Cardcaptor at Hogwarts

Adam's first stop was not to find the centaurs, but to the Acromantula's lair.

The Acromantula that was floating in the air and struggling to pounce on prey made Hagrid gradually calm down.

Adam put them down and unlocked the mute magic on them:

"Hagrid, you know where the leader of the Acromantula is, right?"

"His name is Aragog...ahem, I mean, yes."

Hagrid nodded.

He finally realized that Adam really seemed to be the new headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Then, take me there."

On the way, Hagrid hesitated a little. It was really hard for him because he was so big. His movements when he walked forward felt like he was taking small steps:

"Adam, uh, Mr. Principal..."

"Just call me Professor Reed."

Although Adam has never taught any classes, he can be called a professor after becoming the principal. Adam is not the first person to enter Hogwarts and directly become the principal.

Ms. Delise Derwent was once the attending physician at St. Mungo's, and she directly assumed the position of principal after entering Hogwarts.

"Professor Reed, do you have anything to do with Aragog?"

Facing Hagrid's worried look, Adam smiled slightly:

"You know very well, don't you? Otherwise you wouldn't ask this question."

The saying that the more you are afraid of something, the more likely it will come. In essence, it is a reversal of cause and effect - it is not that bad things happen because you are afraid, but that the bad thing itself has a high probability of happening, so you are afraid.

It was as if now, Hagrid knew very well that staying in the Forbidden Forest was dangerous and against the rules, so he was worried.

Hagrid lowered his head and pursed his lips.

"Don't think about leading me the wrong way, Hagrid. The Forbidden Forest is very big, but it's only so big. I can still find it without you leading the way, but it's just a day earlier and a day later."

Adam's words made Hagrid's direction quietly return to the right track.

When they arrived at Aragog's lair, this big spider was already waiting for them there, and its descendants had told it in advance that someone was approaching.

"Long time no see, Hagrid, and a centaur?..."

Aragog fell silent as he turned to Adam.

For an Acromantula, its lifespan is too long and it has long been blind. It still senses the outside world through other ways, such as sensing the breath through its hair like a wolf spider.

Those descendants have not been in contact with it so they don't know, but they can clearly sense the familiar aura from the basilisk on this target.

Because the spider has a 360° viewing angle and a special eye structure that cannot close its eyes, the Acromantula has a relationship with the Basilisk that will be killed if it gets close.

Aragog felt his eight legs tremble a little.

"Hello, Aragog, my name is Adam Reed, the new Headmaster of Hogwarts."

Adam said hello first.

"So, Professor Reed, what is your purpose of coming?"

"The principals before me have underutilized this forest, so that the land belonging to Hogwarts has been in a state of semi- neglect for a long time. This situation will begin from next semester. It’s been improved.”

Adam also glanced at Firenze while speaking:

"Therefore, I need to deal with the unstable factors in the Forbidden Forest in advance. Regarding the habits of the Acromantula, I currently have three options to offer."

"Please tell me."

Despite the uncontrollable fear, Aragog's voice was relatively calm.

After all, Adam was able to walk all the way to it safely, and he still had the breath of the basilisk on his body. They were destined to have no power to say "no" to Adam.

"First, I will designate an area for Acromantulas to live in. Acromantulas are not allowed to leave this area, and the population needs to be controlled to no more than ten."

Hearing this, Hagrid couldn't help but exclaimed:

"But there are thousands of Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest now! Do you want to kill them all?"

"That's why I have to limit the number of Acromantulas! Do I need to remind you? Just about fifty years ago, there were only two Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest!"

Adam glared at Hagrid, successfully silencing him.

Hagrid should be lucky that not a single student has died at the hands of the Acromantula in all these years.

"So, what about the second option?"

Aragog asked.

"The second option is that I will also divide an area, and Acromantulas can only thrive in it. I will not limit the number of Acromantulas, but I will not allow them to leave the range I have designated."

"Aragog, choose the second option!"

Hagrid's call did not make Aragog react. It was still waiting for Adam's next words. It knew who the real decision-maker was now.

Adam nodded in his mind, he still hoped to talk to creatures with brains:

"Correspondingly, there will be other creatures in that area, and I will not stop your behavior of preying and killing each other until it leads to the extinction of one creature."

Aragog understood:

"So, if we choose the second option, which creatures will we be neighbors with?"

"Including the original ones in the Forbidden Forest and the ones I will add later, I will put the creatures with the danger level of XXXXX classified by the Ministry of Magic there."

Adam gave an example:

"Including various fire dragons, cat leopards, curling-winged demons, and basilisks..."

"We choose the first one."

Aragog said firmly.

As for the third option, Aragog didn't need to ask at all, and Adam didn't have to bother.

"Okay, choose the ten Acromantulas to keep."

Adam nodded.

Aragog communicated with the spiders around him.

"Oh my God, these little guys lay more than ten eggs at a time, how can they control the number below ten..."

Hagrid's eyes were red, and he couldn't help wiping his eyes.

"It's fine through human intervention, and all the extra ones will be eaten."

Adam's voice choked Hagrid, and then he cried even harder.

"That's it. These ten are the smarter kids."

Aragok's voice was a little sad:

"I can't order the kids to give up their lives, so the other kids..."

"I'll take care of them."

Adam waved his hand, and ten eight-eyed giant spiders were shrunk and floated up. Adam put them into a glass bottle, and then looked at Aragog:

"Wouldn't you consider taking up a spot?"

"No, I'm too old. There's no need to waste a spot."

"Then..."

Adam nodded to Aragog:

"Goodbye."

The basilisk on Adam's wrist opened its eyes briefly, and the eight-eyed giant spiders within a dozen feet lost their lives in an instant, including Aragog in front of him.

At the same time, trees everywhere in the Forbidden Forest surged, stretching out branches to strangle the nearby eight-eyed giant spiders and drag them into the ground. The corpses of these eight-eyed giant spiders will be used as nutrients to make the trees in the Forbidden Forest more lush.

After doing all this, Adam looked at Hagrid who was crying while holding Aragog's body:

"The Acromantula is an extremely bad alien invasive species to the Forbidden Forest. I have done my best to keep some of them... You can stay here, but I'm going to look for your half-brother next. Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"