A Magical Journey Starting at Hogwarts - Chapter 44
“Werewolf?
What’s worse, the moon is still very round today, and the werewolf’s fighting power will be even more violent. “Draco subconsciously took a step back, his back feeling a little chilly.
He originally thought that confinement meant being locked up in a small dark room to write for exams or something, but this confinement was completely beyond his expectation.
It was outrageous enough that the dark room turned into a forbidden forest, but it was even more outrageous now that writing an examination turned into finding a seriously injured and dying unicorn, and possibly being attacked in the process.
It is unacceptable, and one instinctively wants to resist.
“Okay! I know what we are going to do tonight will be dangerous, and I don’t want to put anyone in danger.
But this is your punishment, and you cannot escape it. “
“But the problem is that the danger this time is unknown.”
Hagrid was stunned for a moment and stared at Aaron seriously, “If everything is already known, what else do we need to do?
The Forbidden Forest is inherently dangerous. Didn’t Filch say he would collect your bodies for you? You don’t think he’s joking, do you?
In addition, even if there is an unknown creature, I can guarantee that it will not be more dangerous than the dark creatures in the Forbidden Forest. “
“Okay!” Aaron spread his hands helplessly, “You’re right, we brought this on ourselves.”
Hearing this, Hermione looked frustrated and bit her lip subconsciously.
If she hadn’t kidnapped Abe, Draco wouldn’t have found out, Aaron wouldn’t have violated school rules, and they wouldn’t have been caught by Filch and Professor McGonagall.
In the final analysis, she has to bear a large part of the responsibility for where they are today.
“As long as you know.
Now we split into two groups to look for it, following the blood trail. “
“Wait, we still need to be divided into groups?” Draco asked in surprise, “Don’t tell me that Gryffindor is in one group and Slytherin is in another group?
It’s not fair, you have twice the number of us and we would be in danger. “
“I didn’t say that.
As long as you are with me or Yaya, the creatures in the Forbidden Forest will not harm you.
And I’m very fair, you, Ron, Harry and I are in the same group, Hermione, Aaron, and Teeth are in the same group. “Hagrid said, winking at Hermione and quietly making an OK gesture.
The opportunity is given to you, it’s up to you whether you can seize it or not.
Hermione cast a grateful look and nodded heavily.
I didn’t make it yesterday, but I have enough time today. Anyway, I have to apologize first.
“I don’t agree.” Aaron said, “This grouping feels particularly awkward. I suggest changing to another group.
What happened last night made me very unhappy and I can’t let it go easily.
If Hermione and I form a team, it may affect the unity within the team, which is very detrimental. “
“Um…” Hagrid paused, glanced at Hermione, whose eyes were slightly red, took a deep breath and said: “Reject, the objection is invalid.
I am responsible for your confinement, so you must listen to me. “
“Ha! Hagrid, what you are doing now will only make me suspect that you have ulterior motives.
I thought you were a fair person! Now it seems that I was wrong. “
“I…” Hagrid hesitated, feeling war between heaven and man in his heart.
He did have some selfish motives in arranging Hermione and Aaron together, and wanted to resolve the misunderstanding between them.
After all, he is only a twelve-year-old child, so there is something he cannot say clearly.
As long as Hermione sincerely apologizes, the relationship will slowly recover over time, and Aaron doesn’t seem to be such a vindictive person.
But now there is a hat called “Justice” on his head, and the hat has a tendency to fly away, which makes him feel very uncomfortable.
“I decided on the team-up between you and Hermione. If you think it’s unfair, I can assign you another person.
This is already the limit. “
Aaron didn’t raise any objections. Hagrid had already said this, so he had to be sensible and give the other party some face.
“Ron, it’s definitely not possible.” Aaron glanced at him with some disgust, and then turned his attention to Harry Potter. “It’s too troublesome. I have a hunch that it will be particularly troublesome to team up with you.”
“Then there is no choice.” Draco smiled, “Sure enough, Slytherin must be trustworthy.”
“No, don’t think too much. In fact, there are other options.” Aaron poured a basin of cold water on him, “Hagrid, why don’t you and Yaya change it?”
“Me?” Hagrid was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, “This is not possible, absolutely not.
With the abilities of the three of them, the risk would be greatly increased if they were away from me.
It’s Malfoy! He is more suitable for your team. “
“This… is okay, it’s better than the other two.”
Draco’s eyes twitched slightly, and he felt inexplicably as if he was being disliked.
“Okay, next, we divide our forces into two groups.
If someone finds the unicorn, they will shoot green sparks, if they are in trouble, they will shoot red sparks.
We’ll come over and meet up immediately. Okay, just be more careful! “
After Hagrid finished speaking, he took Harry and Ron to the path on the left, leaving the path on the right for Aaron, Hermione and Draco.
“Huh!” Aaron took a deep breath, put Abe on top of his head, and then looked at Hermione and Draco, “Listen to my command tonight, don’t you have any objections?”
“No, I definitely listen to you.” Draco said, patting his chest. Aaron was better than him in all aspects, so he had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
“I, I also listen to you.” Hermione said immediately.
“You?” Draco glanced at her suspiciously, “It would be nice if you didn’t leave us and run away alone when you were in danger.”
“I won’t, definitely not.”
“Who knows?”
“That’s enough, that’s why I don’t want to be grouped, it’s too much trouble.
What do you two have to say? Now that we are in the Forbidden Forest, can we all keep a low profile? “
Hermione and Draco looked at each other and closed their mouths in unison.
“now it’s right.
Now listen to me, check your shoes, and tie them if they have laces. “As Aaron said, he squatted down and tied his shoelaces.
Hermione didn’t waste any words and just followed suit.
Draco was a little confused, “Tie your shoes? Can you tell me why?”
“It’s convenient for escaping. You don’t really think that everything will be fine if you have a dog like Yaya here!”
Chapter 63: It’s impossible to run quietly
Aaron held a lantern and led Draco and Hermione through the woods.
Yaya and Abe followed the team on both sides. The two pets kept a certain distance and did not invade each other.
“I hope that unicorn is not on this road, otherwise we will be in big trouble.” Aaron looked at the specks of silver blood scattered on the road, his face darkened, “But it is very likely that things will backfire.”
“It looks like it was seriously injured, and it was still running fast even though it was seriously injured.” Draco analyzed and said, “It can’t really be a werewolf, can it?”
“No, Hagrid just lied to you.
Werewolves may not be as fast as unicorns. I have paid some attention to this forest, but I have never heard of any rumors of unicorns being hurt or even killed.
So, be mentally prepared, the unicorn may be in danger.
If we happen to be lucky enough to encounter a creature that hurts it, then… it’s time to test our physical strength. “
Hermione and Draco both looked down at their shoes to make sure nothing happened to them while running.
“Aaron, I…” Hermione glanced at Draco and took a deep breath after a few awkward seconds, “I apologize to you.
I’m really sorry about what happened last night, I shouldn’t have done that. “
Aaron nodded and continued walking forward with the lamp in hand.
“You should say something!” Hermione said aggrievedly. She would rather be scolded than Aaron treat her with this attitude.
It was so bland, he almost treated her like a stranger.
“What do you want me to say?
You knew you shouldn’t do it, but you did it anyway.
Do you know how hard I worked to hide Abe’s identity?
I carry it with me every day and wrap it up tightly. The college professors and even Dumbledore didn’t see any flaws. But I didn’t expect that you would expose it in just one night. “
“I’m sorry.” Hermione bowed her head and apologized sincerely, her voice aggrieved and her eyes slightly red.
Snapped!
Aaron helplessly held his forehead and shook his head, sighing, “Okay, okay, I forgive you, don’t you?”
“Really?” Hermione cried with joy, and the suppressed tears finally broke out at this moment and continued to flow from the corners of her eyes.
She felt a lot more relaxed, and the heavy feeling of being deducted fifty points disappeared.
“Aaron, you just forgive her like that?” Draco asked in confusion, “Is this too soft-hearted?”
“To forgive a wrong, not to blame, not to punish is to forgive.
But forgiveness doesn’t mean that I will forget about it, do you understand? “
“I seem to understand.” Draco nodded in understanding, “Granger, do you understand?”
“Of course I understand.” Hermione chuckled.
She knows the truth very well. Forgiving is one thing, but letting go is another.
But this result was within her expectations. Forgiveness was the prerequisite for repairing the relationship, which was much better than always treating others with a cold face.
Several people continued to walk through the dark, dense forest.
Yaya smelled the smell and walked to the front of the team at some point. The more and more blood stains on the ground made the three of them feel more hazy and became more nervous.
“Roar!”
Abe suddenly let out a low roar, and the whole dragon became alert, its eyes constantly looking around.
“What happened to it?” Draco asked.
Aaron picked up Abe, pressed the lantern downward, and reminded in a low voice: “Be careful and squat down.
There is an aura of evil, and it is all around us. “
“Gulu!”
Hermione gulped, “You mean, he’s around us?
Are you sure you got it right? “
“No, my Abe is still very sensitive to darkness.”
At the same time, Yaya also stopped, growling and staring straight ahead.
Thick vines were tangled on the ground, and a large silver-white blood stain was particularly conspicuous under the moonlight. In addition, there were obvious drag marks on the front.
It is not difficult to see that the poor unicorn struggled fiercely here, but the result did not seem to be good.
There was a lower clearing in front of the tree vines, and strange sounds came from the clearing, as if something was being sucked, which made several people feel numb.
“It’s right in front, should we go over and take a look?” Hermione asked hesitantly.
“Are you crazy?” Draco lowered his voice and said nervously, “We’d better take a detour, or just turn around and pretend we didn’t see anything.”
“Send the signal!”
“Is it here?
Aaron, calm down, you must calm down.
We are here for confinement. We must not risk our lives and must not be impulsive. “
“But there is a unicorn whose life or death is uncertain inside!