Orochimaru travels to Hogwarts

Chapter 119 Orochimaru, it's our turn to protect Hogwarts! (First Update)

Because it was exam week, the young wizards didn't pay attention to the headmaster's disappearance.

This matter was not as important to them as the professor outlining the exam scope in advance. Only one person was a little restless and seemed to be jumping around.

He is Harry.

In the second semester, Harry's energy was largely consumed by Quidditch.

Wood, the Quidditch captain, is usually a nice guy, but when it comes to the game, he turns into a tyrant.

Thus, Harry had to endure both pain and pleasure.

However, the ending wasn't so pleasant; Ravenclaw won the Quidditch championship that year.

Their new Seeker performed exceptionally well, and was incredibly lucky to catch the Golden Snitch within the first ten minutes of the game.

Harry was deeply impressed by the girl, but also felt a little sorry for her.

He was unable to ask her name.

By the time Harry came to his senses, the term was about to end.

After the dinner, Harry couldn't wait to find Orochimaru. However, his method of searching was a bit—

It has a bit of a Gryffindor style.

Wearing an invisibility cloak, he lingered at the entrance to the Slytherin common room. As soon as he saw Orochimaru emerge, he gently nudged his friend.

Orochimaru remained calm, as if he hadn't noticed anyone touching him at all. He simply said he was going to the restroom and then parted ways with Malfoy and the others.

Boys are different from girls; they rarely hold hands and go to the restroom together.

When Orochimaru arrived at the familiar third-to-left altar room, the door was quietly closed.

"I think we should meet somewhere else. It's really awful to keep meeting in the washroom."

Harry ripped off the Invisibility Cloak from his head and said to Orochimaru with a helpless expression.

Orochimaru nodded slightly in agreement.

"What is it?"

"Professor Dumbledore has disappeared," Harry said with an unusually serious expression. "I even suspect he has left Hogwarts."

"What's the reason?" Orochimaru asked calmly.

Although Harry had not yet answered, Orochimaru already had a general idea.

The White Demon King has finally begun testing himself.

"When I went for a night stroll a few days ago, I went to the Mirror of Eris. The one you told me about—the one that reflects one's own desires."

"What did you see?"

"My mom and dad," Harry said softly, a hint of nostalgia on his face, "they're in the mirror, holding my shoulders and waving at me."

The attachment to one's parents is an emotion that no child can sever, especially for a boy like Harry.

Orochimaru slowly nodded, signaling Harry to continue.

Harry paused, then his brows furrowed.

"But you would never guess where I met or who I met later."

Dumbledore?

The name involuntarily popped into Orochimaru's mind.

"Snape! That man who looks like a giant bat suddenly appeared in front of the Mirror of Erised, and then stared at the mirror and muttered to himself."

As Harry spoke, he actually mimicked Snape's expression from back then.

It was an expression of deep devotion and infatuation.

"It was like talking to a lover," Harry grimaced. "He kept saying 'resurrection, resurrection' to himself in the mirror for almost half an hour."

Um----

You would never want to know who Snape saw in the mirror.

Orochimaru thought to himself.

"He definitely wants the Resurrection Stone, right? The Philosopher's Stone, the Resurrection Stone, whatever you want to call it," Harry said excitedly. "You told me before that Dumbledore had Hagrid retrieve something from Hogwarts, which was the Philosopher's Stone."

As Harry spoke, the image of Professor Quirrell and Snape plotting in the tower that he had witnessed immediately flashed through his mind.

"Snape might be Voldemort's spy, infiltrating Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher's Stone."

The intelligence deductions are somewhat far-fetched, but still reasonable.

Orochimaru nodded slightly, not interrupting Harry's speculation.

Summarizing and analyzing intelligence is an extremely important part of a ninja's growth process.

"I only suspected it at first, so I didn't tell anyone, including you," Harry said somewhat embarrassedly. "But you'd never guess who showed up there next."

"Professor Quirrell?" Although he already had the answer in his mind, Orochimaru was prepared to continue playing this information-gathering game with Harry.

"It's not him! It's Dumbledore!"

Harry's expression suddenly turned serious as he said this.

"He appeared in front of Snape, and he didn't walk over; he just appeared out of thin air."

"He immediately asked Snape if he had found Quirrell."

Oh, it really is an obvious design.

Orochimaru calmly watched the radiant Harry.

This little wizard, barely a first-year student, is truly a Gryffindor. His mind is filled with the urge to prove himself and do something great.

He looks a bit like Jiraiya when he first graduated.

Orochimaru made a listening gesture, his smile growing even wider.

Harry was oblivious, still engrossed in his narration.

"Professor Snape said that Quirrell's whereabouts had been found. He had just received word that Quirrell was now in Slovenia."

Do you know where Slovenia is?

I know, but I don't want to say.

Because this was just an excuse to get rid of Dumbledore, a very simplistic excuse that could only fool Harry Potter.

Orochimaru listened to Harry's rambling with a smile and gently shook his head.

"So you didn't know either? But it must be very far from here, right?" Harry said excitedly. "The strangest thing is that Dumbledore disappeared after that night."

Harry adopted an attitude of "I'm already very capable, I'm definitely planning this carefully before I act."

"I observed him all day, but Dumbledore didn't show up. He left the school after that night."

"So?" Orochimaru asked curiously.

"So is it possible, I mean, that Snape actually wanted to get Dumbledore out of the way so he could go and steal the Philosopher's Stone himself? After all, it's a stone that can bring people back to life, right?"

A stone that can bring people back to life?

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly, and whispered in Harry's ear, like a devil's murmur, "So, do you want someone to be resurrected? Like, your parents?"

He had just finished rambling on and on with Orochimaru, actually wanting his partner to go with him to the restricted area on the third floor to protect the magic stone.

He's not stupid. Dumbledore made it clear at the beginning of the semester that students were prohibited from entering the third floor, which was a restricted area.

Later, he witnessed Snape tricking Dumbledore and lingered at the entrance to the restricted area on the third floor for quite some time before reluctantly leaving.

That's definitely where the magic stone is hidden.

But Orochimaru's words still made Harry waver. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he wanted to protect the Philosopher's Stone and prove his worth more, or he wanted to obtain the Philosopher's Stone and resurrect his parents more.

after all----

"Is it possible to bring the dead back to life?"

Orochimaru was much calmer and more composed in response to Harry's words.

"Isn't magic something that makes the impossible possible?"

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