The moon was dark, the fog was heavy, and the silent night was windless.
Hogwarts Castle slept in the darkness.
In a room in the corridor on the fourth floor, Harry successfully lulled Cerberus Fluffy to sleep by playing the flute, then led Ron and Hermione through the trapdoor and jumped down.
After they used fire to drive back the Devil's Snare and entered the stone corridor below, two figures appeared out of thin air in the room.
The awakened Fluffy was about to bare his fangs and bark a threat, but he quickly stopped when he saw who it was, and began wagging his tail with his tongue out.
Karl raised his hand and patted each of the three dog heads. "This guy is too easy to deal with, isn't he?"
"Actually, it wasn't that easy. After all, Severus was bitten by Fluffy. It can only be said that Hagrid is not suited to keeping secrets, and he exposed Fluffy's weakness."
Dumbledore came to the trapdoor and motioned for Karl to stop playing with the dog and follow him.
"Albus, is there a possibility that Fluffy was killed by Quirrell and cannot be returned to Hagrid?"
Dumbledore: (—_—)
Please be a human! Hagrid is already pitiful! Can you please let him go?
Feeling a bit embarrassed by Dumbledore's reproaching gaze, Karl regretfully gave up the idea.
"Alright, let's just say I didn't say anything."
The two jumped down from the hole, using a slowing charm to float gently onto the Devil's Snare.
Since both the old and the young were masters of fire, they easily escaped this magical plant that liked to bind.
"Hermione's spell exam results were excellent, and Harry and Ron were also quite good, but before jumping down, not a single one of them remembered to use a wand lighting charm to observe the situation. It's really..."
Recalling the actions of the three little ones just now, Dumbledore felt a bit of a headache.
How could they dare to jump straight down? Thankfully, Professor Sprout placed Devil's Snare!
And what Harry said before jumping down, something like "If something goes wrong, have an owl send a letter to Dumbledore"?
What? You want me to come back and collect your corpse?
I already told you where I was going, why didn't you send the letter earlier?
"Right! I said we should put some Biting Cabbage! That way they'll be deeply impressed and will definitely remember to observe carefully next time, not daring to act rashly again."
Dumbledore: (I)
It doesn't have to be that deep!
With the teeth of the Biting Cabbage, it would surely reach the bone.
Along the stone corridor, the two came to a brightly lit room.
At this moment, Harry, riding a flying broomstick, successfully caught the key with sky-blue wings with the assistance of Ron and Hermione.
Seeing this scene, Dumbledore couldn't help but think of Harry's father; both of them had extremely outstanding flying abilities.
Perhaps this is talent, like the one beside him, who could make people die laughing when he flew.
"Karl, can you do it?"
"Of course!"
Dumbledore, who had intended to tease Karl, was stunned. "Ah? Are you sure? Could it be with Orolin's maneuver?"
"No! I don't need a key! Because I have strength and means!"
Dumbledore: (⊙_⊙)
Breaking through the door directly, huh? Then it's fine!
The next challenge was Professor McGonagall's Wizard Chess. On the giant chessboard, tall black and white pieces were ready for battle.
Looking at the three little ones trembling with nervousness, Dumbledore waved his sleeve, transfiguring a table and chairs and a manually operated Wizard Chess set.
"They'll probably take a lot of time. How about we play a game too?"
"Alright, I'm just idle anyway. Let Senior Tom wait patiently."
Karl plopped down, then winked at Dumbledore. "Albus, do you want to wear a safety helmet?"
"Why?"
"Because my chess skills come from Liu Qi, the Chess Saint of the Great Han, so I'm a little worried about you."
"Ah?"
After hearing the allusion, Dumbledore rolled his eyes helplessly, then transfigured a hat adorned with flowers and put it on.
"Alright, you go first."
"Okay!"
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