The Wizard of Hogwarts is Unscientific.

Chapter 69 Andy: It must have been Snape who attacked Malfoy.

It must be said that Dumbledore was truly a master strategist. He seemed to do nothing, yet he managed to subtly guide things in the direction he desired.

Even though Quirrell was expelled from Hogwarts, Harry still knew about the Philosopher's Stone.

And judging from Harry's expression, he seems prepared to protect the Philosopher's Stone at all costs.

"Okay, I understand."

Andy shrugged and said, "We'll write a letter to Headmaster Dumbledore later, telling him that someone is after the Philosopher's Stone again, and that he should be more vigilant and ideally carry the Philosopher's Stone with him at all times."

"Very good!"

Harry looked excited. "If that's the case, Snape won't be able to steal the Philosopher's Stone."

Ron was a little annoyed. "But this way, we can't expose Snape's plot."

Goodness, I never knew you had such a plan!

Andy immediately looked at Ron with new respect.

"You can write down your guesses in the letter and see if Headmaster Dumbledore will believe them."

Andy had no desire to get involved in Dumbledore's plans.

Getting involved in the Philosopher's Stone incident was a minor matter—after all, the whole thing was part of Dumbledore's plan, and with Dumbledore's protection, the final outcome was nothing more than a close call.

But preventing Voldemort from obtaining the Philosopher's Stone is a much bigger deal!

Andy didn't want to offend Voldemort for no reason; it wouldn't do him any good.

Most importantly, Andy didn't want to be controlled by others.

It's just chess, I can play that too!

Andy decides to use Harry as a pawn to play a game against Dumbledore.

"Let's go to the library."

Back at the library, Andy had Harry and Ron each write a letter, including all the information they knew, their guesses, and their ideas for how to deal with it, and then send them together to Dumbledore.

Andy laid the parchment on the table and dipped his quill in ink.

It was written:

Headmaster Dumbledore, hello.

I'm Andy Collins, a freshman at Ravenclaw. I'm sure you remember me, right?

Harry Potter and Ron Weasley came to see me today and told me about the Philosopher's Stone.

They believed that Snape wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

But we all know that the person who really wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone was Quirinus Quirrell.

Keeping the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts is far too unsafe. Not only is the stone at risk of being stolen, but the young wizards' lives are also constantly threatened.

The attack on Draco Malfoy is a case in point.

I blamed myself for a few days, never imagining it was all because of the Philosopher's Stone.

As the headmaster of Hogwarts, you are responsible for the safety of all young wizards and should return the Philosopher's Stone to its owner, Mr. Nicolas Flamel, for safekeeping.

Or find a place where no one knows and hide.

I heard Hermione say that Muggles have something called a rocket, and you can use a rocket to launch the Philosopher's Stone into outer space.

If Mr. Flamel no longer needs the Philosopher's Stone, you may also destroy it.

Quirrell is no longer at Hogwarts, and leaving the Philosopher's Stone at the school will only attract the covetous eyes of greedy people.

In any case, keeping the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts is really unsafe.

For both of us!

Perhaps you have your own plans, but you shouldn't gamble with the lives of all of us young wizards!

—Andy Collins.

Very good, General!

In a short letter, Andy first blamed the attack on Malfoy on the Philosopher's Stone—implying that Dumbledore should be held responsible.

Andy then proposed several ways to deal with the Philosopher's Stone.

First, return the Philosopher's Stone to Nicolas Flamel.

Second, launch the magic stone into outer space using a rocket.

Third, the solution found in the original work: destroy the Philosopher's Stone.

Three methods blocked all of Dumbledore's paths.

If Dumbledore insists on leaving the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts, then he is being irresponsible for the safety of all the young wizards.

"Now, it's just a matter of waiting for Dumbledore to make his move!"

Andy put the letter into the envelope and then asked, "Harry, Ron, what do you want Headmaster Dumbledore to do with the Philosopher's Stone?"

Harry, who had just finished writing his letter, said, "I suggest Professor Dumbledore carry it with him, or return it to Mr. Flamel."

very good!

Andy nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "That's what I was thinking too. If none of these work, we can hide the Philosopher's Stone somewhere no one knows about it."

Upon hearing this, Ron wrote noticeably faster.

Andy continued, "It's really unsafe for someone to steal the Philosopher's Stone and then leave it at school."

Harry nodded in agreement.

"Perhaps the attack on Malfoy was because someone wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone."

Andy decided to trick Snape one more time, "Don't forget, where was Malfoy attacked? The Potions classroom is in the basement, who knows what Malfoy might have seen."

"As far as I know, many skilled wizards can alter other people's memories."

Harry exclaimed in shock, "You mean, Snape attacked Malfoy?"

Ron's eyes lit up; he seemed to have a sudden burst of inspiration, and his writing flowed as if divinely inspired.

"It's not impossible!"

Andy said with a serious expression, "Perhaps you and Ron will be the next ones attacked, and maybe even me. After all, we both know about the Philosopher's Stone."

Ron froze as he wrote, his expression shifting several times before he seemed to remember something and continued writing.

Harry also seemed preoccupied.

He believed Andy's words in an instant: Snape had attacked Malfoy—Malfoy was unconscious in the basement, and that was irrefutable evidence.

Now, he, Ron, and Andy are all at risk of being attacked by Snape at any moment.

Thinking of this, Harry looked at Andy apologetically, "Andy, I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

Andy smiled and said, "It's alright, as long as Headmaster Dumbledore takes the Philosopher's Stone out of Hogwarts."

After Ron finished writing the letter, Andy, Ron, and Dumbledore went to the Owl Coop and mailed it to Dumbledore.

"Alright, let's leave the rest to Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Andy stretched and yawned in a great mood.

What will Dumbledore do next?

Andy thought to himself.

He had already explained the stakes in the letter, proposed solutions, and even influenced Harry and Ron in his conversation with Harry.

It doesn't matter who attacked Malfoy; what matters is that Malfoy was attacked because someone wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

The person who brought the Philosopher's Stone to Hogwarts was none other than Dumbledore.

This is a crisis of trust!

Once Harry realizes this, he'll probably question Dumbledore's actions to some extent, right?

(End of this chapter)