Chapter 36: Quirrell did it too After entering November, the weather becomes very cold. The mountains surrounding the school were gray and covered with ice and snow, and the lake surface was as cold and hard as tempered steel. Every morning there is frost on the ground. Bruce was wearing a black winter robe and a goose yellow scarf representing Hufflepuff. Katum stood on his shoulders and also wore a small scarf. He walked across the stone bridge connecting the two towers, and the hot air from his mouth quickly condensed into ice crystals. "Obviously, Quirrell did it too!" Bruce said solemnly, "There is no other explanation." These days, Bruce reviewed the events of Halloween over and over again, and there was one question that he couldn't get around. Who let the troll in?
"In the hall at that time, apart from the ghost, there were only three people who were not present." Bruce strode forward hurriedly, "Hermione, Hagrid and Quirrell, Hermione is the victim, so Hagrid and Quirrell are the only suspects!" Hagrid usually stayed in his hunting hut, and Quirrell ran into the hall later to report the news. Strictly speaking, neither of these two men had an alibi. Of course, if you add the Poltergeist, there's one more suspect - Peeves. As for the house-elves who had been staying in the kitchen, they were not within Bruce's suspicion for the time being. Bruce and Peeves had a cordial and friendly exchange these days, and for the sake of the Supreme Wand, Peeves swore tremblingly that he was not the one who put the troll in. Moreover, Peeves also helped Bruce eliminate a suspect. On Halloween, Hagrid spent the entire night deep in the Forbidden Forest, calming the frightened magical creatures. "There has been some unrest in the Forbidden Forest lately," Peeves explained. "The unicorns are very frightened, as if someone wants to hurt them. Of course, I swear, this is not my fault!" With Peeves' testimony, there was only one suspect left. Quirrell. Bruce had long disliked Quirrell. As a teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Quirrell's teaching ability can be said to be completely unqualified. "What he teaches is useless stuff," Bruce once commented. After hearing these words, Katum looked Bruce up and down, then nodded and said, "It is indeed useless." And Quirrell always smells of garlic, which Bruce can't stand. Now was finally the chance to attack Quirrell. There is a Quidditch match at Hogwarts today, Gryffindor vs. Slytherin, and all the teachers and students in the school are gathered on the field, where Quirrell can be found.
"I suspected a long time ago that Quirrell might be Dumbledore's black glove." Bruce said to Katum, "Otherwise it can't explain why such a person can become the teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class." If one wants to become a teacher, one should undergo assessments in all aspects, and it is obvious that Qi Luo does not meet the requirements. But why was he hired? How did he pass Dumbledore's interview? The answer is obvious. loyalty. Quirrell used his unparalleled loyalty to gain Dumbledore's trust, and finally stayed in Hogwarts. "As long as we can find out that there is something wrong with Quirrell, it means that there is also something wrong with Dumbledore." Bruce was full of confidence and headed to the Quidditch pitch. …… Quidditch is the most popular sport in the wizarding world, but Bruce has little interest in it. Because after reading the rules of Quidditch, he still had one thought that remained unanswered. According to the rules, Quidditch does not restrict hitting people with the ball or crowding people, and even two-on-one double teams can force a change of direction. Most importantly, even if a player is disabled, other athletes are not allowed to replace him. Unless the game lasts for several days, it is allowed to replace the substitutes so that the players can take a rest. In that case, Bruce didn't understand. Why don’t the two teams fight directly after they come on the court? After one team is completely crippled, can't the other team score however they want? Before he knew it, Bruce arrived at the Quidditch pitch. The game had already started and the atmosphere was very lively. The winter chill was completely dispelled. It seemed that all the teachers and students in the school had come to the stands around the Quidditch field, and some seats were even raised into the air. In the stands, the Gryffindor students were particularly excited because Harry Potter, a first-year student this year, was made an exception and included in the Gryffindor team. Harry was a talented player who was said to be able to dive fifty feet and catch the ball in mid-flight. This kind of person is exactly what the Gryffindor team needs, as they have not won the championship for four consecutive years. This year is the most promising year. Harry carries the hopes of the entire Gryffindor House. According to the original book, Malfoy, who joins next year, will not have this treatment. Because Slytherin was already the champion before he joined. Bruce stood outside the field, looking in the stands, and soon found Quirrell in the stands. The other person was standing next to Snape, staring at the field, muttering to himself, and no one knew what he was doing.
suddenly-- There was a burst of uniform exclamations from the stands, as if something unexpected had happened. Bruce looked towards the field and saw Harry in the sky, holding the broom handle tightly with both hands and clamping it tightly with his knees. The broom was swinging around as if trying to throw him off. Bruce frowned: "This is a curse!" Someone was casting a curse on Harry, trying to make him have an accident. There was already chaos in the Gryffindor stands, and they exclaimed with every movement of Harry's broom. They can only worry but can't do anything. "It's Quirrell!" Bruce immediately figured out the reason. He just saw Quirrell casting a spell, so it must have been him! I didn't expect that I would encounter such a situation just by coming over to take a look. Apparently, no one noticed Quirrell's little move, which was a change caused by Katum's prank. According to the original story line, Hermione accidentally rescued Harry because she suspected Snape and thought he was casting a curse. This suspicion came from Snape's previous targeting of them. But now, this targeting is gone, and Snape's attitude towards Harry can be described as warm and gentle. Bruce even heard recently that Snape had found a special spell that was very powerful and wanted to teach it to Harry. But there is a prerequisite, this spell can only be learned by girls. So every time Harry learned this spell, he had to drink a potion specially made by Snape and temporarily turn into a girl. In this case, Hermione would not suspect Snape at all. "Is Quirrell so courageous?" Bruce suddenly frowned, feeling something was wrong. He could not think of any reason why Quirrell would target Harry in public. unless-- He was taking orders from someone. (End of this chapter)