Chapter 618: Raven (Sincere thanks to Silver Alliance Leader Aiai)

In the dark and dark Forbidden Forest, there are many small, hidden clearings that appear to be completely open to the outside world, but are in fact tightly shaded by the surrounding bushes. And behind a mossy stump, an adult doe sniffs the air. Suddenly, it stopped, and unexpectedly shivered. The rest of the deer in the herd were so frightened by its sudden movement that they didn't move any further. The doe turned around like lightning, jumped up, and ran madly towards the depths of the forest as if it had been struck by some great blow, and the other deer hurriedly followed behind her.

It didn't take long for a majestic wolf to run out of the bushes, and chased the deer quickly, and it ran so fast that the fawn in the deer, which was following its mother, was about to be overtaken. The fawn's eyes were full of panic, its movements became stiff, and it stepped into the air, and it actually fell, and the doe beside it stopped, constantly trying to arch the fawn.

The wolf had caught up with them, but did not stop at all and continued to run forward, overtaking the deer one by one, until the doe at the front was also overtaken by it. It continued to run forward without looking back, as if the deer still running behind it were its natural predators.

It wasn't just a restlessness on the ground, in the sky, several black Thestrals were flying in the sky, their scrawny bodies trembling slightly, desperately flapping their wings, trying to escape from the area.

They were all trying to avoid the area next to the flowing stream, and no creature dared to approach it, they all stayed out of the way. This was because in that area, a wizard was exuding an aura of fear—in the dark forest, his head slightly lowered, and the black hood of his wizard's robe was placed on his head, casting a shadow over his cheeks, making it impossible to see the expression of his face, and only the baring chin could tell that the wizard's skin was unhealthily pale.

Layers of raven feather shawls and black cloaks wrapped around his shoulders, two red gems surrounded by black wire fastened the cloak to the wizard's robes, and the jewels were like burning magic in the shape of reptilian pupils, like the vertical pupils of a giant dragon, constantly turning, surveying the surroundings.

On this black silk robe adorned with elegant waterfall-shaped dark steel threads is a pattern of ancient magic inscriptions stitched with dark red Mithril thread that help the wearer defend against non-magical attacks. Most striking was the bone belt around his waist made of a devil's skull in the shape of a sheep's horn skull, on the right side of the belt, a locked leather codex made of black and dark red, which hung from the belt with a thin chain, and on the left hung a crystal transparent potion bottle with an eerie blue sheen. Underneath the scroll is a small, raven-shaped loin-shaped waist bag with a Traceless Stretching Charm cast on it, which hangs obediently on its robes.

On the back of the magic robe, which is painted with intricate magic patterns with dark red Mithril thread, and on the hem of the middle of the robe, which is also painted with intricate magic patterns, there are also large and small red gems, these gems are rounded, and the surrounding images are clearly imprisoned in the strange dragon's eye in this rose gem. Not only that, but there are also a few inlays on the cloak on the back, and they are constantly turning and alerting - these monster-like gems allow the wearer to detect the stealth effect of magic such as the Illusion Charm at any time without having to cast a spell, and keep the wearer on alert at all times, making it difficult for him to sneak up.

The restlessness of the Forbidden Forest silenced the area where the wizard was located, and he realized that the scalpel tied to his belt was still dripping with the blood of creatures from the lower planes, and the hem of his robe was stained with the blood of many creatures that had dried up after death. It was the blood stains of the creatures of Bato's Hell and the Bottomless Abyss that sent the animals of the Forbidden Forest to flee in all directions.

Realizing this, the wizard shook his hand slightly. Black shadows rose around the wizard with his teeth and claws, making him look even more terrifying, and the wizard lifted his hood and looked up to see the sunlight shining through the branches—it was Alan. These shadows removed the blood that had begun to darken, and calmed the aura on Alan's body.

The robes and the equipment on them were all reworked and upgraded by Ravenclaw and Allen using the knowledge on the Nether scrolls to build on the wonderful wizarding robes and phantom feather capes, although the style was clearly designed and specified by Ravenclaw himself, which was obviously different from the previous aesthetic, and was full of medieval and a mix of the underworld and hell.

But Alan was still willing to satisfy the other party in this regard and fully cooperate - only just now, after completing some research on the devil and demons, when Ravenclaw received a letter urging Alan to wear this overly high-profile dress to meet Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Hogwarts, Alan felt a little embarrassed.

He understands his female raven, and his former friends suddenly don't see each other again, and Ravenclaw wants to show the value of the Nether Scroll to Hufflepuff through Ellen, because the other party has always been obsessed with Ravenclaw's research and ignored Helena, and has always been opposed to Ravenclaw's research on the Nether Scroll. Ravenclaw wanted Hufflepuff to see that his research was meaningful, and right. In addition, they also have some material of their own that need Hufflepuff's support - but this obviously demanding but rather high-profile attitude makes Alan feel even more difficult when he thinks about it.

Because for Allen, he was very ashamed and grateful to think that for them, Helga had been taking care of the Ravenclaw mother and daughter for so many decades after he left. And now, he was forced by Ravenclaw to wear this magic robe to demonstrate and ask for help, he couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't refuse Ravenclaw's seemingly willful request, but he was more nervous about meeting with Helga.

Helena is said to have been staying in the Ravenclaw common room for now, but she should not be afraid of being seen by her - even if she did, the other party probably wouldn't think of a boy who looked younger than herself as her father, and neither Rowena nor Hufflepuff told Helena who her father was.

Therefore, instead of going directly to Hufflepuff, Alan went to the Forbidden Forest first, wanting to catch some magical creatures as gifts for each other that he hadn't seen for a long time.

After a while, looking at the only few deer hunted on the floating saucer with some embarrassment, Alan felt that these were still too thin and shabby as gifts, and he decided to go to Hogsmeade Village to find out if there were any suitable gifts.

The current village of Hogsmeade is far less prosperous than that of Alan's time, it is a village with fertile soil and mountain barriers, green fields and flowing springs, Alan walked on this path leading to the village, almost no people were seen, the mountains behind him were empty, the sun was shining down, revealing a large unobstructed scene, there were only a few pointed stone houses in front of him that were specially covered with wooden planks and no tiles, and Alan was still frowning at this somewhat depressed scene in the distance.