Chapter 34: The Unavoidable Spoiler

"Ah—what should we do?" After hearing Eisen's words, Harry and Ron both looked disappointed. Harry, in particular, looked anxious and asked directly, "Professor Eisen, why don't you go and tell Professor Dumbledore?"

At that moment, Hermione suddenly came up with a clever solution. "That's right, Professor Eisen. If we go and tell him, Dumbledore will surely think we're just making up stories to avoid being punished for going into the Forbidden Forest. But if you tell him, he'll definitely believe you!"

Ron, looking equally troubled, suddenly had a flash of insight after hearing Hermione's words and realized how ingenious this method was.

For a moment, all three of them had excited expressions on their faces.

"But if I go and tell Dumbledore, he'll find out that Harry went into the Forbidden Forest without permission!" Eisen had a half-smile on his face, and then he looked at Harry meaningfully.

"Then—Professor, you could say you discovered it yourself, couldn't you?" Harry and Hermione exchanged glances, but it was Ron who muttered and suggested the idea of Eisen taking the blame himself.

Immediately, all three of them looked at Eisen expectantly, as if they really thought this idea was good.

"Hmm, let me think about it!" Eisen smiled first, then stood up and said something to the three of them before pondering.

Should he tell Dumbledore about this? If he told Dumbledore, how would he explain how he knew everything? Would Dumbledore misunderstand and think that Eisen was secretly investigating because he wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and that's how he discovered Snape's actions?

Eisen frowned as he thought about it. Because it wasn't an impossible scenario—Dumbledore knew better than anyone what kind of person Snape was.

Since Dumbledore knew that Snape wouldn't do such a thing, wouldn't it be too conspicuous if Eisen said that he had discovered all of this himself?

Moreover, if he said that, it would mean that he, an unassuming professor with a low profile, would attract a lot more attention. This would be highly unfavorable for him.

So, there was no problem with telling Dumbledore about this matter, but he still needed to be tactful about it. For instance, he had to make it clear that the trio had come to him for help, and that's why he had investigated.

"Alright, I'll go and tell Dumbledore. You wait here!" After considering it thoroughly, Eisen said to the others. Then, under their delighted gaze, he left his office.

After leaving the office, Eisen headed towards the Headmaster's office on the eighth floor.

To be honest, Hogwarts Castle was indeed massive. If one were to walk through every corridor, they would have to walk at least a few dozen miles. Even just walking from the first floor to the eighth floor would cover a few miles.

However, Eisen was in no hurry, strolling leisurely towards the Headmaster's office. Along the way, he pondered what impact telling Dumbledore about this would have on the plot. However, considering that Dumbledore had purposefully set up these obstacles for Harry, Eisen didn't think there would be any significant issues.

After all, when it came to the Philosopher's Stone, there was no way to avoid involving Dumbledore.

After a while, Eisen reached the entrance to the revolving staircase. At the end, he saw a gleaming oak door with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin.

"Cockroach Cluster," Eisen spoke the password, and the door opened slowly, allowing him to enter.

Upon entering the Headmaster's office, Eisen immediately saw Dumbledore sitting behind his desk. His silver-white beard fell to his chest, and he wore a pair of glasses, flipping through a book, seemingly researching something. Hearing the door open, he looked up at Eisen.

"Ah, Professor Eisen, it's rare for you to come here. Is there something on your mind?" Seeing that it was Eisen, Dumbledore smiled.

From his memories of his previous life, many people had discussed whether Dumbledore might be an extremely cunning person. After all, Dumbledore did have an evil side. But Eisen knew that his evil side might have been exhibited when he was younger. After more than a year of interaction, Eisen found that Dumbledore consistently adhered to an exceptionally high moral standard.

In other words, Eisen had always known how upright Dumbledore was. So he had never worried that Dumbledore would use Legilimency on him.

Of course, if Eisen dared to act against Harry or any other student, the outcome might be different.

"Well, it's like this..." Without much thought, Eisen directly explained the whole situation. Of course, the emphasis was that he had investigated and made some deductions after the trio had come to him for help.

"Oh, no, Professor Eisen, I must tell you that Professor Snape is completely trustworthy!" After listening to Eisen's account, Dumbledore simply shook his head and bluntly stated his opinion.

Clearly, Dumbledore meant that Eisen's deduction was completely unreliable because he trusted Snape completely. Of course, Eisen already knew this, but he had to broach the subject this way.

"Alright, it seems I was overthinking it!" After a brief silence, Eisen nodded and shrugged. Of course, Eisen didn't delve deeper into the details of why Snape had asked Quirrell if he had a way to deal with Fluffy.

It was evident that all of this was arranged intentionally by Dumbledore, to allow Harry to be trained and grow. Otherwise, after Eisen told Dumbledore his deductions, Dumbledore's reaction wouldn't have been like this.

After leaving the Headmaster's office, Eisen secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Although Dumbledore had always appeared kind, Eisen could still sense an intangible pressure when facing him. He knew that this was due to the gap in their abilities.

Even though Eisen planned to be an unassuming professor with a low profile, it was still fine to interact with Dumbledore occasionally. After all, his magic power could gradually increase over time. Once his abilities grew to a certain level, he would definitely be unable to hide it.

When he returned to his office, Eisen saw Harry and the others whispering among themselves, continuously saying something. Upon seeing Eisen's return, the three immediately stopped talking and looked at him expectantly.

"Professor Eisen, how did it go?" Harry couldn't help but ask.

"Well, it might not be what you expected," Eisen warned them, seeing their faces freeze before continuing, "Professor Dumbledore said he completely trusts Snape."

"So, even if Dumbledore knows that Snape asked Quirrell how to get past Fluffy, he won't believe that Snape is trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone?" Ron suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Alright, I think we should trust Dumbledore. He's the greatest wizard in the world today, and no one should take him lightly. And that goes for you three as well!" Eisen waved his hand and then solemnly stated his opinion.

Indeed, in Eisen's view, it was a good thing that Harry and the others were concerned about the school, but they simply didn't know how powerful Dumbledore was, so their perspective was still quite limited.

After a while, the trio exchanged glances and left dejectedly.

(End of Chapter)