Chapter 95: Investigation
The things that Coven revealed were too unbelievable, and it simply became an atmosphere destroyer.
In the end, Dumbledore could only brush aside Coven's situation, and it could be considered a complete case.
Let Hagrid go back to rest first, and then Dumbledore asked Professor McGonagall to bring the twins back to Gryffindor's lounge.
In the end, only Coven was left in the office.
Dumbledore began to ponder after seeing everyone off. He kept walking in the office with his head lowered.
Coven could only watch quietly. Obviously, Dumbledore must have left him alone because he had something else to do.
Soon after, Dumbledore finally stopped and looked at Coven. He pondered for a moment and said, "Come with me again."
Coven did not ask anything and just nodded silently.
Then, the two left Headmaster's room and left the castle. They entered the forbidden forest again under Coven's surprise.
While walking deeper into the forbidden forest, Dumbledore broke the silence, "Do you feel very puzzled?"
"Yes." Coven walked beside Dumbledore and admitted it.
"Although it's not good to say that..." Dumbledore said amiably, "But I have some ideas about Acromantula's group."
"Can you tell me about it, Mr. Headmaster?" Coven was very smart and timely laughed.
"Of course." Dumbledore's tone was cheerful as if he could finally share a secret that he had been holding back for a long time.
As they continued forward, Dumbledore said, "The forbidden forest belongs to Hogwarts, so some of the ethnic groups living in the forbidden forest will occasionally contact me, who is Headmaster, or ask for help or report something to me."
Coven did not make a sound and listened quietly.
"In recent years, all the ethnic groups in the Forbidden Forest have reported the same thing to me, which is that Acromantula's ethnic group developed too fast… If this goes on, it will oppress the living space of other ethnic groups in the Forbidden Forest…. This will be detrimental to the ecological balance of the Forbidden Forest."
Coven came in at the right time. "So, this time, Mr. Headmaster didn't punish us so heavily?"
"There must be some reason." Dumbledore thought about it and nodded.
Then, Dumbledore seemed to sigh with emotion and continued to teach, "Coven, you have to know that spiders are cruel creatures, and Acromantula, this creature, has the instinct to attack humans."
"Are they afraid of Hogwarts?" Coven was clear in his heart but pretended not to know and asked, "So Acromantula never came out to attack students in the Forbidden Forest?"
"No." Dumbledore shook his head and said softly, "This is all thanks to Hagrid. It was he who made an agreement with Acromantula's chief. They agreed that' Aragog 'would strictly forbid its descendants from coming out of the Forbidden Forest to attack humans."
"Of course." Dumbledore added helplessly, "And the reason why Acromantula's group can appear in the Forbidden Forest is also because of Hagrid."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Headmaster!" Coven suddenly stopped Dumbledore.
"What's wrong?" Dumbledore stopped and looked down at Coven.
Coven raised his hand and pointed to the front. "I remember that there is a large group of 'Billywig' in front of us, so we'd better go around them."
Dumbledore glanced in the direction that Coven pointed and then revealed a look of realization. He nodded with a smile, "Okay, thank you for your reminder. Then let's go this way."
After moving in another direction, Dumbledore continued, "Where did you say it before? Oh, I remember now."
"You know, as Headmaster, there are too many things that I need to pay attention to every day, so I have never had the chance to see the situation of Acromantula's ethnic group in person… This mistake of yours just reminds me of this, so take this opportunity to go to the location of their ethnic group to observe."
"Yes, Mr. Headmaster." Coven still didn't understand why Dumbledore wanted to bring him along. Wouldn't it be more convenient to come alone?
However, Coven didn't probe further. After answering, he remained silent and followed Dumbledore all the way to the depths of the forbidden forest.
The two of them walked for more than half an hour. When they saw the first Acromantula, Dumbledore applied the 'Disillusionment Charm' on them, making him and Coven invisible.
Therefore, they avoided Acromantula's dense area all the way and finally arrived at Acromantula's nest.
Dumbledore took Coven to hide next to a big tree at the edge of the nest and carefully observed the entire nest.
Without estimating the number of spiders that could be seen near the nest, Acromantula, who had gone out to hunt for food, had more than three hundred.
This made Dumbledore frown, looking a little worried.
After observing for a moment, Dumbledore raised his hand and waved it in front of the two people. Then he said, "You can speak now. They can't hear us now."
"Sir, there are too many of them! As far as I know, there are thousands of ordinary spiders laying eggs at a time. Even if the survival rate is not high, there are hundreds of young spiders that can survive!" Coven said in a low voice.
'The book also said that 'Acromantula' had a long life, so... I am afraid that it should really limit their development!'
Dumbledore nodded solemnly and looked at the nest for a moment. Then he bowed his head and said to Coven, "Okay, let's go back."
"Yes, Professor." Coven answered.
However, Dumbledore's next move stunned Coven.
Dumbledore took out his wand and waved it, and then he actually chanted the incantation 'Stop'.
The next moment, the 'Disillusionment Charm' and 'Silent Sound Spell' on the two of them suddenly dispersed, exposing their figures to all of Acromantula.
"Sir?" Coven immediately pulled out his wand.
Dumbledore didn't respond immediately. Instead, he shook his wand and shot out a ray of magic light, hitting one of Acromantula.
That Acromantula didn't even make a sound. His huge body suddenly shrank and then fell to the ground powerlessly.
Dumbledore then waved his wand. Under the silent 'Transformation Conjuration', the spider's corpse was replaced.
It was only then that Dumbledore lowered his head and asked in a testing manner, "In the face of such a situation, what do you think is the most appropriate thing to do?"
Coven was very puzzled by Dumbledore's thoughts, but the situation in front of him did not allow him to think too much.
Facing the 'Acromantula Tide' that was rushing towards them from all directions, Coven instantly calmed his mind and entered a calm state of mind without any distractions...