Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 265: There is a non-existent person in the team?

Forbidden forest.

The treetops that block out the sun make the scenery in the forest appear dim all year round.

Dumbledore appeared in the Forbidden Forest. He stepped on the thick fallen leaves and slowly walked towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

After a while, he found a path in the woods.

There were footprints on the path, but they were not human footprints, but hoof prints.

Dumbledore walked along the path and soon saw a settlement located in the Forbidden Forest.

"Wizard! Stop!" A young centaur drew his bow and arrow, pointing at Dumbledore and issued a warning.

"I am Albus Dumbledore. I have been invited to see Fernandez." Dumbledore raised his head and said in a steady voice.

The young centaur slowly put away his bow and arrow upon hearing this, "Wait!"

Dumbledore was not displeased by the centaurs' indifference.

Because he knew very well that this was the character of this race.

Dumbledore surveyed the settlement.

The entire centaur settlement is surrounded by wooden walls.

These wooden walls look particularly sturdy. They were built by the centaurs to prevent wild beasts from entering their habitat.

At this moment, Dumbledore felt many curious eyes falling on him from the settlement.

He raised his head and looked inside the gate. In the distance, a strong centaur was walking towards them with a group of strong tribesmen.

"Dumbledore." The centaur came forward.

"Hello, Fernandez." Dumbledore greeted with a smile.

"Oger said he would go back and report to you, so I hope to hear your opinion." Fernandez said proudly.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Of course, we can have a good chat today."

Fernandez's expression softened slightly when he heard this. "Come in. Let's talk inside."

There are no houses in the centaur settlement, only many towering trees.

Most horse people like to live under big trees.

Foals that are not strong enough live in tree holes or caves.

Dumbledore followed Fernandez inside.

The adult centaurs looked at Dumbledore warily.

Some of the foals hid behind their relatives and looked at Dumbledore curiously.

Dumbledore smiled and nodded at them, scaring the ponies away...

Soon, Dumbledore was brought by Fernandez to a big tree in the center of the settlement.

This tree is the largest in the entire settlement. Dumbledore estimated that it would take at least twenty people holding hands to barely hug the entire tree.

And under the tree, a bonfire was burning.

At this time, there were already several elderly centaurs waiting there.

Fernandez walked under the tree and lay down directly on the hay.

The other centaurs also found a place to "sit" around the campfire.

"Our settlement is seldom visited by wizards, so we don't have any chairs for you to sit on," said Fernandez.

"That's all right," Dumbledore smiled.

Instead of taking out his wand, he raised his hand and gently waved it on the ground, and then a fallen tree stump turned into a simple chair.

Due to some historical reasons, the centaurs are deeply wary of both wizards and humans.

And when it comes to wizards' weapons - wands, people are even more wary.

So, Dumbledore deliberately did not take out his wand.

"I heard about your demands from Ogg, so I will personally communicate with Grindelwald and ask him to restore the damaged forest... Our Herbology professor will provide great assistance in this regard," said Dumbledore.

"Very good." Obviously, Fernandez was very satisfied with this.

In fact, Grindelwald's tent did not occupy a very large area, and there was an invisible extension spell inside, so there was no need to destroy such a large forest and create such a large useless lawn.

Seeing that the start was good, Dumbledore continued, "I will continue to negotiate with Grindelwald and ask them to take precautions to prevent any foreign dark creatures from entering the Forbidden Forest."

Fernandez still had some trust in Dumbledore, so after hearing what he said, he nodded slightly.

"We have one more condition, which is that the place where they are building their tents should preferably be outside the Forbidden Forest. If this can be achieved..."

"Oh no!" Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves interrupted Fernandez's words.

A young centaur ran over from a distance.

Dumbledore noticed that there was a deep wound on the centaur's arm!

Dumbledore's heart skipped a beat and his brows furrowed tightly.

The injured young centaur was pale and had to be supported by several centaurs next to him to stand steadily.

"What's going on!?" Fernandez asked in a deep voice.

"Those damn wizards! They released those dark creatures into the Forbidden Forest!" said the injured young centaur angrily.

Fernandez stood up suddenly. "What did you say?"

"Our people went to stop them... but... they attacked us! Philen and the others were captured. I was the only one at the end of the group, so I escaped!" The injured young centaur said excitedly, "We have to rescue Philen and the others!"

Fernandez turned to look at Dumbledore, his face gloomy.

“Dumbledore, I need a reasonable explanation from you!” Dumbledore sighed. “I was unaware of this, Fernandez. I need to go back and find out.”

"Don't you know?" Fernandez asked angrily.

"If I knew this, why would I come here to talk to you?" Dumbledore asked.

Fernandez nodded and picked up the bow next to him.

"Since this matter has nothing to do with you, then go back... Everyone else! Pick up your weapons! Let's go rescue our people! And drive those wizards out of the Forbidden Forest!"

"Fernandez!" Dumbledore stood in front of Fernandez. "Please calm down! Don't be impulsive! Please trust me again. Let me negotiate and ensure that all your people are rescued unharmed!"

"This matter is not that simple, Dumbledore! In addition to rescuing my people, I also have to make these wizards pay the price!" Fernandez said angrily.

"If you do this, more of your people might get hurt!" Dumbledore tried to dissuade him. "Please believe me, I will give you a satisfactory answer!"

"No, Dumbledore. We have to go!" Fernandez frowned.

He was the leader of the centaurs, so he could not sit idly by and watch his people being humiliated.

If his tribe members were injured and he stayed at home, how could he maintain his position as leader?
He has to go for both moral and logical reasons!

Dumbledore also figured this out. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Then let me go with you. I also want to find out what happened!"

Dumbledore was also filled with anger.

To be honest, Grindelwald had originally agreed to only set up a tent in the Forbidden Forest for the enemy to use, and he wouldn't do anything else.

But now, it has caused so much trouble!
"If you can keep up, come along."

Fernandez did not refuse Dumbledore's request, and then called his people to run out of the settlement!
Dumbledore sighed in distress as he watched the centaurs gradually disappear into the Forbidden Forest ahead.

When the proud centaurs meet the unruly witch party...a big conflict will break out.

No matter what, centaurs are magical creatures protected by the Ministry of Magic, even though they have never sought help from the Ministry.

As for the UMNO Party...

Dumbledore's eyebrows suddenly raised slightly. He really wanted to see what Grindelwald was doing!
Are we finally going to break the rules again? But why?

How could Grindelwald break the rules for such a small matter? Is there some conspiracy going on?
Of course, if Grindelwald was really seeking death, then Dumbledore would not be polite either!
He is now hoping that Grindelwald will make a mistake!

A white mist rose from under Dumbledore's feet and flew up, quickly chasing in the direction of the centaur!
It was the flying spell that Levid had improved.

The centaurs were also a little surprised at Dumbledore flying after them.

However, the centaurs remained silent, holding their weapons tightly and moving quickly!
This scene made Dumbledore even more worried.

It seems that today's matter will probably be difficult to resolve...

……

In the Forbidden Forest, on the lawn outside the Witch Party tent.

Grindelwald stood with his hands behind his back as he looked at the seven or eight centaurs tied up in a bunch in front of him, the muscles at the corners of his mouth trembling.

At this moment, he felt like the sky was falling!
"Who... captured these centaurs?" Grindelwald asked, barely suppressing his anger.

Now, Grindelwald can be said to have the upper hand and just needs to follow the rules.

Then Dumbledore could only watch helplessly from the side.

But now…his own men were attacking the centaurs for no reason, which was practically handing Dumbledore the hilt of a knife!
At this point, several Wushu Party members came out and said, "We did it."

Looking at the smiles on the faces of those witches that seemed to be seeking credit, Grindelwald's face turned dark.

Seeing Grindelwald's sudden change in expression, even the most insensitive members of the Witch Party knew they might be in trouble...

Grindelwald slowly walked up to the men and asked in a deep voice, "Who started it?"

Since the mistake has been made, someone has to stand up and take responsibility!
Strictly speaking, the conflict with the centaurs was not a big deal.

After all, no centaurs died because of this.

As long as the main culprit comes out and confesses his crime readily, he will be imprisoned in Azkaban for two or three years at most.

Of course, with Grindelwald's current abilities, if he can maneuver a little, he won't even have to go to Azkaban. At most, he'll have to pay a fine.

In summary, as long as you hand over someone to take the blame, Dumbledore won't catch you.

Under such circumstances, Grindelwald originally thought that someone would stand up soon.

However, those Wu Zetian party members looked at each other, but no one stood up!
"What's going on? Can't you even dare to admit your mistakes?" Grindelwald said dissatisfiedly.

In the past, these Wu-Zu party members would stand up and die for him without hesitation.

But now, they are even starting to shirk responsibility after admitting their original mistakes?
"No... I... I remember the guy who instigated us to fight was standing here just now!"

"Yeah...why is it gone now?"

Those members of the Wu Cui Party all spoke up with a look of grievance on their faces.

Grindelwald frowned. "Tell me his name."

"His name is... uh..."

For a moment, the Wu Cui Party members were stunned. After a long while, someone stammered, "I... I don't remember his name..."

"I don't remember either... What's going on? I clearly remember being very familiar with him!"

"Hiss! Me too! I remember being very familiar with that guy! How come I suddenly can't remember his name?"

"No! I don't even remember what he looks like!"

Grindelwald's pupils shrank slightly. He didn't think these men would deceive him.

So... there's a non-existent person in his team?

(End of this chapter)