harry potter book of crimes

"Ho-Hagel-"

A roar like thunder suddenly sounded in the Forbidden Forest, and then, accompanied by a heavy "bang bang bang" sound of footsteps, two trees on the edge of the forest suddenly fell down.

Professor Sprout, who had just run to the lawn, turned around with Hermione, Luna, and Harry, only to see a huge figure running wildly out of the forest.

That's Graup!

Under his armpits, Hagrid, who was covered in grayish white, was tightly held by him and followed him outside the Forbidden Forest.

"Giant? How could that happen?" Professor Sprout quickly raised the wand in his hand and yelled, "Hurry! Let go! Rubeus!"

"Wait a minute -" Luna immediately stopped Sprout, "It's Hagrid's younger brother, his name is Grawp."

"What?"

Sprout, Hermione and Harry all looked at Luna at the same time, with indescribable complex expressions on their faces.

"Hagrid's brother," Luna whispered, "Grawp."

"Uh..." Professor Sprout was stunned for a moment, and then ran towards Hagrid and Graup with a puzzled expression on his face, "Anyway, let's go see Rubeus first - what he looks like

Something’s not quite right.”

However, Grawp obviously ignored their plans and ran towards the door on the other side. He still remembered that when Hagrid brought him to Hogwarts, he came from that direction.

came in.

Of course, even if Graup wanted to stop and chat with them, they wouldn't have the time.

Just when Professor Sprout took the lead and ran in the direction of Graup, and Hermione and others immediately followed, there was suddenly another commotion at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Not only were the bushes rustling, but the ground also made a slight and chaotic vibration.

The next moment, a large group of horsemen bolted out of the woods, like medieval cavalry in disarray, and surged towards the opposite direction of the lawn without looking back.

And closely behind them were large swaths of countless terrifying monsters, rushing out of the Forbidden Forest in a chaotic manner.

That’s right!

There is no way to describe the terrifying amount except "surge"!

The monsters ranged in size from small to large. The largest one was no less than the lying Grawp, and the smallest one was probably only as big as a baby's fist.

They are all ink-colored, but under the sunlight, a deep, pale green can be faintly distinguished.

They have black burrs all over their bodies, especially on their legs; but some parts far away from the joints are mostly covered with a layer of fine dark green scales.

They are the first great achievement of Maka's bloodline transformation research - the alienated Acromantula!

"Turn back! Turn back immediately! Quick!"

Before Hermione and the others could take another look, Professor Sprout immediately screamed. She had to scream, because she felt her skin tightening all over her body after just one more glance.

Sprout immediately recalled the events of the year the secret room was opened, and quickly reacted.

"You can't look at those spiders, they have the ability to petrify——"

Just as she was speaking, the centaurs running at the back seemed to be afraid of being caught up. They turned around inadvertently, and happened to meet the eyes of a certain Acromantula.

Soon, the movements of the centaurs slowed down, and their entire bodies gradually turned gray.

Perhaps it was because of the distance. Although Hermione and others subconsciously looked over there, there were so many Acromantulas of different sizes that they didn't even have time to find one.

As he watched, he was reminded by Professor Sprout's shout.

"Professor!" Hermione screamed.

At a glance, she saw that Sprout's body was also covered with a layer of light gray, and it was getting darker little by little, and even his movements gradually became slower.

"do not come--"

Sprout took out a bottle of magic potion with difficulty and poured it into her mouth. But in just a moment, the centaur passed by her, followed by the Acromantulas who quickly caught up with her.

After taking the potion, Sprout decisively sprinkled a handful of unknown seeds with his eyes closed, then stretched out his wand and pointed it at his feet. In just an instant, those seeds immediately took root on the lawn and suddenly pulled out of the ground.

Jumping up, the thick and hard green strange vines wrapped her whole body.

The rest of the seeds also spread, waving spiked vines and constantly beating everything around them, trying to stop the terrifying Acromantulas from advancing.

"Run! Leave me alone! Run!" She did not forget to remind Hermione and the others loudly at the last moment.

Those tough vines as thick as arms are indeed very powerful, but there are so many Acromantulas that they only block a small part. More spiders do not hesitate to reach places that are beyond the reach of those vines.

He passed by and chased in the direction of Hermione and the others.

"Let's go! There's nothing we can do, Harry! Let's go!"

Hermione grabbed the hesitating Harry and dragged him back. Beside them, Luna took something out of the pocket of her robe as she ran.

"Hermione, we have to do something!" Although Harry was still running, his face was full of unwillingness, "Professor Sprout is still behind, and in front of us is Hogwarts -

"

"There's nothing we can do!" Hermione frowned, "There are too many of them. We have to rely on the castle to defend ourselves. This is the best way..."

"But--"

Harry's heart was filled with anxiety. He hated his own uselessness and could not forgive himself.

Some time ago, he finally summoned up the courage and cheered up his spirit, but his strength was still limited, making him unable to do what he wanted to do and unable to protect the people he wanted to protect.

Although he ran back to the Forbidden Forest today, he couldn't do anything. He just stood aside and acted as a powerless bystander throughout the process.

He actually knew very well that Hermione was right, there was nothing he could do.

But he didn't want to give up thinking. He thought that even if he couldn't think of any ideas, even if he was still powerless in the end, he couldn't give up thinking.

Because once he gives up this time, I'm afraid he will never be able to stand up again.

They ran forward hard, and the castle continued to zoom in and out of their sight, seemingly within reach. But such a distance, which could usually be covered by a walk, now seemed as far away as the distant horizon.

arrive.

Behind them, the size of the Acromantulas did not hinder their speed at all, and they still ran very fast.

Even though Harry and the others ran with all their strength, their speed was still not as fast as those giant spiders with eight hairy legs.

The clattering footsteps in their ears were obviously getting closer and closer, and their noses were filled with some kind of unpleasant fishy smell, but they didn't dare to look back at all.

Suddenly, Luna suddenly threw the thing tightly in her left hand into the air behind her. Then she deliberately avoided the big guys chasing in front and focused her eyes on the parabola falling in the air as much as possible.

That gadget.

Under the sun, the thing has some reflections, so it is obviously not difficult to see clearly.

"Shattered to pieces!"

A spell shot from the tip of her wand, faithfully carrying out her intention and blowing the thing to pieces.

At that moment, a dazzling bright blue flame exploded in mid-air, forming a small burning fire rain behind Luna and others, and fell on the people who were crowding forward.

Acromantulas.

That was the fire bottle that Maka left for her. Hermione, who had used it before, knew very well that the power of that thing was really amazing.

After blowing up the Lihuo Bottle, Luna immediately turned back and continued to run. Behind her, the flowing scorching flames clung to the contaminated Acromantula, making crackling sounds.

"oh--"

Hermione and Harry, who were running ahead, suddenly heard an exclamation from behind. Without any hesitation, Harry immediately stretched his wand into the air.

"Close your eyes, Hermione!" he shouted. "Lows - max!"

At almost noon, an extremely dazzling light suddenly lit up from Harry's wand. The astonishingly bright light almost shone brighter than the sun above their heads. The intense light made the three of them close their eyes.

Eyes closed.

But even so, the dazzling light still passed through the eyelids, and even with the eyes closed, one could see a sliver of orange-red.

The sun hanging high in the sky can be tolerated if you don't look at it, but if this bright light explodes in front of your eyes, it will be very scary - the Acromantulas who already like dark environments suddenly became commotion.

"Sort-" Harry, who still had his eyes closed, opened his mouth again, but hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth again and said, "The Sorting Hat is coming!"

Before he finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the window at the top of the main castle behind Harry, falling towards him at an extremely fast speed. In just a few seconds, it accurately landed on the window he was holding out.

in hands.

He extinguished the dazzling light on the tip of the staff, immediately put his hand into the hat, and firmly grasped the cold sword hilt that appeared inside.

Gryffindor's sword was pulled out silently. The mirror-like pure silver sword reflected the sunlight and looked extremely bright. And the huge ruby ​​inlaid on the hilt was faintly glowing with a flaming red light.

Harry opened his eyes and immediately saw Luna being thrown to the ground by the Acromantula, and a huge silver-white eagle with its wings spread out to guard her.

Luna seemed to be trying to get up. It looked like she was indeed injured, but Harry's timely glowing spell and the giant eagle patronus protected her almost at the same time.

"...Maka?"

Harry held the Gryffindor sword in his hand and rushed decisively towards Luna. From a distance, the bright sword blade shone on the lawn, drawing a bright strip of light.