Chapter 5 Forbidden Forests

Section I

"Sauron. Wait a minute," Harry called out to Sauron from behind, Ron and Hermione following him.

"What's the matter?" Sauron turned around.

Harry pulled him into a corner and whispered, "Last night, just after a Quidditch match, I saw Snape, and he sneaked out into the Forbidden Forest while everyone was having dinner. ”

Sauron looked at him strangely, "So what, the Forbidden Forest is only for students, and Snape, as a professor, is free to go wherever he goes." ”

"No, I mean I saw him talking to Professor Quirrell, he was threatening Professor Quirrell that he wanted to force Quirrell to help him get the Philosopher's Stone, and he asked Quirrell if he knew how to subdue Lowe - and mentioned Quirrell's 'secret tricks' -- we suspect that there are probably other mechanisms guarding the stone besides Lowe and that there is probably a lot of magic and sorcery, maybe Quirrell has cast some anti-dark magic spells, and Snape needs to undo them-"

"Enough, you're amazing, you even know about the Philosopher's Stone." Sauron coldly interrupted Harry's words, ignoring Harry's surprise, "I said this has nothing to do with you, don't make trouble for yourself. ”

"But Snape wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and we need to stop him." Ron said angrily, "How can you not care. ”

"Stop it, it's up to you?" Sauron gave Ron a disdainful look and turned to leave.

"How could he do that." Hermione said that she noticed that Ron was.

"I'll go talk to him." Harry glanced at Ron and chased in the direction Sauron had left.

Sauron found Snape in the basement of his Potions class, where he was dealing with some potions. Sensing that someone was coming in, Snape looked up and saw that it was Sauron, he frowned and said coldly, "What's the matter with you, Potter?" ”

Sauron waved the classroom door behind him and said in the same cold tone, "You went to Quirrell?" ”

Snape glanced at him, "I don't think it has anything to do with you, Mr. Potter. ”

"Hmph." Sauron snorted, "I don't care what you do, I just hope you be careful the next time you go to find that piece of waste at Quirrell, I don't want to ruin the whole plan because of your carelessness." With that, Sauron pushed the door open and walked out. That's when he saw Harry coming down the stairs.

"What are you doing here?" Sauron asked.

"Oh, I'm coming with you, I want to say, you just went a little too far, you shouldn't have said that to Ron."

Sauron looked at Harry and raised an eyebrow, "You came all the way here to talk to me about this?" Well, well, I apologize for that, and for now, hurry up and go to class. With that, he walked up the stairs, not noticing Harry's complicated expression as he looked at his back.

Harry found Ron and Hermione in the library, and Harry sat with them, but Harry hesitated for a long time before telling them what he had heard outside the door of the basement classroom.

"No, are you sure you hear me, Harry?" Hermione said in a surprised tone, "I mean, how is this possible. ”

"That's just the way it is, Hermione." Ron looked like he knew this, "They're in a group, Snape and Sauron, and they all have a part in stealing the Philosopher's Stone." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, Ron, Dumbledore trusts Sauron, and Harry has said that Sauron is still doing Dumbledore a favor those nights." Hermione huffed.

"But Dumbledore still trusts Snape." Ron was not convinced.

"I believe Sauron," said Harry, "but I'm sure I'm not listening, and I think there's probably something we don't know." Harry looked distressed.

"We can ask Hagrid, and he's likely to sue us."

The trio arrive at Hagrid's hut and find Hagrid hatching a dragon egg he won from a stranger, and they excitedly talk about dragons before asking Hagrid about the Philosopher's Stone. Hagrid was surprised to learn about the Philosopher's Stone, but eventually told the three of them what they wanted to know.

"Well, it doesn't hurt to tell you - let me think about it - Dumbledore borrowed Lowe from me - and asked the other teachers to enchant Professor Sprout - Professor Flitwick - Professor McGonagall - " he counted with his hands, "Professor Snape - of course, Dumbledore himself did the magic. Wait a minute, I've forgotten about someone. Oh, yes, it's Sauron. ”

"Sauron?!" The three of them couldn't believe their ears, and Harry asked in a very surprised tone, "Hagrid, are you saying that my brother is also involved in protecting the Philosopher's Stone?" ”

"Well, yes, he's amazing, isn't he, you're only in the first grade." Hagrid said.

"Do you know what he did, Hagrid?" asked Harry.

"Well, I can't tell you about this, you know too much. You know, Dumbledore didn't want students to know about the Philosopher's Stone, and your brother told me not to sue you. Hagrid said apologetically, "Alright, go back to the castle, I'll send you, and in two days you can come and see the dragon come out of the shell." ”

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Section II

Sauron was in a bad mood, for the simple reason that Harry and his two little friends were in trouble again. Hagrid made a dragon and kept it secretly in his cabin, but the dragon was too big to hide, so he had to give it to Ron's brother Charlie, who studied dragons in Romania. Harry and Hermione ran up to the tower in the middle of the night and gave the dragon to the people who had come to take over, only to be caught along with Neville, and Professor McGonagall was furious, deducting 50 points from each of them and putting them in confinement. Ibikos was in the same bad mood as him, and Malfoy was caught with Harry, and the result was the same. Ibpicos reprimanded Malfoy, not only for the points he had been deducted, but also for disgrace Slytherin's face - it's not impossible to do bad things, but you can't be caught, which only shows your incompetence.

"Professor Dumbledore, Harry and they are going to the Forbidden Forest tonight, can I go with them?" Sauron asked, slightly begging, "I know it's not in order, but I'm really not at ease. ”

"Harry, they have Hagrid with them, so there shouldn't be a problem." Dumbledore said with a smile.

"With all due respect, Professor." "I really can't trust Hagrid. ”

"Oh well. Go to Hagrid in the evening, and I'll let the other professors know later. ”

"So. I say goodbye to my professor, and I wish you a pleasant visit. ”

In the evening, Sauron arrives at Hagrid's cabin. Hagrid saw that it was Sauron, and looked a little weak.

"Hagrid, what's going on in the woods?" Sauron asked.

"Last Wednesday I found the body of a unicorn in the woods, and yesterday I found another unicorn injured, very badly injured, we have to find it." Hagrid said worriedly.

"Unicorns don't get hurt lightly, could it be that something in the forest has attacked them." Sauron frowned and said, "And whatever it is, this thing is dangerous. ”

"I don't know, I've been to the woods to inspect it, but I haven't found it."

"Could it be the centaurs in the woods?"

"Impossible." "I know them, and although they are not very friendly to outsiders, they will never hurt unicorns. ”

"Forget it, whatever it is, I hope we don't meet tonight." Sauron said, "Let's go out, Harry, they're coming." ”

"Okay, let's go. Come over Yaya, let's go out. Hagrid put on his overcoat, brought his crossbow arrows and lanterns, and left the hut with Sauron.

Outside the hut, Sauron and Hagrid waited for Harry and them to come. A few minutes later, Filch arrived with Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy. Several people looked surprised to see Sauron there, Harry and Malfoy were the most obvious.

Hagrid told them about tonight's mission, everyone looked scared, Malfoy's face turned white with fright, and he wanted to say something, Sauron glared at him, and Malfoy immediately lowered his head.

When they came to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, a path that gradually disappeared into the depths of the black jungle appeared in front of them. As they looked into the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid pointed to a pool of glittering silver light in the distance and said, "See that good thing on the ground, it's the blood of a unicorn, something has wounded a unicorn, we need to find it." ”

"What if the thing that hurt the unicorn finds us first?" Malfoy asked, his voice filled with unquenchable fear.

"With us, nothing can hurt you, Malfoy, don't be ashamed here." Sauron said with a frown.

Malfoy gave Sauron a nervous look and nodded in fear.

"Alright, we need to act early. Our soldiers divided into two routes, and searched for the bloodstains. Hagrid said.

"Harry, Draco, you two and I are in a group, Hagrid, you can take the others in a group." Sauron said.

"Well, that's it. I'm on the same path as Neville and Hermione, and Sauron you'd better bring your teeth so that the animals in the woods won't hurt you. If anyone finds a unicorn, they shoot a green spark, understand? Take out your wands and practice - yes - if anyone is in trouble, shoot red sparks and we'll all come to you - all right, be careful, everyone - let's go. ”

The Forbidden Forest was dark and silent. They walked a little further in until they reached a fork in the road, Neville, Hermione, and Hagrid on the left, and Sauron, Harry, and Malfoy on the right.

Sauron didn't speak, he stared at the silver blood that was scattered on the ground, something he was familiar with, after all, he had used a large bottle every month for the past five years. Harry and Malfoy looked nervous, and they followed Sauron tightly for fear of separation.

"Could it be that the werewolf killed the unicorn?" Harry asked, "They say there are werewolves in the Forbidden Forest." ”

"Unlikely, werewolves don't have this ability, unicorns are not as harmless as you think, they can use strong magic, and if they want to, they can kill you lightly. Hagrid said a unicorn had died last week. Sauron said slowly, scanning his surroundings.

"What does that mean?" Malfoy asked.

"This shows that whatever hurts the unicorn is dangerous and likely to be malicious towards us." Sauron said coldly, "Follow me closely and be vigilant, that thing is likely to attack us on its own initiative." ”

"Then Hagrid knows about this, Hermione and Neville could be in danger." Harry was a little anxious.

Sauron glanced back at him, "Those two little things, what does their life or death have to do with me?" ”

Harry was dumbfounded, and Malfoy wanted to laugh, but feared that Sauron would be angry, so he held back.

The darkness in the forest didn't bother Sauron, who didn't notice anything suspicious, but he could vaguely sense something wandering around him. Sauron realized that something was on them. Sauron stopped, scanning his surroundings.

"What's going on, Sauron?" Harry asked nervously as he saw Sauron stop.

"You two stay together, holding your teeth and moving forward." Sauron said.

"What, what about you?" Malfoy said in fear, knowing how powerful Sauron was, and he didn't want to leave Sauron now.

"I'm not going with you, there's something eyeing us, and we can't spot it together." Sauron said calmly, "Don't worry, I'm just hanging around you. He glanced at Malfoy, who was terribly pale, and frowned, "Draco, take courage, I warn you, if you shout stupidly for a while, I won't wait for that thing to come, I'll clean you up first." ”

With that, Sauron turned into a black mist and dissipated into the air under the surprised gazes of Harry and Malfoy.

"Don't be stupid and stand there, follow the bloodstains." Sauron's voice came from nowhere, "I'm right around you. ”

Harry and Malfoy swallowed and continued on their way, even though they knew that Sauron was around them, they were still nervous, and it was so quiet that only the footsteps and panting of the two could be heard, and something seemed to be staring at them in the depths of the dark forest.

Sauron wandered around the two of them, still not finding anything, he was now like an ethereal light mist, shuttling through the woods silently. After nearly half an hour, we went deeper and deeper into the forest, and then the trees became so dense that the path was almost impassable. The blood on the ground was getting denser and 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. Through the tangled branches of an ancient oak tree, you can see a clearing in front of you.

A white thing glittered on the ground. Little by little, they moved closer to it. That's the unicorn, it's dead. Its slender legs maintained the position it had taken when it fell, and they stretched out unnaturally; Its mane was spread on the pitch-black fallen leaves, white as pearls.

Suddenly, Sauron felt a wave of magic sweep through where he was, and then saw a shadow pass through the dense forest in front of him, running off into the distance. Sauron chased after the shadow like a gust of wind, running fast with his things, and obviously not alone, he passed through the gaps in the trees, unaffected. After a few tens of seconds, Sauron caught up with the thing.

"Damn, fooled." Sauron realized that it was just a torn robe, and he realized that the guy probably couldn't find Sauron, so he used the robe to lure him away, and now, Harry and Malfoy had probably encountered it. Without hesitation, Sauron turned into a black fire and disappeared in place, and the next moment, he appeared in the place where he had just found the unicorn. He saw a guy in a black cloak, slowly approaching the stunned Harry and Malfoy, the great hound Tooth who didn't know where to go. Sauron drew his wand and pointed it at the shadow—"Avada!" ”

A dazzling green light shot at the shadow, and to Sauron's surprise, the shadow struck a swift swing of its wand, and the curse of death was scattered into a cloud of green light, but it itself was knocked out of the way and ran away. Sauron tried to catch up, but he sensed a creature speeding towards him, so he approached Harry and Malfoy with his wand.

Malfoy's face was pale, and Harry looked pained.

"What's wrong, Harry?" Sauron asked with concern, "Are you alright?" ”

"My head hurts and my scars burn like fire." Harry clutched his head, "It's much better now. ”

Sauron looked at Malfoy again, "What about you, Draco?" ”

"I'm fine, thank you for saving me, Temple...... Mr. Malfoy subconsciously wanted to address His Highness, but when he saw Harry's presence, he changed his name to Sir. He was about to ask about the spell when they were interrupted by the sound of horses' hooves. A centaur appears in front of them. Her hair is blonde and she has the body of a silver-maned horse.

"Are you all right, I just sensed a powerful wave of black magic coming from here." The centaur walked up to the three and said.

"Thank you, we're fine, there was a guy who killed a unicorn and just wanted to attack us, but we drove him away." Sauron said. "Did you find anything suspicious?"

The centaur didn't answer. His eyes were strikingly blue, like pale sapphires. He looked at Sauron carefully, then his body stiffened visibly. He looked at Sauron with a complicated look, then at Harry, and then he said, "You'd better go back to Hagrid." It's not safe in the forest at this time, my name is Ferenze. ”

Sauron didn't reply, he pulled out the wand he had already carried in his arms, and from the other side of the clearing came more horses' hoofs. The other two centaurs burst out of the bushes, their abdomen undulating violently and beads of sweat.

"Ferenze, what's going on? Who are these three people? A centaur said.

"The guy lurking in the forest killed another unicorn, and as for them, the three men were Hagrid's friends. I'll send them to Hagrid now. ”

"No need, I'll just take them away, don't bother you." Soren said, I want to be faster that way.

The other two centaurs glanced at Sauron, and then Harry behind him, with surprised expressions on their faces, but they didn't say anything.

Ignoring them, Sauron raised his arms and said to Harry and Malfoy, "You two, put your hands on my arms. ”

Harry and Malfoy were a little confused, but obediently complied. Then, the three of them disappeared in an instant, appearing outside the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Malfoy fell to their knees the moment they appeared, looking a little disgusted. Sauron didn't look at the two of them, and pulled out his wand and sent a dazzling green light into the sky.

"What was that, and how did we suddenly appear here?" Harry asked, his face ugly and frighteningly white.

"It's an apparition." Sauron said indifferently.

"But, sir, isn't it only allowed to be used when you are an adult?" Malfoy asked.

Sauron glanced at him, "What does it matter, as long as you have enough strength, there's nothing you can't do, Draco." ”

Harry didn't know why, and Malfoy didn't seem to understand.

"Sauron, we saw that thing drinking unicorn blood just now." Harry said.

Sauron's brow furrowed, "He's drinking blood?" You're sure you read that right. ”

"He did drink blood, and I saw it." Malfoy added.

Sauron pondered for what the blood of a unicorn was for, and he knew what the consequences of drinking it were.

"Why would he do that?" Harry asked.

Sauron hesitated for a moment and said, "Unicorns are magical creatures, they are pure and kind. Drinking their blood can prolong life, no matter how many injuries there are, but that is only a continuation of life, and the moment you drink the blood, you will be cursed, and life is worse than death. ”

Harry listened thoughtfully, but Malfoy didn't react.

"Sir, is that spell you just used ......" Malfoy asked, Sauron glaring at him, not finished.

At this moment, Hagrid and the others came out of the Forbidden Forest, and Hermione came running quickly, Neville and Hago following behind, panting.

"How's it going, what's going on?" Hagrid asked gruffly, "Are you alright?" ”

"We found the unicorn, and it's dead. There was a guy in a black cloak who was drinking the blood of a unicorn and tried to attack me and Malfoy, but was chased away by Sauron. ”

Hermione and Neville were horrified, and Hagrid looked at Sauron.

"He's right, Hagrid." Sauron frowned and said, "That guy is not easy to deal with, he is very clever, he lured me away with a torn robe, and if he hadn't caught it early, the two of them would be in danger." Moreover, the guy has a wand in his hand. ”

"Wand?!" Hagrid's eyes widened, Sauron glared at him, and pointed to Harry, who was talking to Hermione, Hagrid nodded, and whispered, "You mean, he's probably a wizard." ”

Sauron looked into his eyes and nodded slowly, "And it should be a powerful wizard, I used a death curse on him, but he blocked it, although he was also sent flying, but he survived." ”

Hagrid frowned and said, "Sauron, don't blame me for being too talkative, but I don't like you to use the death curse, you know, it's too evil." ”

Sauron was not upset after hearing this, he knew that Hagrid was a kind person, and he smiled slightly apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was forced to rush at the time. Sauron's expression hardened again, "But that's not the point, Hagrid, I know my strength and can block my spell, it's not something ordinary people can do." ”

Hagrid nodded, "I think I should tell Dumbledore about this." ”

Sauron agreed, and he turned and looked at the Forbidden Forest, as if trying to see through the darkness to see the truth hidden behind the fog.