"Ron! Ron didn't come back! Neither he nor Helen were there—" screamed Hermione, who hurried back to the Gryffindor common room.

"I haven't found them either—" Harry circled around the common room, "I've been looking everywhere, running upstairs and downstairs!" I think I've searched everywhere I can except for the professor's office and the president's office......"

"Still on the way?" Hermione shuddered at the thought that they had most likely been attacked by spiders, "It would be too bad if that were the case, I can't imagine - Harry, we have to go out and find out!" ”

“…… No need to go out and look for it! Just as they turned to walk towards the doorway, the fat woman's painting suddenly opened, and Professor McGonagall took a step inside, "Mr. Weasley is in the school hospital now, with Miss Schoen—we saw them on the side of the path to the Forbidden Forest. ”

"Oh-the school hospital?" Hermione suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Yes," Professor McGonagall said with a slight frown, "Mr. Weasley is lucky, just petrified—he'll recover in a little while, just like last time." ”

"What about Helen?" Hermione hurriedly asked, "Oh-I mean, Miss Schoon?" ”

"She's badly injured, but she seems to have treated herself before Professor Sprout found her behind Mr. Weasley, but it didn't work very well." Professor Mack said.

"Hermione, let's take a look!"

Harry said as if he was walking out, but was grabbed by Professor McGonagall.

"Not right now!" She said with a serious face, "You should stay in the common room honestly, martial law has not been lifted, and you are not allowed to move around at will!" ”

With that, McGonagall turned around and hurried away again.

"Wait, Professor!" Harry hurriedly asked, "How's it going out there?" I told everyone not to open the windows and look out, but that also made us completely unaware of what's going on outside! ”

"......" Professor McGonagall turned her head to stare at Harry and Hermione, then glanced at the young wizards in the common room before speaking, "The spiders are dead, and the uninjured Aurors are investigating, and that's the way it is—we're safe for now." ”

After comforting the young wizards with a slightly evasive explanation, she walked out of the doorway again.

"All dead? There are so many out there, too many to count......," Harry said in surprise, "how did they die?" ”

This time, however, Professor McGonagall did not answer his question, and walked out of the Gryffindor common room without looking back, and walked briskly down the hallway.

“…… I also want to know how they died. She shook her head secretly as she walked.

……

At the same time, the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

With her magic book on her feet, Maca flew high above the Forbidden Forest, and after skimming the forest border, she rushed towards the school gate without stopping.

Over there, Hagrid was lying on the grass inside the school gate, his grayish white as if he had been lighter than it had been. And right next to him, his brother Glopp was tearing at the corpse of an alienated eight-eyed spider with great interest.

On his huge body, only some parts were slightly white—the giant's powerful demon-resistant skin didn't hurt him too much.

Well, if I have to say, Hagrid's thick skin is also different from ordinary people. Under the gaze of so many spiders at that time, he could still hold on to the incomplete petrification until he met Maka, which was powerful enough.

At that time, Maca, who hurried back to Hogwarts, met him as the first acquaintance. Despite the urgency of the situation, Maca poured him some mandrake resurrection potion.

As long as he wasn't completely petrified, the potion would be able to swing even more, and soon he would be able to jump around again.

After a while, Maca was back here.

It is worth mentioning that when he flew past Glopp, he saw that Glopp forcibly restrained his habitual slapping movements, threw down the spider leg in his hand, and shrank to the side timidly.

Ever since the day Maca taught him to memorize his name, he has used his simple brain to put Maca in the category of "need to be guarded."

Maca didn't bother with Glopp's small movements, he walked directly to Hagrid and crouched down.

"Are you alright? Hagrid? Maca asked softly.

"Oh—your potion—it's good." Hagrid closed his eyes and lay stiff on his back, "It's much better than it was at the beginning, I'm about to become a stone in the woods...... It's just that the eyelids are a little heavy. ”

"It should be a little bit more than a little bit of activity," Maca poked Hagrid's belly a few times, as if to check for a drop in hardness, "Let's take a break here!" ”

"Thank you, thank you...... Hagrid's voice still sounded a little dry, "thanks to little Glopp, he's so brave!" I'm sure he'd be a Gryffindor if he were to go to Hogwarts! ”

"yes!" Maca smiled and said, "But if that happens, we must renovate the castle first...... 'We must make sure that every young wizard can go to the designated classroom on time, and not let them enter too small to use the reason for skipping class' - Professor Dumbledore would definitely say so." ”

"Hmm...... Dumbledore. Hagrid sighed sullenly.

"Don't worry too much," Maka reassured, "at least Dumbledore wishes we had a little more light-heartedness when we talked about him. ”

"Yes, I know, Dumbledore was a great man......" Hagrid said when he suddenly changed the subject, "by the way, Aragog - how is Aragog?" How did his children get out of the Forbidden Forest? And...... It doesn't look like it was the same as before......"

"Well, Aragog......" Marka said, shaking her head slightly, "...... It's dead. He was seduced by Voldemort, and in the end I did it......"

"Ah, Aragog...... Oh......" Hagrid's tone had a hint of crying in his voice.

"Speaking of which, maybe it's my fault!" Maca said in a deep voice.

"Your fault?" Hagrid said sadly, "What's wrong with you?" I get it...... Understood...... The Eight-Eyed Spider is that kind of race, the one whose name can't even be named...... It's his fault. ”

Maca shook her head, her heart a little heavy.

“…… You won't understand. He said softly in a voice that only he could hear.

"Ah...... Poor Aragog......" Hagrid struggled to bend his arm and rub his red eyes, "It stands to reason that he is quite old among the eight-eyed spiders, I thought he would be able to walk quietly......"

"yes...... It's about 5o years old, right? Maca agreed.

“…… Did he say anything at the end? Hagrid asked, wiping tears from his eyes, "I want to give him a slightly more decent funeral, he can't stay in the woods and wait to be eaten by his children......"

"I've taken him out." Maca patted Hagrid on the shoulder and said quietly, "Hmm...... In the end, he said...... He said 'thank you'. ”

“…… He said he had to thank you, Hagrid. Maca repeated.

Of course, he didn't mistake Aragog's last words, but what was the point of saying "sorry" at such a time? The person who needs to apologize shouldn't be Aragog at all.

"Wait for Hogwarts to be quiet, and then we'll have a funeral for Aragog!" Maca sighed, "Call Harry—the Eight-Eyed Spiders are a fun-loving race, because you see, they're always a big family. ”

"That's right!" Hagrid let out a cry.

After a while, when Hagrid was able to walk on his own, Maca sent him and Grope back to the hunting lodge.

"Leave it to me!" Hagrid said in a low mood, "I'll take little Grope back into the woods...... However, he must have been seen by everyone this time, right? ”

"It's alright," Maca said, waving her hand, "hasn't he been a little more settled lately?" It also looks a lot more honest. ”

"Well...... Hagrid said as he looked at the cautious Glopp, "I'm used to it, but it's not usually so quiet...... I think it's probably because you're here. ”

"Really?" Maca glanced at her, and then said, "Don't worry, he didn't do anything to hurt anyone this time, I'll go and explain it to Professor McGonagall...... So, I'll go first! ”

"Ahh Good! Hagrid nodded, "Thank you for the potion—"

After separating from Hagrid and Glopp, Maca walked around the school courtyard without stopping, and only made his way to the castle when there were no more other victims.

The first thing he did when he walked into the castle was to check it out at the school hospital. After all, if someone is injured or petrified, they will be sent there.

But at the door of the school hospital, he saw a hospital bed, and the bed was covered with a large white cloth. Looking at the undulating silhouette of the white cloth, it was clear that there was a person underneath.

Maca immediately waved her hand, and the white cloth immediately floated up, revealing the person who was covered.

"Sokas?"

Lying on the hospital bed under the white cloth was the pale-faced Sokas. Just look at the look of life in the widening eyes, it is obvious that he has long been dead.

Maca immediately reached out and patted him around, but now there seemed to be no scars.

“…… He's dead? He poked out his magic to check it, but his brow gradually furrowed, "There are signs of being hit by the Death Seeking Charm, and it must have been a while......

“…… So, who exactly killed Sokas? And who did I meet in the spider's nest? ”

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