Chapter 142
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
When Harry was called into Professor McGonagall's office, both Luke and Tyler were already waiting there.
The moment he saw Luke, Harry, who was a little dazed and scared, finally felt a little relieved.Then he felt a little bit guilty.
After all, when you are being punished, having a friend by your side will make you feel at ease, which doesn't seem like a good thing.
Saying hello to Luke and Taylor, Harry faced Professor McGonagall's unfriendly eyes and stood beside Luke, waiting for Professor McGonagall's reprimand and disposal.
When he was told by Percy to see Professor McGonagall, his first reaction was to break down.
And the moment Professor McGonagall saw Harry, the breath that was hanging in his heart finally let go.She was indeed a little angry when she saw Luke make a mistake, but when she saw Harry make a mistake, she didn't have so much thought to teach him a lesson.
"Your confinement starts tonight. Hagrid has taken over your confinement and wants you to inspect the Forbidden Forest together."
Professor McGonagall looked at Luke when he said this, and Taylor also looked at Luke.
When Harry heard that he was in confinement with Hagrid, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. For him, as long as he wasn't placed in confinement with Professor Snape, it would be fine.
"Okay professor, we got it."
Luke said frankly.
Professor McGonagall looked at Luke with a calm expression and didn't know what to say for a while. After a moment of silence, she said in embarrassment: "It's very dangerous."
"So I'll hold my grudge."
Luke responded frankly: "As a nobleman, I can take the initiative to take on some things, but you can't put things on me like this."
After Luke said this sentence, the scene fell into silence for a while.Even the quill on Professor McGonagall's desk, which was automatically revising the student's thesis, stopped his figure, as if frightened.Then the parchment it pens looks like a man doing a sit-up.And slapped the quill hard from the corner of his own.
The quill moved, but the scene remained awkward and silent.Everyone thought that Luke might be a little upset, but no one thought that Luke would say it so naturally and involve his own identity.
This made Professor McGonagall a little embarrassed.In fact, what Luke said is almost like, in terms of identity and status, I am not weaker than someone. Although I am not as strong as you in terms of strength, there are some things that you really forced everyone to turn their backs on. No good.
Use me as bait... Are you ready for the price?
It is estimated that Dumbledore has not heard such questioning words for a long time.
Those who were hostile to Dumbledore didn't feel bad about him. They were all afraid of him and thinking about how to kill this old guy.
Dumbledore wasn't exactly a good guy.So if he heard this, would he hold grudges?
"This question..." Professor McGonagall said awkwardly.
"This question doesn't need a professor with an answer."
Luke said frankly, "Because this question has nothing to do with you."
After finishing speaking, Luke didn't say anything, just turned and left.
After Taylor nodded to Professor McGonagall, he followed Luke's footsteps and walked out.
Harry's eyes lingered on Luke's back and Professor McGonagall's body for a while, and then tentatively said, "Professor, I..."
"You go too. Filch will take you to the place of confinement tonight."
Professor McGonagall said helplessly.
After Harry left, Professor McGonagall sat in a chair alone, remained silent, and then shook his head.
Is it really dangerous tonight?Actually not necessarily.
They had too much confidence in Dumbledore.Dumbledore said that he would personally watch the situation in the Forbidden Forest tonight, and as the only person who could teleport within the school, Dumbledore was really sure of keeping every student.
But this does not mean that every student will trust him.
Those new students, especially new Muggle students.They didn't live under Dumbledore's legend.Their impression of Dumbledore was just that old man who seemed to be admired by many people, who seemed to be very strong, loved sweets, and looked very kind.
Perhaps some of them will follow the crowd and choose to worship the greatest White Wizard.But this unfounded, herd belief is meaningless.
And there are some students whose experience and family background make them lack trust in Dumbledore's instinct.Like Malfoy, he always believed in his father more than anyone else.Even the previous worship of Voldemort was due to the influence of his father.
Of course, after that Christmas, his worship of Voldemort was much less, almost nonexistent.
But that doesn't mean he has a crush on Dumbledore.
Taylor, who walked out of the door, looked at Luke's side face and said seriously: "Will this be..."
"nothing."
Luke just shook his head and didn't say anything more.To be honest, Luke did have such awe of Dumbledore at the beginning.After all, the opponent is much stronger than himself. It is still a very unwise choice for a cub to challenge a dying lion without knowing the character of the lion.
But after finding out his personality, Luke knew that as long as he didn't get in the way of Dumbledore's final savior training plan, then he wouldn't be punished.
Because Dumbledore is too old.His strength has declined to a certain extent, not to mention his energy?
An old male lion will cherish every bit of his own strength, because every strength has its own final use.
Luke didn't trust Dumbledore at all.He would never trust someone like himself.
"Then tonight?" Taylor said hesitantly.
"What should happen." Luke shook his head and said, "As long as we act together with Harry tonight, there is a high probability that nothing will happen to us."
"Besides, I've already prepared for it."
Taylor looked at Luke with a smile on his face, and nodded, indicating that he knew it too.
……
night, in the forbidden forest
The horsemen were restless in the Forbidden Forest.
There are two horse people who usually don't have a good relationship are wrestling with each other.But the battle between them, no other centaurs pay attention.They are each busy with their own business.Of course, most of them are staring at the bright starry sky.
They are stargazing.
This is the innate skill of the horse people, whose life is hunting, breeding, and stargazing.
And the premise of everything is stargazing. Before hunting, stargazing to see from which direction it is easier to hit the prey.Before breeding, see if today's day is suitable for breeding.Before stargazing...have to wait until night to stargazing.
"This is not right! Is it suitable for hunting tonight!"
A broad-minded centaur said to Firenze beside him in confusion.
"There are signs of wild beasts appearing in large numbers. It is also a very ominous astrology." The female centaur was a little puzzled, "Could it be that the wild beasts will do something big tonight?"
Firenze is a wise man among the centaurs. Although not every centaur is willing to admit that this guy who has been in close contact with humans is extremely intelligent, even those who hate Firenze the most will not take the initiative to slander him. wisdom.
Because that would only be self-defeating.Not the behavior of a wise man.
The horseman, who advertises himself as a wise and rational bystander, would naturally not do such a behavior.
So although they don't like Firenze, if Firenze has any suggestions, they will adopt them as appropriate.
Firenze, a horseman with a silver horse body, a strong human body and a head of brilliant golden hair.
The reason for using horses is that horse people do not want to admit that they are human beings.According to themselves, it is because they don't want creatures like hags and vampires to jointly qualify as 'human beings'.By the way, the mermaid is also like this.So although they possess the wisdom of humans, they are still legally recognized as "beasts".
But if wizards really see them as mindless beasts, then they have to face the truly chaotic bestial side of the centaur personality.
"We didn't get any notice, but recently, there are indeed a lot of things in the woods."
Firenze actually dislikes his companions' inaction in the face of fate.Just like today, many horses are obviously hungry.But they still did not choose to hunt.
Because today's seemingly contradictory astrology still only gives one message.
"Today is not suitable for hunting."
So they didn't go.
Really are……
"I think we should at least go and see what will happen in the forest tonight." Firenze said seriously to the beautiful centaur girl beside him, "The unicorn tribe had a big problem before. The werewolf I saw a few days ago was also very disturbed. It has been a long time since I saw a snake resting at random in the forest."
Winter has long passed, and it stands to reason that the snake that has been sleeping for a whole winter should have come out to hunt and lie lazily on any stone that can bask in the sun, feeling the gift of the sun.
They don't appear now, but Firenze saw their tracks on the snow several times during the winter.
Is this still a normal snake?Even Fantastic Beasts shouldn't be like this.So there can only be something hidden behind it.
"I always feel that these guys in the Forbidden Forest don't regard us as the masters of the Forbidden Forest at all."
The horseman girl frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.
Firenze was in no mood to respond.This is the opposite of the vast majority of the centaurs in the tribe.But Firenze is different. He knows very well that this forest belongs to those human wizards.Even in the current Forbidden Forest, there are still things left by human wizards.
But those things are very mysterious, and the horse people also came to the conclusion that they are unwilling to explore such a thing after stargazing.
That is meaningless to them, it will only increase casualties.
Like what was about to happen tonight, it wasn't even fun for the Centaurs.They don't want to deal with this kind of thing at all.
Even after one centaur comes to the conclusion that the hunt can begin tomorrow, most centaurs just stand there and watch the stars.
They view stargazing as an interest, a hobby, even an instinct.
"Aren't you interested?"
Firenze asked.
The centaur girl shook her head and said, "I'm not interested, but Bain is still going hunting today. Maybe you can run into each other."
Firenze thought about the black wild horse, and shook his head with some chills.Bain also believed in tonight's astrological omen, but he believed in the first half.
There are many wild animals tonight, suitable for hunting.
That's right, different interpretations of the prophecy are also an important part of the horse people.Just like this.Not everyone is waiting to starve to death.
Firenze didn't hesitate too much, raised his head to look at the stars, then turned and left the gathering place.Headed in the direction shown by the astrology.
The astrology said that it would be dangerous, but Firenze still went back.
The ability to interpret fate is very good, but if you are bound by your own interpretation results because you have this ability, then you are truly incompetent.
In this way, the idea of "I can't help my fate" probably has a considerable market among human beings.It's a pity that this is the tribe of the horse people.
They are the most trustworthy.
……
And in the forbidden forest in the distance, many magical animals gathered together, and in front of them was a unicorn that usually walked alone.
They look so cold, so noble, and so maverick in daily life.But now, the Unicorn has brought them together, using the oldest agreement in the Forbidden Forest.
There are plenty of fantastic animals here, but no acromanders or centaurs.
The beasts see the centaurs as men.So they are not willing to fight side by side with the horsemen.That agreement was not signed with them either.
The giant eight-eyed spider is a new creature. Although it is difficult to eliminate because of its strength, it does not mean that everyone likes them.On the contrary, aggressive, greedy and shameless beasts.Nobody likes them.The same goes for Fantastic Beasts.
In front of a group of magical animals, the unicorn was shouting something with a shrill cry.
Its eyes are full of tears, and beside it, there is a little unicorn kneeling down.
And those magical animals looked at them without saying a word, as if they were examining or hesitating.
"Recovery—"
It looked at the indifferent beasts, let out another cry with the one on its back, and then rubbed its head against the little unicorn that was kneeling on the ground and weeping.
A moment later, it knelt down on its own.
The unicorn lowered its noble head.In the face of that powerful darkness, even though they had an unyielding will, they still chose to temporarily abandon their dignity in the face of unnecessary sacrifices.
Unite with everyone and fight for survival.
When the unicorn patriarch knelt down, the silent group of beasts finally moved.
They uttered angry trombones.
And a snake with three heads showed a humane smile among the herd.
The moment he saw Luke, Harry, who was a little dazed and scared, finally felt a little relieved.Then he felt a little bit guilty.
After all, when you are being punished, having a friend by your side will make you feel at ease, which doesn't seem like a good thing.
Saying hello to Luke and Taylor, Harry faced Professor McGonagall's unfriendly eyes and stood beside Luke, waiting for Professor McGonagall's reprimand and disposal.
When he was told by Percy to see Professor McGonagall, his first reaction was to break down.
And the moment Professor McGonagall saw Harry, the breath that was hanging in his heart finally let go.She was indeed a little angry when she saw Luke make a mistake, but when she saw Harry make a mistake, she didn't have so much thought to teach him a lesson.
"Your confinement starts tonight. Hagrid has taken over your confinement and wants you to inspect the Forbidden Forest together."
Professor McGonagall looked at Luke when he said this, and Taylor also looked at Luke.
When Harry heard that he was in confinement with Hagrid, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. For him, as long as he wasn't placed in confinement with Professor Snape, it would be fine.
"Okay professor, we got it."
Luke said frankly.
Professor McGonagall looked at Luke with a calm expression and didn't know what to say for a while. After a moment of silence, she said in embarrassment: "It's very dangerous."
"So I'll hold my grudge."
Luke responded frankly: "As a nobleman, I can take the initiative to take on some things, but you can't put things on me like this."
After Luke said this sentence, the scene fell into silence for a while.Even the quill on Professor McGonagall's desk, which was automatically revising the student's thesis, stopped his figure, as if frightened.Then the parchment it pens looks like a man doing a sit-up.And slapped the quill hard from the corner of his own.
The quill moved, but the scene remained awkward and silent.Everyone thought that Luke might be a little upset, but no one thought that Luke would say it so naturally and involve his own identity.
This made Professor McGonagall a little embarrassed.In fact, what Luke said is almost like, in terms of identity and status, I am not weaker than someone. Although I am not as strong as you in terms of strength, there are some things that you really forced everyone to turn their backs on. No good.
Use me as bait... Are you ready for the price?
It is estimated that Dumbledore has not heard such questioning words for a long time.
Those who were hostile to Dumbledore didn't feel bad about him. They were all afraid of him and thinking about how to kill this old guy.
Dumbledore wasn't exactly a good guy.So if he heard this, would he hold grudges?
"This question..." Professor McGonagall said awkwardly.
"This question doesn't need a professor with an answer."
Luke said frankly, "Because this question has nothing to do with you."
After finishing speaking, Luke didn't say anything, just turned and left.
After Taylor nodded to Professor McGonagall, he followed Luke's footsteps and walked out.
Harry's eyes lingered on Luke's back and Professor McGonagall's body for a while, and then tentatively said, "Professor, I..."
"You go too. Filch will take you to the place of confinement tonight."
Professor McGonagall said helplessly.
After Harry left, Professor McGonagall sat in a chair alone, remained silent, and then shook his head.
Is it really dangerous tonight?Actually not necessarily.
They had too much confidence in Dumbledore.Dumbledore said that he would personally watch the situation in the Forbidden Forest tonight, and as the only person who could teleport within the school, Dumbledore was really sure of keeping every student.
But this does not mean that every student will trust him.
Those new students, especially new Muggle students.They didn't live under Dumbledore's legend.Their impression of Dumbledore was just that old man who seemed to be admired by many people, who seemed to be very strong, loved sweets, and looked very kind.
Perhaps some of them will follow the crowd and choose to worship the greatest White Wizard.But this unfounded, herd belief is meaningless.
And there are some students whose experience and family background make them lack trust in Dumbledore's instinct.Like Malfoy, he always believed in his father more than anyone else.Even the previous worship of Voldemort was due to the influence of his father.
Of course, after that Christmas, his worship of Voldemort was much less, almost nonexistent.
But that doesn't mean he has a crush on Dumbledore.
Taylor, who walked out of the door, looked at Luke's side face and said seriously: "Will this be..."
"nothing."
Luke just shook his head and didn't say anything more.To be honest, Luke did have such awe of Dumbledore at the beginning.After all, the opponent is much stronger than himself. It is still a very unwise choice for a cub to challenge a dying lion without knowing the character of the lion.
But after finding out his personality, Luke knew that as long as he didn't get in the way of Dumbledore's final savior training plan, then he wouldn't be punished.
Because Dumbledore is too old.His strength has declined to a certain extent, not to mention his energy?
An old male lion will cherish every bit of his own strength, because every strength has its own final use.
Luke didn't trust Dumbledore at all.He would never trust someone like himself.
"Then tonight?" Taylor said hesitantly.
"What should happen." Luke shook his head and said, "As long as we act together with Harry tonight, there is a high probability that nothing will happen to us."
"Besides, I've already prepared for it."
Taylor looked at Luke with a smile on his face, and nodded, indicating that he knew it too.
……
night, in the forbidden forest
The horsemen were restless in the Forbidden Forest.
There are two horse people who usually don't have a good relationship are wrestling with each other.But the battle between them, no other centaurs pay attention.They are each busy with their own business.Of course, most of them are staring at the bright starry sky.
They are stargazing.
This is the innate skill of the horse people, whose life is hunting, breeding, and stargazing.
And the premise of everything is stargazing. Before hunting, stargazing to see from which direction it is easier to hit the prey.Before breeding, see if today's day is suitable for breeding.Before stargazing...have to wait until night to stargazing.
"This is not right! Is it suitable for hunting tonight!"
A broad-minded centaur said to Firenze beside him in confusion.
"There are signs of wild beasts appearing in large numbers. It is also a very ominous astrology." The female centaur was a little puzzled, "Could it be that the wild beasts will do something big tonight?"
Firenze is a wise man among the centaurs. Although not every centaur is willing to admit that this guy who has been in close contact with humans is extremely intelligent, even those who hate Firenze the most will not take the initiative to slander him. wisdom.
Because that would only be self-defeating.Not the behavior of a wise man.
The horseman, who advertises himself as a wise and rational bystander, would naturally not do such a behavior.
So although they don't like Firenze, if Firenze has any suggestions, they will adopt them as appropriate.
Firenze, a horseman with a silver horse body, a strong human body and a head of brilliant golden hair.
The reason for using horses is that horse people do not want to admit that they are human beings.According to themselves, it is because they don't want creatures like hags and vampires to jointly qualify as 'human beings'.By the way, the mermaid is also like this.So although they possess the wisdom of humans, they are still legally recognized as "beasts".
But if wizards really see them as mindless beasts, then they have to face the truly chaotic bestial side of the centaur personality.
"We didn't get any notice, but recently, there are indeed a lot of things in the woods."
Firenze actually dislikes his companions' inaction in the face of fate.Just like today, many horses are obviously hungry.But they still did not choose to hunt.
Because today's seemingly contradictory astrology still only gives one message.
"Today is not suitable for hunting."
So they didn't go.
Really are……
"I think we should at least go and see what will happen in the forest tonight." Firenze said seriously to the beautiful centaur girl beside him, "The unicorn tribe had a big problem before. The werewolf I saw a few days ago was also very disturbed. It has been a long time since I saw a snake resting at random in the forest."
Winter has long passed, and it stands to reason that the snake that has been sleeping for a whole winter should have come out to hunt and lie lazily on any stone that can bask in the sun, feeling the gift of the sun.
They don't appear now, but Firenze saw their tracks on the snow several times during the winter.
Is this still a normal snake?Even Fantastic Beasts shouldn't be like this.So there can only be something hidden behind it.
"I always feel that these guys in the Forbidden Forest don't regard us as the masters of the Forbidden Forest at all."
The horseman girl frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.
Firenze was in no mood to respond.This is the opposite of the vast majority of the centaurs in the tribe.But Firenze is different. He knows very well that this forest belongs to those human wizards.Even in the current Forbidden Forest, there are still things left by human wizards.
But those things are very mysterious, and the horse people also came to the conclusion that they are unwilling to explore such a thing after stargazing.
That is meaningless to them, it will only increase casualties.
Like what was about to happen tonight, it wasn't even fun for the Centaurs.They don't want to deal with this kind of thing at all.
Even after one centaur comes to the conclusion that the hunt can begin tomorrow, most centaurs just stand there and watch the stars.
They view stargazing as an interest, a hobby, even an instinct.
"Aren't you interested?"
Firenze asked.
The centaur girl shook her head and said, "I'm not interested, but Bain is still going hunting today. Maybe you can run into each other."
Firenze thought about the black wild horse, and shook his head with some chills.Bain also believed in tonight's astrological omen, but he believed in the first half.
There are many wild animals tonight, suitable for hunting.
That's right, different interpretations of the prophecy are also an important part of the horse people.Just like this.Not everyone is waiting to starve to death.
Firenze didn't hesitate too much, raised his head to look at the stars, then turned and left the gathering place.Headed in the direction shown by the astrology.
The astrology said that it would be dangerous, but Firenze still went back.
The ability to interpret fate is very good, but if you are bound by your own interpretation results because you have this ability, then you are truly incompetent.
In this way, the idea of "I can't help my fate" probably has a considerable market among human beings.It's a pity that this is the tribe of the horse people.
They are the most trustworthy.
……
And in the forbidden forest in the distance, many magical animals gathered together, and in front of them was a unicorn that usually walked alone.
They look so cold, so noble, and so maverick in daily life.But now, the Unicorn has brought them together, using the oldest agreement in the Forbidden Forest.
There are plenty of fantastic animals here, but no acromanders or centaurs.
The beasts see the centaurs as men.So they are not willing to fight side by side with the horsemen.That agreement was not signed with them either.
The giant eight-eyed spider is a new creature. Although it is difficult to eliminate because of its strength, it does not mean that everyone likes them.On the contrary, aggressive, greedy and shameless beasts.Nobody likes them.The same goes for Fantastic Beasts.
In front of a group of magical animals, the unicorn was shouting something with a shrill cry.
Its eyes are full of tears, and beside it, there is a little unicorn kneeling down.
And those magical animals looked at them without saying a word, as if they were examining or hesitating.
"Recovery—"
It looked at the indifferent beasts, let out another cry with the one on its back, and then rubbed its head against the little unicorn that was kneeling on the ground and weeping.
A moment later, it knelt down on its own.
The unicorn lowered its noble head.In the face of that powerful darkness, even though they had an unyielding will, they still chose to temporarily abandon their dignity in the face of unnecessary sacrifices.
Unite with everyone and fight for survival.
When the unicorn patriarch knelt down, the silent group of beasts finally moved.
They uttered angry trombones.
And a snake with three heads showed a humane smile among the herd.
