Chapter 129 Aftermath
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
The surface of the water that had been stirred up by waves returned to calm.The four people standing on the shore didn't say a word, standing there silently, like four exquisite sculptures.
Professor McGonagall felt that things were so sudden that she didn't even have time to react, and she believed that everyone was the same.They didn't see how the other party connected to that thing at all.
"That's a giant squid. Why would it help an outsider?"
Hagrid frowned, his eyes filled with confusion. He couldn't understand the sudden scene in front of him. A person who made trouble in Hogwarts actually used a creature that had lived in Hogwarts for a long time here. The power to escape from the hands of their group of genuine Hogwarts staff.Is this really Hogwarts?
For the first time in his life, Hagrid had doubts about the safety of Hogwarts.
But this thought is only for a moment.Soon, he regained his confidence in Hogwarts.Because Dumbledore is still there.As long as Dumbledore is still around these are just small things.
Snape heard Hagrid's words, but according to his character, he looked down on guys like Hagrid very much.But Hagrid couldn't stand the control of the Forbidden Forest, and the two of them dealt with each other frequently, even if they deliberately avoided it, the relationship between the two was far from bad.
"Who knows... Maybe it's because the other party is not an outsider."
Snape said coldly and maliciously.
"This is impossible!" Hagrid stared at Snape, and said in shock, "Professor, you are joking! Such a person, would it be someone from the school?"
"With this level of strength, are you going to say that this is Felius, or Pomona. Or simply Dumbledore?"
Professor McGonagall looked at Snape and shook his head: "There must be a limit to malicious speculation, Severus."
Snape didn't argue with Professor McGonagall again.He didn't look at anyone, just snorted coldly, then flicked his cloak, turned and walked towards the castle.
"Where are you going?" Professor McGonagall frowned slightly, then shouted.
"Sleep, I'm already very sleepy...it's really...a farce."
The dissatisfaction in his tone was barely concealed.This inexplicable attitude made both Professor McGonagall and Hagrid a little strange.But they are also very clear that at this time, even if they really want to find any clues, it is too late.
"Anyway, let's keep looking. Maybe there will be some missing clues."
Quirrell still used that timid voice, but the expression on his face was much more confident.After hearing his words, Professor McGonagall took a deep look at him, and then said: "Professor Quirrell, you still have to give us an explanation for your sudden appearance in the Forbidden Forest today."
After finishing speaking, she ignored Quirrell who was about to defend himself, but turned to Hagrid and said, "Please Hagrid. Investigate and protect the scene. I will go to the black lake to investigate the whereabouts of the giant squid, maybe there will be What's the catch?"
"Professor I will, but the traces left by the other party should also be cleared..." Hagrid shook his head helplessly. The possibility of this kind of guy leaving traces when committing crimes is not high. After all, for many people , the elimination of these traces is just a spell.
"And professor, you should go back and rest too. The effect of finding the giant squid is not good, and it doesn't make much sense. That guy is always mysterious."
Hagrid told the truth that he was very curious about giant squid back then, but he never had the opportunity to get close to study each other.But even so, he roughly sorted out some characteristics of the giant squid.So he knew very well that it was meaningless to search for it on the surface or underwater.A creature that doesn't look like a Fantastic Beast is actually one of the most mysterious lore in all of Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall shook his head: "Now is not the time to rest." After speaking, he got on his broom and flew towards the center of the black lake, where the giant squid disappeared.
Hagrid looked at the professor's back, raised his hand, and finally put it down.Such obstructions are also pointless.
"Professor Quirrell, I'll go back and take care of the scene first. And take care of the unicorns' emotions."
After speaking, Hagrid also hurriedly left here.Taking note of Quirrell's whereabouts, he is now more concerned about the frightened and dead unicorns in the forest.It's the dragon egg in my hut.It is a clue that may remain at the scene.
Quirrell looked at the back of Hagrid leaving, and a faint smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth, but he restrained himself in an instant, and then walked back silently towards the castle.
"Master, our plan has succeeded?"
Quirrell asked incomprehensibly.
He really didn't understand that the other party was also sowing discord, and even several people present had some doubts about themselves. It seemed that his situation was worse now than before, but Voldemort said that their plan was completed perfectly.
"They have no evidence." Voldemort's limp voice was full of contempt and mockery, "They need evidence for everything, and now, all the evidence points to that person as a villain, so how many people doubt that we have no evidence for us for the time being?" What effect."
Voldemort's tone was full of complacency: "Our plan itself has reached the final step. Now they only need to have no conclusive evidence for a while. Now, even if they want to investigate, it is impossible to focus on it. on us."
"What if the opponent is caught without a fight?"
Quirrell asked what he was most curious about.He really couldn't understand why Voldemort was able to confirm that the other party was the same as them, who were on the opposite side of Hogwarts.If the other party is caught without a fight and reveals their identity, then I'm afraid they will be burned on the spot.
"Catch him without a fight? Heh..." Voldemort sneered in Quirrell's mind, and then said, "If he could really catch him without a fight, he wouldn't bring so many things to cover his breath."
"Even if I don't have grievances with the people of Hogwarts, I still have a distrust of Hogwarts. After the roundup of him happened today, I am more convinced of the answer to this question."
"If he didn't really have evil intentions, how could he not directly name us."
Quirrell listened to Voldemort's triumphant and arrogant laughter in his head, although he was still puzzled, he was still a lot more relaxed.He had clearly felt before that Snape had already set his sights on him.If I don't act as soon as possible, I'm afraid the other party will find a chance to test me.
Now, at least it would take Snape's attention away a little.Who is his enemy?I'm afraid that Snape is also wondering now.
"Severus doesn't trust anyone. When this person actually shows up, he won't believe you are innocent, and he won't just believe that the other person is a murderer. But when he really finds out the truth, Our plan is about to succeed."
Voldemort murmured sinisterly in Quirrell's head, and the next moment, he roared again: "Quirrell! How far is our potion?"
"One piece of blood, master, as long as you drink the blood of another unicorn, the potion in your body will be fully stimulated. Your strength can also be reflected in me."
When it came to this, Quirrell's tone contained a little expectation.The power of Voldemort, this is something that many people dream of.Now he had a chance to touch it too.
"Very good, Quirrell, when I get the Philosopher's Stone and reshape my body, I will give you more power. At that time, no matter what you want, it doesn't matter. When you have power, you will have it." everything!"
After hearing this sentence, Quirrell thought again in his mind.He thought of the ridicule he encountered while teaching, the uselessness he had just stepped into the wizarding world, and even the bullying and contempt he received in school back then.
If you have the strength, then these things can be returned!Everyone can take revenge!
This is the... privilege of the strong!
Feeling Quirrell's visibly boosted spirit, a smile appeared on Voldemort's face on the back of his head.
No problem, of course no problem, when Quirrell and him become one, his power is Quirrell's power.Of course, Quirrell's body is his body!
They will become one, independent of each other.
So, he can't be considered cheating... However, even the name of a fraudster seems to be a compliment!
But at this time, in the Black Lake, Luke felt that his life was out of his control...
The bone-chilling lake water enveloped his whole body, and if it wasn't for the snake-like strengthened body, he would still be able to maintain it, even his breath-holding that was many times stronger than before.I'm afraid I'm almost out of oxygen now.
What passed before his eyes was a mass of black shadows.Some are like aquatic plants, and some are like living things.
In the distance, Luke seems to have seen the shadow of the horse-shaped water monster, but he is not in the mood to study this matter now... he can only slap the giant squid's arms and feet desperately, and then make it stop.
It was a big gamble for him to try to call the giant squid from the ability of emotional control, if he didn't succeed, he would use plan B.But the price of plan B is really too high, and he doesn't want to do it.
And the moment he noticed the giant squid approaching, he felt that his thoughts seemed to be able to communicate with the giant squid.So he enthusiastically gave instructions to the giant squid to take him into the black lake and send him to the edge of the castle.
But what he didn't expect was that the giant squid's movements were so rough, and now he finally found something wrong in the communication.He was able to communicate his thoughts to the giant squid, but the giant squid seemed unwilling to communicate his own thoughts to Luke.
This caused Luke to be really confused about the giant squid's thoughts now.
Finally, under Luke's vigorous slapping, the speed given by the giant squid gradually slowed down. Taking this opportunity, Luke quickly drew out his wand and cast a bubble head curse on himself.
I was moved at such a high speed before that I couldn't even grab a wand, but I was unlucky enough to not practice the Bubble Curse to the point where I could cast spells without a wand.
I almost suffered a big loss.Among the water bubbles, Luke took a deep breath.Then without saying a word, he lifted his snake transformation.
Can no longer be opened.The magic power of snake transformation has a great impact on the body. If it continues to drive, it will be hard to say whether he can hide it from others tomorrow.
If you can't hide it, then all the efforts you have wasted today will be useless after all.
Well, it's finally coming to an end.
The giant squid stopped diving, but did not stop moving. Obviously, this depth was a relatively safe depth for him.
Luke's sense of direction in the water was blurred, and he could only believe that the giant squid would not trick him. Of course, the tip of the wand kept pointing at the giant squid.Once the opponent loses control, then Luke will not hesitate.
But, fortunately, it didn't take long for Luke to feel himself rising, and a moment later, he surfaced.Popping the bubbles with his wand, Luke breathed in the fresh air greedily.
A cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This time, he was negligent, or in other words, underestimated the enemy, which put him in danger.This defect must be corrected.And this enmity, he will also firmly record it in his notebook, and he will definitely make someone pay the price...
And the next moment, Luke's sight was occupied by a big black eyeball.
Luke was taken aback, but fortunately he soon regained consciousness.
"Hello?"
Luke tentatively opened his mouth to communicate with the giant squid.But in that eye, he didn't see any emotional fluctuations, as if those shouldn't exist.
The giant squid just stared at Luke for nearly a minute.Luke felt a little dry eyes, and when he was about to blink, the giant squid plunged back into the water again.
Luke resisted the desire to exclaim, and once again cast a bubble head curse on himself.
This time the underwater time was even shorter, and before Luke could react, he realized that he had been pushed to the shore by his arms and legs.Immediately after reaching the shore, Luke turned to check for signs of the giant squid.But at this time, there were only a few ripples left on the water surface, and the giant squid had disappeared without a trace.
Luke looked at the place where the giant squid disappeared, and said nothing for a long time. Even with such contact, he still didn't know the origin and secret of the giant squid.But there is no doubt that the other party is related to Gryffindor...
We have to investigate slowly, there is no rush.
He told himself so.
Luke looked at the castle not far away, took out another bottle of potion from his system space without hesitation, and drank it in one gulp.His stature also began to shrink, gradually returning to the stature of an 11-year-old child.The clothes on his body were also taken into the system space at once.After drying his body with magic, he took out another suit and changed it.
In the end, he cast a disillusionment spell on himself, finally completing a whole set of procedures.The action is fast, so it doesn't take long.
After taking a deep breath, Luke walked towards the castle.He knows that now, this matter is not completely over.
Professor McGonagall felt that things were so sudden that she didn't even have time to react, and she believed that everyone was the same.They didn't see how the other party connected to that thing at all.
"That's a giant squid. Why would it help an outsider?"
Hagrid frowned, his eyes filled with confusion. He couldn't understand the sudden scene in front of him. A person who made trouble in Hogwarts actually used a creature that had lived in Hogwarts for a long time here. The power to escape from the hands of their group of genuine Hogwarts staff.Is this really Hogwarts?
For the first time in his life, Hagrid had doubts about the safety of Hogwarts.
But this thought is only for a moment.Soon, he regained his confidence in Hogwarts.Because Dumbledore is still there.As long as Dumbledore is still around these are just small things.
Snape heard Hagrid's words, but according to his character, he looked down on guys like Hagrid very much.But Hagrid couldn't stand the control of the Forbidden Forest, and the two of them dealt with each other frequently, even if they deliberately avoided it, the relationship between the two was far from bad.
"Who knows... Maybe it's because the other party is not an outsider."
Snape said coldly and maliciously.
"This is impossible!" Hagrid stared at Snape, and said in shock, "Professor, you are joking! Such a person, would it be someone from the school?"
"With this level of strength, are you going to say that this is Felius, or Pomona. Or simply Dumbledore?"
Professor McGonagall looked at Snape and shook his head: "There must be a limit to malicious speculation, Severus."
Snape didn't argue with Professor McGonagall again.He didn't look at anyone, just snorted coldly, then flicked his cloak, turned and walked towards the castle.
"Where are you going?" Professor McGonagall frowned slightly, then shouted.
"Sleep, I'm already very sleepy...it's really...a farce."
The dissatisfaction in his tone was barely concealed.This inexplicable attitude made both Professor McGonagall and Hagrid a little strange.But they are also very clear that at this time, even if they really want to find any clues, it is too late.
"Anyway, let's keep looking. Maybe there will be some missing clues."
Quirrell still used that timid voice, but the expression on his face was much more confident.After hearing his words, Professor McGonagall took a deep look at him, and then said: "Professor Quirrell, you still have to give us an explanation for your sudden appearance in the Forbidden Forest today."
After finishing speaking, she ignored Quirrell who was about to defend himself, but turned to Hagrid and said, "Please Hagrid. Investigate and protect the scene. I will go to the black lake to investigate the whereabouts of the giant squid, maybe there will be What's the catch?"
"Professor I will, but the traces left by the other party should also be cleared..." Hagrid shook his head helplessly. The possibility of this kind of guy leaving traces when committing crimes is not high. After all, for many people , the elimination of these traces is just a spell.
"And professor, you should go back and rest too. The effect of finding the giant squid is not good, and it doesn't make much sense. That guy is always mysterious."
Hagrid told the truth that he was very curious about giant squid back then, but he never had the opportunity to get close to study each other.But even so, he roughly sorted out some characteristics of the giant squid.So he knew very well that it was meaningless to search for it on the surface or underwater.A creature that doesn't look like a Fantastic Beast is actually one of the most mysterious lore in all of Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall shook his head: "Now is not the time to rest." After speaking, he got on his broom and flew towards the center of the black lake, where the giant squid disappeared.
Hagrid looked at the professor's back, raised his hand, and finally put it down.Such obstructions are also pointless.
"Professor Quirrell, I'll go back and take care of the scene first. And take care of the unicorns' emotions."
After speaking, Hagrid also hurriedly left here.Taking note of Quirrell's whereabouts, he is now more concerned about the frightened and dead unicorns in the forest.It's the dragon egg in my hut.It is a clue that may remain at the scene.
Quirrell looked at the back of Hagrid leaving, and a faint smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth, but he restrained himself in an instant, and then walked back silently towards the castle.
"Master, our plan has succeeded?"
Quirrell asked incomprehensibly.
He really didn't understand that the other party was also sowing discord, and even several people present had some doubts about themselves. It seemed that his situation was worse now than before, but Voldemort said that their plan was completed perfectly.
"They have no evidence." Voldemort's limp voice was full of contempt and mockery, "They need evidence for everything, and now, all the evidence points to that person as a villain, so how many people doubt that we have no evidence for us for the time being?" What effect."
Voldemort's tone was full of complacency: "Our plan itself has reached the final step. Now they only need to have no conclusive evidence for a while. Now, even if they want to investigate, it is impossible to focus on it. on us."
"What if the opponent is caught without a fight?"
Quirrell asked what he was most curious about.He really couldn't understand why Voldemort was able to confirm that the other party was the same as them, who were on the opposite side of Hogwarts.If the other party is caught without a fight and reveals their identity, then I'm afraid they will be burned on the spot.
"Catch him without a fight? Heh..." Voldemort sneered in Quirrell's mind, and then said, "If he could really catch him without a fight, he wouldn't bring so many things to cover his breath."
"Even if I don't have grievances with the people of Hogwarts, I still have a distrust of Hogwarts. After the roundup of him happened today, I am more convinced of the answer to this question."
"If he didn't really have evil intentions, how could he not directly name us."
Quirrell listened to Voldemort's triumphant and arrogant laughter in his head, although he was still puzzled, he was still a lot more relaxed.He had clearly felt before that Snape had already set his sights on him.If I don't act as soon as possible, I'm afraid the other party will find a chance to test me.
Now, at least it would take Snape's attention away a little.Who is his enemy?I'm afraid that Snape is also wondering now.
"Severus doesn't trust anyone. When this person actually shows up, he won't believe you are innocent, and he won't just believe that the other person is a murderer. But when he really finds out the truth, Our plan is about to succeed."
Voldemort murmured sinisterly in Quirrell's head, and the next moment, he roared again: "Quirrell! How far is our potion?"
"One piece of blood, master, as long as you drink the blood of another unicorn, the potion in your body will be fully stimulated. Your strength can also be reflected in me."
When it came to this, Quirrell's tone contained a little expectation.The power of Voldemort, this is something that many people dream of.Now he had a chance to touch it too.
"Very good, Quirrell, when I get the Philosopher's Stone and reshape my body, I will give you more power. At that time, no matter what you want, it doesn't matter. When you have power, you will have it." everything!"
After hearing this sentence, Quirrell thought again in his mind.He thought of the ridicule he encountered while teaching, the uselessness he had just stepped into the wizarding world, and even the bullying and contempt he received in school back then.
If you have the strength, then these things can be returned!Everyone can take revenge!
This is the... privilege of the strong!
Feeling Quirrell's visibly boosted spirit, a smile appeared on Voldemort's face on the back of his head.
No problem, of course no problem, when Quirrell and him become one, his power is Quirrell's power.Of course, Quirrell's body is his body!
They will become one, independent of each other.
So, he can't be considered cheating... However, even the name of a fraudster seems to be a compliment!
But at this time, in the Black Lake, Luke felt that his life was out of his control...
The bone-chilling lake water enveloped his whole body, and if it wasn't for the snake-like strengthened body, he would still be able to maintain it, even his breath-holding that was many times stronger than before.I'm afraid I'm almost out of oxygen now.
What passed before his eyes was a mass of black shadows.Some are like aquatic plants, and some are like living things.
In the distance, Luke seems to have seen the shadow of the horse-shaped water monster, but he is not in the mood to study this matter now... he can only slap the giant squid's arms and feet desperately, and then make it stop.
It was a big gamble for him to try to call the giant squid from the ability of emotional control, if he didn't succeed, he would use plan B.But the price of plan B is really too high, and he doesn't want to do it.
And the moment he noticed the giant squid approaching, he felt that his thoughts seemed to be able to communicate with the giant squid.So he enthusiastically gave instructions to the giant squid to take him into the black lake and send him to the edge of the castle.
But what he didn't expect was that the giant squid's movements were so rough, and now he finally found something wrong in the communication.He was able to communicate his thoughts to the giant squid, but the giant squid seemed unwilling to communicate his own thoughts to Luke.
This caused Luke to be really confused about the giant squid's thoughts now.
Finally, under Luke's vigorous slapping, the speed given by the giant squid gradually slowed down. Taking this opportunity, Luke quickly drew out his wand and cast a bubble head curse on himself.
I was moved at such a high speed before that I couldn't even grab a wand, but I was unlucky enough to not practice the Bubble Curse to the point where I could cast spells without a wand.
I almost suffered a big loss.Among the water bubbles, Luke took a deep breath.Then without saying a word, he lifted his snake transformation.
Can no longer be opened.The magic power of snake transformation has a great impact on the body. If it continues to drive, it will be hard to say whether he can hide it from others tomorrow.
If you can't hide it, then all the efforts you have wasted today will be useless after all.
Well, it's finally coming to an end.
The giant squid stopped diving, but did not stop moving. Obviously, this depth was a relatively safe depth for him.
Luke's sense of direction in the water was blurred, and he could only believe that the giant squid would not trick him. Of course, the tip of the wand kept pointing at the giant squid.Once the opponent loses control, then Luke will not hesitate.
But, fortunately, it didn't take long for Luke to feel himself rising, and a moment later, he surfaced.Popping the bubbles with his wand, Luke breathed in the fresh air greedily.
A cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This time, he was negligent, or in other words, underestimated the enemy, which put him in danger.This defect must be corrected.And this enmity, he will also firmly record it in his notebook, and he will definitely make someone pay the price...
And the next moment, Luke's sight was occupied by a big black eyeball.
Luke was taken aback, but fortunately he soon regained consciousness.
"Hello?"
Luke tentatively opened his mouth to communicate with the giant squid.But in that eye, he didn't see any emotional fluctuations, as if those shouldn't exist.
The giant squid just stared at Luke for nearly a minute.Luke felt a little dry eyes, and when he was about to blink, the giant squid plunged back into the water again.
Luke resisted the desire to exclaim, and once again cast a bubble head curse on himself.
This time the underwater time was even shorter, and before Luke could react, he realized that he had been pushed to the shore by his arms and legs.Immediately after reaching the shore, Luke turned to check for signs of the giant squid.But at this time, there were only a few ripples left on the water surface, and the giant squid had disappeared without a trace.
Luke looked at the place where the giant squid disappeared, and said nothing for a long time. Even with such contact, he still didn't know the origin and secret of the giant squid.But there is no doubt that the other party is related to Gryffindor...
We have to investigate slowly, there is no rush.
He told himself so.
Luke looked at the castle not far away, took out another bottle of potion from his system space without hesitation, and drank it in one gulp.His stature also began to shrink, gradually returning to the stature of an 11-year-old child.The clothes on his body were also taken into the system space at once.After drying his body with magic, he took out another suit and changed it.
In the end, he cast a disillusionment spell on himself, finally completing a whole set of procedures.The action is fast, so it doesn't take long.
After taking a deep breath, Luke walked towards the castle.He knows that now, this matter is not completely over.
