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Outside Hogwarts Castle, near the Forbidden Forest.
"Happy Halloween, Harry."
Yang Tao presented his prepared gift, a pair of pure white Kitty Slippers.
"How are they? Do you like them?"
Harry loved any gift, as no one had ever given him a gift in his previous eleven years.
"I like them very much… But, I only have some candy and chocolate here."
Saying that, Harry handed the prepared gift to Yang Tao.
It was clear that Harry had prepared it in advance; generally, Halloween is inseparable from candy and pumpkin lanterns.
"I like chocolate, thank you, Harry."
He glanced at Ron, who stood beside Harry, full of envy, then smiled and took out another pair of orange Cat Kitty Slippers, handing them to him.
"These are for you, even if they are just slippers."
Ron's impression of Yang Tao remained at the stage of being domineering and a rich magnate; he exchanged Scabbers for a new wand, robes, and even a new pet mouse.
He mailed the remaining money home to improve his family's living standards.
"I get some too?"
Ron was very surprised and happily took the Kitty Slippers from Yang Tao.
"Thank you."
After fumbling in his pocket for a long time, he pulled out a few candies. Yang Tao looked at them for a while before hesitantly taking them, worried that the candy might poison him…
Just as Yang Tao and Harry were chatting, Hagrid walked from his cabin in the direction of the Forbidden Forest towards them.
"Hi, Hagrid."
Harry and Ron clearly had a good relationship with Hagrid. Seeing him approach, they enthusiastically greeted him.
Yang Tao also nodded to Hagrid.
"Long time no see, Hagrid!"
"Mr. Yang, it has indeed been a long time. Almost three months have passed since the sorting ceremony…"
Hagrid's smile was simple and honest, making it easy for people to feel good about him.
"Today is Halloween, Mr. Yang, are you here for the feast?"
"No, I won't participate in the school feast. After all, I am not a Hogwarts student. By the way, Hagrid, can you let me have Fluffy? To be honest, I really like dogs."
Putting aside the strength of the three-headed dog, a big dog with three heads makes every dog lover unable to walk away.
Hearing that Yang Tao wanted Fluffy, Hagrid immediately said, "I'm afraid not. Dumbledore borrowed Fluffy to guard a treasure, so there's nothing I can do."
Harry was instantly curious and asked, "Fluffy? Is that the big three-headed dog in the restricted area on the fourth floor?"
"Yes, that's him…"
Although Hagrid grew up on Veritaserum, he reacted at this moment, staring at Harry and saying, "You actually went to the restricted area!"
"You are really too brave, Harry."
Harry is a member of Gryffindor, with adventurous genes flowing in his blood. Even without Red Bull sponsorship, he would dare to venture; what is a mere restricted area?
"Hagrid, can you tell me what Fluffy is guarding?"
Hagrid quickly put his index finger to his lips, "Shhh, this is not something you should know, Harry. This is Dumbledore's secret!"
Then he glanced in the direction of the castle.
"Harry, listen to my advice, study hard and stay away from these dangerous things, or you will be the first student expelled from your year."
Harry nodded slightly. As for how much he took in, no one knew.
The big-hearted Hagrid did not ask Yang Tao why he knew Fluffy's name and said with a smile:
"Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, it's time for the feast, I have to go quickly."
Hagrid had no resistance to such feasts, mainly because he liked the feeling of being recognized.
Just as he was about to leave, a figure walked out of the castle. Seeing the few people outside the castle, the figure clearly paused.
"Hagrid… and Har… Harry, why haven't you gone yet? The feast is about to begin…"
There was no need to look at the person; just by listening to the tone of voice, one knew that the person was Professor Quirinus Quirrell, possessed by Voldemort.
They all said he was pitiful, but in Yang Tao's eyes, it was just a personal choice.
Quirinus Quirrell deliberately sought out everything left by dark wizards, partly out of curiosity and partly from an unacknowledged pursuit of his own worth.
Quirinus Quirrell fantasized that at least he could be the one to track down Voldemort, and in a better scenario, he might even learn some dark magic from Voldemort, so no one would ever mock him again.
Just like his famous quote.
There is no good and evil, only power and those too weak to seek it—Quirinus Quirrell.
"Professor Quirinus Quirrell, we'll be right there. Why are you out here?"
Professor Quirinus Quirrell's gaze casually swept across Yang Tao's face, and he forced an awkward smile, saying, "It's… It's too crowded inside, I came out for some fresh air…"
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Yang Tao, who was whispering to Harry, and he asked curiously, "This… Who is this?"
Oh?
Yang Tao stopped whispering and looked at the timid Professor Quirinus Quirrell, pulling out a golden business card and handing it to him:
"Hello, Professor Quirinus Quirrell, this is my business card."
Quirinus Quirrell was like a startled quail; his body first trembled, then he reached out and took the business card from Yang Tao.
"I… I'm sorry!"
Hagrid on the side explained for Professor Quirinus Quirrell, "Professor Quirinus Quirrell was attacked during an adventure and hasn't fully recovered yet, so he stutters a bit when he speaks…"
Yang Tao smiled and nodded, saying to Hagrid, "Hagrid, please come with me for a moment. Oh, and Ron…"
He waved to Ron.
Ron, holding his Kitty Slippers, followed Yang Tao to the side.
A hint of doubt flashed in Quirinus Quirrell's eyes. Just as he was about to leave, Harry called out to him.
"Professor Quirinus Quirrell, over here…"
Quirinus Quirrell had just turned his head when he saw Harry already holding a wand pointed at him.
"Ha…"
"Incantation of Dark Sectumsempra…"
An invisible blade flew rapidly towards Quirinus Quirrell. Quirinus Quirrell was completely stunned. How could this child be so unchivalrous??
But his body moved uncontrollably, and a wand appeared in his hand.
Layers of barriers blocked Harry's Incantation of Dark Sectumsempra.
"Expelliarmus!"
"Incendio!"
Harry's spell power might be a bit lacking, after all, his age was a factor, but his casting speed was extremely fast.
Because he cast the Petrificus Totalus spell every day, he no longer even needed the incantation for it; he just needed to wave his wand in a certain motion to cast the Petrificus Totalus spell.
Quirinus Quirrell's panicked expression was completely different from the nimble movements of his hands; defensive spells were continuously cast.
He even managed to counterattack once or twice in between; there was no doubt that Voldemort was controlling Quirinus Quirrell's body.
However, in such high-intensity, high-efficiency spell duels, without the ability to speak, Voldemort also couldn't use his signature Avada Kedavra.
After all, he was only a remnant soul at this point.
Hagrid was completely startled by the scene before him and said in a panic, "Harry, stop! You'll be expelled for attacking a professor! You need to come with me to see Headmaster Dumbledore immediately. Only then can you be saved…"
"Hagrid, no need to panic."
Hearing that voice, Hagrid looked over in disbelief.
Dumbledore's figure appeared beside Yang Tao at some unknown point.
"Good evening, Mr. Yang."
"Good evening, Headmaster Dumbledore."
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