Chapter Fifty-Six: Hanging on the Southeast Branch

At the last moment, Vio remembered in a hurry, still holding the broom handle in his hand. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 She kicked her leg hard at the trunk of the tree, and lifted a messy leaf from the handle of her broomstick to the air fifty or sixty feet high.

Harry was left behind, stunned and crouched in the treetops.

Now, looking from below, I couldn't see VIO clearly, and the night was gradually approaching, and the sky was dark, and VIO turned into an inconspicuous dot of it.

Harry listened to Snape and Quirrell looking at the tree in unison, and then his gaze was taken to the sky by Vio's skyrocketing, looking at the black dot in the sky, and the two did not speak for a long time.

Harry in the treetops knew he couldn't chase Vio at the moment, and now that Snape and Quirrell were watching the air, he was already vigilant, and if he flew out again, he would definitely be spotted immediately.

He had no choice but to stay on the tree honestly and continue to stare at the two of them.

"Sever-Severus, then, that-what?" Professor Quirrell came back to his senses and stuttered even more, as if his tongue was beginning to knot.

Snape wasn't much better, but he looked more composed.

"Don't ask, Quirrell. The Forbidden Forest is full of creatures unknown to us. You just have to-you have to understand, your secret little trick, I'll wait. ”

"But, I don't—no—"

"Good. Snape interrupted, "It won't be long before you've had time to think through and decide who you're loyal to, we'll talk again." ”

After he finished speaking, he covered his head with his cloak and strode out of the clearing, not wanting to stay longer for a moment. It was almost completely dark, but Harry could still see Quirrell standing motionless, like a clay sculpture of wood.

I don't know how long it took for Quirrell to finally leave. Harry slowly changed his posture to ease his stiff body. At this time, it is not realistic to go to Vio again, and he plans to go to the castle to see if Vio has returned.

Looking at the dark sky, Harry sighed.

He wondered if he would persuade Vio to go to the Muggle world to buy a life safety insurance policy when he got back? Hermione's parents were accountants and were doing a good job in managing their finances, so they might be able to help.

And somewhere in the Forbidden Forest, under the ancient trees of the sky, when Vio woke up in a daze, he found a glittering glow around him. There were dots of light everywhere, and those spots of light jumped on the tips of the grass, on the leaves, and even on the soft moss.

On the tall trees, there were all kinds of vines, and those vines were blooming with strange flowers, some like lanterns, some like sandwiches. And then there are others, the gorgeous flowers that bloom and fall all the time, one just withering, and the other blooming in its place, faster than the twilight of life.

Vio was lying on a meadow covered with fallen leaves, and not far away, he could hear the sound of a bubbling stream.

She thought back to what had happened before, and after rushing dozens of feet into the air like a rocket, she finally couldn't control the broom with one hand and fell. Vio felt that he was really clumsy and stupid. However, thinking about it, she actually laughed out loud, and the happiness of the rest of her life after the catastrophe made her feel that the experience she had just experienced was also interesting.

I just don't know if Quirrell and Snape have discovered anything, but in retrospect, eavesdropping was still very nervous and exciting, especially flying up to a tree, climbing on a branch, and lurking motionless like a chameleon.

If she hadn't slipped off the tree, it would have been a perfect adventure.

Vio sat up, a hanging vine leaf swept her face, and the phrase "hanging southeast branch" suddenly burst out of her mind, which was quite apt to describe her previous self. Vio giggled again.

She's been really breaking down lately, and she's been trying to remind Harry to find out about Voldemort's existence soon, but she forgot that she can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and this time she made such a big mistake, and she was a lot more relieved.

Things have gone bad, and what can be done if they get worse?

Vio was thinking about how to get back to the castle, the broomstick was useless, and then suddenly there was a "click" of horses' hooves stepping on the grass, and the branches and leaves of the dense trees were scrawled away, and a melancholy human face was revealed. He glanced at Vio, turned around and said, "Ferenze, what to do, she's awake." ”

Vio was startled when he looked at the cold face that came out, and instinctively retreated, only to hit the trunk of a solid tree, and his back hurt terribly. But a white light flashed beside her, and Vio felt as if her body was being washed by a clear stream, and the pain suddenly disappeared. Vio looked back in surprise, but the forest was swarthy and he couldn't see anything clearly.

At this moment, the thing with the human face slowly moved forward and walked out of the jungle, and Vio saw a shirtless man - not a man, but a male centaur to be exact - he was a man above the waist, red hair and beard, but below the waist was a brownish-red, shiny horse body, with a long red tail dragging behind him.

"Are you afraid of me?" his voice was low and sad, "don't worry, we won't hurt the pony who stumbled in." ”

Vio knows that the centaurs call their underage children foals, and although they are territorial, they will not hurt their children at will. She mustered up the courage to stand up and greeted as friendly as she could: "Hello, my name is Virgo Santriel. ”

The brownish-red centaur looked up at the sky, and the stars were unusually bright in the night sky. He didn't speak, but quietly scraped the ground covered with fallen leaves with his front hooves.

Then another centaur stepped out behind him. The centaur was much younger, his hair was white blonde, and he had the body of a silver-maned horse. He looked at Vio carefully, his eyes were amazingly blue, like a blue crystal soaked in the color of the sky.

"My name is Ferenze. He's Ronan. He whispered. Ronan still didn't speak, nor did he look at VIO, as if Ferenze had taken over the task of communicating with VIO as soon as Ferenze came. "Come on, I'll take you out, it's so late, you shouldn't stay here any longer. ”

As he spoke, he turned slowly and handed the corner of his bow to Vio, motioning for her to hold it.

Vio honestly shook it, "Thank you. She said.

Ronan looked back at her, and when she looked back, he looked up at the stars again.

Ferenze pulled Vio away, and when he walked some distance, Ronan's deep voice rang out again, "Don't come to the Forbidden Forest alone. ”

Vio looked at Ferenze, who didn't have any signs to explain. VIO knowingly didn't ask anything. Both of them tacitly agreed that they didn't stop.

There was a pitch black road, the starlight was all blocked by the dense foliage of plants (or maybe the wings of some kind of creature) overhead, Vio couldn't feel Ferenze, only a part of the horned bow in his hand, and occasionally heard the soft sound of the horse's hooves stepping on the soft earth, Vio was so scared that she finally couldn't help but speak again.

"Ferenze?"

"Huh?" was still a calm voice. Vio felt a lot more at ease.

"Did you save me? I was riding a broomstick today, and it turned out to-" Once the conversation box opened, Vio never wanted to go back to the quiet scene just now.

"It's not. We are centaurs, we observe the world, we get prophecies from the stars, but we don't have the ability to intervene in the sky. "We saw you fall from a distance, and at first we thought it was—some other person. He paused, then added, "When we came here, you had a couple of unicorns with you. Unicorns have a lot of magic, and it should be them who saved you. ”

"Unicorn?" Vio wondered, she remembered the flash of white light and the pain that disappeared next to her when Ronan appeared, was it really that magical creature?

"Hmm. But as we got closer, they left. They are not used to being in contact with humans or us, although they are friendly and kind. ”

They walked and talked, and after walking through the dark road, they soon came to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where Vio could already see Hagrid's hut, and the pale yellow light was shining through the windows.

"Alright. That's it. Ferenze whispered, retracting his horned bow, "I think Hagrid has been notified that he will send you back to the castle. ”

Vio hurriedly waved his hand: "Thank you, but there shouldn't be a curfew yet, I can go back to the castle myself, no need for Hagrid-"

Before she could finish her sentence, a huge figure two people tall floated over.

Hagrid carried a lantern and shone on Ferenze in front of him, as well as the stunned vio.

"Good fellow, Ferenze, what are you looking for me for? you want to talk about life—is this a student?" Hagrid's voice rang out. "・・・・・・ still a Slytherin?"

Vio felt that the world had suddenly darkened again.