A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

Hermione looked strange, but thinking about the absurd things Hagrid had done, she could only sigh silently in her heart.

"So what do you want to say to me?"

“It’s Harry.” Hermione looked around to make sure no one was coming and then lowered her voice and said, “The scar on his forehead has been throbbing for the past couple of days.”

This is a sign; we suspect the mysterious person is about to make their move.

"Oh? Is that so?" Aaron immediately became interested. He originally thought that the scar was just proof of Harry's identity, making him a big celebrity in the wizarding world since he was one year old, but he didn't expect it to have a warning function.

Hermione nodded. "I know you've always had a grudge against us, but this is a very important matter. I wouldn't want to bother you if I wasn't really unsure."

“I’m not that petty. When I say I forgive you, I mean I forgive you.”

Hearing this, Hermione gave a forced smile.

Ever since they took Abe away, Aaron has treated them like complete strangers, never even greeting them when they meet, making it even more difficult to mend their relationship.

Harry and Ron had been trying to find an opportunity to apologize, but when they saw Aaron's indifferent gaze, they felt extremely guilty and immediately lowered their heads, unable to look him in the eye.

After several attempts, they finally got used to that look and mustered the courage to say sorry.

Aaron had no idea what Hermione was thinking; if he did, he probably would have just found it funny.

He's the one who got hurt. We can't expect him to shamelessly try to smooth things over, can we? Doesn't he have any pride?

“Simply asking Hagrid if he leaked the method through Moose is too passive,” Hermione said. “Vagrant is getting impatient, so…”

Aaron's heart skipped a beat. "You guys aren't planning to take the initiative, are you?!"

"Don't misunderstand!" Hermione quickly waved her hand and said, "I didn't mean that."

"That means they both had that idea."

How much did they drink?! They're incredibly reckless!

No, not at all!

"They did have this idea, but we had no evidence, and we didn't even have a chance to take the initiative," Hermione explained. "Their intention was to shift their focus from Hagrid to Snape."

Snapped!

Aaron patted his forehead and sighed deeply.

Good guy, really good guy.

They are indeed clever; they were able to think of shifting the target and gaining a little more initiative.

But it's no exaggeration to say they were foolish; they chose the wrong target. They'll probably still be clueless and unaware of anything by the time Voldemort succeeds and runs away.

"Aaron, I'm at my wit's end and I don't know what to do."

"Going to Snape's place is definitely out of the question; it would be a waste of time."

Keep a close eye on Hagrid! He has a way with Moose, which is much more important.

“I know, but Harry and the others don’t think so.”

Their prejudice against Snape was too deep, while Hagrid was still quite reliable.

Aaron's lips twitched.

Hagrid? That was the biggest joke he'd heard all year.

"Phew!" Aaron took a deep breath and looked solemnly at Hermione. "Now we can only try to reduce the failure rate."

"Aren't they going to increase their surveillance of Snape? Go back and tell them I'll help you monitor Snape."

"Ah! Are you kidding me... Waaah..."

"Can you stop making such a fuss?" Aaron released Hermione's hand. "This is a library, after all. Are you worried that others won't hear you shouting like that?"

"Sorry!" Hermione looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was paying attention to them. "But Harry and the others won't believe it."

They always thought Snape was the professor you respected most, and they wouldn't even tell you about the Philosopher's Stone.

"It's normal, it's perfectly normal."

They are Gryffindor, and I am Slytherin.

Not just me, Snape was a Slytherin, and so was Voldemort.

Hermione: ......

"It doesn't have to go that far."

“That’s not important.

"You just need to tell them I suspect Snape has some connection to the man in black we met in the Forbidden Forest."

"Can...can they believe this?"

"Just make up any reason."

For example, on a dark and stormy night, a Slytherin wizard might witness their beloved house professor handing a vial of silver unicorn blood to a man in black.

Hermione hesitated for a long time after hearing this.

She knew that if she said that, Harry and Ron would definitely consider Aaron as one of their own, making things much easier for them to talk and do.

But if they do this, they will realize they have been deceived when the truth comes out.

She's already experienced a crisis of trust once, and she doesn't want to experience it again.

“I don’t recommend doing that,” Hermione said, shaking her head seriously. “Otherwise, you won’t have any trust in them anymore.”

Aaron paused slightly, then sat quietly in his chair and began to ponder.

He understood Hermione's meaning. It was indeed an oversight on his part. A single sentence could make his mission easier, but it would also damage his personal reputation, which was not worth it!

"Then... tell the truth?"

“That won’t do either,” Hermione said with a wry smile. “It’s too humiliating for them; they’ll never accept it.”

"Don't misunderstand, I mean to tell a small part of the truth, just keep it within limits." Aaron looked at Hermione meaningfully, "Because I saved your life, you were worried that Snape would use it against me after he got the Philosopher's Stone, so you told me your guess that the man in black was related to Snape, and told me to be careful of him."

Out of respect for the professor, I've decided to prove he's not a bad person. In the process, I'll keep a close eye on Professor Snape for you.

"Will this work?" Hermione asked skeptically. "Something just doesn't feel right!"

"It can be done."

Every lie has flaws, but finding those flaws isn't so easy.

Moreover, the scar on Harry's head was already a warning sign that he was running out of time, and at this point he wouldn't refuse help from others.

If all else fails, you can add fuel to the fire by telling them you told me a white lie, like how on a dark and stormy night, three Gryffindor wizards happened to see someone who looked just like Snape and a man in black robes...

After that, I will gradually do some simple repairs and integrate them into your plans.

Hermione's eye twitched slightly. "I'll tell them both."

Then all we need to do is keep an eye on Hagrid, right?

“That’s not necessarily true.” Aaron shook his head. “You may think Hagrid is reliable, but I think he’s incredibly unreliable.”

Of course, I'm not looking down on him; Hagrid is quite capable, otherwise Dumbledore wouldn't have valued him so much. But his ability to keep secrets...

Haha! You say he's a tight-lipped man, but in my opinion, the bottle opening is sealed, but the bottle body is leaking air everywhere.

If anyone tries to get a secret out of Hagrid, he can't keep it.

"No way!"

“It’s very serious,” Aaron said very seriously. “Hagrid will be a good friend, but take my advice: never tell him the secret.”

Hermione nodded blankly, then her expression turned serious as she thought of something. "If that's the case, then focusing our attention on Hagrid isn't entirely safe."

"At least it's better than doing nothing!"

If he really does reveal the method he used through Mao Mao, you'll definitely be the first to find out.

"That's the only way to put it," Hermione said wistfully, then went to explain to Harry and Ron.

A little while later, she turned back, still looking a little embarrassed.

"Why are you back again?"

“Harry and Ron are very grateful for your help, but they are worried that you are not capable enough on your own, so they sent me to help you. The two of us can look after each other.”

Aaron raised an eyebrow, turned around and glanced at Harry in the distance. Harry was smiling and greeting him, seemingly welcoming him as a teammate.

Ron gave him an approving look, pleased that he had promptly "abandoned the darkness and turned to the light."

"We don't need that!"

I know what kind of person Snape is. They say they're monitoring him, but I won't care at all.

“They won’t think that way.” Hermione shrugged. “It’s just for show, nothing serious, but it makes them feel a lot more at ease.”

"Well... never mind, let's leave it at that!"

"You all keep an eye on Hagrid. As for me..." Aaron paused slightly, looking up at the ceiling as if he could see through it to Dumbledore's office.

Chapter 76 It's a real pity we didn't meet sooner.

Harry and his friends were wasting their time on Snape, which was a waste of time and a waste of time. They would have been better off keeping an eye on Hagrid.

Although the effect won't be significant, it's essentially narrowing the path forward.

After all, this giant was simple-minded and might not even realize that he had revealed the secret, but that doesn't mean it had no effect at all.

Aaron, however, put himself in Voldemort's shoes and came up with a simpler and more direct solution: keep an eye on Dumbledore.

He couldn't believe that the mighty Dark Lord couldn't handle a three-headed dog; that was a complete joke.

With Voldemort's abilities, killing Moose wouldn't be difficult, but the commotion it would cause would definitely be significant.

The roar of the three-headed dog would echo throughout the entire castle, and this alarm would attract powerful enemies, at which point everything would be unpredictable.

If these enemies were just professors from the House, he might be able to escape at some cost, but if Dumbledore were involved, it would be a complete free kill. So he would definitely try to get the method of getting through Moose from Hagrid.

In reality, even if he figured out all the mechanisms, he probably wouldn't act immediately, because making even the slightest noise could attract Dumbledore's attention.

Even if we get the magic stone, it won't be of any use. A White Demon King in his prime could easily wipe out a Black Demon King who's barely clinging to life.

For Voldemort, the best time to act was when Dumbledore left Hogwarts; at other times, there was always some risk involved.