54. Looking for a unicorn
Sherlock and his party were at the entrance to the Forbidden Forest, and Hagrid strode towards them from the darkness, Tooth and Tooth following.
Hagrid carried his massive stone bow and a well-stocked quiver on his shoulder.
"It's almost time." He said, "I've been waiting for half an hour, how's it going, Harry, Hermione?" ”
"You shouldn't be so polite to them, Hagrid." Filch said coldly, "After all, they came here to be punished. ”
"That's why you're late, aren't you?" Hagrid frowned at Filch and said, "I've been teaching them a lesson, huh?" This is not the place for you to teach. Your task is accomplished, and from now on I am responsible. ”
It seems that this time the punishment of confinement in the forbidden forest is equivalent to working as a helper for Hagrid.
"I'll be back at dawn." Filch said, "I hope you will be able to get out of the Forbidden Forest intact under Mr. Sherlock's protection, and don't let me clean up your wreckage." He said viciously, and then turned and walked towards the castle, and the lamp staggered and disappeared into the darkness.
"Okay." Seeing Filch walk away, Hagrid looked around at the group.
"Now listen closely, what we have to do tonight is very dangerous, and I don't want anyone to be in danger, come here with me first."
He led them to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, held the lamp aloft in the air, and pointed to a path that gradually disappeared into the depths of the black forest.
They looked into the Forbidden Forest, a breeze blowing in their hair.
This is also the first time Sherlock has gone to the Forbidden Forest, but she will not be as timid as Malfoy Harry, Asinsha seems to be more relaxed and yawns, anyway, why should she worry about her brother, Hermione is very envious of Asinsha's mentality, in fact, after Sherlock appeared, she was not very afraid, but her heart was nervous.
"Look over there," Hagrid said.
"See that shiny thing on the ground? Silvery white? That's the blood of the unicorn, a unicorn in the Forbidden Forest was hurt by something, very badly, this is the second time in a week, I found one dead last Wednesday, and we are going to try to find the poor unicorn and get rid of it. ”
"Unicorns? Hagrid, an adult unicorn has as much magic as three or four adult wizards, and you think killing it alone is something these first-year students can handle? "Although I have long known that the guy is absorbing the blood of the unicorn in order to regain his strength, but after actually listening to Hagrid's words, I still feel that this school punishment is too risky for this group of first-year wizards, even if Hagrid meets each other alone, there is no good fruit to eat.
"Of course I know this is an extremely dangerous thing for them, but the point is that I don't want you to deal with the murderer of the unicorn, you just need to look for clues in the Forbidden Forest." Hagrid waved his hand and explained, "Alright, now we're going to split up and follow the blood. There was blood everywhere, and apparently it had been stumbling around since at least last night. ”
"No matter how you distribute it, I'm naturally going to be with Mr. Sherlock." Hearing that the soldiers were going to be divided into two ways, Malfoy couldn't help but shudder inexplicably, and hurriedly told Hagrid his request in a solemn and solemn manner.
Hell, a unicorn-killing being lurks in the Forbidden Forest, and if he doesn't act with Sherlock, even if he gets with Hagrid, Filch might have to collect his wreckage tomorrow.
Hagrid thought for a moment, then nodded, "Harry, you and Malfoy, Ascinsha, and Sherlock all the way, and I'll take Hermione and Ron and Tooth to the other side, and if anyone finds the unicorn, shoot a green spark, understand?" By the way, if anyone is in trouble, just shoot a red spark and we'll all come to you, so be careful and we'll go. ”
Ron and Hermione were reluctant to walk with Hagrid, it was safer to be with Sherlock than to be with him, and as for Hagrid, he could count on the other party to use a bow and arrows against an existence that killed a unicorn!
The Forbidden Forest was dark and silent.
They walked a little further inside until they reached a fork in the road, Harry, Sherlock, Malfoy, and Asinsha on the left, and Hagrid and Ron on the right with Hermione and Fangfang.
They walked silently, their eyes fixed on the ground.
Every now and then, a ray of moonlight spilled down from between the branches above, illuminating a silvery-blue trail of blood on the fallen leaves.
Sherlock pulled out his golden wand, a little empty, and a fireball flew out from the tip of the wand, the appearance of Prometheus suddenly lit up the night nearby, Harry looked at Sherlock with admiration, Hormitz, as a life form created by Sherlock with magic, is not only quite loyal to his master, but also powerful, of course, Sherlock did not announce the fact that Homitz's creation needs to be filled into the human soul.
Therefore, the wizards outside only know that Hormitz was created by Sherlock with magic, and he is loyal and strong.
Harry looked at Sherlock, who was walking beside him.
"Could it be that the werewolf killed the unicorn?" Harry asked.
"With the speed of a werewolf, you can't catch up with a unicorn, and as an existence that is almost at the top of the biological chain, there are very few creatures that can hunt unicorns alone." Sherlock briefly explained to Harry that unicorns, auspicious creatures of light and holiness, would not normally be attacked by other creatures.
To a certain extent, every unicorn has the meaning of the right path, and daring to kill such a creature is tantamount to challenging the right path in the dark.
"Who cares what kills a unicorn, didn't you hear what Hagrid said to us before? It's just a clue, a clue. Malfoy sneered at Harry, "This ferocious and dangerous creature is not easy to deal with no matter what, so it is better to search for clues and search!"
"Humph!" Asin Sha snorted coldly beside him, except for his brother, the boys at Hogwarts really looked down on him.
One by one is both timid and incompetent.
The four of them strode into the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and had been walking for nearly half an hour, getting deeper and deeper into the forest, and then the trees became so dense that the path was almost impassable.
Harry felt the blood on the ground grow denser.
There was a lot of blood splattered on the roots of a tree, and it seemed that the poor animal had writhed and struggled in pain nearby.
Harry could see a clearing in front of him through the tangled branches of an ancient oak tree.
"Stop!" Sherlock stretched out his hand to block the three of them who were walking forward, and an unprecedented solemn expression suddenly appeared on his face that had been calm and calm all the way, and a trace of surprise flashed in Harry's eyes, since he met Sherlock, he had never seen such an awe-inspiring and stern look on each other's faces.
Standing there and looking ahead, a white thing glittered on the ground.
Yes, it was a unicorn, but it was clear that the other party was dying, and his pure white body was still slightly undulating.
Harry had never seen such a beautiful and miserable scene.
Its slender legs maintained the position it had taken when it fell, and they stretched out unnaturally; Its mane spreads on the dark fallen leaves, like a pearl.
Sherlock was a little surprised at the unicorn lying on the ground, it should have died, but now it seems that it has not died immediately, it must be that they are hurrying a little too fast, while thinking, his eyes are now completely focused on a place in the darkness that his eyes cannot reach.
Malfoy looked strangely in that direction, and there was only a deep darkness in his eyes.
"Come out, this meaningless hiding doesn't do anything." Sherlock's blue pupils flashed with solemnity.
A bush at the edge of the clearing was shaking, and then a hooded figure slowly stepped out of the shadows, the air suddenly became a little viscous, and the glade in the faint moonlight darkened inexplicably, even though there was a unicorn struggling to survive not far away, with Prometheus overhead illuminating the night.
It was useless to this sudden darkness, an uncomfortable and abnormal dark aura enveloped the surroundings, and the person in the darkness stopped, standing quietly in place and looking at the three of them, the not tall figure seemed to have become the only existence in this heaven and earth.
The other party's cold aura was like a twisted black snake.
Under the man's gaze, Malfoy suddenly felt a sense of suffocation, a trace of inexplicable horror appeared on his pale face, his body gradually became numb as if he was in a cold ice cellar, and a great fear of life and death suddenly hit his heart.
A sharp pain pierced Harry's head like he had never felt before, and his scar felt as if it had suddenly caught fire. Sherlock stood silently in the boundless darkness, a fiery wind slowly flowing around Sherlock, and the silence in his body was also hungry and excited.