Allen felt the confused looks from Hermione, Harry, and Ron.
"We can stay and ask questions, or we can hurry. That giant dog won't stay like that for long," said Allen with a shrug.
Harry hesitated for a moment but quickly went to where the entrance in the ground was and lifted it.
"We must hurry!"
Ron followed, and Hermione glanced at Allen, who nodded, so she went too. The three went in first, leaving Allen behind.
A thought crossed Allen's mind: At some point, Harry thought it best to report to a teacher.
Indeed, they don't trust Snape, and Dumbledore was supposedly called to the Ministry of Magic, but what about Professor Flitwick? Or even the strongest Auror in history who was having tea with Minerva?!
Of course, Harry's sense of justice and his courage, Ron's loyalty, and Hermione's confidence in her own abilities brought them to try to stop the Dark Lord by themselves.
The spell ended, and Fluffy began to move. The dog growled at Allen, but he just looked at him for a moment, and Fluffy rolled over and showed his belly.
"Sorry, boy, I should have gone in first," Allen smiled as he petted Fluffy's head, then followed the others.
...
Harry, Ron, and Hermione fell onto vines, which started to move and scared the kids. Hermione also fell, and then, for a moment, she realized it was "Devil's Snare."
"You must calm down; this is Devil's Snare!"
Hermione closed her eyes and sank into the vines, then fell into a rocky corridor.
Allen fell too, but mysteriously the Devil's Snare didn't capture him, it let him pass as if he were a plague, and Allen fell heavily to the ground.
Harry and Ron looked at this for a moment and then shouted louder, to free themselves they must keep calm but it seemed impossible.
"Are you okay?!" Hermione shouted, concerned.
"Yeah, that thing was very rude," Allen got up annoyed at his situation.
"Devil's Snare... Devil's Snare, that's it!" Hermione pulled out her wand. "Devil's Snare hates sunlight. Lumos Solem!"
A bright flash came out of Hermione's wand, and the Devil's Snare seemed to hate it, just like when it let Allen pass. Ron and Harry fell to the ground after the situation passed.
"Thanks," Harry thanked.
"I already knew that," Ron said, trying not to look bad, but it only made him look worse.
...
PersyJ – I've wondered before, but why don't animals attack Allen, is it because he's handsome?
Urahara – Good question~... well, young Walker is charming, but I doubt that's it; aesthetics are subjective, and I doubt animals and magical creatures care how he looks... with some exceptions.
Atena – I've noticed that Allen's charm isn't immediate; some creatures don't even show peculiar interest in him, like Norbert the dragon and Fluffy at first.
Artemis – The eyes are windows to the soul; perhaps it's a more spiritual matter...
TheEmperor – No one can be sure it's a specific factor, karma, desires, actions, ideals, legacies, past, soul, destiny, blood, perhaps none of the above or all of them.
Gilgamesh – No one can deny he has the merits to gain a similar ability... I expected nothing less from the man who has my approval heh.
Aizen – It may be even simpler than you think... I don't believe Allen is some kind of chosen one... he simply carries a difficult-to-imagine past...
...
Upon hearing Hermione's words, he remembered he received power from Sentry, and even if he hadn't used it, it was within him.
'I guess a million suns must be like seeing the Black Plague for the Devil's Snare.'
[Host, your new girlfriend is very useful, do you want to add her as a conquest target?]
Allen pursed his lips; he knew the system was just mocking him; since it activated, it added an enormous amount of girls. But Allen can't complain because, as the system said, it only focuses on women he's already met; it won't help him find women.
On one hand, Allen feels he shouldn't take advantage of the system to see others' feelings, but on the other hand, if he's honest, it's a great relief to know Artoria won't rip his head off after kissing her.
'Anyway, another sin to the list, I suppose it's part of the path I chose as a womanizer.'
It's been a long time, but Allen still remembers that night with MJ, that night when he hesitated because of his feelings for Gwen, he decided to accept everything that comes with being a womanizer, whether it's good or bad.
Allen can't give up just because he feels bad or because he makes a woman cry; he must keep trying to make all the girls in his harem happy. That may sound like the most shameless and trashy thing in the world, but he has already accepted that part of himself and its consequences.
[I'm glad because there are many more women, and I haven't even included the next dolls~]
Allen felt like kneeling and hitting his head against the ground, but if he didn't restrain himself, he could bring down Hogwarts, so he gave up.
'It doesn't matter. I'll be a Chinese emperor if necessary!'
[Host, don't feel bad; the largest harem in history belonged to King Tamba of Benares. His harem consisted of no less than 16,000 women.]
'Wtf!!'
[But there was no love there, and the guy didn't even touch a fraction of that; no matter what historians say, you, on the other hand, have shown real development with each of your women, which is simply incredible.]
'Of course... it may sound hypocritical and shameless, but I see each woman as unique.
[Aww, that's why I'm not afraid to add more!~]
Allen turned pale as several drops of sweat fell from his body. 'No, wait, have a little mercy.'
...
The next "trap" consisted of hundreds of keys flying in a large room, all as fast as Golden Snitches.
Harry looked at this situation, while Ron tried the "Alohomora" spell to open the door but it didn't work.
Harry approached a broom in the middle of the room with a serious look.
Gwen - Is this more blatant?
Emma W - Objectively speaking, it's really obvious that these aren't traps to defend an object as valuable as the Philosopher's Stone, but tests for Harry and his friends.
Allen had a twitching eyebrow as he watched all this, and then he looked at the door; he was sure he could break that door with a single blow, but was it okay?
Even if it seems extreme, these trials will help Harry, Ron, and Hermione to grow as individuals.
Harry was encouraged and grabbed the broom; they seemed to have more confidence in themselves than in canon. Once up, he looked at all the keys, especially the one with the broken wing.
Harry flew on the broom, and when he grabbed it, all the keys went crazy and started chasing him.
"Harry!"
Allen called Harry, and he threw the key; Allen caught it and opened the door, Ron and Hermione entered immediately, and Harry too, then Allen closed the door.
Ron helped Harry up, and both laughed.
...
Gwen - We all know that Allen could reach the Philosopher's Stone chamber with a single blow, but it feels incredible to see the first movie in 4k.
Emma W - That's right, this scene looked bad due to the lack of special effects from 2000, but thanks to Allen, we can see how it looks.
...
After a long hallway, Allen and the others entered another large room; it was dark, but after entering, it lit up, showing giant chess pieces.
After observing for a moment, they realized they were magical chess pieces; unlike normal chess, the pieces moved on their own.
Harry saw the door, but when he approached, the pawns blocked his path with their swords. It was clear they wouldn't let them pass so easily.
"I know what we have to do!" Ron said with a frightened look. "We have to play."
Magical chess has an interesting feature: the pieces destroy each other. Ron, being good at chess, decided to take the lead. Harry took the place of a bishop, Hermione the rook, Ron the knight, and to Allen's surprise, the position of the queen was missing.
"Do you think it's like real magical chess?" Hermione asked Allen.
Allen looked at Ron, and he sent a pawn forward; the opposing pawn killed the ally pawn with its swords, and the rock pieces flew everywhere.
Allen looked at everyone's scared faces and wondered how the heck no student had died in this castle?!
Allen took out his wand and cast a "Protego" spell on everyone. There was likely a counter spell put by Dumbledore, but Allen had already respected his plan too much.
Harry and Ron looked at their bodies and relaxed a bit. Hermione seemed calmer than them because she knew the strength of Allen's magic.
The game began, and slowly the pawns were the first to die.
...
Rick - Foolish, the ginger kid wants to win without risking, just with pawns.
Harleen - This test is subjecting him to great pressure... but, remarkably, a child can handle this situation.
Hestia - I don't see any reason why Allen shouldn't break all the statues and just move forward.
Afrodita - Hmph, I can't believe someone as foolish as you insult me like a pervert. My Allen doesn't plan to let them get hurt, but he also understands that this experience is very valuable for these children 🖤~
Hestia - You're a pervert! :(
...
After a while of back and forth, the entire chessboard was filled with broken pieces.
"Queen to E4."
Allen advanced and faced an enemy bishop. "Sectumsempra."
With the movement of his wand, Allen cut the statue into pieces. He used a modification of the spell created by Snape to simulate Sukuna's dismantling.
Tony - Is this what he meant by saying that magic is very flexible?
Gilgamesh - Magic also has rules, regardless of the world you're in, there are logic and methods, and a wizard seeks the origin of the magic of his world all his life. It may seem simple, but from what I could see, "Sectumsempra" sends cuts toward the target; however, he can't control them like the cursed technique that Allen usually uses.
Urahara - However, it's really interesting that young Allen could modify a spell to emulate a power he shouldn't use in that world...
...
Ron looked at Allen's actions with amazement, but then he noticed a problem: to win, he must move the enemy queen from her place... and that will only be achieved by sacrificing the knight, his knight.
"Ron, don't do it!" Harry shouted.
"It's madness, they'll kill you!" Hermione exclaimed.
"..." Allen remained silent, simply waiting for Ron's decision. With his presence, many things had changed.
Hermione had become less condescending. Harry became braver but not reckless. Ron, on the other hand, became less rude since Allen scolded him. So at this point, the three had slightly different personalities; would Ron make the same decision?
"I have to do it..." Ron said, then he gave Allen a serious look. "Am I going to die?"
Allen smiled. "No."
Ron returned the smile and affirmed his decision. "H3, Horse."
His knight moved until it was in line with the enemy queen and front of the enemy king, putting him in check. This forced the queen to move.
The queen moved towards Ron, to everyone's worried look; Allen frowned. He understands that this is part of the story, but does it make sense for some first-year students to take on the task of stopping the Dark Lord, who killed countless veteran wizards?
Certainly, Harry will be fine; he's like poison to a weakened Voldemort, however, if there's any change and Voldemort doesn't directly touch Harry, the whole plan will go down the drain.
The queen drew her sword and attacked Ron on top of the horse. The sword tried to break Allen's spell, but it failed, although it sent Ron flying.
"Ron!"
Harry gritted his teeth walked up to the enemy King and said "Checkmate!". The enemy King began to crack at that moment.
...
"I'm fine..." Ron got up but then sat down; his legs were shaking like jelly. He was only eleven, but he was forced to face mortal danger.
After a thank you from Harry to Ron, they continued. Originally, only Harry was supposed to go, but this time they all went. Allen was sure Dumbledore wouldn't allow that.
The next room wasn't the one with the mirror where the stone was. Instead, it was completely dark with only a light in the distance, like a football field away.
"Hermione, Ron, you stay here," Allen said with a serious voice.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked.
"Allen?" Ron scratched his head, confused.
Allen didn't respond, and Harry, noticing his demeanor, decided to trust him. It was very strange, but Harry had a tendency to trust Allen; he always gave the feeling that he knew what he was doing.
The same happened with Hermione; in Ron, the feeling was less pronounced, but he shrugged and let things happen.
Allen and Harry advanced, and the door closed behind them. Harry looked back hurriedly, but neither the voices nor the worried shouts of their friends reached them.
"Just move toward the light," Allen said calmly.
In the darkness surrounding them, the breath of something big and terrifying hid. Allen was aware of the creatures; this one didn't seem enchanted with their presence, whether by some spell or potion, it seemed focused on their every move.
Allen couldn't leave this room; that's what he felt...
Midway, Allen stopped his steps.
"..." Harry turned his head. Allen returned his gaze without saying anything and nodded. Harry decided to trust and left Allen behind.
As Harry left the large room, the door closed slowly.
Allen was in total darkness... but he wasn't alone.
The breathing no longer hid, and it approached slowly from behind.
Allen closed his eyes for a moment; he drew his wand as if it were a sword and turned around...
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A/N: The duel of a wizard against a monstrous creature? is it a reference to Gandalf Vs Balrog? who knows :3
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