Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 97: This outcome was truly unexpected.

Two flames, one purple and one black, trapped the three people inside the room.

Fortunately, there were no vicious, cruel creatures here that would attack people.

There was only one large desk, on which were arranged seven bottles of different sizes, shapes, and colors, and next to the bottles was a roll of parchment tied with a black string.

The three of them walked to the table, unfolded the parchment, and carefully read its contents.

After reading it, Harry asked, looking completely bewildered, "Is this a tongue twister?"

Hermione shook her head. "It's a logic riddle. The first part of the parchment means: Of the seven bottles on the desk, three are poison, two are nettle wine, one can help one pass through purple flames, and one can help one pass through black flames. As for the second part..."

Hermione's eyes flickered, her gaze landing on Robin, signaling him to continue the conversation.

"These are hints. First, the poisons are all on the left side of the wine; second, the left and right sides are different, and neither can help one pass through the black flames; third, the largest and smallest are not poisons; fourth, the second one on the left and the second one on the right are the same."

Harry listened and nodded, seemingly understanding, "So...which bottle should we drink?"

Give me some time.

Robin walked around to the center of the table and numbered the bottles from left to right: 1-7, with bottle number 6 being the largest and bottle number 3 the smallest.

Based on the clue that "the largest and smallest are not poisoned wine", we can conclude that 3 and 6 are not poisoned wine. Then, based on the clue that "the second on the left and the second on the right are the same", we can conclude that 2 and 6 are wine. After all, the only things that can be the same among the 7 bottles are wine and poison.

Based on the statements "the poison is on the left side of the wine" and "the left and right sides are different and neither is forward", we can conclude that number 7 is neither poison nor forward. The positions of the two wine bottles have already been occupied by 2 and 6, so number 7 can only move backward.

So, among 1, 3, 4, and 5, there are 3 poisons and 1 move forward. Finally, based on the hint that "the largest and smallest are not poisons", we find that the smallest one, number 3, is the one to move forward.

Robin pointed to the No. 3, which was about the size of a perfume bottle, and said casually, "Look, this is it."

Harry glanced at the small bottle, let out a long sigh, and said, "Too little, less than a mouthful. How can any bottle allow someone to safely pass through the purple flames?"

"This is it," Hermione said, picking up the round, bulging bottle on the far right.

"How did you two deduce that in less than three minutes?"

Hermione walked around to the center of the table and explained her reasoning process. Except for the bottle number being ag, the rest of the steps were exactly the same as Robin's.

"That was brilliant."

After Harry finished praising the bottle, he picked up bottle number 3 and said solemnly, "I'll drink this one, and you two can drink that one. Don't interrupt, let me finish."

"You two go back, grab two flying brooms, take the injured Ron, and go back to the living plank."

After humming a lullaby to lull Luigi to sleep, one of them took Ron to the school hospital, and the other went to the Owl's Hut. Hedwig knew exactly where London was.

"Finally, go to the hunting grounds to find Hagrid. He will believe you. As for me, I will fight Quirrell to the death, although I will never be a match for him."

The parchment begins with the words "Danger ahead, safety behind." Harry's actions, like Ron's, are sacrifices, except one might at most suffer minor injuries, while the other could lose his life.

"But—what if 'that person' is with Quirrell?" Hermione asked worriedly.

Harry brushed his bangs aside, pointed to the lightning bolt scar, and said, "When I was one year old, I didn't know a single spell, but I still managed to escape from Voldemort in his prime. This time, I'll definitely be fine too."

"But."

Hermione gripped Robin's arm tightly, her eyes slightly moist as she looked at the blackfire. She knew that no matter what she said, she couldn't persuade Harry.

"Harry, be careful when you go in!"

After saying that, she clutched Luo Bin's clothes tightly and buried her head in his chest.

Robin put his arm around her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't cry. Before we left, I used a crystal ball to divine the future. The image showed us wearing witch robes and laughing as we attended the year-end banquet."

Hermione raised her head slightly and retorted in a soft voice, "Who cried? And don't try to fool me with divination. I don't believe in that kind of illogical, wildly speculative magic."

"Hermione, Robin's divination is very accurate. He used his divination to help Neville find Rafer, to help me get back 'The Amazing Quidditch,' and even predicted that I had the talent to be the Seeker."

"It was just a coincidence, it doesn't count."

Although she said that, the worry in her eyes clearly lessened.

"I don't think so. Okay, let's not delay any longer. Who wants to drink first?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Bin silently took two steps back. "I won't drink. I want to stay here."

"What?"

Harry and Hermione exclaimed in unison in shock.

"Listen to me, one person is enough to go back and deliver the message. I'll stay here. If Quirrell beats Harry and rushes back, I can hold him off for a while. If Harry beats Quirrell, I can come to his aid!"

After thinking it over, the two agreed that Luo Bin's words made a lot of sense.

puff~

Hermione pulled the cork from the round bottle and said, "I'll drink first! Harry, be careful when you go in. Robin, don't forget our promise: green apple juice and roasted sausage are meant to be exchanged for a lifetime."

After she finished speaking, she took a big gulp of water from the bottle, and the next second, she was trembling all over.

Hermione, where do you feel unwell?

Robin stepped forward and hugged Hermione, rubbing her back with his palms to warm her up.

"No, it's nothing, it's just a little cold. I have to go, it's almost expired."

Hermione pushed Robin aside, rubbed her arms, and strode into the purple flames.

After hearing the door slam shut, Robin turned to Harry and said, "It's your turn."

"good!"

Harry walked to the black flames, took a deep breath, drank the liquid in bottle number 3 in one gulp, and then charged forward with all his might.

The next second, Luo Bin was the only one left in the room.

He sat on the edge of the table, toying with the three bottles of poison. Finally, he mixed them together and poured them into a large glass bottle, then silently chanted an incantation to store them in his mind's space.

After finishing, he jumped off the desk, walked to the exit, spread his palms and condensed two balls of flame, one red and one yellow, and then forcefully flung the flames onto the black fire wall.

Boom~

The black flames shot upwards three meters high as if they had encountered a super-strong accelerant, and the rolling heat they emitted forced him to retreat two meters.

Luo Bin: ⊙﹏⊙, I really didn't expect this result. Let me think, what other skills can I use?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately decided to take a gamble.

He waved his wand, casting a protective shield in front of the door, and then cast a spell to slowly draw the air out of the shield.

After a minute, the fire was noticeably reduced.

After three minutes of pumping, the fire returned to its original size.

After drawing air for seven minutes, my arms were incredibly sore, and a powerful suction force rose from inside the magic shield, trying to draw air in through the vents.

Luo Bin didn't want to waste all his efforts, so he activated the Mountain Giant's Mighty Power skill and, in one go, forcefully pulled out a wisp of air.

He noticed the wall of fire was becoming limp and gray, so he quickly activated the Silverfish Spirit's "Indestructible" skill and ran through the magic barrier.

(End of this chapter)