No.36 Sword Knight (Upright)
Fast forward a little to the time period of the story, after all, according to the timeline in the original book, Hagrid's capture of Dumbledore and his dethronement was at the end of March after Easter, and the time when Harry and Ron went to the forest to find the eight-eyed spider was at the end of May near summer. I always feel that the time in the middle for so long does not show the urgency of the matter...... (To be honest, I really think that the detailed timeline of Aunt JK's books is very problematic and can't stand scrutiny...... )
Next, Opar's unicorn form was re-incarnated.
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Sword
Knight (upright): An impulsive young man.
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Hogwarts Jungle Spider Gathering Area
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Harry genuinely felt that he had not had a good year lately.
Although since Halloween night, Hermione had to stay in the medical wing for a week due to a problem with the compound potions. But as Hermione got better, they got a black diary from the weeping myrtle about the events of fifty years ago - but that seemed to end his good fortune.
The next thing that happened, whether it was his big friend Hagrid who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago, or whether it was a burglar who lost the journal in his dormitory not long after, or whether Hermione and a Ravenclaw student were attacked by monsters in the Chamber of Secrets again, or even the cancellation of a Quidditch match, or worse, the possibility that Hogwarts would be shut down and he would have to go back to his most hated Dursley...... It always made Harry feel powerless and frustrated that he had been cursed by someone.
Because someone was attacked again, the entire Gryffindor dormitory seemed to be in chaos. Everyone was talking about the people who had been attacked so far, and the end result was a vague point of the finger at Slytherin House, where none of the attackers had been seen so far.
It won't go on like this.
Harry knew this well, so he decided to talk to Hagrid.
So, after consulting with Ron, the two of them put on Harry's invisibility cloak late that night and walked through the dark hallways where teachers, prefects, and ghosts patrolled in pairs.
However, Harry swore that he always felt that someone was following him, but every time he suddenly turned around, he found nothing, and Ron, who was beside him, rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction, and teased Harry for being nervous by the monster in the secret room.
The two of them dodged into Hagrid's hut, and were almost shot by the heavily guarded Hagrid, and before they could even say a few words after entering the house, they heard a knock at the door.
After Harry and Ron donned the cloak of invisibility, Hagrid opened the door - it was Dumbledore.
Although he was still wearing a ridiculous nightgown-shaped dress, his expression was very serious, and he was followed by a very strange-looking man. The stranger was short, stocky, stocky, with messy gray hair and an anxious look on his face, and a strange hodgepodge of clothes: a pinstriped suit, a bright red tie, a long black cloak, purple pointy boots, and a dark green top hat tucked under his arm.
Ron almost immediately recognized it as his father's immediate boss, Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister of Magic. Oswald· Fudge)。
What happened after that couldn't have been worse - Hagrid was arrested as a suspect for the "Back of the Room" incident fifty years ago, and Lucius Malfoy, who was followed by Draco Malfoy's father, announced that Dumbledore had been removed as headmaster by a joint resolution of the Board of Trustees.
No matter how angry Harry and Ron were at this, Dumbledore and Hagrid, who were the parties, seemed quite calm.
"It was only when everyone here betrayed me that I really left the school. You will also find that at Hogwarts there is always help for those who ask for it. ”
This was Dumbledore's message when he looked in the direction of Harry and Ron.
"If someone is looking for something, they just follow the spider and they will find the right direction! That's all I have to say. ”
And this was the message that Hagrid had left behind when he left the hut.
Harry and Ron waited long after the group had left the hut before they finally got the courage to come out, and then began to stare at the empty hut.
Harry...... You say we ......"
After lifting the cloak of invisibility, Ron's face was a little ugly at the moment, "I can bet with my wand that we'll definitely see Draco's vibrant face tomorrow." ”
"Now isn't the time to think about that, is it?"
Frowning, Harry didn't say anything, but touched the teeth that had shrunk to his feet at the moment, thought for a moment and drew his wand: "Lumos.Maxima (fluorescent flickering)." ”
A thin, warm orange glow emanated from Harry's wand head, illuminating their surroundings, and Harry was slightly stunned for a moment—just now, as if he had seen a figure of someone flash in the distance...... Is it possible?
"Harry, I think we'd better go back to the dorm for now."
Ron looked surprised at Harry's movements, "It's already so late, and we haven't prepared anything at all......
"Ron, didn't you find out?"
Pushing his eyes on the bridge of his nose, Harry sighed, "I just remembered one thing when I heard Hagrid's words, the spiders in the castle have almost disappeared recently. I always feel that if we don't hurry, I'm afraid we will have a headache about where to find spiders in the future. ”
This is really not that he is alarmist, when he was chatting with Opal some time ago, Opal had inadvertently mentioned that she always received complaints from spiders in the castle, and it was estimated that the group of little ones was about to start moving.
"But where are you going to find that damn ...... at this time like this Well......"
Ron's original complaint was swallowed back by Harry after he wordlessly pointed his wand at the two tarantulas that were desperately crawling on the edge of Hagrid's hut, "Really, I must be crazy to go with you." ”
"Alright, let's go. The little ones are still crawling pretty fast. ”
Knowing that his best friend would complain, Harry, who was always righteous, shrugged his shoulders and followed the swift tarantulas to the Forbidden Forest.
Tooth and Tooth ran around them with agility, sniffing the roots and leaves along the way.
After walking for about twenty minutes, neither Harry nor Ron spoke, only listening to hear anything other than the sound of branches breaking and leaves rustling. Then, the trees grew thicker and thicker, and the stars overhead were no longer visible. Harry's wand shimmered alone in the endless darkness when they noticed that the spider guides had strayed from the path.
Harry paused, trying to see where the spider was moving, but beyond the glimmer of light was darkness that could not be seen.
Even in the first grade, he had never gone so far into the middle of the woods. Hagrid had warned him not to stray from the forest path, but he had also told him to follow the spiders......
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Ron on the side, and his teeth were obviously a little nervous: "What do you think?" ”
"Anyway, we've already come so far, it's not good to give up halfway."
That's Ron's answer.
So the journey continued, because the light was too dark, they had to crouch down several times to carefully look for the traces of spiders on the ground. And then...... The two of them, including Yaya, who was following them, froze together—for they heard that some distance to their right, the big thing was carving a path out of the bushes, breaking countless branches.
Tooth let out a shrill cry of uneasiness, and Ron asked Harry what to do, although Harry covered Tooth's mouth for the first time, he couldn't control Ron's voice.
The aftermath was chaotic, and even Harry couldn't recall the details of the chaos, even if he thought about it carefully.
In fact, he couldn't even remember how he and Ron had been caught by the furry spiders, only that by the time their brains finally recovered from the chaos, he and Ron had already been caught by their spiders and left on the ground covered with fallen leaves and cobwebs, the edge of a wide depression, the trees in the hollow had been cleared, and the stars lit up the surroundings, all densely packed with spiders the size of cart pullers.
And around them, the sound of "click" came and went.
Harry could only barely make out what the spiders were saying, but it was hard to make out what they were saying, as it clicked and fiddled with its claws with every word.
With the spider's words, a spider the size of a small elephant emerged very slowly from the middle of the misty, hemispherical web. Its body and legs were black and gray, and every eye on its ugly head with large claws was covered with a white coat - it was a blind man, to be seen.
"What's going on?"
Compared to other spiders, this reminds the giant spider to speak more clearly.
"People."
The spider who had just grabbed Harry said.
"Is it Hagrid?"
The big spider said, getting closer, and the eight milky eyes stared blankly.
"It's a stranger."
The spider who brought Ron with clicked.
"Kill them."
It can be heard that the big spider is in a very irritable mood at the moment, "Thanks to that troublesome cloven-hoofed animal, I am resting." ”
"We're friends with Hagrid!"
Hearing the familiar term, Harry, who was a little desperate, immediately shouted loudly.
"Hagrid never sent to our hollows before."
As if hesitating, the spider spoke slowly. Then it seemed to try to get closer, but its milky eyes blinked wildly without finding a calibration.
"Hagrid is in trouble!"
Struggling to steady his heartbeat, Harry said, his breathing was very rapid, "That's why we're here." Hagrid said let's follow the spiders......"
"Trouble?"
There seemed to be a hint of concern in the big spider's voice, "But why did he send you?" ”
Harry wanted to stand up, but the protest from the muscles in his feet made him decide to continue on his stomach, so he could only try to keep his voice from sounding so shaky, "They think Hagrid recently released the monster in the secret room, and the Ministry of Magic took him away. ”
"How dare they!"
The spider fluttered its claws in rage, and the sound was echoed by the large group of spiders on the hollow, and Harry and Ron's faces had turned pale by the moment - the click sound was indeed very heart-testing.
"Unleash the monster...... Chamber? I remember ......"
With annoyance in his voice, the big spider said slowly, "Many, many years ago. It was because of this that they let him out of school at that time. They believed I was what they called the Chamber of Secrets. They thought Hagrid had opened the chamber and released me. ”
"So you...... You didn't come out of the secret room? ”
Harry felt a cold sweat break out of his head because of the unexpected message.
"It's not me!"
The big spider's claw clicked angrily, "I wasn't born in a castle. I come from a faraway country. Before I hatched from the egg, a traveler gave me to Hagrid. Hagrid was just a child, but he took care of me, hid me in a cupboard in the castle, and fed me the crumbs that I had taken away from the table. Hagrid is a good friend of mine, he's a good guy. When people found me and asked me to take responsibility for the death of a girl, he was the one who protected me. I've lived in the woods ever since, and Hagrid often visits me. He even found me a wife. You see how prosperous our family is, and it's all thanks to Hagrid......"
"So you ......"
Harry mustered up what little courage he had left, "So you've never- never attacked anyone?" ”
"Nope!"
Although the words were resentful, the voice of the big spider was very firm, "I have this instinct, but out of respect for Hagrid, I have never hurt anyone. The body of the murdered girl was found in a bathroom. And I've never seen any part of the castle except the cupboards I grew up in. We spiders prefer darkness and silence! ”
"But at the time...... Do you know what killed the girl? ”
Harry said, then he paused subtly, "Whatever it is, we just know it's coming out again, and...... And Hagrid was implicated again because of this! ”
As if stabbing a hornet's nest, there was a clattering sound all around, and countless long legs were staggering.
"The guy who lives in the castle is an ancient creature that we spiders fear the most. I remember vividly that when I felt the beast moving around the school, I begged Hagrid to let me go. ”
"What is it?"
Harry asked urgently, feeling as if he had the key to the answer.
"We can't say!"
The big spider was very emotional at the moment, "We can't name it!" So I didn't even tell Hagrid the name of that terrible creature, though he had asked me many times. ”
Inexplicably, Harry thought of the current state of the wizarding world—it seemed that all creatures were terrified, but the thought was only fleeting—and he had already noticed that some spiders were gathering from all directions.
Stepping back without a trace, Harry secretly pulled Ron beside him, who seemed to be stunned, "Thank you for the information, now we have to go." ”
"Let's go?"
As if hearing something interesting, the big spider said slowly, "There's no need...... Know that my sons and daughters obey my commands and do no harm to Hagrid. But when fresh human flesh comes to my door automatically, I can't stop them from enjoying it. Isn't it? Farewell, Hagrid's friend......"
"Damn!"
Probably because of the extreme of fear, Harry, who had risen to his feet with a burst of strength, had just turned around when he was desperate to find that a few steps away, the spiders had formed a solid wall, the big claws were clattering, and many pairs of eyes were shining on the ugly black heads.
Knowing that it would be useless, Harry clenched his wand tightly, as for Ron, who was beside him...... Although he also held the wand, it is estimated that Ron himself did not expect how much effect the wand used second-hand wand would have.
[Arago!] What are you and your children doing? ]
But just as Harry and Ron were desperate, a voice rang directly in their heads—but it sounded familiar, but Harry couldn't remember where he had heard it.
Then, with a gust of wind, a silvery-white creature landed on the clearing, accompanied by moonlight and a few emerald green leaves.
“…… Merlin......"
Ron was stunned at the moment and didn't even know that his wand had dropped.
Harry's eyes widened in astonishment, as he looked at the magical magical creature that had appeared in front of them like a savior—he remembered that it was the unicorn they had seen at Hagrid's hut in their first year!
"What are you doing here!"
As if seeing something to fear, the thick spider wall retreated almost immediately, leaving only the large spider lying in the spider's web to confront the unicorn that suddenly appeared.
[That's the question I'm asking!] ]
The pigeon's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, its beautiful silver mane swayed from the wind element that swirled around its body, and the unicorn's voice was proud, [I allowed you to hide here because of Hagrid's plea, but Arago, what you did has crossed the line!] ]
"You or Hagrid, why do you always care so much about humans!"
The big spider Arago seemed to feel very angry, but seemed to be cowardly of the unicorn's might and just waved his big claw there, "Why ......"
[What do we want to do...... Need to explain to you? ]
The tone was flat, but it was full of an unrepulsive haught, and after answering Arago, the unicorn turned—the spider in front of it immediately moved out of the way.
Turning his head sideways, the unicorn looked at Harry and Ron, who were still in a daze, "You come with me. ]
"Huh?"
Ron obviously hadn't turned around at the moment, but Harry on the side immediately covered his mouth and nodded at the unicorn, "Thank you." ”
The unicorn nodded, and led the two of them out of the treacherous place.
Either way, they were finally saved.