In the last room, the Mirror of Erised stood silently in the center, its silver surface reflecting the torchlight.
Lord Voldemort, possessing a snake body, coiled in front of the mirror, his cold eyes fixed on its surface.
What appeared in the mirror was not his current ugly snake form, but the handsome and powerful Tom Riddle he once was, holding a vibrant red Philosopher's Stone.
"Damn Dumbledore!"
Lord Voldemort cursed in his heart.
He could feel the Philosopher's Stone was inside this mirror, but he couldn't retrieve it no matter what.
This cursed mirror only showed one's deepest desires but wouldn't allow them to truly obtain it.
Just as Lord Voldemort was in a predicament, the sound of flames extinguishing came from behind him.
He whipped his head around, his sinister gaze fixed on the entrance.
Harry, leading the way, stepped into the room.
Lord Voldemort's eyes turned venomous; if it weren't for Harry, he wouldn't be in this state today.
Now Harry came before him; it was like barging into the gates of hell.
"Ha..."
Lord Voldemort opened his snake maw, wanting to instill fear in Harry and torment him in that fear.
However, before he could finish speaking, one person after another streamed in.
What's going on?
A tour group? Why are there so many people here?
Over thirty students rushed into the room in a grand procession, and all were startled to see the large snake coiled in the center of the room.
"This snake is huge!"
"But where's the thief? Weren't we here to catch a thief?"
"Could it be this snake trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone?"
The students chattered amongst themselves, completely unconcerned about the snake.
In their opinion, how dangerous could a snake be?
Lord Voldemort nearly died of anger hearing these words.
Since when could a group of students ignore his existence as the Dark Lord?
However, the current situation was clearly unfavorable for him; one against over thirty, the advantage was with the other side, so Lord Voldemort decided to play dead first.
He lay directly on the ground, mimicking the behavior of ordinary snakes, even deliberately slowing his breathing.
Just then, Charlie walked in, his gaze sweeping around the room before landing on Lord Voldemort.
Man and snake, their eyes met.
In that instant, Charlie knew there was something wrong with this snake.
A normal snake wouldn't have such malicious eyes, nor would it stay in such an open space.
Charlie slowly pulled out his wand and tentatively pointed it at Lord Voldemort.
Lord Voldemort felt the threat and immediately manipulated his snake body to slither away, attempting to evade Charlie's sight.
"It's him!"
Charlie waved his hand and shouted, "Get him!"
As soon as his voice fell, over thirty students immediately swarmed forward, surrounding Lord Voldemort.
"Catch him!"
"Don't let him escape!"
"One hundred Galleons, brothers!"
The Weasley Twins were the most enthusiastic, directly pouncing to try and grab the snake's tail.
Lord Voldemort desperately twisted his body to escape.
For a moment, it was indeed difficult to catch him.
Harry chased Lord Voldemort's snake body, kicking fiercely; never mind the hit rate, but his spirit was high and energetic.
"Let you steal the Philosopher's Stone!"
"Let you hurt my parents."
Lord Voldemort was disoriented in the crowd; he had never suffered such humiliation!
When he was dominating the magical world back then, who dared to treat him like this?
Now he was being chased and beaten by a bunch of youngsters!
"Enough!"
Lord Voldemort finally lost his patience, raising his upper body and letting out an angry hiss.
The snake suddenly speaking startled everyone.
"Merlin's beard, this snake can talk?"
"What kind of species is this?"
"How terrifying!"
The students retreated, expressions of fear on their faces.
"Enough your sister!"
Charlie remained unfazed, directly casting a Sectumsempra: "Keep going at him!"
Lord Voldemort quickly recoiled, the invisible Spell flying past his snake head, leaving a deep mark on the ground.
Seeing how ruthless Charlie was, the students' fear instantly vanished.
With Charlie there, what did they have to fear?
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