never liked this kind of cowardly people who never fight. Their weakness is not only physically weak, but also stems from their fragile hearts.

Such people may be kind, maybe they can hardly do anything because of their "weakness", but is Quirrell like a kind old man?

When Alice put her attention on him, she quickly felt a strange sense of disobedience from him, such as the headscarf he never took off and the daunting strange smell that permeated his body.

If there is no attachment to other people, a timid person usually likes to be recognized by others. When others show kindness to him, it usually means that they are very close.For example, Neville—a cowardly little crybaby, among a group of children, he obviously belongs to the relatively timid category, which is why Alice chose to find him to form a team in the first place. It was hard for him to think of rejecting the invitation.

But this is completely different with Quirrell, you will find him difficult to approach, even if he is trembling when talking to you, even if he is nervous and stuttering, even if Harry and the others are already showing kindness to him, but Alice found , no one can really approach him - he is deliberately keeping a distance from everyone.

It is said that Quirrell became what he is now when he met a vampire while traveling. He began to stutter and became afraid of everything, including his students.

But is this how a person behaves when they feel scared and helpless?

Wouldn't a cowardly person try to find a refuge in time of danger?

Alice wasn't sure, but she thought Quirrell wouldn't be a good old man.

Why Harry and the others are willing to show kindness to such a person must be because they believe he is good, and what happened to make them believe that Alice does not know at the moment, but apart from Snape, another suspicion Objects surfaced - Quirrell wouldn't be the mastermind, but he was likely one of those men.

On this day, Alice was going to the library to do her homework with her textbooks in her arms, because it was almost the end of the term, and there were so many homework recently.

Malfoy, who had recently come back to life, started taunting her again.Alice twitched the corners of her mouth, and was also happy to give him a heartbreak.

Parkinson didn't know when he started to be attached to Malfoy, he liked to follow him and flatter him, and finally he didn't even bother to cast malicious glances at Alice - it's really gratifying.

Alice seldom went to the Forbidden Forest during this time, partly because she didn't have much time, and partly because she no longer needed to practice spells so hard since she discovered that she could use magic power at will.And she was also a little worried that she would run into Snape when she went near the Forbidden Forest. She felt that his identity was a bit dangerous now.Of course, those who wanted to kill Harry were more dangerous. Since they could do something to Harry, it was not surprising that they might kill one more of her.

When she was about to walk to the library, Alice heard someone sobbing when she passed a classroom. She was hesitating whether to approach or not, when she saw Harry walking over, apparently he heard it too.

"It's - Quirrell," Harry lipped, his voice familiar to him.

Alice stood close to the wall with him, and didn't take a look at the classroom until Quirrell came out. There was no one in it, but the door on the other side was opened a crack—it seemed that there was Another person left through that door.

"You heard that too," Harry told her, "somebody's threatening Quirrell, and I'll bet it's Snape!"

"Threat him for what?" asked Alice.

"Oh, you don't know, what happened before—" Harry scratched his hair, hesitated, "Anyway, he wants Quirrell to help him get the Philosopher's Stone!"

"You heard Alice," said Harry suddenly, his green eyes fixed on her, "that's the proof, you can't defend Snape anymore, you can't—"

"Harry," Alice interrupted him, "I believe in you, I believe that you are a kind and just person, and I believe that you will not do bad things, but this matter is beyond our ability, you Dumbledore should have been told - for your safety."

"But Dumbledore won't just take our word for it, he and Snape are too close, and it's hard for us to explain so much," said Harry.

"You should at least let him know about Snape and Quirrell," Alice looked at him and said, "You should tell him that even for your own safety, you should do the same."

"Harry!" Harry was still hesitating, but Alice suddenly called him, "There is one more thing I want to tell you, don't get close to Quirrell, you have also seen that he is a person who is not firm. If If you still believe me, stay away from him, including Snape, and tell Dumbledore everything, this is the best solution."

"Well, I'll think about it," said Harry finally.

It seems that he will not talk about it. Alice looked at Harry's leaving figure and thought that she would not take the initiative to find Dumbledore - he is a powerful and wise person, and her current secret too much.In fact, what happened today made Alice and Harry almost come to the completely opposite conclusion. She was almost convinced that there was something wrong with Quirrell, and it was very likely that he was one of those people who wanted to harm Harry. Nep, more like trying to stop them.

Alice knew that Harry and the others would not listen to her, so she told them to go to Dumbledore, which was the best way to ensure safety, but sadly, even that didn't seem to be possible.

She felt uneasy and powerless - not with herself, but with Harry and the three children, but there was nothing she could do.

Just when Alice thought something was going to happen, time slipped to the end of the term.