Chapter 49: Night Talk and Stalking
"What's wrong? What do you think I'm doing?"
Al looked at Harry inexplicably, not understanding why he was looking at himself like this, Al looked himself up and down, there was nothing worth noting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I thought... I thought you'd ...... after I said that name," Harry said hesitantly.
Al instantly understood what Harry meant, in the wizarding world, almost everyone talked about the name 'Voldemort', as if the name alone could make people feel fear.
Al shook his head with a wry smile, he said, "Whether it's Voldemort or the mysterious man, it's nothing to me, because he disappeared when I was born, and my parents never talked about him in front of me, so although I know a few things about him, I ......"
Harry also understood what Al meant, and he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "You know, I said his name just like you, not because I was brave, or anything, but because I didn't know that name I couldn't say, you know what I mean?"
Al nodded, it seemed that he still had a lot of similarities with Harry.
Harry lifted the hair from his forehead and showed Al his lightning-shaped scar.
"Even though Voldemort took the lives of my parents and left me with this indelible scar, I was not afraid of him. ”
At this moment, Al and Harry's eyes fell on the ground outside the castle, and they saw a hooded figure quickly walking down the main steps of the castle, towards the Forbidden Forest.
Because the moonlight was too bright, and the reflection of the snow on the ground, Al and the others could easily see him.
Although he wore a hood and didn't want others to see him, there was a bit of a desire to cover it up, and it was easy for Al and Harry to see who he was, Snape.
Harry was so familiar with Snape's figure that even if Snape wrapped his whole body tightly, he probably wouldn't be able to escape Harry's eyes.
"It's Snape!" Harry slammed to his feet, and without thinking about putting on his coat, he rushed to the door of the dormitory.
"Come back!" Al called out to Harry and asked, "Why are you going?"
"Don't you think it's strange? What is Snape doing in the Forbidden Forest at this time? There's obviously something unspeakable, I'm afraid it has something to do with the Philosopher's Stone, so I'll have to go and see what the hell he's up to. ”
"Bring the cloak with you. Al pointed to the box under Harry's bed and said, "It's late at night, and there's a good chance you'll run into Filch and Lady Loris, and with it, it's easier to keep track of Snape." ”
Harry took out the cloak of invisibility and was about to put it on his body, when he saw Al approaching as well.
"I'll go with you, so that we can take care of each other. ”
Hallileo hesitated, then nodded.
El and Harry hid under their invisibility cloaks and ran all the way to the gates of the castle. The door, which was supposed to be closed at night, opened a small crack at this time, apparently left by Snape to make it easier for him to return.
After leaving the castle, El and the others saw Snape's footprints on the snow, but strangely enough, there were other people's footprints besides him.
Al and Harry looked at each other, they had only seen Snape alone, who could be this extra footprint?
"Could it be Hagrid?" Harry guessed, "Hagrid's home lives on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, maybe it's his footprints." ”
Al shook his head, he measured the size of the footprints with his hand, and denied, "This man's footprints look like the size of an adult, and Hagrid's feet are much bigger than his, so it can't be Hagrid." ”
"So that means that there is another person besides Snape who went to the Forbidden Forest. ”
The two tracks led to the Forbidden Forest, and Harry was about to chase after them, but Al hurriedly grabbed him.
"We can't follow in their footsteps. ”
Harry asked, confused, "Why?"
"If Snape had gone back the way he came, he would have seen our footprints so he would know that someone was following him. Al pointed to a rough path beside him and said, "It's inconvenient for us to walk there, but at least we won't be spotted by Snape." ”
Snape's figure had long since disappeared, and in order to catch up with Snape, Al and the others had to speed up, almost running wildly.
The Forbidden Forest is full of trees and leaves, and even though the moon is bright and bright, it does not shine a single light, and the entire Forbidden Forest is shrouded in shadows, which looks very eerie.
After entering the Forbidden Forest, the El and the others had to be cautious, because it was full of dangers, not only poisonous snakes and beasts, but also many giant spiders, as well as people and horses that were very unfriendly to humans.
And most importantly, they are almost always active at night.
When he first entered the Forbidden Forest, Harry almost stepped on a colorful viper, but Al was quick to pull him in time.
Fortunately, El and the others were wearing invisibility cloaks, so the viper didn't notice them. But in spite of this, the viper still seemed to sense something, and it was hunched over, spitting snake hyacinth in its mouth, and its eyes were looking around, observing any possible disturbances.
They walked forward a little longer, and soon found Snape's trace.
In a shadowy clearing in the Forbidden Forest, two men stood, one of them was Snape, and the other turned out to be Quirrell.
Only then did Al realize that the footprint was Quirrell's.
Al and Harry bent over and cautiously approached Snape and Quirrell, wanting to hear what they were talking about.
Despite wearing the Cloak of Invisibility, Al and Harry did not dare to get too close, and could only hide behind a towering beech tree, trying not to make a sound.
Al couldn't read Quirrell's expression clearly, but he could hear it in his voice, and he stuttered more than usual.
“...... I don't know why you want to... Want... To meet here, Severus ......"
"Oh, I don't think it's appropriate to make it public. Snape said, his voice cold, "After all, students aren't supposed to know about the Philosopher's Stone." ”
Al vaguely saw Quirrell open his mouth and mutter, but Snape interrupted him.
"Have you figured out how to subdue Hagrid's monster?"
"But... Can... But... Severus, I ......"
"You don't want me to be your enemy, Quirrell. Snape said, taking a step closer to Quirrell.
"I... I don't know...... Know your ......"
"You know exactly what I mean. ”