Hermione and Ron, not to mention, saw this scene and even thought Adrian and Harry had died heroically.
After all, this kind of battle wasn't something two first-year wizards could handle.
"Adrian... Harry!" Hermione saw the two people lying on the ground with her sharp eyes, not knowing if they were alive or dead. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Don't worry, they're fine. Harry suffered some minor injuries, and Adrian just fainted after his magic was exhausted." Dumbledore stepped forward to check, then reassured them.
What happened today was truly beyond his expectations. Dumbledore hadn't expected Voldemort to sneak in while the Ministry of Magic came to inspect.
It wasn't until the small magic he'd applied on the Philosopher's Stone was touched that he learned fighting had broken out there. Unfortunately, Fudge was still in Hogwarts at that time, so Dumbledore had to spend some time settling the power-hungry idiot.
Walking over to the Mirror of Erised, Dumbledore looked at the broken wizard's robe that had fallen on the ground. He gently lifted it with his wand, and the remaining ashes underneath gradually disappeared in the wind.
"Professor, where's Quirrell?" Ron looked around and didn't see the enemy in this room, so he asked immediately.
"Isn't that what you just saw?" Dumbledore glanced at Ron.
Ron shuddered when he thought of the ashes. He couldn't imagine what kind of magic could cause such consequences.
Dumbledore knew this was the effect of the protective charm inside Harry. It was the same as he'd originally expected, but...
Dumbledore glanced around at the completely destroyed surroundings. The battle itself might have been beyond his expectations.
Just as Dumbledore was about to put down the wizard robe, he faintly smelled something. He brought his nose closer and smelled the robe. His normally calm face suddenly became very expressive.
'Where did Voldemort hide during his disappearance?'
'Why is there a smell of dung on the clothes?'
Dumbledore was thoughtful. No wonder he couldn't find him.
Hermione had already run to Adrian's side. Although Dumbledore said Adrian and Harry weren't in danger, Hermione couldn't help being a little worried.
Noticing Adrian's pale face and the scars on his body from the gravel, Hermione was very upset. If only she could have moved faster.
In fact, Hermione didn't know that if she hadn't dragged Dumbledore by the sleeves all the way, he could have run much faster.
"Alright, let's go back now. We'd better send them to Madam Pomfrey quickly." Dumbledore waved his wand and lifted the bodies of Adrian and Harry with the Levitation Charm.
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Hogwarts, a bed in the school hospital.
Adrian opened his eyes tiredly. There was a white ceiling in front of him. The white sheets covering him seemed familiar and almost made him think he'd traveled back.
Fortunately, the ancient decoration style around him and the smell of all kinds of strange potions reminded him this was the Hogwarts school hospital.
He clutched his foggy head and sat up. It felt like waking up the day after a heavy drinking session. Adrian decided that no matter what happened next time, he couldn't squander his magic again. This experience was really uncomfortable.
Adrian looked around. The table beside him was piled with various gifts, most of which were small presents like candies, but there were also little cards with words of blessing.
Harry wasn't in the bed next to him. Maybe he'd been discharged before Adrian woke up.
"So how long have I been asleep?" Adrian felt his stomach was empty. If a whole roasted lamb were placed in front of him, he could surely eat it all.
"Wait, where's my Philosopher's Stone?" Adrian searched everywhere but couldn't find it. His face fell.
It was definitely Dumbledore who took the Philosopher's Stone he'd worked so hard to grab while he was unconscious.
This made Adrian a little worried about whether his task was considered complete, so he hurriedly opened the system's task list to check.
He remembered he should have gotten the kill.
[Task: Promise of Revenge]
[Mission objective: Eliminate Quirrell (completed)]
[Description: Your trustworthy behavior has gained Cecilia's favor and trust. Although it's a pity you didn't witness the enemy's death with your own eyes, it is still willing to fight for you... if you know how to call it...]
[Task: Obtain the Philosopher's Stone]
[Mission goal: Hold on for five minutes or eliminate Quirrell (completed)]
[Task reward: Alchemy knowledge (ready to receive)]
[Description: In addition to those simple levels, you turned the tide of battle with luck and shameless tactics in the final asymmetrical fight. Although the process isn't commendable, you still achieved an epic victory!]
Seeing both missions were completed, Adrian breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed losing the Philosopher's Stone wouldn't affect the mission outcome.
However, the task description for obtaining the Philosopher's Stone made Adrian quite annoyed. '
What do you mean relying on luck and shameless tactics?'
That was the result of wisdom and courage!
Adrian looked at the task description very dissatisfied. If he hadn't used various tactics to anger Voldemort and make him lose his mind during the battle, then in the final magic power competition, he would definitely have died.
'Receive reward...'
Adrian said silently in his heart. The next moment, a huge amount of knowledge poured into his mind. After Adrian sorted through it for a while, he discovered the so-called related knowledge in the task reward referred to the method of refining the Philosopher's Stone.
It seemed the task of holding on for five minutes might not only have been about Dumbledore's support. It might also have taken some time for the system to analyze the Philosopher's Stone.
But with this reward, Adrian didn't know for a moment whether he should be happy or worried.
On one hand, the Philosopher's Stone was the legendary omnipotent sage's stone. Its only known abilities were two terrifying powers, refining the elixir of life and turning stones into gold. Possessing it was equivalent to having endless life and wealth.
But judging from the information he got in his mind, to refine the Philosopher's Stone, besides all kinds of precious materials, alchemy also needed to be upgraded to at least level seven.
As for now, Adrian looked at the alchemy in the magic knowledge column in the system. It was only level two. With the system's nature of doubling the proficiency required for each level, reaching level seven would be an extremely long process. It couldn't be done in a short time.
Meanwhile, magic item creation had disappeared from the system bar. Adrian guessed it might have been merged into alchemy. After all, creating magic items was an important branch of alchemy.
He just didn't know how to improve his proficiency with this alchemy.