The Wizard of Hogwarts is Unscientific.

Chapter 86 Dumbledore: I will personally cast a spell to kill Quirrell.

"Kirlo!?"

Hermione remembered that Andy had told her some time ago that Quirrell was very likely hiding in the Forbidden Forest.

Harry and Ron even ventured into the Forbidden Forest at night in search of evidence.

However, as soon as they entered the forbidden forest, they stepped on a poisonous mushroom and were knocked unconscious by the poisonous mist it emitted.

"Quirok set fire to the Forbidden Forest most likely to attract the professors' attention so he could sneak into the castle and steal the Philosopher's Stone," Hermione said with a worried expression, wondering if Headmaster Dumbledore had even considered this.

She had just checked; Headmaster Dumbledore was not in the Great Hall, nor was Professor Don.

Perhaps they went to the Forbidden Forest!

The little witch thought to herself, Headmaster Dumbledore went to the Forbidden Forest, Professor McGonagall inspected the castle, and Professors Flitwick and Snape remained in the Great Hall…

Therefore, Quirrell's plan is unlikely to succeed.

Hermione leaned closer to Andy and whispered, "Should we tell the professor?"

"If we can think of it, the professor can too." Andy didn't want to cause trouble.

Hermione nodded, then glanced towards the professors' table. Andy, influenced by her gaze, followed her look.

Just then, Snape also looked over at the two of them.

Andy and Snape exchanged a glance, opened their mouths, made an "SB" mouth shape, and then quickly turned away.

Snape was taken aback. What did 'SB' mean?

password?

Or is it reminding him of something?

Snape narrowed his eyes. What exactly did Collins mean?

Compared to the other young wizards, Andy clearly knew more of the truth.

With the Forbidden Forest on fire, Quirrell is likely to take action, and Snape clearly doesn't believe Andy would do anything pointless at this time.

Snape's English name starts with 'S', so what word starts with 'B'?

There were too many words starting with 'B', and Snape couldn't figure out what Andy was trying to tell him.

"If it were something important, Collins would have reported it directly to the professor..."

Snape frowned slightly. He was a proud and arrogant person. If "SB" really was some kind of code, he would rather spend more time studying it than ask Andy directly.

The moment Andy turned his head, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

That scared me to death!

Back in school, Andy would occasionally look around during class. If he happened to make eye contact with a classmate he was close to, he would mouth a curse, but it was just a friendly joke.

I never expected to actually curse Snape today.

They even scolded him to his face.

Fortunately, Snape didn't know what 'SB' meant, otherwise he might have slapped Andy in the face with an Avada Kedavra curse.

While waiting in the auditorium, students gradually returned to the auditorium.

Many people are curious about what exactly happened in the Forbidden Forest and why Headmaster Dumbledore hasn't appeared yet.

Is he fighting the enemy in the Forbidden Forest?

Or were you held back by other things?

As the professor ceased maintaining order, a buzz of discussion gradually filled the auditorium. Everyone was discussing the Forbidden Forest with those around them, and all sorts of strange and unusual speculations emerged.

Some say it's an invasion by dark wizards.

Some say he's a vampire.

Some people say it's a werewolf uprising.

Giants and trolls are naturally included, and the most outrageous speculation is that Dumbledore and the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic fought each other.

"Headmaster Dumbledore hasn't made a move in decades. Nobody knows how strong he is now. Maybe he's too old to fight anymore."

"Impossible. Headmaster Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of the 20th century and the man the Void fears most. No one can defeat him."

"..."

After listening for a while, Andy realized that many of the young wizards were guessing that Dumbledore's absence must be due to his fighting with the enemy in the Forbidden Forest.

That fire is proof of that!

Some say it was Dumbledore's Fire Curse, that flames shot into the sky from the Forbidden Forest, even scattering the clouds above.

Andy had to admit that Hogwarts was indeed the source of rumors, and the ideas of these unreliable little wizards were simply outlandish.

About half an hour later, Professor McGonagall returned.

She strode across the long table to the professors' seat, where Flitwick and Snape joined her.

"Are all the students here?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"I just counted them, they're all there!" Frivy said.

"That's good!"

Professor McGonagall visibly relaxed, then her face fell. "Don was brought back by Hagrid and is now in the school infirmary. His condition is very bad."

"Huh?" Snape was still thinking about 'SB' when he heard the name Don, and finally came back to his senses.

"He was attacked by dark magic and was seriously injured."

Professor McGonagall seemed reluctant to admit it. "Mrs. Pomfrey examined him and found that Don had been tortured with the Cruciatus Curse."

Snape's pupils contracted slightly, but his expression remained unchanged. "The Cruciatus Curse?"

Professor McGonagall said, "Albus has gone to the Forbidden Forest; hopefully he can catch the murderer."

Snape looked grim.

Having experienced the last war, he knew that few wizards could withstand the torment of the Crucifixion Curse.

Don was only afflicted by the Cruciatus Curse, not the Killing Curse…

Snape could only think of two possibilities.

Either Don refused to confess, or Voldemort altered Don's memories while Don was in a daze.

Although Dumbledore was also proficient in memory magic, it was much easier for him to tamper with memories than to organize them.

"Who started the fire in the Forbidden Forest?" Snape asked.

"It's Don. I checked his wand."

Professor McGonagall explained, "Perhaps he set the fire to signal for help."

Snape: "..."

If Quirrell was the one in charge of the operation, then that possibility might still exist.

But if Voldemort was the one in charge of the operation, then Don must have already betrayed the cause—whether he wanted to or not.

What on earth is Dumbledore up to?

Snape was somewhat annoyed; after all, it was too risky to fight Voldemort at school.

A moment of carelessness could lead to a student being attacked by Voldemort.

Snape had absolutely no idea what Dumbledore was thinking.

Dumbledore, who was being teased by Snape, was currently deep in the Forbidden Forest, using magic to track Quirrell's movements.

Dumbledore was clearly the angrier than the others.

Don was the professor he invited, and Quirrell was hiding in the Forbidden Forest with his tacit approval.

But to everyone's surprise, Don was attacked by Quirrell.

This undoubtedly disrupted the tacit balance between Dumbledore and Voldemort.

Once the balance is broken, the consequences will be catastrophic.

Voldemort will undoubtedly act without restraint from now on.

It was for this reason that Dumbledore finally made up his mind.

He's going to personally cast a spell tonight to kill Quirrell!

(End of this chapter)