Chapter Twenty-Three: The Forbidden Forest (Part I)
When she opened the parchment, Hermione's head was big when she saw the dense small print, and the length of the parchment paper was far longer than McGonagall's usual arrangement... What's more, Hermione couldn't read the contents... It doesn't seem to be the first grade content. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After a curry glance, Hermione picked up the parchment roll and walked to the teacher's lounge. Normally, there should only be a teacher there. To return what the teacher left out, this reason seems to be reasonable. Pity... Today is not the norm.
"Professor, this is my paper. In that case, I'm halfway through my second-year Transfiguration course, right? Oh my God, when will I be able to catch up with Holly? Hermione was standing outside the door of the teacher's lounge when she heard a voice.
"Well, let's put it here for now. Erinka, when will you and Holly have time? I think it is necessary for Holly to supervise the confinement of the three of Potter, and I think it is necessary to complete it by this weekend, otherwise it will affect the final exam. ”
"Well, okay. I think Heley and I will have time, so it's going to be this weekend night. ”
"Yes, Professor. Then I'll go, by the way, Holly asked me to ask you, what is the level of Animagus transformation, what is the hard strength requirement?"
"Seventh-Order Consummation is fine, but I personally recommend trying it after the strength reaches the Eighth Order. After all, different people have different Animagus forms, in order to prevent the transformation failure caused by insufficient magic power during the transformation process. ”
"Oh, okay professor. In this case, I don't think the two of us will be able to meet this requirement in a year. Erinka turned and walked out of the teacher's room, leaving Hermione stunned on the side. Without the heart to say anything more to McGonagall, Hermione put down the parchment roll in her hand and hurried away. The news she heard in the morning had exhausted her brain a little.
The Eighth Order, Animagus, Second Grade Course, Holly and Erinka are like two unknown mysteries, always leaving people with all kinds of doubts. At the same time, the time of confinement also made Hermione a little puzzled, this kind of thing is obviously as long as the teacher decides to inform the two again, why McGonagall and Erinka speak in an unusually polite voice, not like the teacher and the student, but more like the tone of the teacher's communication between the teacher. With these questions in mind, Hermione returned to her dorm room, not knowing who to turn to solve them. With these questions in mind, Hermione rarely didn't go to the library to review in her free time.
Early the next morning, the owl brought with her what Hermione had heard in the teacher's lounge the day before. Harry, Neville, Hermione, and Malfoy had to go to the lobby at 11 p.m. that night to find Filch to be punished. Hermione, who was already mentally prepared for this, didn't react too violently. Harry and Neville, who hadn't finished their revisions, complained bitterly, as if they would fail their final exams because of this confinement.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, when Harry, Hermione, and Neville left the Gryffindor Tower and entered the hall, they found that there were already four people waiting. Malfoy stood beside Filch in a rare and honest manner, while Holly and Erinka kept scanning the three Gryffindors up and down with their eyes.
"Follow me," Filch said, carrying a lamp to lead them outside. "I bet you're going to be thinking about how to break school discipline again, right?"
He glanced at the four of them and continued, "That's right...... Diligence and hardship are the best teachers, dare I say it...... It's a shame that they abolished those old punishments...... I should have tied your arms and hung you for a few days—I still have that chain in my office, and I've oiled it up and kept it for the time when I need it...... Okay, go over there, don't try to run away, that will only make your situation worse. They walked through the courtyard.
The moon was very clear, but a few clouds passed by. Then, a call was heard in the distance.
"Is that you, Filch? Hurry up, I'm going to get to work. Hagrid's voice came from afar. You can see that Harry is visibly relieved, poor boy, he doesn't know that he has more to face tonight than just confinement.
After joining up with Hagrid, Filch handed the men over to Hagrid, and bowed slightly to Holly and Erinka who were dragging behind him as he left.
"Well, okay. "Now, listen to me, because what we're going to do is very dangerous, but I don't want any danger." Come with me. "He led them to the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Holding the lamp aloft in his hand, Hagrid pointed to a narrow path that zigzagged into the thick dark woods to show them. Just as they looked into the forest, a faint cold wind ruffled their hair. "Look there," said Hagrid, "see that thing that glistens on the ground? something silvery shiny, it's unicorn blood." There's a unicorn there that doesn't know what has been hurt. This is the second time in a week. I also found one dead last Wednesday. We're going to find that poor wounded guy now. We're going to help it relieve its pain if we need it. "But what if the thing that hurt the unicorn meets us first?" Malfoy asked, unable to hide the fear in his voice. "As long as you and me or Tooth and Tooth don't get apart, there's nothing in the woods that can hurt you," Hagrid said. "Also remember to follow the road. Okay, now we're going to split into two teams and go in two directions along different paths. Look! It's all blood, at least it must have been there since last night. ”
"Hagrid, I don't think the two of us need to be part of the detachment. We're just here to supervise, not to shut up. ”
"Oh, well, you two can go with whichever team you want. ”
"I want teeth," Malfoy said quickly, looking at its long teeth. "Okay, but I'll warn you, it's just a coward. "Now, me, Harry, and Hermione are on the same path, and Malfoy, Neville, and Tooth are on the other side. If anyone finds that unicorn, they will set off green fireworks as a signal, do you know?Stretch out your hands and try it -- that's right -- and, if you get into trouble, set off red fireworks, and the rest of us will come to your rescue -- remember, be careful -- and go!" The forest was still dark and silent. Walking down the path, there was a fork in front of them, so Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid followed the path on the left, and Malfoy, Neville, and Toothtooth walked in the path on the right. They walked quietly, their eyes fixed on the ground. From time to time, the moonlight shined through the branches above the head, illuminating a silver-blue mark left on the fallen leaves.