Armed with a letter from the Minister for Magic, Quirrell had successfully lured Dumbledore away from the school. Knowing the time to act had arrived, he had never felt so thoroughly prepared.
The first obstacle guarding the Sorcerer's Stone was Fluffy, the three-headed dog raised by Hagrid. According to information bought by both Hagrid and Quirrell himself, a simple tune was all it took to send Fluffy into a deep sleep.
Easily pacifying Fluffy with a harp, Quirrell let out a breath and opened the trapdoor on the floor. Gazing down into the gloomy tunnel below, he began to recall the intelligence he had purchased.
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