Chapter 71: The Secret of Beating Willow

The Defence Against the Dark Arts professor was moved. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Xie An saw the clue from his legs that had stopped shaking, and Guidero's expression changed from nervous and panicked and eager to run away now, to luck and greed, and he felt that he had a chance. The mentality of a speculator.

Xie Anzhong sneered, and then said to his professor: "Maybe we should do something at this time, at least to protect the students from harm, such as training them to be ready to fight the enemy at a critical moment." A training course on combat knowledge is very important, what do you think, Professor?"

"Great proposal, very good, Andy, once again your ideas coincide with mine. What do you think of us organizing a dueling club, I don't think there's anyone at Hogwarts who is better at dueling between wizards than I am. The speculators who chose to stay on the sidelines thought that they could still end well in this game, but they did not know that the fate of the chess pieces had long been determined by the chess players.

"Of course, but I'm afraid Professor McGonagall won't agree to us organizing a meaningful large-scale event at such a sensitive time, given that there's a monster roaming the school. ”

"Don't worry, I'm an expert at monsters, nothing can stump me, I'll figure it out. ”

A simple battle almost completely lost control of his magic, and Xie An's uneasiness had reached the extreme. At this time, he needs a safe and non-threatening environment to concentrate on solving his own problems. Hogwarts' biggest danger now is the roaming basilisk, and the upcoming opening ceremony of Hogsmeade Village seems to be threatened by various forces.

Out of Gildero's office on the third floor, Xie An saw several migrating spiders. If as a first-year student, these strange signs require a lot of energy to decipher, Xie An, who also lacks common sense, directly chose to ask his professors and parents with more experience, instead of recklessly going to the Forbidden Forest to venture according to a reminder from the half-blood giant.

These are normal-sized spiders, whose goal is no longer to weave webs in the corners of the castle and make it a little more difficult for the elves to clean, but to escape from the wandering basilisks.

At dinner, Xie An ate a little more food than usual, and Cho sat at the far end of the Ravenclaw table, seemingly not seeing her boyfriend at all. After determining that he needed to apologize himself to save the relationship, Xie An hesitated again. The painful memories of the apocalyptic humanity were screaming in his mind at this time, and he did not think that he had the ability to obtain and protect his share of it.

After eating the honey and bread, the uncontrollable magic became quieter. The sky outside began to rain with the cold rain characteristic of autumn, and many water droplets passed through the dense clouds and fell on the roof of the auditorium, which made Xie An feel even more lonely and lonely, as if a Dementor was right in front of him, sucking his warm pleasure. You can't keep one-sided happiness, it's immoral and dangerous. Fortunately, in addition to his girlfriend, the boy also had allies, and the twins sat on either side of him, one left and one right.

"Hey, Andrew, we can have some more fun tonight, Fred and I are ready to be dispatched. ”

Xie An didn't speak, and the feeling of exhaustion made him just want to go back to the attic at the top of the tower and continue to meditate.

"Your Animagus yesterday was so perfect, radiant, sacred, the most amazing and beautiful Animagus I've ever seen, how did you do that?"

"George Fred, you two barely passed yesterday, I'll look for you next time I have something, the important thing now is to train hard so that you don't panic in a sudden battle. ”

"We weren't panicking, we were calmly judging the situation. If we hadn't acted in time, Hermione would have foolishly rushed forward. ”

"Maybe you're right, but I'm a little tired tonight, and I want to take a break, and besides, I think we planned yesterday in a bit of a hurry, and the next time we act, we might better be more thoughtful. By the way, do you know anything about the basilisk?"

"Basilisk?, I've heard Percy say that the professors seem to suspect that there is a monster roaming the school that can kill people with its eyes. ”

"Yes, that's it, don't doubt it, I've seen it with my own eyes, and I can tell you two unequivocally, you can't deal with the basilisk, so don't leave the lounge casually these days, you'll die." ”

"You've seen a basilisk, but you're not dead, are you?"

Xie An didn't answer, he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, looking like you love to believe it or not.

When she left the auditorium, Ginny was standing at the door waiting for her brothers, she glanced at Xie An secretly, as if she wanted to say something to Xie An, Malfoy and Goyle happened to pass by, Ginny didn't find a chance, Xie An walked over.

After meditating for a night and feeling that his brain was no longer about to explode, Xie An calmly walked out of the attic, and after greeting Sir, Xie An went down the stairs of the castle to the Ravenclaw lounge, and the monster guarding the door did not look like he hadn't woken up in the morning, and stared at Xie An vigilantly for a long time, as if he thought that this student was pretending to be a criminal who drank compound decoction with ulterior motives.

"Thirty white horses stood on the red hills, munching on them, then stamping their feet vigorously, and at last they stood still. ”

"Teeth. ”

Xie An, who was expressionless, sat on the sofa in the lounge, he couldn't let himself fall into emptiness and chaos, fortunately, there were still many puzzles to solve, Xie An thought with some joy. I don't know how many minutes later, Luna was the first to get out of the girls' dormitory, she didn't seem to be sleeping well, her silver hair was messy, her opal necklace hung haphazardly behind her back, and she was holding a wand and a few magazines in her hand.

"Luna, your necklace is worn upside down. ”

Luna was a little confused to discern the source of the voice, and found Xie An sitting on the sofa in the lounge, laughing happily.

"Andrew, I feel like I haven't seen you in a long time!"

"We met yesterday. Didn't you sleep yesterday and you look sleepy. ”

"I slept late yesterday, this serialized novel is so wonderful, I studied it for half the night, trying to speculate on what will happen in the future, and I didn't sleep until it was almost dawn. Luna handed Shea an old-looking wizarding magazine, flipped through the folded page, and pointed to a serialized article called "The Thorn Bird" that seemed to tell the joys and sorrows of young men and women.

Xie An looked at it hastily, time will not only change people's age, but also change people's thoughts, as well as the background of the story. The difference in background and location directly affects the wizard's perception of the story. Killing people in Muggle-looking secret rooms is endlessly possible for wizards.

"It looks good, it's interesting, I like the part about rural work, maybe we can go on holiday together in Australia this Christmas, it's very warm. ”

"Really, but it takes a lot of money to go to Australia, and I don't think my dad can afford it. ”

"It's okay, we still have a clothing store, which is very well run. ”

Luna glanced suspiciously at Xie An, who lowered his head, seemingly attracted by the twists and turns of the story.

The students had forgotten the serious warnings of the ghosts, and after a period of worry, the energetic young people resumed their activities. The herbology professor announced in class how to heal petrified creatures, giving Xie An further certainty that the professors already knew what the monster they were facing.

Malfoy and Goyle stood on the field, looking at the crooked willow tree from afar, and did not dare to relax for an hour until the sun illuminated the whole field, and they did not observe anything unusual or strange. However, the flock of birds grew, and the sparrows and robin shrike went back and forth on the grounds looking for bugs to eat, and one of them, a dodo, which looked like a duck, happily mingled in the flock.

"Is it the hole in the tree? It doesn't look special. Malfoy looked uncertainly at the hollow in the tree beneath the beating willow.

"Maybe we should try it closer. Goyle said.

"No, it's not like you didn't see the ferocity of the willow tree preying on sparrows, it's a carnivorous willow tree, and I don't want to be whipped by a willow tree. ”

"What then? Mr. Lucius's letter is about this secret entrance. ”

"It must be, this is the one that beats people, and I think the entrance to the secret room must be here. Beating people willow may just be a cover. "If you consider when the battering willow was planted, Malfoy will find that his speculation seems outrageous.

"What then? We can't get into the secret room if we can't beat the willows. No, even if I get whipped a few times by this damn willow tree, I can bear it, you wait here, I'll try. ”

Malfoy pulled Goyle as he was about to rush up, "No, I think we should ask Professor Snape if he knows something." ”

Goyle was convinced, and the two returned to the castle, where Professor Snape, who had no class, was studying potions in the basement, and the three cauldrons were emitting light smoke of different colors, and there seemed to be three distinct smells in the air, one smelling sweet, one spicy, and one bitter.

Lucius I was once a Death Eater with Snape and a favorite of the Dark Lord. Lucius II spoke to Snape rather casually, pretending to wait for Professor Snape to finish disposing of his potion, and Draco skillfully inquired about beating Willow.

Snape, who had personally explored the secret of beating Willow, looked at Goyle and Malfoy in surprise, not knowing where they got the news, and became interested in Willow.

"You're done with your homework?" said Snape's slippery voice, hinting of danger. Goyle couldn't help but shrink back, but Malfoy looked very calm.

"Of course, Professor. ”

"You two seem to be planning something some time ago, Goyle, you say, what are you going to do?"

"No, Professor, we're not going to do anything. The loss of his father gave Goyle courage, and he looked directly at his dean, the modern-day Serpent King.

Snape seemed to be burned by the strong and determined hatred in the boy's gaze, and unconsciously looked away. The purest hatred often comes from the purest love.

"Again, I warn you, don't do anything stupid, you're not ready yet. As a clever Slytherin, you have to understand that when your ambitions are not enough to support your goals, it is the right choice to choose to gather strength in secret. Impatient Snape said coldly, with the snarky sharpness of a snake's tone.

"I think I know what I'm doing, Professor, you just have to tell us how to beat Willow. Goyle said stiffly to Snape.

Snape turned his gaze from the colorful potions to Goyle and Malfoy, and after thinking for a while, he looked at the two of them sarcastically, and said directly: "There is a lump at the root of the tree, tickle that place with something, and the beating willow will be quiet." "Knowing that the secret passage leading to Willow and making sure there wouldn't be a transformed werewolf waiting there, Professor Snape chose to tell his students the trick that nearly cost him his life. Goyle nodded stiffly at Snape, and Malfoy said thank you.