Chapter 682: Meeting in the Forbidden Forest
When Neville told the siblings that he was going to take them to the Forbidden Forest tomorrow morning to "do a field trip to the Forbidden Forest" for a "herb class", the siblings didn't expect that they would meet the legendary "Harry Trio" in the Forbidden Forest today.
This is the first official meeting between the two parties, two people with four eyes on one side, and three people with eight eyes on the other, all looking at each other with curious eyes.
Of course, Ron and Hermione's attention was mainly focused on the siblings' eyes.
"It's really like that." Hermione whispered to Ron.
Ron blocked Harry's view through Hermione, then quietly pulled a picture out of his pocket and nodded after comparing it to Arthas.
Ron was the first to talk to him, and he took out two gift boxes with the "Weasley's Magic Tricks" logo on them from the box to the ribbon, and handed them to Arthas and Gianna, respectively.
"It's a welcome gift for you, check out the shops in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade when you have time." Ron shoved two gift boxes into the hands of the somewhat overwhelmed sibling, "Either way, having a good time at Hogwarts is the most important thing. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Weasley!" ×2
The brother and sister, who accepted the gift, politely thanked Ron.
These days, bags with the Traceless Stretching Charm are easy to buy, and although Malfoy still has to pay off the mortgage for more than forty years, it is still possible to have one of these pockets for each brother and sister.
Once the gifts are placed, the next topic is easy to unfold.
It wasn't good for the group to just stand there, so after introducing themselves, they began to make their way into the depths of the Forbidden Forest under Neville's leadership.
On the way, Harry approached the siblings and said to the two of them, "Arthas, Gianna, do you know that Voldemort may still have Horcruxes destroyed?" ”
"We've been mentally prepared for this for a long time." Arthas replied to Harry's words as he cautiously walked through the slippery woods.
"Our father is coveting my brother's flesh, Cousin Draco, they've been suspicious since the beginning." Gianna was intently looking for a place in the woodland where it would be easy to settle down and not slippery.
There had been a light rain this morning, making it easy for people to fall on the rocks on the ground and on the roots of the trees that crisscrossed the Forbidden Forest.
Harry's eyebrows furrowed behind his glasses, and it was exactly what he thought.
At this time, Gianna sighed and continued: "Alas, I have been persuading my brother to take some precautions, but he just won't listen, it's really not worrying. ”
"What precautions?" Harry asked curiously. After all these years, he still remembers the endless methods of a certain guy behind the brother and sister.
"It's the same thing you did eleven years ago to hide from my father." Gianna had a disgruntled look on her face, "Let him come to Hogwarts as my sister in the first place, then our father can't do anything, unless he wants me to call her mother." ”
Ron, who suddenly had the figure of Putty Mama in his head, almost fell off a root the size of an oil drum.
If it weren't for the fact that the previous time turners in the Ministry of Magic were gone, and there was no energy to make new ones, Harry would have returned to that summer to stop himself.
"Ahem!" Harry digressed forcefully as he asked Gianna, "Why are you going back to England if it's dangerous?" ”
Gianna glanced at Harry, and then said, "If we don't come back, are we going to watch the Black family's property fall into your hands?" ”
With a bang, Harry's feet slipped and he fell to the ground.
Harry stood up and looked at Gianna angrily and roared, "I've never had a heart set on the Black family's property. ”
"But the problem is that as long as my uncle can't have children, you are the only one who can inherit the Blake family's property besides us." Gianna was unfazed by Harry's anger, "Do you think Professor Black can give this property to Aunt Narcissa or Cousin Draco?" ”
Harry was speechless, and finding that the subject had turned to something strange for the second time, he asked, "Who taught you these things?" ”
"You don't need to be taught." Gianna replied, "Isn't that common sense, Professor Longbottom and Mr. Weasley must have thought of it a long time ago, but they just wouldn't say it." ”
Harry turned his head to look at Neville, who said, "Harry, this kind of thing is not uncommon in history. ”
Harry then looked at Ron again, only to slip aside and talk to Arthas, pretending not to see Harry. Hermione, on the other hand, smiled helplessly at Harry, acquiescing to Neville's words.
"Your sister is so smart." Ron said to Arthas.
"She just watches a lot of TV series, and she usually likes to think nonsense." Arthas sighed, "It's a disease, it's cured." ”
As soon as Arthas finished speaking, he immediately jumped sideways to the side, and a white spell flew past where he had just stood.
"Spellless casting?!" ×3
Neville, Harry, and Hermione looked at Gianna in amazement as she pointed her wand at her brother.
It was a very devastating thing for a budding young wizard who had only been in school for a week to cast spells without a curse, and Ron couldn't even use the levitation charm at this time.
Gianna glared at her brother before saying to Harry, "No, it's ......"
"Ahem!" Arthas interrupted Gianna, "It's a spell caster, my sister is such a genius. ”
Hermione, who was the first to react to the fact that there must be something strange about the siblings, diverted the topic and asked Neville, "Neville, there won't be thorn trees around here, will you?" ”
The Forbidden Forest is still dangerous in late summer and early autumn, and it's not just animals that can cause harm here, many plants also have a good appetite for meat.
The roots of the thorn tree will emerge from the soil, tie up the animals, and drag them into the ground to digest them slowly, which is a dangerous existence for those who are new to the Forbidden Forest.
Hermione's question immediately diverted everyone's attention, mainly because Ron began to brag in front of the siblings about the story of him and Thorn Tree fighting for 300 rounds during the Triwizard Tournament.
"Mr. Weasley, wouldn't it be okay to burn the tree, you don't need to be so troublesome, right?" Gianna spoke with a textbook smile on her face.
Ron didn't bother with the new question, but smiled back, "If you have a chance, you'll have to ask Professor Longbottom to show you a look at the thorn tree, and I hope your gadgets can set it on fire." ”
At this moment, Gianna and Arthas were stunned, they didn't expect that Gianna's hole cards that were inadvertently revealed were suddenly discovered by Ron.
Not knowing what to say, the two siblings simply went to Neville's side to ask the professor about the Forbidden Forest.
"What's that?" Hermione asked Ron in a low voice, curious what Ron had found.
Ron replied triumphantly, "You haven't studied magic as much over the years as you used to, so you can't see it, hahahaha!" ”
After the soft flesh of the ribs was turned around twice, Ron had to be honest: "Don't forget what our store sells." It was a very delicate prop, probably for their self-defense, and the gadget was a bit of Beauxbatons' style. ”
Hermione withdrew her hand and said thoughtfully, "Looks like they're prepared in all sorts of ways." ”
Harry, who was not far away, overheard the conversation between the two of them and couldn't help but fall into a wave of contemplation.
After walking for another ten minutes or so, Neville shouted to the crowd, "Alright, we're at our destination." ”
It was only then that the other people with their own minds realized that Neville had led them to a dimly lit place covered by a huge tree.