"Damon, why is it you!"
Seeing Quirrell lying motionless beside Damon like a rag, Harry and the other two were so nervous that they could hardly breathe, and their pupils were trembling.
When they passed the second level, the three of them heard a noise coming from the depths of the room, which made Hermione start to think - since others can go to the depths without triggering the mechanism here, why should they still pass the level honestly?
The three of them changed their thinking and thought of a way to pass the third and fourth levels in succession, but they didn't expect to see such a scene.
Harry looked at Damon in astonishment and could hardly breathe.
Ron looked at Quirrell beside Damon and shouted:
"You killed him?! Is that the Philosopher's Stone in your hand?"
Hermione covered her mouth with both hands and stared at Damon blankly, no longer calm as before.
Damon looked at the shocked expressions of the three people, and at a certain moment he felt a little uncomfortable - did the three people misunderstand something?
Or did he scare them by killing Quirrell, so that the three children looked at him with a strange look that they had never seen before?
"Yes, this is the Philosopher's Stone."
Damon looked at the strangeness and fear in their pupils, tossed the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, and quietly looked at their expressions.
Harry's expression became firm and serious. Compared to Ron and Hermione who were about to cry, he looked directly at Damon and asked:
"Why are you here? What are you going to do with the Philosopher's Stone! What did you do to Professor Quirrell!"
"You have too many questions, Harry."
Damon looked at the strong Harry and nodded secretly in his heart - even at this time, Harry was not affected by emotions, so did he still have room for thinking?
To be honest, when reading the original Harry Potter, Damon always had a feeling - with the Goblet of Fire in the fourth grade and Cedric's death as the dividing point, Harry's temperament has changed greatly before and after.
It was unknown whether it was because he had endured the pain of the Unforgivable Curse, Cruciatus, which had affected his spirit, or whether the death of his good friend Cedric was too much of a blow to Harry, which led to -
oh, it could also be because Dumbledore clearly wanted to entrust everything to Harry, but he hid everything from him in the next two years, which almost drove him crazy.
In short, Harry, who had never lost control of his emotions before, often lost control of himself after that, and had hysterical tempers with several close people around him.
Seeing Harry still retain his rationality, Damon was sincerely relieved.
At the same time, he also wanted to pretend to be the "Creator God" and give a new test to the three people who came here for unknown reasons.
After all, the atmosphere has come to this point.
"Harry, let me answer you one by one."
Damon's mouth curled up a wicked smile, and his eyes revealed the indifference that Harry and the other two had never seen before.
"I'm here because I discovered the secret of the Philosopher's Stone. As for Quirrell? He wanted to compete with me for the Philosopher's Stone and present it to the Dark Lord, so he died in my hands. It's that simple."
Damon tossed the Philosopher's Stone in his hand lightly, as if killing people was no burden to him.
Harry's eyes followed the ups and downs of the gorgeous red gem, and his brain was working fast, trying to understand the current situation.
"What are you going to do with the Philosopher's Stone? Isn't it Snape who wants the Philosopher's Stone?"
"Snape?" Damon laughed, and his laughter was not as warm as usual, but full of arrogance and wantonness. "Yes, Snape doesn't look like a good person. He just flies around like a bat all day long.
Although I have reminded you not to judge a person by a single appearance, it seems that this has deepened your prejudice against him.
This makes it easier for me to do things. After all, who would suspect that a twelve-year-old boy is a Death Eater?"
"Death Eater? You said you are a Death Eater!" Ron looked at the two people who were confused beside him and said in a breakdown, "Death Eaters are Voldemort's followers. They kill people for Voldemort!"
Hermione and Harry understood instantly.
"Oh my God - Damon - don't -"
Hermione looked at him in disbelief with tears in her eyes.
"Death Eater? You said Damon is a Death Eater -" Harry turned his head to look at Ron, and then quickly turned his head to look at Damon.
The expression on his face became painful, and he looked at Damon and asked:
"But, didn't Professor Snape cast a spell on me? Didn't you protect me from him and Quirrell? You killed Quirrell, you should be with us!"
"No, the one who cast the spell on you was Quirrell, Snape was protecting you. The three of us are all working for the Dark Lord, but we have different concepts."
Damon jumped back lightly, sat on the stone platform, and said lightly:
"Quirrel is possessed by Voldemort and dare not disobey any of his orders. Although Snape wants to help Voldemort resurrect, he is unwilling to hurt you.
As for me - of course I don't want to hurt you, so I'm on the side of Snape for the time being.
But after getting the Philosopher's Stone, I think I should cut ties with him. By then, I will be a popular figure around Voldemort outside of school, and he will be Voldemort's insider inside the school to monitor Dumbledore. Isn't it a perfect plan?"
Harry's expression became sad and painful, but the look he gave Damon was not angry at all, but filled with a kind of... grievance?
"Damon, how could you be a Death Eater? How could you be a Death Eater? Did you know that Voldemort killed my parents?
I am the person who hates him the most in the world, and you were once my most respected friend."
He picked up the wand tremblingly and looked directly at Damon:
"I'll give you one last chance. Put down the Philosopher's Stone, and we'll go and confess everything to Dumbledore. I believe he will forgive you."
Hope was born in Hermione and Ron's eyes, "Yes, Damon, turn back! The You-Know-Who can't be Dumbledore's opponent, you should believe in Dumbledore!"
"Dumbledore?" Damon smiled and jumped off the stone platform, "I admit that he is the greatest wizard of this century, but the greater the person, the easier it is to be restricted by rules and bound by rules and regulations.
Even you three children know that Quirrell and Snape have set their sights on the Philosopher's Stone, but he is busy with the Ministry of Magic and knows nothing about it.
You believe that such a careless person can defeat the insidious and cunning Voldemort? I don't think so."
Seeing that the three of them were about to say something, Damon waved his wand and said "impatiently":
"Well, if you want me to change my mind, you can. Let me see the results of your one-year study."
"If you can defeat me, I don't mind putting down the Philosopher's Stone and surrendering, and going back with you to turn myself in to Dumbledore.
But if you lose - you don't have to worry about what happens next."
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