The man behind Hogwarts

Chapter 126 Bold Plan

All the way back to Ravenclaw Tower.

Because it was time to rest, the common room was empty, and all the little wizards had gone to bed.

With thoughts in his heart, William sat on the sofa in the lounge, without turning on the lights, and just sat alone in the darkness.

He stroked his wand and thought to himself.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you read the content of the book or not, because the most important information can be obtained from the title of the book. Now it can be roughly confirmed that the purpose of Professor Crohn's teaching at Hogwarts is not simple. It is very likely that he came with the purpose of finding a way to break the Unforgivable Curse."

The three unforgivable curses are: the Killing Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and the Imperius Curse.

The Killing Curse is a direct-death curse. People who fall under this curse die almost immediately, and there is no way they will have time to find a cure;

The Imperius Curse is a curse that controls the mind. People who fall under this curse will immediately become the slaves of the caster. Their life and death are in the hands of others, and they cannot escape...

Then, the most likely thing is-the Cruciatus Curse!

"If it's this curse, I might have a way to break it." He opened the palm of his left hand, and four five-pointed seals appeared in it, "Bright Soul: The five-pointed seal that defends against soul attacks, and also has the effect of healing soul injuries. .”

What now makes William undecided is: should he contact Crohn?

“First think about the gains and losses.”

"What can I get from this?"

[Cron’s favor? 】

This is totally unnecessary, I'm not that enthusiastic yet.

[Crohn’s knowledge and experience? 】

This is good. The knowledge of a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts is naturally extremely valuable. Moreover, he is not a parallel importer like Quirrell. He must have a lot of goods in his stomach.

It would be worthwhile if he could take this opportunity to empty out his knowledge.

But we must guard against evil thoughts in his mind.

[Crohn’s allegiance? 】

It's...hard, but tempting.

If you can take this opportunity to gain his allegiance, it will be an amazing harvest. Not only can you gain his knowledge, but you can also gain a subordinate.

Although there is a suspicion of taking advantage of others, why not?

He is a teacher and can enter and leave Hogwarts freely. In this way, he can deploy outside the school and even in the entire magical world.

What makes William even more excited is that he currently has a task of ‘collecting magical animal materials’.

If you can recruit Crohn, you can leave this task to him and wait for the reward yourself.

Thinking about it this way, it is really tempting.

But, how can we ensure his loyalty?

Oral allegiance cannot be trusted;

It would be best to sign some kind of magical contract... Wait, William suddenly had an idea.

“The five-pointed seal has a characteristic: if you use the five-pointed seal to enchant a living creature, the five-pointed seal will be completely integrated into the living creature’s body and become the living creature’s own thing;

If you use the Pentagram Seal to enchant equipment, as the owner of the Pentagram Seal, you can take back the Pentagram Seal at any time as long as you have a thought, as long as you do not take the initiative to erase the soul imprint of the Pentagram Seal. "

Isn't this more reliable than some magical contract?

He can completely create a piece of equipment enchanted by the 'Bright Soul'. With this thing, there is no need to worry about Krohn's betrayal!

"On the other hand, what might I lose in this matter?" After considering the benefits, I also considered the risk factors.

[Identity exposed? 】

As long as you take the initiative to contact him, your identity will be exposed, especially since you have used the 'Southern Star' in front of him, there is no guarantee that he will not be greedy.

However, I have a "light soul", so even if he has greed, he must suppress it.

Besides, as long as he is loyal to me, I will not give him a chance to backlash!

[Will I lose my ‘bright soul’ temporarily? 】

Just use it to enchant equipment, and you can recall it at any time, it's just a temporary loan.

This is not a loss at all.

"Huh?" William was stunned, "Isn't this a hugely profitable business? I haven't lost anything at all, but the gains will be astonishingly large."

"Is there any need to consider this? Just do it!!"

Once the idea was decided, I started thinking about the specific implementation method.

"Tomorrow, I'll go ask for information about Professor Crohn and learn more about him."

Who to look for?

Ask Mrs. Pince first.

……

……

"Are you asking Professor Crohn?" Mrs. Pince said in surprise: "I don't know him very well. After all, I always stay in the library and rarely go outside. The channels for obtaining information are limited to newspapers. .”

"Then who knows him better?"

"Hmm...Professor Snape or Professor Quirrell." She mused: "They pay more attention to the news in the magical world, they should know."

"Speaking of which, the principal may be the person who knows the best, but you probably won't bother him with this matter."

Of course it's impossible. It's best not to let Lao Deng know about this kind of thing.

"Okay, thank you Mrs. Pince."

Mrs. Pingsi nodded slightly, keeping her usual stern expression.

After leaving the library, William walked towards another castle without stopping.

Mrs. Pince gave him two suggestions, and he chose the latter one;

He had never had any contact with Quirrell before, and he had never even attended one of his classes. The 'Muggle Studies course' could only be taken in the third year at least. Despite this, he decided to ask Quirrell first.

As for Snape?

Not to mention.

Although he never gave up on conquering Snape, Snape's favorability seemed to rise a little too slowly. In addition, he didn't have a lot of time, so he could only brush up on his presence every now and then. Anyway, the result was That is: progress is not obvious.

Deng Deng went up the stairs and found Quirrell's office.

Knocking on the door, no one responded. He was probably in class. Looking at the time, William decided to wait for a while.

Not long after, William heard lively noises coming from the nearby castle classroom, and then two minutes later, a handsome young wizard walked up from the stairs.

"Hello, Professor Quirrell." William immediately greeted him, "Hello, Professor, excuse me. I am William Sides, a Ravenclaw student. I would like to ask you some questions. Is it convenient?"

Quirrell was slightly taken aback, "It's convenient, let's go into the office and talk."

William looked at the person in front of him, he was not at all what he thought he was.

The impression of Quirrell is that he stutters and is timid when giving lectures. He also has a purple turban wrapped around his head at all times, and the turban also exudes a strange smell.

But now Quirrell?

Not only does he have a handsome face, but he is also a bit intellectually gentle, speaks calmly, and behaves in a well-founded manner.

It is said that when he was studying at Hogwarts, he had very good grades and had quite rich theoretical knowledge; this legend is in line with what Quirrell looks like now.

"Sades-san?"

"Professor, please call me William."

"Well, William. I know you." Quirrell asked him to sit down, "And you left a very deep impression on me. Do you know when?"