I, Hogwarts Second Time Around.

Chapter 43 Journey to the Forbidden Forest

As he was muttering to himself, a strange sound suddenly came from outside the window.

That was the sound of a flying broom cutting through the air.

Irving quickly peeked out and saw four brooms sweeping through the dark night and landing on the observatory.

"Are they here to pick up that dragon?" Owen's eyes suddenly lit up.

He vaguely remembered that Harry and his friends were discovered by Filch tonight, then taken to Professor McGonagall's office, and subsequently punished by being sent to the Forbidden Forest.

Then they encountered Voldemort, who was murdering a unicorn.

and many more.

This seems like a great opportunity to make a fortune!

Although he already had a blanket made of unicorn hair, who would ever want more of that?

This hard night will bring years of relaxation!

Damn it! Bottoms up!

Having said that, Irving sprang up from the bed.

This startled Zacharys Smith and Ernie McMillan.

The two silently prayed to themselves.

It's shedding!

It's shedding!

Go ahead and drop it!

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Everything went as Irving predicted.

He witnessed Harry and the others being driven to Hagrid's cabin by Filch.

With the Disillusionment Charm cast on him, he quietly followed behind Harry.

After all, he absolutely couldn't find Voldemort on his own.

Only with Harry's Fortress Pin can its exact location be pinpointed.

The forbidden forest at midnight was eerily quiet.

This inevitably reminded the young wizards, who were already deeply involved, of what Headmaster Dumbledore had said at the start of the school year.

Students are prohibited from going to the forbidden forest without permission.

This makes sense.

The Forbidden Forest outside Hogwarts Castle is the largest habitat for magical creatures in all of Britain.

The four founders of the school chose this location perhaps with the intention of constantly monitoring the forbidden forest.

Of course, magical creatures are not what's truly terrifying about the Forbidden Forest.

What's truly terrifying is humanity.

Even with Dumbledore's reputation, it still couldn't stop poachers from sneaking into the Forbidden Forest.

After all, the forest is a treasure trove of gold and silver.

They can make a fortune from just a few precious magical materials.

Just like Irving, who followed.

Time passed second by second.

Harry and his friends continued their journey through the dense, dark forest.

On the way, he kept looking back nervously.

He had a very uncomfortable feeling, as if someone was constantly watching him.

"What is that?" Harry could practically hear the sighs in the wind and the sound of every branch snapping.

With such keen senses, a blood-stained leaf suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

"Unicorn blood!" Hagrid stomped over, smugly. He dipped his fingers in the blood and sniffed it.

"Someone is hunting unicorns. Good heavens! How dare he!"

"There are other people in the woods!" Malfoy, who was following along, turned pale and looked around in terror.

"Unicorns, I know about those magical creatures." While Ron and Harry were puzzled, Hermione, the encyclopedia student, automatically began to broadcast information about unicorns.

"They are the most sacred and noble creatures. Their blood has extremely powerful healing properties. Even if you are on the verge of death, unicorn blood can still save your life, but at a terrible price."

You must kill some unsuspecting, innocent creatures to save your life, and your life will be reduced to half its former size. From the moment your blood enters your mouth, you will be cursed.

"It sounds evil," Ron said, shivering.

"I think Irving would absolutely love this kind of story." He then added, "You know, he looks a bit odd, I never thought he was a kid."

"What does that look like?"

Just as Ron finished speaking...

A terrifying whisper suddenly came from the wind.

It sounded like huge metal mouths colliding with each other.

"Ah~" Ron grabbed Harry's arm in terror, his eyes fixed on their surroundings.

After searching for a long time, I finally spotted a spider as big as a small car on a branch that blocked out the sky.

"Spider!!! It's huge~"

Ron was horrified.

Harry and Hermione reacted quickly, immediately drawing their wands and aiming them at the terrifying dark creature.

"Hey, don't worry, it's probably just lost." Hagrid quickly stepped forward. "Little guy, your home is over there, um—I don't think I've ever seen you before?"

He pointed to the other side, deep in the forest, and said.

Perhaps it was Hermione's imagination, but she actually saw the eight-eyed giant spider nod at Hagrid, and then its eight steel-like legs, nailed to the tree branch, slowly retreated.

"Hagrid! Don't tell me that's your pet?"

"No!" Hagrid shook his head, turning back. "At least this one isn't."

"???"

"This one?" Hermione suddenly remembered that she had read "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which said that giant spiders reproduce extremely quickly; just one pair can produce a family in a few years.

This is why the magic ministries of various countries prohibit these magical creatures from entering the country.

The damage caused by this invasive species to the local ecosystem is catastrophic.

"Ahem!" Seeing Hermione's increasingly skeptical gaze, Hagrid quickly turned his head and changed the subject.

"Stay here and don't move!" he said.

"I'll go take a look over there."

After saying that, he left Tooth to the group of young wizards, and then hurriedly disappeared down the path, following the direction indicated by the bloodstains on the leaves.

"I don't think this is a good idea." Neville, trembling slightly, stared palely in the direction Hagrid had left. "Many stories are like this; as soon as people are separated, something bad is bound to happen."

"Don't worry." Harry forced a smile from the corner of his mouth.

"No—" Before he could finish speaking, a sudden pain shot through his forehead.

As if burned, a rustling sound came from another direction in the forest, completely opposite to the direction Hagrid had left.

Then a dark shadow appeared.

Yes, a dark shadow swept past him openly.

The person was wrapped in a loose black robe and wore a mask that showed both crying and laughing. He was very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The young wizards were terrified.

Malfoy yelled and turned to run.

Navee fell to the ground.

Ron was deathly pale, and Hermione was at a loss.

Only Harry retained enough sanity.

Because he smelled a rather familiar scent in the air.

It has a spicy, meaty aroma and a rather greasy taste.

He had just smelled that same scent on Professor McGonagall.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, his expression changed drastically, and he plunged headlong into the woods.

"Harry!" Hermione Ron exclaimed in shock as Harry walked away.

He immediately followed.

Deep in the forbidden forest, the trees were dense, and the moonlight shining through was becoming increasingly scarce.

After walking for nearly twenty minutes.

A pool of glaring blood caught Harry's eye, which made him stop in his tracks.

Unicorn blood.

a lot of.

It must have struggled here.

Malfoy is Malfoy, and Miss Draco is Miss Draco—don't confuse them! As for the protagonist's attitude towards Malfoy—is it disappointment, hatred, or a sense of inadequacy? Who knows? People are always complex.

(End of this chapter)