The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

A few days before Halloween, the school chose to reveal the truth:

No one opened the secret room. The reason why the basilisk escaped was because the seal of the secret room had expired after a long time. This was an accident and no one needed to be responsible for it.

The basilisk has been eliminated, the danger no longer exists, and the ban has been lifted.

On the same day, two small things happened at Hogwarts.

First, Slytherin had a new transfer student at the dinner that day, a short-haired girl named Anaconda.

Secondly, the bulletin board announced to all the teachers and students of the school that the Duel Club was officially established. The first meeting will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow night.

And that afternoon, Ash received a letter from Hagrid.

This led him to leave the Ravenclaw common room later that day and sneak to the dungeon entrance on the first floor below. The floor outside the dungeon is inlaid with a spiraling snake pattern, and half of the snake's body is exposed on the ground on the side of the blank wall.

Ash was about to walk towards the blank wall when he suddenly felt something moving behind him.

He turned around and there was nothing there.

However, the next second, a small hand gently poked Ash's waist.

Ash grabbed the mischievous little hand and said in a somewhat helpless tone:

"Harry, don't make trouble."

"Hey~" Harley lifted the invisibility cloak and stuck out her tongue.

Ash looked at the invisibility cloak in the girl's hand with a confused expression:

"Kassandra didn't come with you?"

"Kassandra doesn't want to come." Harley's voice was very low, obviously feeling guilty because she didn't tell Cassandra at all.

Ash didn't think much and took Harley with him to leave the school through the secret passage.

When they arrived at Hogsmeade, Bai Zi had been waiting in the Honeydukes cellar for a long time.

As soon as she left Hogsmeade, Baizi immediately transformed into her giant wolf form, letting Ash and Harley ride on her back, and rushed to Hagrid's hut.

At this time, Hagrid was standing at the door of the hut with a lantern, waiting anxiously.

As soon as he saw the giant wolf rushing from the darkness in the distance and Ash riding on the wolf's back, Hagrid couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Ash:

"Merlin! Thank God, I thought you had an accident...wait! Harley, why are you here?!"

Hagrid was quite happy to see Ash. But when he found Harley sitting behind Ash, his eyes suddenly widened.

Harley blinked:

"Can't I come?"

Hagrid warned with a serious look:

"Don't be ridiculous, Harley, this is very dangerous!"

Ash rolled off Bai Zi's back, hugged Harley down, and then explained:

"I asked Harley to help. Those spiders may know me, so strangers must be allowed to meet them. Moreover, with your body size, you must borrow Harley's invisibility cloak if you want to hide. Or, Hagrid Are you able to master the Disguise Charm proficiently?"

"Oh ah……"

Hagrid hesitated and couldn't speak. Although he did have a unique understanding of taming magical creatures, and although it was not difficult to cast the Disillusionment Curse, Hagrid's use of the magic spell was limited to a usable level. Can't be called skilled.

According to Ash's original plan, in order for Hagrid to see the true face of the spiders with his own eyes, but not to let the spiders discover him, he must use an invisibility cloak. And they needed someone to meet the spiders, someone they didn't know.

"But this is really dangerous..."

Hagrid was still conflicted. If possible, he still didn't want to put Harley in danger.

Although before this, Hagrid did not think that Aragog would pose any danger, but now, unlike in the past, Hagrid had become suspicious. And the more suspicious he is, the more dangerous he feels.

At this time, Bai Zi had also returned to her human form, wearing a pointed wizard hat on her head to cover up the wolf ears on her head.

Ha Li gently held Bai Zi's hand and said with a smile:

"It's okay, Bai Zi will go with me, and she will protect me."

Compared to Hagrid's uneasiness, Harry seemed unusually relaxed.

Because she already knew from Ash what she was going to face in advance, and she was not alone. Bai Zi will protect her, even if Bai Zi cannot protect her, there is Ash - no matter what happens, Harley believes that Ash can protect her, just like the last time Ash saved her from Voldemort.

Hagrid already realized that his objections obviously had little effect, so he could only reluctantly agree.

"Okay, Harley, you follow Fang, he will lead you to Aragog."

"Also, don't go too fast or Ash and I can't keep up."

Fang is a black hound, a Neapolitan Mastiff, and perhaps part magical animal. But no matter what, this is the most common and normal one among all Hagrid's pets.

Harley and Bai Zi soon entered the Forbidden Forest under the leadership of Yaya. Hagrid, wearing an invisibility cloak, followed quietly. But because Hagrid was so huge, he had to squat on the ground, otherwise the invisibility cloak would not be able to cover his whole body.

In view of this, Ash did not share the Invisibility Cloak with Hagrid, but walked beside Harley using the Disguise Charm.

Under the light of the wand, Yaya sniffed the roots and leaves of the trees and moved towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

Harley soon discovered that they were following the spiders crawling on the path. They seemed to be heading to a certain area of ​​the Forbidden Forest consciously.

After at least half an hour's journey, the surrounding trees became more and more dense. The tall and leafy trees almost completely blocked the sky. No stars could be seen. Only Harry's wand flickered faintly in the endless darkness. of light.

In the pitch-black environment, Harry could only see thick tree stumps and tree roots exposed to the ground like tentacles.

rustle!

Suddenly, Harley heard the sound of dry branches being trampled and broken, and something seemed to be moving quickly in the dark woods.

With a loud clicking sound, a dark, hairy giant spider that was at least as big as a cart horse suddenly appeared in front of them! And behind that giant spider, there were the second and third ones... In the deep darkness, there were countless monsters looking at them eagerly.

Bai Zi calmly drew out his wand, ready to use a powerful spell to kill them all.

Although Harry's scalp was a little numb, he still pulled himself together and said loudly:

"We're friends with Hagrid!"

Click!

The spiders that were rushing towards them stopped, and more and more giant spiders appeared from the darkness. Harley looked around and realized that these monsters had unknowingly surrounded them.

This made Harley feel even more nervous, even though she knew Ash and Hagrid were beside her. But that kind of fear from the heart will not weaken just because you are in a safe environment!

The giant spider that first appeared clicked and fiddled with its big claws, and made intermittent sounds from its mouth:

"Follow me!"

It moved its eight legs quickly, leading Harley and Bai Zi to continue moving into the depths of darkness.

Hagrid in the invisibility cloak felt very lucky. It seemed that his name still worked. Didn't Harry and the others not be attacked?

If all went well, he might not have to clean out Aragog's children.

Harley soon arrived at a wide 'basin' surrounded by 'hills' composed of 'tree roots' and 'tree stumps'.

The basin was covered with spider webs, and countless spiders were crawling on the webs, surrounding them from all directions, and almost every one of them was moving their big claws excitedly, like a child excitedly tapping the dinner plate with a spoon before starting a meal.

"Aragog!" shouted the giant spider leading the way, "Aragog."

In the center of the nest, a giant spider as big as a truck slowly emerged from the misty spider web. Its body and legs were black and gray, and its ugly head with big claws had eight eyes, but Each eye is covered with a layer of white shadow, it is blind.

"What's going on?" it asked.

"people."

"Is it Hagrid?"

"It's a stranger!"

"Kill them, I'm sleeping..."

Hearing the conversation between Aragog and his descendants, Hagrid suddenly felt a chill in his heart. If it were just Aragog's child, it might be explained by ignorance. But if your child is not sensible, are you also ignorant?

Harley shouted hurriedly:

"We're friends with Hagrid!"

Aragog seemed to be hesitant and said slowly:

"Hagrid has never sent anyone to our lair before."

Harley followed the script Ash gave her and tried her best to speak in a soothing tone:

"We just accidentally broke in here. Let's leave now. Hagrid should be looking for us..."

"Walk?"

The surrounding woods rustled, and the impatient giant spiders hung down from the top of the tree along the spider silk. Aragog said slowly:

"You're here, you still want to leave?"

"But we are Hagrid's friends! Have you forgotten your promise to Hagrid?"

"Promise? I have always kept my promise. My children obeyed my orders and did not harm Hagrid. But I cannot stop them from enjoying the fresh human meat delivered to their door. Hagrid's friends..."

hiss!

A giant spider hangs down from the sky, and its big claw almost bites off Harley's head!

Snapped!

The spider's body suddenly exploded without warning. There were no residual limbs and no blood. It just turned into magic power and gradually dissipated.

Hagrid, who had been hiding nearby, lifted his invisibility cloak, his tone filled with indescribable loneliness and disappointment:

"Aragog, I thought we were friends."

"Hagrid?"

Aragog heard Hagrid's voice, which sounded obviously surprised.

However, this did not change anything at all. The spiders, which had been completely attracted by human flesh, swarmed towards the three Ashes in the center. Although they still consciously avoided Hagrid, this did not change the fact that they were bloodthirsty.

Bai Zi raised his magic wand and whispered the magic spell:

"Bombarda!"

The blue magic spell quickly flew into the spider group, blasting a dozen spiders around it to pieces. But there were too many spiders here, at least tens of thousands, and the ones Bai Zi killed were just a drop in the bucket, and the vacancies were quickly filled by more spiders.

This is not surprising. Acromantulas themselves have extremely excellent reproductive capabilities. They can lay a hundred eggs as big as beach balls at a time, and the hatching time of these eggs is only six to eight weeks. With the Acromantula's reproduction speed, which is even more exaggerated than that of rabbits, it is difficult for the population to grow.

Although Bai Zi's spells are released very quickly, and every time they attack, they can blow up more than a dozen spiders to their limbs. However, facing the seemingly endless sea of ​​spiders, they are still retreating step by step, and the spiders are still approaching. .

Seeing that Harry and Bai Zi were about to be overwhelmed by the spiders, Hagrid hurriedly shouted:

"Aragog, stop them!"

"Hagrid."

Aragog's tone was full of regret, "I am grateful for everything you have done for me, but you should not have come. I can't control them now, and they will kill you together."

"Aragog?!"

Hagrid was a little disbelieving, but an Acromantula had quietly descended from the web hanging above Hagrid's head, and bit his neck with its open claws.

Click!

With a crisp cracking sound, the Acromantula's big claw was forcefully broken off by Hagrid, but his neck was still intact. Although he is only a half-giant, Hagrid still has a defense that far exceeds that of ordinary people. Both physical resistance and magic resistance are extremely high, and ordinary magical creatures cannot hurt him at all.

Hagrid had tears in his eyes and looked sad:

"I thought we would really be friends..."

There is nothing more sad than heartbreak. Hagrid no longer has any expectations for Aragog, and his expression is extremely lonely.

"It should have been like this."

Ash shook his head, lifted the disillusionment spell and appeared next to Harley. He raised his wand above his head, and endless magic energy gathered crazily towards the sky, forming a dense thundercloud!

Click!

An Acromantula finally broke through the siege, rushed in front of Ash, opened its big claws and was about to bite him.

However, under the dark night sky, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky!

Snapped!

The Acromantula was instantly split into ashes by lightning, leaving only a scorched black mark on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the entire spider lair was as bright as day under the shining of the thunder, and there was no room for any darkness!

Lightning flashed in the sky, and countless thunder exploded, instantly blasting the giant spider in the darkness into pieces, leaving behind charred pits!

The eight-eyed spiders that were originally densely packed all over the nest and were as big as a car were reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye in the thunder that was like divine punishment, and not a single one was left!

Hagrid's mouth opened wide, his expression dull, and his face was full of disbelief.

Because he has never seen any wizard who can release such a wide range of magic, not even Dumbledore!

Rather, is this really something a wizard can do?

He couldn't help but start to imagine what would happen if this magic fell on the crowd?

no doubt!

This kind of large-scale thunder is enough to destroy Hogwarts and any human town in an instant. Under that thunder that is as accurate as a roll call, no one will survive! In terms of killing efficiency, it is simply higher than the most advanced Muggle weapons of destruction!

and.

Ash just cast a spell silently!

"What kind of magic is this?" Harley also looked surprised and whispered to herself.

"Ancient magic."

Ash rubbed Harley's head and asked with a smile, "Want to learn?"

"Uh-huh!"

Harley nodded her little head excitedly.

Ash spread his hands:

"It's no use trying to learn. You can't teach."

"Eh?!" Harley puffed up her cheeks.

"I didn't mean to tease you."

Ash pinched the girl's fair cheek and shrugged helplessly, "Just like your Parseltongue, ancient magic is also a talent."

"Modern magic is about using as little magic power as possible to cast as much magic as possible, while ancient magic is about using the most magic power to cast the most powerful magic. In terms of the utilization rate of magic power, the former is far better than the latter. Although the latter is wasteful Magic, but its power is far greater than the former.”

"And in terms of the diversity of magic, modern magic is far superior to ancient magic. Modern magic has at least hundreds of different spells, while the total number of ancient magics I have mastered does not exceed ten."

Ash didn't lie. Compared with the rich modern magic, the types of ancient magic are really mediocre. There are only a few types - Thor's Wrath, Human Bomb, Breathtaking, Fire Explosion, Jinni's Beauty and Trample.

"So it's actually very simple to learn ancient magic. The only threshold is magic power. As long as your magic power is a hundred times that of others, you can use ancient magic like me."

"A hundred times..." Harley's little mouth opened into a zero shape. Are you sure this is something a wizard can do?