Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 820 Threat in the Forbidden Forest

Xilun waited for a while longer by the Forbidden Forest, but he didn't find anything special nearby, nor did he see anyone noteworthy who had been there.

He hesitated whether to return to the castle and join Professor McGonagall and the others in fighting off the Death Eaters, or to help Madam Pomfrey treat the wounded—these were things he could do.

But whenever he thought that, a voice inside him would say, "No, I should stay here."

Moreover, this idea grew stronger and stronger, even far exceeding the previous idea of ​​sending him to the courtyard.

So Siren went into the woods, found a relatively flat log, sat down, and waited to see what might happen next.

The Felix Felicis was still working, and there wasn't a single Death Eater around. No one noticed that in this battlefield filled with explosions and magic, there was someone sitting there leisurely.

During this time, Siren saw Lupin, who was being besieged by at least seven Death Eaters, but miraculously, he was not losing ground.

Because at this point, Lupin had transformed into a werewolf—a werewolf in broad daylight. Even from half an area away, Siron could almost see the terrified expressions on the faces of the Death Eaters.

Moreover, Lupin doesn't look like a typical werewolf anymore. His fur is all standing on end, like he's wearing thick armor, which almost deflects all the spells. From a distance, he looks like a miniature version of Hagrid.

Wait a minute, werewolves' fur doesn't have such an exaggerated effect.

While a normal werewolf's fur can block most spells, this is limited to common, frequently used magic, such as stun spells.

The petrification curse.

The Death Eaters mostly use dark magic with far greater destructive power, which is impossible for a werewolf's fur to completely block—unless the description of werewolves in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is wrong.

Of course, the likelihood of this happening is even lower.

Siron quickly remembered something: before the war began, Professor McGonagall had asked Lupin to go to the Potions office, saying she was waiting for some results.

Perhaps Slughorn brewed some kind of potion for Lupin to enhance the werewolf's fur.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the side, and two figures emerged from behind a tree.

They were two Death Eaters, Yaxley and Dolohov, both rescued from Azkaban by Voldemort and deeply trusted by him. Their wands were still glowing, clearly indicating they had just been through a fierce battle.

The two appeared between Siren and Hagrid's cabin, but miraculously, they couldn't find Siren sitting there. Moreover, they didn't seem to have come from the same place. As soon as they met, Dolokhov eagerly asked, "Did you find him?"

"We were lucky," Yaxley said in a low, hoarse voice. "Thanks to Crabbe and those two Goyle brats."

"Son, we caught two teachers and got some clues from them."

"Great!" Dolokhov exclaimed excitedly. "So, where exactly are those idiots from Grayson hiding?"

"I don't know the exact location, but it's definitely south of the woods."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Dolokhov immediately tried to walk into the forbidden forest, but was grabbed.

"Wait, Bella has already taken people to look for them. We don't need to get involved in this." Yaxley pulled him back. "Besides, those idiots did a bad job, so they deserve some punishment."

"Then what are we doing here?" Dolokhov asked, puzzled.

"Eight-eyed giant spiders," Yaxley said. "We've stumbled upon their territory in the Forbidden Forest, a huge territory with at least several hundred of these enormous creatures. We have to drive them out and make them fight for us!"

Yaxley became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes practically sparkling.

"Wait a minute, are you suggesting we go and drive away those hundreds of giant eight-eyed spiders?" Dolokhov felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but shout, "What's the difference between that and suicide?!"

"If it's the Dark Lord's order, we'll go even if it means our deaths," Yaxley said coldly. "Of course, not now. Our mission is to create a passage for those eight-eyed spiders that leads directly to the castle."

"Then who will drive them away?"

"Heh, what do you think?"

Dolokhov instinctively wanted to shake his head, but then he suddenly realized something, his eyes widened, and he became just as excited as Yaxley.

"Remember, the Octopus Spider hates unicorn fur the most—don't mess it up—"

"Definitely not!"

The conversation and expressions of the two were all observed by Xiren, who was not far away.

They've already started discussing how to guide the eight-eyed giant spider, seemingly convinced that those terrifying magical creatures will be driven out.

Of all the Death Eaters, only one person could give them this confidence: Voldemort. In other words, Voldemort was in the Forbidden Forest at that time.

Xilun glanced into the depths of the forest, dark and deep, where countless terrifying things were hidden in the mottled shadows.

Putting aside the more than one hundred captured Death Eaters, just the fact that Voldemort could drive all the magical creatures out of Hogwarts would be a huge disaster.

Realizing this, Xiren immediately turned around.

"What was that sound!" Yaxley, who was not far away, suddenly looked up. "There's someone there, a student. He heard what we were saying!"

His voice trembled slightly. Driving away the eight-eyed spiders was a secret, and if Voldemort found out they had leaked the information, he would definitely kill them!

"Kill him!" Dolokhov thought the same thing and immediately raised his wand.

"No, he's Ollivander!"

The fear caused by the leak was so intense that it took the two of them until they finally realized that the person in front of them was one of the people Voldemort was determined to find.

But that's not the point.

"Be careful, be extremely wary of him turning into a monster—"

He was speaking when his body suddenly turned into a grayish-white stone.

As for Dolokhov, who was standing nearby, he was struck in the back by a red light and collapsed to the ground as soon as he raised his wand.

In less than a second, one Death Eater turned to stone and the other was stunned, while the surroundings remained as quiet as if nothing had happened.

Where Siron had been standing, a black cat gazed into the depths of the Forbidden Forest, its orange-yellow eyes gleaming faintly.

Fortunately, the Forbidden Forest was quiet, and it seemed that Voldemort hadn't noticed what was happening there.

A diary flew over and landed next to the black cat.

Dolokhov was knocked unconscious by the Horcrux that had quietly circled behind him. His attention was entirely on Siron, so he didn't even have a chance to fight back.

Instead of being complacent, Xilun immediately jumped onto the open diary and flew towards the castle.