harry potter book of crimes

On the way back to the Forbidden Forest, Harry and others failed to meet Willy again.

It's not that Harry and the others don't want to, it's just that the fierce fighting in the forest and the chaos of the scene no longer allow them to get closer to the center of Willy's place - it will definitely cost too much, and now it has become too much for them.

Very precious time.

So they could only take Maka, who seemed to be unable to move on his own, and walked quietly through the chaotic forest battlefield, just to follow Maka's instructions in advance and go to the direction of the Forbidden Forest as quickly as possible...

In fact, looking back, it was clear that time was quite tight before, but Maka was still procrastinating and catching Willy chatting on the way... It was as if he had already anticipated that he might not be able to do anything.

We managed to talk to each other on the way back, even...

Harry, who was following Hermione, suddenly shook his head vigorously, throwing some unlucky thoughts to the back of his head along with his hair.

"Maybe it's time to cut your hair."

He mumbled something casually, but his eyes swept over Maka again, who was floating aside.

Maybe there is nothing that can be done to have such thoughts pop up. After all, Maka's current appearance makes it really difficult for people not to think that way.

However, just when Harry was running and looking at Maka with a heavy look on his face, he heard Maka's continuous nagging voice that had become increasingly inaudible and could only be barely heard if he put it close to his mouth. Suddenly,

The room became bigger again——

"... Don't worry, I won't die yet. I'm just taking a rest to recuperate my spirit... I'll still have work to do later!"

Although it was only for a moment, he soon became quiet again. Only his slightly moving lips could tell that he was actually still mumbling something unclearly.

"I know you won't."

It was Hermione who was walking in front who replied abruptly.

Maka's words just now were obviously not just for Harry... After all, he didn't even move his neck when he was talking, so no one knew who he was talking to.

In other words, even if it was just for a moment, probably everyone here had at least a thought similar to Harry's flashing through their minds.

But Hermione said it anyway!

Is there really any basis for saying that? Harry suddenly became concerned. Because he was very familiar with Hermione's speaking habits, he could vaguely tell from those words that Hermione seemed to be serious.

It's just that Hermione didn't continue after saying that. And Maka didn't give any corresponding reaction.

The surrounding trees gradually became sparse, and then gradually became denser. If Hermione at the front had not taken the wrong direction, she should have entered the Forbidden Forest again by now.

The twisted and clinging zombie net on the ground can no longer be used as a reference for the location, because they have already spread wildly with the increase in the number of living corpses that have broken into the school grounds. Now they are probably even spread in the surrounding mountains.

Their figures are visible!

With the continuous supply of living corpses as nutrients, this is really a magical plant with terrifyingly powerful growth capabilities... Rebes and the others will definitely not like this scene.

Fortunately they couldn't follow him out.

However, although there is no way to confirm the location, it does not mean that they are completely useless to Maka and his party.

Looking at the dark vines that seemed to be everywhere at her feet, Hermione, who was responsible for leading the way, moved forward quickly while constantly moving her eyes to scan back and forth on the surrounding ground.

Although she couldn't meet Willie, Willie's "eyes" had obviously been watching them from the moment they stepped out of the castle - her perception range was already the same as that of her plant friends. It seemed that she

She also noticed some new and concerning changes in the depths of the Forbidden Forest. From before, Hermione noticed that some vines seemed to be consciously trying to guide them.

"The road that Wei Li pointed out indeed leads to a certain location in the Forbidden Forest."

Hermione suddenly caught a glimpse of a strangely familiar rock. Although she couldn't see the whole thing due to the ghoul net, she still remembered that she had seen it when she, Harry and others followed Hagrid on a night tour of the Forbidden Forest.

Go through it.

Just as you walk further inside, everything around you becomes more and more unfamiliar.

Aragog's lair has long since collapsed and been buried, and several centaurs' tribes have been left vacant for a long time following the fairly complete relocation. Now, with the spread of the ghoul net, even the last traces are hard to find.

The entire Forbidden Forest is no longer what it once was.

Hermione and the others walked in a hurry, and with all kinds of magical plants covering their way, they deliberately avoided the living corpses and encountered no obstacles that forced them to stop.

Therefore, although they still took some detours, they actually did not spend too much time.

After seeing the forest scenery full of various plants, they finally saw a huge cave between several thick tree trunks directly in front of them.

From here, you can vaguely see that the entrance of the cave seemed to have been closed by two giant stone doors. There seemed to be some remains of the building complex in front of the door. But the two doors have now collapsed and been damaged.

Stones were scattered everywhere, and at the same time, the remaining buildings and nearby trees were all smashed into a messy scene.

But none of this is important now, because the most important thing is that Hermione and others have seen something very familiar at the entrance of the giant cave - something that was still entrenched in Hogwarts Castle not long ago.

The black mist disappeared, and at this moment, they were slowly spreading out from the huge cave.

The ghoul nets on the ground obviously have no interest in the black mist. Although Willie seemed to have discovered the changes here and gave her guidance along the way, she was obviously unable to do so at such a distance.

The specific actions of all plants are controlled, and everything relies only on the plants' own instincts to hunt down the living corpses they see on the way.

As for what is happening in the dark cave now, Willie, who is far outside the Forbidden Forest, probably has no way of knowing.

"It should be right there."

Seeing her destination right in front of her eyes, Hermione finally stopped, which caused Harry and Safina who were following behind to also stop.

"Harry, you-"

"I'll go in too!"

Hermione, who was about to say something, was blocked by Harry. Hermione's slight silence also proved that Harry's hunch was correct - she probably really wanted Harry to say something.

Stay here.

But at this moment, Maka, who had been lowered to the ground by Hermione, suddenly sat up, raised her incomplete arms and stretched hard.