harry potter book of crimes

"...If you don't mind, I also want to make a few more friends."

The sudden appearance of this young man named Sokas caught both Ron and Hermione off guard.

After Maka's warning was first conveyed to their ears by Harry, they unconsciously wanted to stay away from this person. And the other person's slightly leaning towards Slytherin's attitude just made them feel a little relieved.

When the other party's intentions have not yet been revealed, it is the wisest behavior to keep a certain distance and secretly explore.

But they never thought that the other party would step into their circle so suddenly. This made Hermione secretly vigilant and also helpless to feel doubtful.

What on earth does he want to do?

"Of course we are welcome to make friends, but..." Hermione organized her words carefully, "We must stay in the castle. Professor McGonagall just told us."

"Really?" Sokas smiled and said, "Yes, since we are students, we must know how to listen to what the professor says..."

He first affirmed Hermione's words, but in an instant he began to refute calmly.

"But in some emergency situations, we must also know how to think, judge and act on our own -" Sokas said seriously, "Just like now, the situation in the Forbidden Forest requires us to figure out a solution together.

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"'The situation in the Forbidden Forest'?" Hermione looked at him with an incomprehensible look.

"Yes, haven't you noticed yet?" Sokas met Hermione's doubtful and wary gaze without evasion, and said calmly, "There is a worse situation in the Forbidden Forest. Mr. Potter may

It’s dangerous!”

"What are you talking about?" Ron frowned, "What happened in the Forbidden Forest? And, weren't you with us? How did you know?"

"You can tell just by looking at it?" Sokas waved to them, and then, as if he knew they would follow him, he turned around and walked towards the corner of the corridor where he came from.

Indeed, hearing what he said, it was impossible for the two people who cared about Harry and Hagrid's comfort not to take a look. Even if the other party was lying, they could only keep up with the other party by reminding themselves to be alert at all times.

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After Sokas' back disappeared around the corner, Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and then took steps at the same time.

In the corridor on the other side of the corner, you can see the outside scene through the window. If you look hard to the right, you can indeed see the Forbidden Forest.

Although you can only see part of it, and what you see at first glance is definitely a dense and boring tree crown.

When they turned the corner, they immediately saw Sokas' figure - he had not gone far, he was standing by the window quietly waiting for the arrival of Hermione and Ron.

The two of them glanced at Sokas hesitantly, and then turned their heads to look out the window in a nervous state.

At first glance, they realized that the other party was not lying, because they soon saw something strange on the other side of the Forbidden Forest - a crooked gap appeared in the middle of the originally undulating dark green canopy, and at one end of the gap.

, somewhere close to the outer circle of the Forbidden Forest, there was a trace of black that was roughly squeezing through the trees and moving forward.

After all, the Forbidden Forest is still some distance away from the castle, and it is difficult to see clearly what the black color is here.

But of course Hermione and Ron knew...

No, I believe everyone can see that that black streak must be some kind of huge creature, so big that even the towering tree crown cannot completely cover it.

"What is that?" Hermione and Ron both whispered in shock.

"Who knows? But it must not be a good thing..."

Sokas, who was standing aside, shrugged, and then seemed to want to continue saying something, but hesitated for some reason.

"Well..." He thought for a while, then spoke again, "By the way, I have another piece of news that is not very good. Do you want to hear it?"

"What?"

Hermione and Ron, who were about to turn around and leave, stopped when they heard this. Ron spoke first this time, but there was a hint of impatience in his tone.

He had never had a good impression of this Sokas, and even aside from Maka's reminder, he didn't like this new classmate who seemed to have some talent.

In Ron's opinion, this guy is a bit hypocritical no matter how you look at it. If he had to describe it, maybe he would compare this guy named Sokas to "an enhanced version of Malfoy who has learned to pretend to be profound."

All in all, it's just not pleasing to the eye.

"On my way back to the castle, I accidentally saw another person running into the Forbidden Forest -" Sokas said calmly in the anxious gaze of the two people, "Well, he was sorted into your group.

Helen of the Academy, Helen Schon.”

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Hermione was really angry this time. She said angrily and then turned around and ran away. Ron quickly stepped up to catch up.

While leaving, he did not forget to turn back and glare at Sokas angrily.

"Hmph - try your best, you two." Sokas chuckled, "...silly friendship."

He didn't waste any more time, and immediately took steps to follow closely. It can be seen that he is not as weak as ordinary wizards in terms of physical strength, and he was not thrown away by the flying Hermione and Ron.

What a distance.

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On the other side, Professor McGonagall and another figure were moving quickly on the lawn, heading towards the edge of the Forbidden Forest on the side of the hunting lodge.

In fact, Hermione's guess was indeed reasonable. It was a very good idea for Professor McGonagall to call Flitwick to accompany her. But this time she guessed wrong.

Running next to Professor McGonagall was not the little Professor Flitwick, but the rather short and chubby Head of Hufflepuff and Professor of Herbology - Pomona Sprout.

Among the professors at Hogwarts, except for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who has never been able to secure his seat, everyone else can be considered competent.

Even Trelawney, the Divination professor who is not very trusted, and Hagrid, the Care of Magical Creatures professor who always introduces dangerous species to scare people, are very suitable for the positions they hold.

But if someone asks the young wizards who among the various professors has the highest combat ability.

Maybe some people will support Professor Flitwick, maybe some people will think that Snape is probably very strong, and maybe, as the current acting headmaster, Professor McGonagall is definitely not bad either...

However, I'm afraid no one would think of Sprout, the amiable herbal medicine professor who was as amiable as a kindly fat grandma when considering the level of combat.

But, as the head of Hufflepuff House, is she really only good at taking care of flowers and plants?

Well, actually flowers and plants are not simple, not at all! Especially flowers and plants with all kinds of weird and magical powers.

Professor McGonagall, who had been her classmate for two years, knew very well that if she was in an area with lush vegetation, she would make anyone who dared to look down on her suffer.

Not long after, Mag and Sprout rushed into the woods hand in hand. But not long after they stepped into the forest, they felt the ground tremble.

"Something's wrong, this is not something centaurs can cause." Professor McGonagall frowned.

"Anyway, let's go take a look first. It should be over there," Professor Sprout's face lost its usual gentleness, and she pointed in a certain direction without hesitation, "I hope Potter is okay... Oh, really

I don’t want to think too much!”

The two of them ran quickly in the forest, but they were still old after all. The strenuous exercise made the two old wizards seem a little hard, and the sounds of breathing kept coming and going in their ears.

After running wildly among trees and bushes, they soon discovered that they had found the right place. The source of the vibration that they first noticed seemed to be not far ahead.

When they once again pushed through the dense bushes that were half a person tall, and after bypassing a few trees, they suddenly saw a scene of fierce group fighting.

It may not be appropriate to call it a group battle. To be precise, it is a siege!

The horse people ran back and forth in the forest with agility and familiarity, and the tree trunks with small gaps could not hinder them in the slightest. These creatures, whose upper bodies were similar to human shapes, but whose lower bodies were the same as horses, bent their bows and set arrows, and the arrows were carried through the air.

The roaring sound shot towards the extremely huge beast again and again.

On the other side, Hagrid was protecting Harry behind him impatiently, his eyes full of anger.

The giant beast that was surrounded by centaurs and was using trees to block its position and kept shooting was a rare magical creature covered in pitch black - a three-headed giant dog.

It has another name, called "Luwei".

Yes, this is actually the three-headed dog owned by Hagrid that gets sleepy when listening to music. It was Hagrid who bought it from a Greek wizard in a bar when it was still young.

However, creatures like three-headed dogs, no matter how cute they are when they are young, will always make people worry when they grow up - their racial characteristics are determined early on, and they cannot be kept at home as ordinary pets.

Because they eat a lot, grow fast, and the average size is quite astonishing. I am afraid that only a guy like Hagrid who deeply loves the aesthetics of violence would want to keep such a creature as a pet.

In Maka's first year of school, Hagrid lent this three-headed dog named Luwei to Dumbledore, using it as the first hurdle to protect the Philosopher's Stone.

"They are actually not as scary as people think. As long as they have enough food and a little music, they will be quite satisfied - at least that's the case with Lu Wei!"

Hagrid once said this, but just now, he saw the side of his Lu Wei that he should have had.

In any case, any creature with sharp fangs and sharp claws, no matter how obedient they are trained, is still at risk of suddenly going berserk.

"...Who exactly angered Xiao Luwei?" Hagrid's heart was filled with anger.