Since the exam lasted two hours, most students in other grades were also taking exams in other subjects, and Annie came out in just fifteen minutes. Therefore, of course, when she was wandering alone in the quiet corridor,
At that time, he was naturally blocked by the administrator Filch.
"stop!"
"Why are you here?"
"oh--"
"I understand, you didn't go to the exam!"
"Ha ha!"
"I will report it to Professor McGonagall!"
"Then……"
"Just wait to be imprisoned!"
Filch seemed to have suffered a loss at the hands of Anne, so even if he stopped Anne, he did not dare to arrest her directly. Instead, he smiled sinisterly and threatened.
"ha!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
"There's no point in telling the principal!"
(˙o˙)
"Because I have already handed in the paper!"
(-)
Anne laughed unceremoniously, sticking out her tongue and teasing the other person.
"That's impossible!"
"It's less than twenty minutes, and the exam takes two hours. How can you hand in the paper now?"
"You're lying!"
"or……"
"You handed in a blank paper?"
As he spoke, Filch began to stare at Anne's pretty face with suspicious eyes, as if he wanted to tell something was wrong from her face.
"You just handed in a blank paper!"
ε=(ˇεˇ))) Bah!
"I've obviously finished writing it!"
()
"Anyway, a fool like you won't understand that people are so interested!"
()
After speaking, Annie turned around and left, too lazy to talk to the other party.
After all, she didn't violate any school rules. How dare he stop her and see if she could use a spell to make him look good?
"That's impossible!"
"No one can hand in the paper within twenty minutes. I have never seen it in all my years!"
"You lied!"
"I will definitely report it to Professor McGonagall!"
"I swear!"
Seeing Anne leaving and ignoring him, Filch became even more angry, so he opened his mouth and shouted loudly behind Anne.
"Okay!"
(^o^)/
"Whatever you want!"
(-)
Anne turned around and gave the other person a face, then continued walking forward.
"you!!"
"I……"
"I'm going to find Principal Dumbledore!"
Seeing that Annie didn't seem to be afraid of Professor McGonagall, and then thinking that Professor McGonagall also seemed to like Annie, a first-year Gryffindor freshman, so while he was furious, he quickly changed his mind and threatened to go
Report to the principal.
"Uh-huh!"
(^▽^)
"Go! Go!"
()
With that said, Annie skipped and walked through the corner of the corridor, not taking the other party's threat to heart at all.
However……
What she never expected was that the other party was not just a threat?
Anyway!
Half an hour later, when Anne was feeling the breath of spring by the lake and walking around the beautiful flowers and plants, that bad old man Dumbledore actually came to the door.
"??"
()
"Professor Dumbledore, you didn't listen to Filch's report and then came to cause trouble for me, right?"
(.)
Seeing the other person walking up to her, without saying anything, Annie directly asked in surprise, wanting to know if the other person really had that much free time.
"Nothing!"
"I have already gone to the examination room and looked at it. Your answer sheet is very good. Even Professor Binns can't find any faults!"
“Another perfect score!”
Dumbledore said happily, saying that he would not easily punish an outstanding student because of someone's small report without investigation.
"Then why are you here?"
(.)
Then, blinking, Anne continued to ask.
Because she didn't usually have the habit of chatting or playing with the bad old man and principal in front of her, so she knew that he must have something to do when he came to see her.
"I knew I couldn't fool you..."
"So, Mrs. Longbottom, Neville's grandmother, hopes you can accept this thing?"
As he spoke, Dumbledore took out a strange pendant from his arms and handed it to Anne.
"Huh?"
"What's this?"
Seeing this weird thing in front of her, Anne couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"This is an amulet that can withstand an evil curse attack. It is said that it can even withstand the Unforgivable Curse. It is very precious!"
"Because Mrs. Longbottom said you didn't seem to like the snacks Neville brought last time?"
"But she didn't know what you liked, and then I told you about your family's situation, knowing that you might not like many things, so she finally came up with this."
"You still want me to hand it over to you personally?"
With that said, Dumbledore stretched out his hand again and motioned for Anne to take it away?
"amulet?"
|ω`)
After looking at it, Anne threw it directly back into Dumbledore's arms and said:
"never mind!"
(｀)
"People don't need this kind of thing!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
This kind of thing is indeed very precious to a Hogwarts student, but unfortunately, Anne really doesn't need it.
"You'd better give it to that idiot Neville!"
(ì_í)
“I really don’t need this crap, I’m not going to lie to you!”
╭(′ o′)╭
Seeing that the other party was hesitant, Anne quickly reiterated.
"this……"
After pondering for a while, thinking about Anne's family situation, and thinking that Anne must have many times better things, Dumbledore finally nodded reluctantly, expressing his agreement with Anne's statement.
"Okay, I know you might not like it..."
"Then I'll find an opportunity to give it to Neville later. He should be able to use it?"
With a sigh, Dumbledore put away the thing, but he did not leave in a hurry, but walked to Anne's side and looked at the fish in the lake with him.
"What else do you want?"
-
(゜-゜)
Seeing this, Anne was of course a little surprised and turned around and asked again.
After all, spring is here now, and the fish in the lake next to the school are getting fat. She plans to catch some fish from the lake later, so that the house elves in the school kitchen can prepare them for her in the evening.
A delicious late-night snack, and if this bad old man and the principal were watching, it would be hard for her to make a move.
"It's nothing..."
"only……"
"Well..."
Facing Anne's question, Dumbledore struggled for a long time, then he hummed and asked carefully and tentatively:
"I noticed that you seem to be reluctant to play with Hermione, Harry and Ron recently?"
"You know, they came out again a few nights ago, and they went to the observatory last time too...don't you have a very good relationship, why don't you get together?"
"I also heard from Hagrid that they seem to be investigating some magic stone..."
"Why, you're not interested?"
As for why he suddenly asked about this kind of thing and what his purpose was, I am afraid only he himself knows.
"Philosopher's Stone?"
(.)
"What is the use of the Philosopher's Stone?"
('–')
"Is it fun?"
(｀д′)
Blinking, Annie thought for a moment, then deliberately pretended to be stupid and asked.
"this……"
"Hermione and Harry should have checked it out, right?"
"you do not know?"
Now it was Dumbledore's turn to be a little surprised. He felt that Anne should have known about it a long time ago.
"I don't know!"
()
"People only know that they are investigating some weird stuff, but they are not involved, so why do they know?"
ヾ(′▽｀*)
With slumped shoulders, Annie continued to look innocent.
"Well..."
"That's it..."
"The Philosopher's Stone can be used to make the elixir of life. That medicine can make the person who drinks it immortal forever, thus giving the holder the ability to live forever."
"You know the famous alchemist Nicolas Flamel, right?"
"He used the Philosopher's Stone to create the elixir of life, which extended the lives of himself and his wife Perenal for more than six centuries."
"At the same time, the magic stone can turn any metal into pure gold, which means it has endless wealth potential."
"Imagine that with such a stone, wouldn't it be possible to have whatever you want?"
As a last resort, Dumbledore had no choice but to mop up Anne and coax her from the side. He just wanted to arouse Anne's curiosity and interest so that she could participate in what Harry and the others were doing.
After all, the time is almost right now, and he estimates that it will be within the next few days. In order to prevent accidents, he thinks it is best to take more precautionary measures, such as tricking Annie, a little guy whose abilities far exceed those of ordinary students, into that place.
In a small team?
"Endless wealth?"
(ω`)
"But, my family is very rich now, so I don't need those broken stones. I can get whatever I want now!"
o(￣▽￣)ｄ
Anne blinked and continued talking cutely, expressing that what the other person said really didn't interest her at all.
As for immortality, she didn't even mention it.
"this……"
Dumbledore was startled again, then quickly came to his senses.
After all, he and Hermione had both been to Anne's house and knew how exaggerated the Hastur family was. It was obviously not something that a mere magic stone could compare to!
He even thinks that there must be countless other things in Anne's castle that are more valuable than the magic stone?
Therefore, it is indeed a bit hasty to use endless wealth to attract a being like Anne who has been at the top of the wizarding world since birth.
As for immortality, Dumbledore gave up after thinking about it.
After all, he saw Anne's talent in his eyes. In addition, the other party was only eight years old. Even if he didn't use the Sorcerer's Stone, he would definitely live longer than Dumbledore. Moreover, the other party also had a family background.
Know the drawbacks of the Philosopher's Stone.
So, let alone the fact that the other person may not like him when he is still young, even if he grows up, he may still dislike him?
"All right!"
"I'm just talking casually..."
"That's it!"
"Then I..."
"You don't have anything to do, just go back?"
As he said this, Dumbledore, who was a little embarrassed, a little frustrated, and didn't know how to persuade him, finally had to sigh, then said goodbye angrily, turned around, and strode back to the castle.
"Uh-huh!"
ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~Bye~
Chapter completed!