Chapter 84: Aragog
In the Forbidden Forest, the moon was dark and the wind was high. Harry and the others walked all the way. Except for the wind, no other sound was heard.
When that voice sounded, not only Harry and Ron were startled, but Fang Ya whimpered and turned around.
But after seeing the person following the light source, Harry suddenly shouted in surprise.
"Professor Forrest!"
Sherlock looked at the two Harry with a gloomy face.
"How did you sneak out of the castle? You even came to the Forbidden Forest?"
Harry suddenly remembered that, given the current situation, it was not a good thing for them to meet Sherlock here, and the excitement died down.
"We are... we are here..."
Just when he was debating whether to tell the truth to Sherlock, the sound of a branch being broken suddenly came from all directions around them, and it was obvious that some huge guy was coming towards them.
Yaya screamed wildly beside him, Harry and Ron looked at each other nervously, and then Sherlock pulled him behind him.
"Stay behind me, I'll settle accounts with you when I return to the castle!"
Sherlock's wand lighting spell was much brighter than Harry's, and soon they saw the behemoths that surrounded them.
That's three huge spiders!
Each of them is bigger than a human. After seeing Sherlock and the other three, their movements began to slow down, but they only became more careful, and they still showed the intention of being ready to attack at any time. .
"......people."
One of the spider's two big claws moved quickly, and even spoke a human language.
Sherlock was very calm, he said with narrowed eyes.
"Take me to see Aragog."
After hearing him say that name, the movements of the three giant spiders stopped immediately.
Then, the three spiders seemed to look at each other, and the spider who spoke just now spoke again and again.
"follow us......"
The spiders still surrounded Sherlock and the three of them, and together they moved deeper into the Forbidden Forest.
Ron and Harry followed Sherlock's side, they swallowed nervously, and Ron asked hesitantly.
"Teach... Professor, where are we going with the spider?"
"Go to their ancestors, Hagrid's friend." Sherlock said lightly, "You guys are so brave enough to sneak into the Forbidden Forest, why are you scared now?"
Harry both bowed their heads in shame, not daring to look him in the eyes.
Sherlock did not intend to teach them in the forbidden forest, and then comforted him.
"As long as you follow behind me, there will be no danger tonight."
However, it was fine that he was not comforted. As soon as he said these words, the hearts of both Harry and Ron suddenly tightened.
They even froze in place, and when the claws of the giant spider following them collided with them, Harry Ron regained his senses, and continued to follow Sherlock with a sad face.
"Harry, I don't want to die yet..." Ron said in a crying voice against Harry's ear.
Harry's face was pale, his body couldn't help trembling, but he still calmed down and comforted.
"No, it's fine, we've tested it, it's just a chance, not 100%. Think about it in a good way, you have to be thankful that the professor didn't say that we will be able to walk out alive this time."
Sherlock didn't hear what the two of them whispered, because at this time, they had been taken to a wide depression by spiders.
The hollow covered with dense leaves was full of giant spiders, and the white spider webs were all over the place. Looking at Harry and Ron, who were already very nervous, the hairs on their bodies exploded.
The spider continued to lead them to the center of the hollow.
The countless spiders around saw that they were all excitedly moving their claws, making a clicking sound.
At this time, an eight-eyed giant spider, which was much larger than all the spiders around, slowly crawled out of the hazy white mist.
Its body and legs are black and gray, and every eye on its ugly head with large claws is covered with a white veil, and it is blind.
"What did you bring?"
Compared with other spiders, Aragog's human language is obviously much more proficient.
"...people...someone other than Hagrid...is looking for you..."
The spider said intermittently, and Sherlock also introduced himself at this time.
"My name is Sherlock Forrest, Hagrid's friend. Professor Dumbledore asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."
"Dumbledore..." Aragog repeated the name, as if recalling something.
"I remember him. It was because of his help that Hagrid brought me to this forbidden forest."
"Now Hagrid is in trouble." Sherlock said loudly, "There was another attack at Hogwarts this year, the Chamber of Secrets was opened, four students were attacked, and the Ministry of Magic couldn't catch the murderer~www.NovelMTL .com~ They just took Hagrid."
Harry and Ron, who were behind Sherlock, temporarily forgot their nervousness. They looked at each other and listened very seriously to the conversation between Sherlock and the spider named Aragog.
"Fifty years ago!" Aragog's voice sharpened. "Fifty years ago they said Hagrid and I were guilty! But we didn't kill anyone at all, and the attack didn't have anything to do with us. relation!"
"But in order to protect you, Hagrid didn't tell the truth, so his wand was broken and he was expelled from Hogwarts. He couldn't use a spell in his life."
Sherlock stared at Aragok's eight cataracted eyes.
"Now that the Ministry of Magic has taken him again, if we can't find the real murderer, then they may convict Hagrid completely. This time is different from before. Hagrid is an adult. If his crime is confirmed, then He can only spend the second half of his life in Azkaban, and his life is unbearable!"
Aragog was silent, and after a while, it spoke again.
"what do you want to do?"
Sherlock stated the purpose of his trip.
"You should know what the monster that attacked the students in the castle was?"
Aragog's Big Ao moved and said with great emotion, "That's our spider's mortal enemy! I didn't even tell Hagrid the name of that terrifying creature, although he asked me, many times."
"He couldn't even do a wizard for you, but you were so afraid that you didn't even dare to tell him a name." Sherlock's tone was full of contempt.
"I don't need to know the name of the monster, I just want to know from you, do you know where the monster is hiding in the castle?"