Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 265 264: I know everything, but hehe

Forbidden forest.

A mysterious and dangerous forest.

It was covered in shadows under the moonlight, and there were only some rustling noises in the originally quiet environment. But now this silence was directly broken by a loud roar.

have to say.

This is really scary.

Hermione, Ron and Neville were standing in the open space gasping for breath. The sudden loud noise made them all tense up, and Neville's wand fell to the ground with a clang in shock.

"What! What is that!?"

Neville looked around nervously.

"Ok?"

Ian also looked in the direction of the noise in confusion - the distance was too far, and there were so many trees blocking the view that he couldn't see clearly what was happening.

All you could see were countless startled birds fleeing in all directions.

It was as if something horrible had happened.

And at this time.

"Roar!!"

An even more ferocious roar sounded.

The roar was like rolling thunder, echoing in the forbidden forest, shaking the leaves and the earth, as if the entire forest was trembling.

"Ahhhh!"

Hermione, Neville and Ron all sat down on the ground after hearing the voice.

Really.

There is no image at all.

Only the kind of heart-wrenching fear completely filled the minds of the three people - it had nothing to do with bravery, it was simply the instinct in their biological genes that was reacting.

"This, this is..."

Hermione's voice was trembling, and her voice was full of doubt and she was almost frightened to death. Even Hermione was so frightened, let alone Neville.

Neville was so frightened that he fainted.

Hermione rushed to check on him.

Ian sighed, took out a bottle of potion and handed it over. After Hermione fed Neville the potion, Neville's eyelids twitched wildly and then he suddenly woke up.

"Oh my God! I had such a horrible dream! I dreamed that we went to the Forbidden Forest, and then we met..." Neville was sweating profusely, and he hadn't finished his words with a relieved voice.

A cold wind blew.

The night in the forbidden forest was shrouded in thick ink.

The moonlight shone through the branches of the towering ancient trees, breaking into silver spots and casting mottled shadows on the ground covered with rotten leaves. The spicy scent of pine needles floated in the damp mist.

Isn't this the Forbidden Forest in his nightmare? No - there is no nightmare! He just fainted in the Forbidden Forest! After realizing this, Neville's voice seemed to be stuck in his throat.

The face that was finally saved by the potion turned pale again. If Ian's potion was not strong enough, he would have fainted again.

how to say.

It’s no wonder that these three little wizards are timid.

Ian also felt pain in his eardrums when he heard the roar.

He has some reactions as a legend.

Not to mention the three young wizards who had just entered Hogwarts and had not experienced anything yet - to be honest, the fact that none of the three of them urinated was the biggest manifestation of their identity as Gryffindor students.

"Ian...what kind of creature made that sound? Was it a dragon?" Hermione encountered a blind spot in her knowledge. She looked at the senior who she thought was the most knowledgeable at Hogwarts with a frightened expression.

Ian said nothing.

"Yes, this... this is 100% the sound of a dragon!" Ron answered quickly, his eyes widened in horror, and his voice trembled as if it was squeezed out of his throat.

"That's the sound of a dragon! My brother Charlie likes dragons. He used to play with dragon dolls at home. They weren't this scary, but I'm 100% sure that's the sound of a dragon!"

His memories involuntarily reminded him of his brother Charlie. He had never understood why Charlie liked dragons before, and now Ron began to be even more confused about Charlie's hobby.

Dragon.

It was so horrible that it made him shudder.

How could anyone like it?

"Your brother Charlie? How many brothers do you have?" Hermione was obviously hearing this name for the first time and was a little surprised. Ron forced a bitter laugh with a trembling voice.

"Our family is poor because we have too many children. Everything I have is what my brothers left behind. Even my..." He began to complain incessantly about his life.

Hear what he said.

Neville's face was paler than the moonlight, with fine beads of cold sweat oozing from his forehead. He quickly pressed his back against a tree, as if this could give him some sense of security.

“I, I’ve seen dragons… but their roars… aren’t this scary…” His legs were swinging uncontrollably, and it was hard to avoid that even when he was lying on the ground.

The little fat guy's voice became smaller and smaller. "I, I feel my soul is shaking... Of course, this may be because I am timid, but I really feel like I am going to die."

"Your mind is blank, right? It's not your fault, Neville, we are the same." Hermione swallowed, feeling both fear and curiosity: "Are there really dragons in the Forbidden Forest?"

Although she had extensive knowledge of magical creatures and knew that the Forbidden Forest had a very rich biodiversity, the fact that there were dragons in the Forbidden Forest still shocked her.

Hear the words.

Ron shook his head helplessly, indicating that he didn't know either.

then.

Hermione turned her gaze to Ian again.

"Yes, there are dragons in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts." Ian fixed his eyes on the direction where the commotion came from, frowning, "But the dragons here shouldn't be of this species."

His tone was also somewhat confused.

"There really is a dragon!" Hermione's eyes lit up when she heard it, and her curiosity instantly overwhelmed her fear: "Oh my God! Such a scary dragon? Could it be a Hungarian Horntail?"

She said the name of the most powerful dragon she knew. Just based on the roar that made her heart tremble, she felt that the dragon in the forbidden forest must not be an ordinary dragon.

however.

In the face of Hermione's speculation.

Ian shook his head.

Hermione was also slightly stunned when she saw this.

“Welsh Green Dragon?”

She guessed again.

And Ian shook his head again.

Hermione's confidence began to waver.

"Then... could it be a Norwegian Ridgeback?"

She continued to use the process of elimination without giving up.

He mentioned several more varieties.

But Ian continued to shake his head.

Hermione was completely stunned.

"These are all the dragons recorded in the book... What other dragons are there in the book?" Hermione's face became a little frustrated. She scratched her head and quickly searched the knowledge in the book in her mind.

Ron's facial expression kept changing at this time. Suddenly, as if he realized something, his expression suddenly became serious, and he lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.

"This may be the secret of the Forbidden Forest! That man..." Ron glanced at Ian and hesitated, "...he raised a dangerous dragon in the Forbidden Forest!"

This guy is still hiding something.

I don't know why he is so wary of Ian.

"who?"

Hermione frowned.

Ron began to hesitate and eventually became vague.

"That... the... the guy we were talking about before."

His eyes kept glancing at Ian.

Ian rolled his eyes.

"You mean Harry, Harry Potter?"

He simply exposed the other party's self-righteous secret.

Ron's eyes widened suddenly.

“How do you know?!”

His expression was full of surprise and doubt.

Ian sighed. "I heard everything you were talking about. In fact, I was not far from you at the time, but you three acted as if you couldn't see me at all."

He still feels incredible. After hearing this, Ron's face instantly turned red, Neville lowered his head in shame, and Hermione bit her lip as if thinking about how to explain. "Okay... Sorry, I'm just a little worried..."

Ron was obviously very embarrassed and wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

"Do you think Harry is hiding a secret in the Forbidden Forest?"

Ian raised an eyebrow.

He was still curious about what Ron had said before about Harry, no, Riddle coming to the Forbidden Forest often, which was why he was so willing to be the babysitter.

"Yes!"

Ron quickly adjusted his mood and continued his "reasoning": "Dragon! There is a dragon in the Forbidden Forest! I bet! He raised it! This may be the secret of the Forbidden Forest!"

"That...that man is raising dangerous dragons in the Forbidden Forest! He wants to use the power of the dragons to invade Hogwarts!" Ron said this and even felt a chill down his spine from his own guess.

how to say.

There is always that one person in Hogwarts who must not be named.

Why couldn't it be Harry?
"No, you already know that I know what you think of Harry, so why are you still using that person, that person's title instead?" Ian felt a little helpless towards this Gryffindor junior.

"..."

Ron scratched his head in embarrassment.

"got used to."

His face flushed again, filled with shame.

"I have to say, your imagination is comparable to that of the headline editor of the Daily Prophet." Ian couldn't believe Ron's speculation at all.

His level of knowledge is different from these three people.

Dragons invading Hogwarts?

This is definitely the funniest joke of the year.

"This is not imagination! This is reasoning! Think about it, dragons are extremely powerful creatures. If they are really controlled by someone with ulterior motives, then Hogwarts will be in danger!"

"I'm serious! Dragons are top dangerous magical creatures!" Ron seemed very angry at Ian's indifference, and he emphasized it to Ian very unconvinced.

"Yes, dragons are creatures at the top of the food chain."

Hermione also agreed with Ron's last statement.

however.

Ian shook his head again.

"In front of a high-level wizard, a dragon is as fragile as paper."

What he said was the truth. The new trio obviously didn't realize that if dragons were really that powerful, they wouldn't be creatures imprisoned and kept in captivity by wizards.

In this regard.

Ron certainly didn't realize it.

His eyes widened.

"How can it be?!"

The boy's face was clearly filled with disbelief.

"Isn't it said that wizards' magic is unlikely to be effective in front of dragons? They have very strong magic resistance." Hermione also showed an expression of disbelief.

This requires a little knowledge.

But I still don’t fully understand it.

As for Neville.

Neville was lying under the tree in a daze.

"Dragons have high magic resistance? Yes, that's right, but that's only for ordinary wizards. There are at least seven people in our academy who can kill so-called giant dragons without getting hurt."

Ian just gave a rough number. Hermione calculated it in her mind and wanted to ask more, but Ian raised his hand to stop her: "Okay, Hermione, what happens next has nothing to do with you."

His words carried an irrefutable tone.

Ron and Neville were stunned. They looked at each other blankly, while Hermione suddenly reacted and widened her eyes: "Wait! You don't want to deal with the dragon alone?"

Ian nodded.

"You should go back to bed."

His tone was very flat.

to be frank.

For Ian, it was impossible to ignore the appearance of such a mysterious dragon in the Forbidden Forest - not that he was worried about the ecological balance of the Forbidden Forest being disrupted.

Ian's mind was now filled with all kinds of potion materials, and he had already thought about how to use them. Bringing three people would not be a problem, but it would be hard to say whether he could take all the materials for himself.

Two of the three are loudmouths.

If Snape knew.

Ian didn't think his good uncle would let him eat alone.

"I'll take you back."

Ian thought about this.

Just have to work some magic.

Hermione became anxious.

"Ian! This is not a joke! The book "Biological Overlords: Dragons" records many tragic cases!" As she spoke, she took out an extracurricular book from the books she carried with her.

The worried girl tried to get Ian to read the contents of the book.

"Look, it says here how powerful the dragon's attack power is. Their flames can turn a forest into ashes in an instant. Their scales are extremely hard, and ordinary magic can hardly cause damage to them."

In the chapter "Cases of Dragon Attacks", "A 1992 report from the Romanian Dragon Tamers Association showed that the survival rate of untrained wizards in dragon attacks was only 17%!" Hermione spoke quickly. She hoped to convince Ian. Her voice was passionate and carried a very obvious reminder.

Ian remained calm.

She paused, then continued, "We should go back and tell the dean and the principal, and let the adults in the school handle this matter."

This was actually what Hermione thought at first.

Later, Ron led him astray.

Now that she had seen the horror of the dragon, her Gryffindor brain had become a little clearer.

"Well, you're right."

Ian nodded in agreement, and Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had changed his mind: "Then let's go back and tell Professor McGonagall, or go directly to Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Ian nodded again.

"Dumbledore should not be asleep at this time."

He gave his own judgment.

Hermione just showed a greatly relaxed expression, and the next second, Ian had drawn out his wand and waved it lightly, and the stones on the ground turned into three blankets that appeared in front of them.

"what?"

Before the three men could react, the three blankets seemed to have life and wrapped them tightly.

"Wait! Ian! You can't-"

Hermione's voice was muffled by the blanket.

"You must be kidding. This is Hogwarts, and in Hogwarts, I can do anything."

Ian winked at her.

Three blankets rose into the air, as if held up by invisible hands, and flew quickly towards the castle.

"Ian! You can't take any chances!"

This is a worried Hermione.

"He should be studying in Gryffindor!"

Ron expressed a shocking opinion.

"Merlin bless you, Merlin bless you."

Neville closed his eyes tightly and kept muttering - the blanket was getting farther and farther away, and Hermione's protests, Ron's screams, and Neville's sobs were all blown away by the night wind.

Ian watched them go away until the three figures disappeared in the layers of the Forbidden Forest. He then turned around and looked into the depths of the Forbidden Forest again with a bit of curiosity in his eyes.

"alright……"

Ian whispered to himself.

"Now, let's see who put a dragon that shouldn't exist in the Forbidden Forest." Ian's boot soles crushed rotten leaves, making a slight crisp sound in the silent Forbidden Forest.

He walked step by step towards the direction where the roaring dragon had appeared before.

A clear silhouette.

Into the dark jungle.

(End of this chapter)