A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 301 The Diary Has Come to Life (Third Update, thanks to the sect leader "snz" for the 10,000 coin reward)

After flying for five or six minutes, William, looking down from high above, finally spotted what he was looking for.

He slowly descended, the surrounding sounds deafening, as if there were thunderclaps in the sky.

"Look over there!" Cedric shouted, clinging tightly to the eagle's claws.

William looked down and saw a hundred bison emerging from a bare hill in the Forbidden Forest, crowding in like a flood.

William sped forward for several miles, his scalp tingling. Not only were there ordinary animals like bison and wolves, but also dangerous magical creatures like Potter warthogs, fire crabs, and horned camels following behind!

At the very back, a dense swarm of eight-eyed giant spiders, each the size of a truck, drove them toward Hogwarts Castle.

Last year, Quirrell only released one troll into Hogwarts. If this were to happen unexpectedly, causing so many animals to flood into the castle...

William looked down from his high vantage point, his eyes cold and sinister.

Dumbledore said that Riddle in his youth was more terrifying than Voldemort is now, and preferred to use intrigue and trickery... but that's probably just a euphemism.

The diary drove Dumbledore away, but he was still not at ease. So he used the eight-eyed spider to drive away the animals in the Forbidden Forest and cause chaos in the castle so that he could carry out his plan and ensure that no one would disturb him!

No Death Eaters... no problem, it can easily create a wave of henchmen on its own.

This diary has come to life!

"What should we do?" Qiu asked.

"We should go back to the school and inform the professors that the forest is so large that we can't stop these animals," Cedric said.

William descended slowly, landing on a large tree, transforming from a sea eagle back into a human.

"That's right, let's go!" William raised his arm.

Cedric and Cho grabbed William's arms, and he Apparated them to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Hogwarts forbids Apparition, so William can only appear here.

Cedric pulled a whole bunch of prank products from his ring: Dr. Flip's self-igniting fireworks, water-blooming magic fireworks, and cold fireworks.

He waved his wand, and after a muffled sound, dozens of fireworks exploded like thunder in the night sky.

"So beautiful!" Qiu clapped her hands.

"I've wanted to try this for a while now, putting one of these outside the castle," Cedric smiled contentedly. "Especially in the middle of the night."

"I'll need to get reimbursed by Professor McGonagall," William said with unusual seriousness.

The three turned and ran toward the castle.

The continuous explosions woke up not only the professors and the sleeping young wizards, but even Toothbaen.

It stood at the door of Hagrid's cabin, roaring angrily at William and his companions.

"Quick, Toothpick!" Qiu shouted. "The animals in the Forbidden Forest are attacking the castle..."

Before Qiu Hua could finish speaking, Ya Ya let out a terrifying growl, turned around and fled for her life, quickly disappearing from the three people's sight.

"..."

If Yaya were to participate in an agility dog ​​racing competition, she would probably leave the Border Collie far behind.

When the three arrived at the castle, the Great Hall was already lit up, and Toothpick had been captured by Professor Snape.

Snape was wearing a long black robe, and his face was covered in soot, as if he had just returned from mining coal in Africa.

A pair of cold eyes stared at William and his companions.

"I was just brewing a potion!" Snape's voice was low and suppressed, indicating his immense anger.

"This is a very important potion. I've been brewing it for three months, and I'm almost at the final step... but a loud noise outside interrupted my train of thought, causing the cauldron to explode..."

"I think...someone should be held accountable for this!"

Snape's eyes swept over William and his companions, his menacing look reminding William of Aragog, the old spider.

Professor McGonagall's lips were pressed tightly together; she was also extremely angry, but she didn't immediately lash out.

"It's nighttime now. According to school rules, the three of you should be in bed, not setting off fireworks outside!"

I need to hear your explanation; I don't want to hear words like "accident" or "prank."

"Professor, we apologize for disturbing your sleep, but we need to inform you in this way."

Time is running out. Driven by the giant eight-eyed spider, the animals of the Forbidden Forest are attacking the castle.

William quickly explained the situation.

Professor McGonagall was taken aback and exchanged uneasy glances with the other professors.

"Immediately seal off the castle, blow up the bridge, and activate the protective magic," she ordered.

"Shouldn't we go to the Forbidden Forest to confirm?" Snape asked hesitantly.

"No need. Before Professor Dumbledore left, he told me that if anything happened, I should trust William!"

Professor McGonagall raised her wand, and four silver cats sprang from its tip, each with spectacle-shaped markings around its eyes.

The four guardians nimbly ran upstairs, where the spiral staircase was covered in silver light.

Clearly, the guardian spirit has gone to notify the other teachers.

"Gather all the students in the auditorium so that we can handle any problems promptly."

Professor McGonagall displayed the authority befitting a vice-principal.

"Okay." Professor Sprout hurried toward the lounge.

She jogged away, and everyone could still hear her muttering to herself.

"Giants, fire crabs, horned camels... I told the headmaster a long time ago that we should lead a team to clean them up. These evil creatures... are affecting the growth of magical plants."

"And these too!" Professor McGonagall waved her wand. "Stonestones, move out!"

The statues and armor throughout the corridor jumped off their scaffolds, and a series of loud crashing sounds echoed from upstairs and downstairs.

"Hogwarts is under threat!" Professor McGonagall shouted. "Hold the line, protect us, and do your duty to the school!"

"That's an exaggeration, Professor McGonagall," Snape said, speechless.

"It's just some creatures from the Forbidden Forest, not an invasion by Death Eaters. We can set up a defense line and guard one bridge. Since we've prepared in advance, they won't be able to get in."

"Severus, don't stop me!"

Professor McGonagall, clutching her wand, exclaimed with delight, like a little girl:

"I wanted to try this spell when I was in school, but Dumbledore was always in school and I never had the chance."

"..."

"Then, you guys!" Snape looked at William and the other two.

"Go to the auditorium; the professors are there to protect you."

"Sorry, I'm waiting for Professor Dumbledore's signal," William shrugged.

"Signal...what signal?"

Suddenly, a deep red bird descended from the sky. It had a golden tail as long as a peacock's and a pair of golden claws, in which it clutched a tattered package.

Fox circled around twice and then disappeared again.

William smiled and said, "That's the signal."

Hogwarts Castle,

Deep underground.

The old diary turned its pages automatically without any wind, and a young figure with black hair slowly appeared.

He picked up the diary and gently turned the pages. Each page was covered with intricate ancient magical script and spell patterns.

The power is increasing.

As Riddle walked step by step into the secret chamber, he could feel power surging within him.

At the end of the road,

There stood a solid wall with two intertwined snakes carved on it, their eyes inlaid with glittering emeralds.

"Open it," Riddle said in a low, hoarse Parseltongue.

The two snakes separated, and the stone wall split in the middle, slowly sliding to both sides and disappearing.

He will be much stronger when he walks out of this door than when he walked in.

Everything is ready now; all that's left is to wait for the final prey to arrive.

he,

A new life is about to begin!

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(Thanks to "Snz" for the donation. I currently owe seven chapters, and I've already made up for two... Seven is a magical number.)

(End of this chapter)