Chapter 101 The Whomping Willow

A few days after the New Year, Ada and the others were about to return to Hogwarts. The night before returning to school, Mrs. Weasley was in a very low mood. None of the jokes told by the twins could make her smile.

They came back to school via the Knight Bus. The twins were very excited to ride the Knight Bus. They are always very interested in new things.

This three-story bright purple bus was "jumping" on the road. Yes, it was not driving but jumping. The driver, Ern Pullan, was not even skilled at the steering wheel. He always drove the car onto the sidewalk. If it hadn't been for the rows of houses and headlights to actively avoid it, the Knight Bus would have crashed and killed everyone.

The fireplace travels like a drum washing machine, and the knight bus is more thrilling than a roller coaster. Is there no other way of transportation in the wizarding world?

The sound of vomiting and the unpleasant smell coming from the Knight Bus from time to time made Ada suffer. All the objects in her eyes were spinning at high speed. She felt that her brain was now a ball of mush. If she did not achieve her goal, Otherwise, Ada would also get carsick.

While Ada closed her eyes and endured her own discomfort, the car drove through the snow-covered Hogsmeade village, and finally staggered to a stop at the gate of Hogwarts.

The Weasley boys unloaded the suitcases, and Ada breathed in the fresh air as soon as she got out of the car. The smell in the car was really disgusting.

The road leading to the castle was icy, and Ada had to let George hold her up. She was afraid that she would fall down on the roadside in a daze. After returning to the dormitory, Ada lay down for a while before the dizzy feeling disappeared.

The next day after returning to school, the school did not officially start classes. After lunch, Ada and the twins walked outside the castle. They wanted to see the Whomping Willow.

The Whomping Willow is planted on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. This willow tree has a violent temper. No matter what comes close to it, it will be mercilessly whipped by its thick branches until it escapes its attack range or is torn apart by it.

There were many secret passages displayed on the Marauder's Map. After finding out how to use the map, the twins visited these secret passages one by one. Some secret passages Filch knew, some secret passages Filch did not know, and among these secret passages There is one path that I have never seen, and that is the secret path under the Whomping Willow.

Ada and the twins stood out of range of the Whomping Willow, not for the first time. The first time they did this, the Whomping Willow tried to attack them with branches. As the number of times they came increased, the Whomping Willow no longer paid attention to the three of them.

"The map shows that the secret passage is at the Whomping Willow." Fred said, looking at the Whomping Willow not far away. Although the map shows the location of the secret passage, it does not give the way to enter it like the one-eyed witch's passage.

"Is it possible that we are too far away, so there is no way to show it." Ada crossed her shoulders with her hands and tapped her left arm with her right index finger. "Don't the one-eyed witch also have to get close to show her?"

George sighed and said, "But the problem is how do we get close..." George tentatively stepped forward, and the Whomping Willow suddenly came to life, and a thick branch was pulled directly over. George quickly retreated.

The thick branches hit the ground directly, stirring up a cloud of snow and gravel. Ada used her wand to block these things flying towards them. George looked at Ada and Fred and shrugged, meaning look!

When the three people stand far away, the huge-jointed whomping willow looks peaceful and peaceful. However, once the three people get close, they have to face the whipping of branches like a storm. Unable to get close to them, Ada and the twins could only look at the tree and sigh.

Ada and the twins put their heads together and looked at the Marauder's Map carefully. The tunnel under the Whomping Willow was clearly marked, but the place where the secret passage led was beyond the boundaries of the map. They didn't know where it was. There is no bubble text like the one-eyed witch.

"Are we going to be in vain again today?" Ada said, and she really wanted to burn the tree down if she could.

Fred picked up a stone and threw it at the Whomping Willow. He said: "When you are looking for the Shrieking Shack, you might as well look for any weaknesses in the Whomping Willow..."

"I looked for it and found it..."

The branches of the Whomping Willow sway in the wind, seeming to say: So what if you know? Come here!

"What is it?" George said excitedly, "Say it quickly!"

Ada sighed and said: "Some whomping willows will have knots on them. If you press the willow, it will stop moving. It's just... just whether the tree in front of me has knots or not. If so, it won't move." Where, we don’t know.”

"How about we get Galleons or Scabbers here to try?" Fred came up with an idea.

"Can you communicate with mice or dogs?" Ada asked expressionlessly.

Fred shook his head. He didn't have the ability. He lowered his head again and began to think about solutions.

Only by pressing the knot can the Whomping Willow stop. But if you want to find the location of the knot, you need to get close to the whomping willow. But before you press the knot, you may be beaten to death by the whomping willow. This kind of The existence of trees is disgusting enough.

Ada lowered her head and paced back and forth, simulating the ideas she came up with in her head. Although Fred's idea was a bit bad, it did inspire Ada. Ada took out her wand and cast a transformation spell, turning a stone on the ground into a mouse. She used the wand to control the mouse and rush towards the Whomping Willow.

When the mouse entered the attack range of the Whomping Willow, the thick branches headed towards it. Ada controlled the mouse to dodge, avoiding one branch, and another one followed.

Fred and George also saw what Ada was doing. They stared nervously at the mouse that carried everyone's hopes. They helped Ada pay attention to the movements of the Whomping Willow, and spoke loudly to remind Ada to pay attention to the branches coming.

Dodging the branches that were hit by the tide of the Whomping Willow, this mouse transformed from a stone finally broke through the Whomping Willow's defense and ran to the root of the Whomping Willow.

Ada began to control the mouse to touch the knots on the tree, and the Whomping Willow went crazy. Even though it could no longer be hit, it still kept waving its branches, making a "whooshing" sound in the air.

It was the middle of winter, the weather was very cold, and there was snow everywhere, but there was sweat on Ada's forehead. It was not an easy task to control the mouse to dodge attacks from all the branches.

The Whomping Willow suddenly stopped moving, as if everything had turned to stone. It seemed that it had successfully pressed on its knots. Ada and the twins looked at each other, and the three of them ran forward together, and did not stop until they reached the tree trunk.

A big hole was exposed between the roots of the tree. Fred and George took out their wands and got in first. After identifying the knots of the Whomping Willow, Ada also got into the hole and slid down the slope. Entered a very low tunnel.

The twins were bending down and waiting for Ada. The fluorescent light on the tip of the wand flickered slightly. Fred and George said together: "Welcome, welcome to the tree cave kingdom!"