Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

Tonight, a total of five students, including Levid and Tom, are preparing to go to the Forbidden Forest for detention.

Apart from Andre Shafiq, a senior student, the other four are all first-year freshmen.

"Alright, we're ready to set off now." Gamekeeper Mr. Ogg walked out of the cabin with his hunting dog.

"Tonight, we will mainly patrol two routes. So, we have to split into two groups…" Before Mr. Ogg could finish his sentence, the expressions on Andre and the others' faces had already changed.

"Mr. Ogg, this… do we have to split into two groups?" Andre asked hurriedly.

"Of course." Mr. Ogg said as a matter of course, "If it's just patrolling one route, I can do it myself, why would I need you? It's precisely because we need to patrol multiple routes that we need more manpower."

"But…" Andre wanted to say something, but Mr. Ogg became a little impatient.

"You're the only senior student present tonight, right?" Mr. Ogg asked.

"Yes… yes."

"That's good. It's just right to split into two groups. I'll take two lower-year students, and you take two lower-year students. Then we'll each take one of the two paths over there…"

"Ah? Mr. Ogg! Me… lead the way?" Andre was dumbfounded.

He was already scared enough himself, and originally thought that with Mr. Ogg leading the way, there wouldn't be any safety issues.

But now, Mr. Ogg not only wasn't taking him, but actually wanted him to lead two freshmen?

Mr. Ogg said with some dissatisfaction, "What? Is there a problem? You're a senior student, almost an adult, you're perfectly capable of entering the edge of the Forbidden Forest. There won't be any danger at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Many dark creatures and magical animals won't come to the periphery. Otherwise, wouldn't the surroundings of the castle be full of these dangerous fellows?"

"But… what if, what if there's a problem, I don't know if I can handle it. I'm quite confident in protecting myself, but the freshmen I'm leading, I might not be able to take care of them!"

Mr. Ogg said, "Don't worry, I'm assigning you a relatively safe route. Centaurs often patrol that road, and even if there's any threat, they would have already taken care of it."

"And centaurs generally don't make things difficult for wizards, especially you students, and especially at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. They have an agreement with Hogwarts…"

"Of course, this is based on the premise that you won't foolishly provoke these guys."

"If you really encounter any danger that you can't handle, just fire a red signal into the sky, and I'll Apparate over directly."

"Alright, any more questions?"

Having said all that, what else could Andre do but bite the bullet?

"Then… Mr. Ogg, what's our mission?" Andre asked bitterly.

"It's very simple, patrol the road for traces of magical animals, like droppings. If there are any, use this bag to bring back some samples, I need to determine which animals' migrations are abnormal. Also, if any of the road signs are broken, repair them properly. It's very simple, it's basically just taking a walk on this path, and then coming back. Alright, let's start dividing into teams now, which of you little ones wants to be on my team?"

As soon as Mr. Ogg finished speaking, the other two first-year students immediately raised their hands.

Mr. Ogg saw that Levid and Tom didn't react, so he said, "Okay, it seems you don't have any objections on this point, you two, come with me."

He looked at Levid and Tom and said, "You two go with this senior student, enter from the path over there. Oh, and take Buck, I think he might be able to help you."

As Mr. Ogg spoke, he assigned his hunting dog over.

In the wizarding world, animals seem to be more intelligent. After receiving the order, the hunting dog Buck trotted over to Andre's team.

"Alright, grab the tools and let's go!" Mr. Ogg had the two freshmen each carry a bag, and then walked into one of the paths.

Andre picked up the bag on the ground with a pale face, "I… let's go too."

Levid smiled and said, "Don't worry, Andre, in fact, you're safe with us. Maybe even safer than following Mr. Ogg."

Andre thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that he had a point.

In Andre's eyes, Levid's strength was mysterious and powerful.

Moreover, Tom's abilities were not bad either. Compared to other freshmen who could barely cast the Levitation Charm, he was much stronger.

In other words, he might be much safer leading these two than leading those two who didn't know anything.

Thinking of this, Andre's expression softened a lot.

The three people and a dog set off in silence.

The Forbidden Forest was very dark even during the day.

At night, it was even darker, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and even the stars in the sky were blocked by the tall and dense canopy.

The special oil lamp in Andre's hand could only barely illuminate the surrounding five or six meters, any further and it would be too dim to see clearly.

So, when they completely entered the Forbidden Forest, they were basically surrounded by darkness.

Andre felt terrified, the dense darkness made him feel no sense of security at all.

It was as if there were many pairs of eyes staring at him in the unknown darkness, making his heart hang…

The hunting dog Buck led the way at the front of the team.

In the middle was the uneasy Andre.

And following behind Andre were Levid and Tom.

Compared to the paranoid Andre, Levid and Tom seemed much calmer.

Levid wasn't afraid because he was confident enough in his abilities.

And Tom was able to barely calm down because Levid was right next to him.

If something really happened, with this guy's abilities, there shouldn't be any problems…

"There are no dangerous creatures around, don't worry," Levid said.

"How do you know?" Andre asked suspiciously.

Levid raised his hand, revealing Nagini on his hand, "She told me. Snakes can sense the heat around them… If any creatures approach, she can tell us immediately."

Levid's words didn't reassure Andre, it was too unbelievable, you can give a warning just by bringing a small snake?

Andre couldn't believe it at all! Trusting Levid's words was not as good as trusting the hunting dog Buck in front!

Levid and Tom didn't care whether Andre believed it or not.

After walking another hundred meters or so, Levid and Tom stopped.

The tense Andre immediately noticed the disappearance of the footsteps behind him. He immediately turned around and looked at Levid and the two in confusion.

"Why did you suddenly stop? Hurry up and go, finish the task quickly so we can go back sooner!" Andre urged, seeing the two standing there looking around.

"According to Professor Slughorn's notes, there should be some wild Venomous Tentacula over there." Levid pointed to the left of the road as if he hadn't heard Andre's words.

"Venomous Tentacula? What's that?" Tom asked.

Tom was a bit lopsided at the moment, and didn't have much research in Herbology yet.

"Haven't you read the Herbology book? The fangs of this plant can be used to brew potions, and the leaves too…"

Tom said impatiently, "There are plenty of plants that can be used to make potions…"

"But the Venomous Tentacula is difficult to harvest due to its toxicity. A single leaf can sell for 5 Galleons in Diagon Alley! That's about the same price as a unicorn hair..."

Tom instantly became excited: "Why didn't you say so sooner?! What are we waiting for! You must know how to harvest it, right?"

Andre was stunned as he watched the two of them start to walk towards the roadside.

"Hey, you two! Where are you going?"

"We're going to gather some potion ingredients. You can go ahead on your own," Levid said.

"What?! Do you even know what you're saying?" Andre was going crazy.

Now, he was already walking cautiously even on the supposedly safe path, and these two guys actually wanted to leave the path and go get some potion ingredients?

Levid smiled and said, "I know very well what I'm saying, Andre. Professor Slughorn knows we're doing this, otherwise, how would we know the location of those plants?"

"But... but..."

"Shafeek, are you perhaps afraid, so you don't dare walk alone?" Tom asked with a frown.

Levid said, "That shouldn't be the case. Didn't he just tell Mr. Olgg that if he were alone, he could protect himself from danger?"

"Afraid? I'm not afraid, I'm just... if something happens to you, I'll be in trouble too!" In fact, Andre's voice was already trembling.

"Well, then, how about you come with us and 'protect' our safety?" Levid said with a smile.

"I... why should I go with you?"

"Suit yourself." Tom said, and started walking towards the roadside.

Levid smiled and followed.

He came to the Forbidden Forest precisely for these "local specialties." Otherwise, why would he come to the Forbidden Forest for detention in the middle of the night?

Wouldn't it be better to sleep in the dormitory?

Andre watched the two of them gradually disappear into the darkness, gritted his teeth, and followed.

There is nothing wrong with every first hair in a content that is looked at!

He said he wasn't afraid, but in fact, he was scared to death. It was better to follow those two guys than to walk alone!

Anyway, if something happened, it wouldn't be his responsibility. Those two guys ran off on their own!

He was clearly here to chase them back!

Bork, who was leading the way in front, also followed very humanely after seeing that these people were walking to the side.

Professor Slughorn's notes were indeed accurate.

They only walked about fifty meters to the side and saw five or six Venomous Tentacula growing in a clearing between several large trees.

Levid took out two pairs of gloves from a small bag he was carrying.

"These are dragonhide gloves, which can prevent bites from the Venomous Tentacula."

"Where did you get dragonhide gloves?" Tom asked suspiciously.

"I bought them online," Levid said casually.

"What?" Tom was confused. He had never heard of that word before.

"Uh, I mean, I used an owl to buy them from a shop in Diagon Alley. Professor Garlick recommended several good shops to me."

"Your preparations are as thorough as ever..."

Under Levid's guidance, the gifted Tom quickly mastered the knack of harvesting Venomous Tentacula.

Andre was already anxious as he watched them harvest slowly and methodically.

This was not the safe road from earlier. This was in the Forbidden Forest!

There were countless dangerous creatures lurking around!

Andre already felt like he was sitting on pins and needles after standing here for just a minute.

"Can you hurry up a bit? What if..."

"We can't be fast. This plant is highly poisonous, otherwise why would it sell for so much?" Levid said as he carefully put the harvested leaves and vines into a box.

"How can your bag be so small and hold so much?" Tom finally noticed something was wrong.

The bag was so small, and after holding two pairs of dragonhide gloves, it could still hold such a big box?

"I asked Professor Hicks to help me with this. It only requires a small Undetectable Extension Charm. Of course, please keep this a secret. The Ministry of Magic doesn't allow people to use this privately."

"I want one too..."

After another five or six minutes, Levid and Tom finally harvested almost everything they could.

"Can we go now?" At this time, Andre was already on the verge of collapse.

"Of course, let's go," Levid said.

Andre was greatly relieved upon hearing this. "Then let's quickly get back to the main road. We've been delayed for too long."

"Huh? Wait!" Levid's words made Andre's heart rise again.

"What... what is it again?" Andre asked tremblingly.

"Look, what did Bork find?" Levid walked over.

Sure enough, in front of Bork, there was a pile of black stuff.

"This is unicorn dung. It's still fresh, which means the unicorn is nearby," Levid said after identifying it.

"How do you know?" Tom asked.

"Because there's also a unicorn tail hair dropped here!" Levid used a branch to pick up a long white hair.

"Um... you just said, how many Galleons does a unicorn tail hair cost?" Tom asked.

"The current market price is 5 Galleons per hair," Levid said with a smile.

"Let's go. I think you also happen to know how to collect unicorn hair."

"This is my specialty, Tom!"

Andre on the side was going crazy. These two guys were actually planning to continue deeper into the Forbidden Forest?

"Bork, lead the way!" Levid said excitedly.

"Woof woof!" Bork led the way, and Levid and Tom followed closely behind.

Seeing that even the hunting dog had followed them, Andre had no choice but to continue following.

Before long, they saw a snow-white unicorn under a tree, slowly licking the moss on the roots.

"Let's go!" Levid directly started with the Nightmare Charm. The unicorn was immediately confused and immersed in its own unique dream.

Then, the two of them walked directly to the unicorn.

Levid picked up a branch and used Transfiguration to turn the branch into a pair of scissors.

"Here, cut the hair from the base of the tail and collect it all. Remember, don't hurt its tail."

Tom didn't want to bother asking where Levid got the scissors from again.

Levid looked greedily at the unicorn's horn. Unfortunately, if the unicorn's horn was cut off directly, it couldn't be regrown and had to wait for it to fall off naturally...

Forcibly taking the unicorn's horn would severely injure the unicorn, so Levid couldn't bring himself to do it.

After all, it was okay to get some materials, since they could be regenerated, but if he hurt these magical creatures, he would really be in trouble.

However, the unicorn was a treasure from head to toe. Besides the horn, there were other valuable things.

Levid used Transfiguration to turn another branch into a large syringe...

Unicorn blood was also very valuable!

Andre, watching the operations of these two people, was once again dumbfounded.

"Aren't we... aren't we in detention in the Forbidden Forest?! Are you guys here to stock up on goods?"