Chapter 127: Clearing the Level (4)
Passing the penultimate level took a little longer than expected, and Xie An thought that it might be a deliberate arrangement by the school professor, after all, in this case, it would be safer if the students stayed indoors at night. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The professors at Hogwarts are very responsible, and even Rita Skeeter can't discredit that. The school's board of trustees has never criticized them for their responsibility, although they have complained about the various teaching content of the school. Even Gilderoy Lockhart is very popular with students to a certain extent. Although Professor Guidelow has no magical talent and is selfish, he has a pleasing eye and a charming storyteller. Girls basically like this type.
Before the morning sun had fully shone into the Forbidden Forest, Xie An had already come out of the somewhat damp underground tunnel with his friends. The morning in the Forbidden Forest was cold, there were no plants on the ground, and the only moss was an unhealthy withered yellow.
All five of them were holding wands, and Luna used her wand to conjure some water, and everyone washed their faces and became much more sober.
"That purple potion is so bad, I never knew it would be like this, I drank a potion when I was a kid, and my mother said it would prevent a plague. The taste is sweet. Ron Weasley said.
"A lot of potions are very strange, and it's not milk tea or honey water, it's normal for it to taste bad, after all, who would be bored to drink potions every day. Hallie Black replied.
Xie An put the rest of the potion into a test tube, and then put it into his black student robe. His robe was embroidered with the Hogwarts school crest, and in an inconspicuous position on the back, there was a strange pattern, which was the scratch left by the panda in the previous house.
"Let's eat something first, or everyone will go hungry." It's hard to make the right judgment when you're hungry, isn't it?" Xie An's poplar staff was stained with some dew at this time, and it looked a little wet. The poplar staff represents integrity and strong character. Many wizards insist that the wizard's wand has a lot to do with his personality, such as Bellatrix Lestrange's wand, as if it was distorted, which is exactly what happened when the Dark Lord distorted Bellatrix Lestrange's personality and completely controlled the Black family's daughter with terrible black magic. Bellatrix Lestrange's wand was twisted like something that had been broken and reconnected, and she had lost her mind.
Of course, Halle Black doesn't think her mom is crazy. Some powerful wizards can use different wands, and legend has it that Dumbledore used many other wands in addition to the Elder Wand. Some of these wands have been broken for some reason. It was also insisted that Dumbledore broke the wands to remind himself not to repeat the mistakes he had made in the past.
The crowd didn't have much food with them, and it wasn't really that far from the Hogwarts School castle. Xie An's secret base used to be roughly in this location, and if he didn't have to pass the customs along the way, it might only take more than an hour to walk. The amazing space augmentation and contraction magic constructs the underground space, making the journey more challenging out of thin air.
"These tortillas are too hard and not as good as when they were first made. Ginny took a piece of sweet tortilla with golden peanuts in it and took a bite.
"Why don't we make a campfire so we can bake the tortillas." Hallie Black suggested.
"No, let's eat a little bit first. I don't think we're much ahead. After all, after this night's delay, all the teams should be almost at the same starting point. I think if we get to the ninth and last level first, maybe there will be benefits. Shea stopped Ginny from lighting the bonfire.
Compared to the straight poplar staff, the surface is not very smooth, but it is also very straight, like a solidified fire. This wand has a powerful amplification of fire magic, and is one of Shea'an's most important weapons. However, the Fuso Wood Staff cannot be compared to the Elder Staff, because this wand is ultimately made by the Wand Shop.
The founder of Hogwarts School, Slytherin once made his own wand. More recently, the invention of the wand itself was a great and vague thing. Although most of these wands are handmade, there are less than 100 wizards who really know the core secrets of wand making.
Xie An also needed his own wand, a treasure that he had made himself like the three Death Saint brothers.
After a casual meal, the five of them rested for a while, and the morning fog between the trees thinned out, but strangely there were few birds in the Forbidden Forest. Even the main owl that is resident at Hogwarts School seems to be rarely seen in this somewhat lonely wood.
The path was trampled out by the wizard's footprints between the moss, and the student's leather shoes made a strange popping sound when they stepped on it. Xie An didn't wear the dragon leather shoes that only Aurors or professionals would wear, which were warm to wear and had strong protective abilities, which could help wizards resist some spells to a certain extent. The older students at Hogwarts were delighted to have bought a pair of real dragon boots. At this point, the twins had proudly shown Xie An, their brother was studying dragons in Africa, and they could get low-cost genuine dragon leather boots through internal channels.
Xie An doesn't like dragon leather boots, which always makes him feel like he has turned into a monster, and the dragon leather boots will bring some unknowable consequences in terms of Animagus transformation. This is illustrated in Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, where some strange magical resonance or rejection can have unknowable consequences for Transfiguration spells, especially when a wizard transforms, which can make something that shouldn't be a part of your body permanently.
These trees are hundreds of years old. It seems that many of the trees have deep roots and branches, and some of them have left some strange magic patterns on their trunks, which should be the traces left by the wizards of Hogwarts School a long time ago, so it seems that Hogwarts School once cast a curious eye on this nearby Forbidden Forest. I just don't know why by the time it came to Headmaster Dumbledore, this vast and mysterious forest became a forbidden area, could it really be that there was a huge secret hidden in it?
Danger is sometimes the most striking attribute of secrecy.
The angle of the sun was a little higher at this time, there was no wind in the Forbidden Forest, and from the twists and turns of the slippery canopy, the morning light burst into countless rays, as if someone had released a powerful spell there, making Xie An and the others a little unable to open their eyes.
"What a good day!" Luna glanced at where the sun had risen, and through the thin morning mist, the sword-like light dotted the gorgeous landscape.
"If I don't know what we're going to face next, I'm sure I'm in the mood to enjoy this gorgeous sunrise in the woods. Hallie Black stopped, turned his head to look at Xie An, who was standing in place, looking at Xie An, who was distracted by the morning light, and said a little teasingly.
Xie An's face returned to an icy color at this time, and the reappearance of yesterday's abnormal magic tide reminded him of when he first arrived in the wizarding world. Xie An used a lot of energy to stabilize the doomsday power entrenched in his body, and it wasn't until he saw this ball of light that it seemed to explode, that he had a sudden feeling.
"Doomsday", the light of the weapon of destruction. At that time, mankind had mastered extremely advanced energy technology, and the sun had been transformed into the largest energy base by great and intelligent human beings. On this basis, human society has developed unprecedentedly, until the cloud of greed swallows everything, and the terrible weapon of "doomsday" finally completely destroys the environment on which human beings live.
Xie An remembers very well that the kind of light that is like opening the door to heaven, like the rising sun, brings discomfort and hope, but despair that destroys everything.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Andrew?" Ginny walked behind Xie An, found Xie An stunned in place, and couldn't help but pat Xie An on the shoulder, Xie An trembled all over, and subconsciously took a step back.
In the first level, Xie An's only fear is this fear weapon that can wipe everything out.
Xie was attached to Ginny's body, and Ginny was startled, but fortunately, Ginny's reaction was also very fast. This girl has liked to play Quidditch since she was a child, and she has a healthy and energetic body, and she has adjusted the balance of her body very dexterously, and she was not knocked down by Xie An's sudden retreat.
"What's wrong?" Ron Weasley, who was at the back of the anomaly, hurriedly raised his wand and looked around vigilantly, seeing that nothing was going on.
"I'm sorry. Soon, Xie An hid his emotions, and he apologized to Ginny in the back. Luna in front didn't see Shayan's abnormality at all, Ginny and Ron in the back couldn't see Shayne's expression, only Hallie Black saw Shayan's despair and fear at that moment. She was amazed.
Andrew Lee looked calm and strong all the way, and this was the first time Hallie saw that Xie An was a little panicked.
Xie An didn't fail to explain anything, but lowered his head and continued on the road. Everyone was a little tired and didn't sleep all night, and the professors who wanted to come to the school also took it into account. The enemy is not tired, so he cannot rest, Dumbledore has done this, and he may also want his students to understand that war may be made up of countless sleepless nights.
Everyone walked silently in the Forbidden Forest for more than half an hour, the sun on the right hand side rose a lot, the mist in the forest had all disappeared, the black student robes blocked the cold of the morning, and when everyone reached the venue of the last level, there was already a group waiting there.
Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, George Weasley, Frey Weasley, and one of the Indian twins. None of the five members of Hermione's group looked very tired. The twins were in good spirits in the study of the pass token Jin Garon, they also seemed to have encountered the devil vine, in the sniffing level, Hermione really knew those ancient magic texts, and took relative measures, so that they passed the level with almost no effort.
The Savior boy Harry Potter and the pretty brunette Parvati Patil are having a friendly conversation. Parvati Pettier wore a Hogwarts uniform, which was unlike anything she used to be, and hearing that Dumbledore allowed students from other countries to wear their own national costumes, Hogwarts house elves also benefited greatly, as evidenced by the silk pillowcases that Shean gave them.
Parvati Patil, who usually wears the robes of Indian girls, now looks a little quieter after changing into a black school uniform. Parvati Petyr was also one of Gryffindor's best students, and was sweet-looking, and her sister was one of the prettiest girls at Hogwarts, something that many Gryffindor and Ravenclaw boys recognized.
Although Xie An basically does not sleep in the dormitory, he still sometimes listens to several other roommates talk about these two beautiful twins.
Harry Potter seems to have a good conversation with Parvati Pettier, since that conversation at the Screaming Shack, Harry Potter has recovered well, he has become cheerful again, and he is usually willing to stay with everyone, and Quidditch is an increasing proportion of Harry Potter's school life, Harry Potter has also studied several well-known Quidditch teams carefully, and is preparing to go to the team with Andrew to watch the team's Quidditch matches during the summer vacation.
Hermione Granger, Shayne saw her target at a glance, and the girl was also vigilant, spotting Shayan's team as soon as possible. Although Shea Ann was not at the front of the group, Hermione's eyes were always on Shayne.
"Hermione, you've arrived! What an unexpected, I thought we were number one, how long have you been there?" Luna greeted Hermione happily, and Hermione walked over with a smile. The two hugged excitedly, as if after this hug, the tension of this day and night was truly relieved.
Sometimes friends are like that, sometimes family is like that, and when you're with a trusted family member, you can't help but relax and be hopeful, even when things are bad.
Hermione, Ginny Weasley, and Hallie Black all hugged each other, said good morning to Ron, and then walked over to Shayne and looked him up and down, like a sister, to check on Shayne's condition. Xie An didn't say anything, pretending not to see Hermione.
Luna was a special presence at Hogwarts School, and many people saw her as a weirdo. Luna's father once publicly claimed that Luna was a prophet of the wizarding world, and many pure-blood families regarded Luna's family as a joke and a madman. At first, Luna is indeed ostracized and isolated, but she gains Shea's friendship. Luna, like Hermione, was greatly influenced by Shea. It began to become quiet and low-key. Ever since she learned how to design wizarding robes and aspire to become a fashion pioneer in the wizarding world, the feigned madness that Luna inherited from her father is almost invisible. The girl with platinum hair is now one of Xie An's most trusted friends. And since the last time Hogsmeade was desperately rescued from the hands of the Dementors by Xie An, this already somewhat ambiguous friendship has become even more difficult to explain.
Hermione could certainly feel it. From time to time, she turned her attention to Xie An's side when she was talking to Luna, Xie An was standing outside the field, looking at the four cages in the middle of the field, Xie An had a bad premonition, their goal might not be one dragon, but to deal with four dragons. Hopefully, this mission is the same as the sixth level, just taking care of the dangerous dragon.
Percy Weasley and Penelo Crivat are the outer prefects of this level, and Penelo Crivat greeted Shayan, confirming Shea'an's guess that the four cages are four-headed dragons, but it is still unknown what the specific mission of the final level is.
When the sun completely climbed the canopy of the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore's Apparition suddenly appeared outside the field, then looked at the six teams that had arrived, nodded, and said a few words to Percy and Penelope, and reached the middle of the field, and talked to several adult wizards before Apparition left.
After another hour or so, the number of teams reaching the final level reached eight, but the last two teams only had four people and one only had three people, at this time a group of wizards suddenly appeared on the periphery of the field, and Xie An saw that in addition to Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and several other headmasters, there were also Minister Fudge, Amelia Bones, Dolores Jane Umbridge, and many other important figures in the wizarding world, including Lucius Malfoy and several other members of the school board. (To be continued.) )