Chapter 13: In the Black Forest
The next morning, the Gryffindor students discovered that the hourglass representing the house's score was missing more than half, and after inquiring about the situation, Harry and the three became the sinners of the house, poor Harry, the transformation process from a Quidditch hero to a house sinner was something he could not accept.
However, even more uncomfortable was to come, when Professor McGonagall arrived, "Meet in the foyer after dark, and Mr. Feige will arrange a mission for you." ”
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"Hello, Professor Rochefort." Harry's voices rang out.
"Hello, I'm seeing you again, well, I'm just going to the Black Forest, so I'll tell Feige that I'll take you there, after all, the castle is still very dangerous in the middle of the night." Bernard said with a smile.
"Dangerous?" Harry asked, puzzled.
"Yes, Hogwarts' abundant mana fluctuations attract a lot of dangerous and evil beings, oh, Mr. Malfoy is here, let's go." Regardless of how much his words affected the three children, Bernard smiled and led the four of them towards Hagrid's cabin.
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"Alright Hagrid, it's only a matter of time before it's sent away, and a long pain is better than a short one." Bernard reassured with insincerity.
"Oh, it's still a baby, it's so small." Apparently Bernard's words struck Hagrid's heart, and his voice was a little hoarse.
"Cheer up, Hagrid, don't forget tonight's mission, the Black Forest in the dark is especially dangerous." Bernard had to be comforted again, this time in a much more serious tone.
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"Alright, our mission today is to find the injured unicorn, something that doesn't belong to this forest has come in, it is threatening the unicorn's survival. Professor Rochefort and I led two people to send a signal for help when we had a problem. Hagrid briefly explained the task and led Ron and Hermione into the forest.
"Let's go, two, Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter." Bernard also walked forward with his teeth in his hands.
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"Professor, do you know what attacked the unicorn?" Harry asked in a whisper.
"I don't know, Harry, but I'm sure it must have an extremely evil and chaotic soul, or it wouldn't have chosen to attack the unicorn." Seeing Harry's puzzled look, Bernard had no choice but to continue.
"Unicorns are magical creatures that represent purity and nobility, their blood has magical effects, even the weakest soul can gain power from the blood of unicorns, but from the moment your lips touch the blood of unicorns, your soul will be cursed, so no one will choose to prolong life through the blood of unicorns."
Signaling Harry to be quiet, Bernard cautiously looked at the jungle to the right, although he wanted to fight Quirrell possessed by Voldemort tonight, but that was under the condition of being able to preserve himself intact, so the necessary vigilance should still be necessary.
Drawing his wand and lowering his body, regardless of the trembling teeth, Bernard cautiously stepped forward, and Harry drew his wand after thinking about it, he also drew his wand and followed. As for Malfoy, well, he doesn't matter.
In the moonlight, a huge shadow in a black cloak lay on the ground, the ends of the cloak tangled, which made the cloaked man look like a large serpent.
Without waiting for the cloaked man to react, Bernard took the lead in attacking, "Broken bones." ”
A "smashing spell" kicked off the battle, although Bernard's spell was shot accurately at the unsuspecting cloaked man, but it was not a wizard possessed by Voldemort, a master of combat, a wall of earth was instantly generated, and after shattering, it turned into a sharp triangular pyramid and shot at Bernard.
Pushing Harry away, Bernard swung his wand upwards with a heavy blow, and countless branches formed a thick net between Bernard and Quirrell, blocking the flying triangular pyramid.
Turning to hide behind a tree, after casting an "armor charm" on himself, Bernard shouted in Harry's direction, "Run." He then jumped into the clearing on the other side and fired a soft-legged spell at Quirrell.
Without seeing how Quirrell responded, Bernard quickly waved his wand, and the flames were like sharp daggers, shooting towards Quirrell, but these flames were lightly dissolved by Quirrell's waving of his wand, but Bernard still carefully found that Quirrell's arm was trembling slightly under the impact of the flame arrow.
It was at this time that the roots of the tree stuck to the ground like snakes, quietly moving forward, and after Quirrell eliminated the last fire sword, these activated roots shot at him violently, thinking that he could be caught off guard, but unfortunately, Quirrell, who sensed that he was not in good shape, raised his cloak and disappeared into the forest like a big bat.
Ignoring Quirrell, Bernard turned to search for Harry, who had no time to take care of Harry in the battle just now, so he could only push him behind a tree, and he didn't know where he had gone.
Bernard carefully searched for traces on the ground, and could see that the pair of glasses on his nose flickered with a faint light, and Bernard's perspective began to change, and some subtle traces were excavated.
Walking forward following the horseshoe prints, Bernard knew that it must have been the centaur ferencer who had sent Harry away, and sighed at the power of fate, and Bernard walked easily out of the forest.
Sure enough, at Hagrid's hut, Bernard saw a tall horse and four little ones.
"Professor Rochefort, are you alright?" Harry shouted loudly as soon as he saw Bernard.
"It's okay, it's just a pity, I couldn't catch him and let him run." Bernard quickened his pace and replied loudly.
"Bernard, what have you encountered?" Hagrid asked.
"I don't know, I only saw a figure in a cloak." Bernard said.
Harry on the side obviously knew something, but he didn't say anything, just stood silently.
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Gryffindor Tower, common room.
"You mean the mystery man is there? Fought with Professor Rochefort. Hermione's tone was incredulous.
"Yes, my scar hurt a lot at the time, and then Ferenze told me that the person involved in fate was at Hogwarts, and he also said, 'You know, Hogwarts' biggest secret at the moment.' Moreover, Professor Rochefort has also said that only the most evil and chaotic souls will choose to prolong their lives with the blood of unicorns. So, he was weak. Harry's analysis seemed plausible, and Hermione and Ron couldn't say anything.
"And, I think we were wrong, Snape didn't want to take the Philosopher's Stone for himself, but to sacrifice it to Voldemort." Harry saw that his friend didn't speak, so he continued. "With the elixir, Voldemort will be able to regain his strength, and he will come back for revenge."
"He's back...... I guess it's trying to kill you!? There was a shudder in Ron's tone that he didn't even know.
"If it weren't for Professor Rochefort, I would have been killed tonight." Harry affirmed.
Harry and Ron's faces were not very good-looking, and at this time, Hermione spoke, "Don't forget, who is the wizard that Voldemort is most afraid of, Dumbledore, as long as Dumbledore is there, Harry will definitely be fine, as long as Dumbledore is there, Harry you will definitely be safe." And, didn't Professor Rochefort stop Voldemort tonight too?! ”
After hearing Hermione's words, Harry and Ron's faces improved again.