Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"It's as if someone is rare!" Sirius responded immediately.

Facing Margaret's provocation, he chose to face it head-on.The oppressive atmosphere in front of him made him feel very uncomfortable, with a feeling of depression that he couldn't vent.

If he could choose, he would prefer to fight Margaret.

But Harry and Hermione stopped him tightly, hoping that he would not do this with almost pleading eyes.Sirius froze for a moment, then gradually calmed down.

Before meeting the centaur, he had repeatedly warned everyone to regard the centaur as human beings on an equal footing with him, and not to underestimate them.

Obviously, he did too well in this aspect, and he didn't even have basic politeness, completely treating Margaret as another Snape.

"Calm down, Sirius!" Harry turned his head to look at Margery, "Firenze has no other intentions, he just wants to help us..."

Harry's calming words obviously had the opposite effect. The crowd of horses erupted into stronger shouts, and their gazes became more unfriendly.

"You made a big mistake, human!" Margaret shouted loudly, "The centaurs are not human slaves, and we have no obligation to help you."

Harry took a step back in panic, and Firenze held him up.

"Don't get excited, Margaret!" he said calmly, "I don't intend to disclose any information that can change fate, I just want to tell Aiwen that for those who can read the astrology, there is already a picture of us. the fate of nations."

"Hmph, you have to be careful, we all know this boy's fate, which is destined to be unchangeable." Margaret glanced at Aiwen again, "Remember, don't sell our knowledge and secrets to humans, so The shame of that can never be undone."

He returned to the centaurs, stood quietly beside the elder, and Sirius looked at each other angrily, it was hard to say which one seemed more angry.

"Although Margaret has a grumpy temper, there is no other meaning." Firenze looked at Aiwen again, his sapphire eyes shining brightly in the night sky, "Aiwen, I hope you can understand that no matter what we see Omens are not important, what is important is your own choice. The orbit of the planets may change at any time, and sometimes even the Centaur will miss it, so it is foolish to put too much faith in such things."

Ivan nodded, he didn't care much about prophecies.

But what did Margery mean by what he had just said, what did he see?

And Firenze, he repeatedly emphasized this matter to himself tonight, hoping that Ivan would not believe too much in the arrangement of fate, but firmly believe in his own choice.

This is too abnormal. Based on Aiwen's understanding of the horse people, he shouldn't say such a thing, which is completely contrary to what the horse people have always liked.

Unless, Firenze really saw some bad omen from the sky...

In the dark woods, the atmosphere became more and more heavy.

In the darkness, everything around was covered with a layer of shadows. A gust of wind blew by, and Aiwen found himself covered in cold sweat.Looking at the elder centaur in front of the blue flame, who was concentrating on observing the shape of the smoke, he felt a strong ominous premonition, as if something bad was about to happen.

Ivan pondered, the other party just mentioned Mars and war.

Not surprisingly, this should refer to the war with Voldemort. The question is what role did I play in it?

What happened to make Firenze feel uneasy?

Everything was too vague, and the more I thought about it, the more worried I became.

"Remember, Aiwen!" Firenze said softly, "Nothing is infallible, even the knowledge of the centaur. When it comes to deciding your fate, I hope you can make the right decision. choose."

After he finished speaking, he returned directly to the horsemen without giving Aiwen time to ask back.

"What exactly does Firenze mean?" Looking at his back, Harry said strangely, "He seems to have something to tell us."

"These horse people make me feel uncomfortable." Ron whispered, and he looked at Ivan in awe, "Listen to him, it seems that something terrible is going to happen to you. This is really strange, you know, Usually Harry..."

"What a terrible thing, why do you still believe in this kind of thing?!" Hermione said quickly, "It's exactly the same as Professor Trelawney's tricks. I understand it. There is no essential difference at all. I can see it from inside the teacup From the beginning of the unknown, she has been predicting that Harry will die for a whole semester. We finally found out that the big black dog representing the ominous omen is Sirius. Not only did Harry not encounter any unfortunate events, but everything was going Good development."

"This time is different, Hermione, the centaur's prophecy is much more accurate than ours!" Ron muttered vaguely, and glanced at Ivan cautiously.

Firenze mentioned war, and if there is war, the enemy must be a very evil dark wizard.From a common sense point of view, this dark wizard should be Voldemort, but he has been defeated and lost all his strength, let alone Dumbledore, it is difficult for him to rise again.

If not Voldemort, then who would this dark wizard be?

Unable to explain why, Ron remembered that Ivan was studying black magic again.According to all the signs at present, Aiwen is very likely to be the dark wizard.

Otherwise, the horse people would not hesitate, they must have seen all this.

The more Ron thought about it, the more he felt that there was this possibility, and everything was showing signs of it. He reminded himself that he had to be careful.

"Hermione, the prophecy does exist!" Harry continued, "Think about the real language Ivan heard..."

"I mean, Professor Trelawney is a liar when he's in a state of real prophecy, and so are these centaurs," said Hermione sharply. waste time."

"You need to get the hang of it, Hermione!" interrupted Ron. "Why would you give up on this class?! You just predict that something bad is going to happen to you on your homework, and she will give you high marks. Easiest class I've ever taken."

Ivan did not participate in their discussion, he was still thinking about Firenze's words and Professor Trelawney's previous prophecy.

The Gryffindor thing is kept in the temple of the centaur tribe, and the place where everything that Professor Trelawney prophesied was going to happen is also a temple.

Is there any connection between these two places, or is it a simple coincidence? !

The premonition of uneasiness became stronger, and Ivan remembered what the other party said when he caught Peter Pettigrew before. He knew from Voldemort how to get the key to Gryffindor's secret treasure. Voldemort must have been to that temple!

Ivan woke up suddenly. If he got the key, the one chosen by Voldemort in Professor Trelawney's prophecy would not be him, right? !

Chapter 277 The Horseman's Request

You are the chosen one! ! !

In the dim Forbidden Forest, Ivan suddenly thought of this possibility.

The blood in his whole body instantly turned into ice water, and the ominous premonition deep in his heart became stronger and stronger.

Firenze must have seen something in the orbit of Mars before he issued a warning to Ivan.What he said just now was very vague, and he only mentioned war. No one can guarantee whether Aiwen will be the chosen one in the future he sees.

Thinking along this line of thought, in the dark temple of the centaur tribe, Ivan will be marked by Voldemort's past magic, and he will help the returning Voldemort gain unprecedented power.

If this kind of thing really happens, then the entire wizarding world will be shrouded in terror and chaos...

A gust of wind blew by, and Ai Wen shook his head, not daring to think about it anymore.

Now Voldemort is already evil and powerful enough, if he is getting the help of other more powerful forces, then he cannot be defeated at all, and the future will be unimaginable.

This kind of thing can't happen, Dumbledore will not sit idly by.

What's more, the idea of ​​being the chosen one is too ridiculous and absurd.Aiwen was sure that unless he was controlled by black magic such as the Imperius Curse, it would be absolutely impossible for him to help Voldemort.

As Sirius said to Peter Pettigrew, he would rather die than betray his friends. In the face of the powerful and evil Voldemort, he would only choose to fight to the death.

Like Sirius, Aiwen also has his own object of persistence, belief and protection.

He would rather die than help Voldemort.

He took a deep breath and secretly made up his mind.

No matter what is waiting for him, he must obtain the treasure key left by Gryffindor, become stronger, and be able to protect Hermione at critical moments.

But will the future really be as simple as I imagined? !

In the darkness, the thick smoke in front of the elder centaur gradually faded away.The blue flame gradually extinguished, and he finished observing the flames and smoke, and seemed to have known the fate of Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and had made a decision.

As the smoke dissipated, Aiwen felt the strange fluctuation of magic power beside him disappearing.

In front of everyone, the old centaur looked very tired, the wrinkles on his face were getting deeper and deeper, and he slowly waved to Margaret.

Strong centaurs walked by, and they whispered something.

Then, the centaur elder raised his head and glanced at Ai Wen and the others. He turned around and walked deep into the Forbidden Forest surrounded by other centaurs.

The centaur troops then left, and the thunderous hooves gradually faded away.

Margaret stood still, and looked at Ivan and the five of them arrogantly.

Everyone looked back at him nervously, waiting for him to say the final result.

"The elder has made a decision..." Margaret shouted loudly, "The stars have given clear instructions that you four little ponies can gain the friendship of the centaur."

Before the four of Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione could be happy, they heard him continue, "But if you want to be recognized by the centaur, you have to prove yourself and accomplish one thing..."

He seemed dissatisfied with the elder's decision, and there was a little anger in his voice.

"What is it?" Sirius asked, frowning.

"Weaken the power of those giant acromants in the Forbidden Forest, and bring their eyes to the tribe. The Elders will wait for you in the central temple."

"Weaken the power of the giant acromantula?!" Sirius frowned even deeper, "Margaret, do you even know what you're talking about?! Those dark creatures are very powerful, and it's not something that young wizards can do. It can be dealt with. Also, how many acromantulas do we need to kill to satisfy you?"

"That's something you need to consider." Margaret said bluntly, "Remember, you only have one chance to gain the approval of the centaur. Before we completely lose patience, go to the tribe with the eyes of those monsters Come."

Margery turned around and left without even looking at Ivan and the others.

Looking at Margaret's back, no one spoke.No one thought that the centaur elders would actually make such a request.As Sirius said, the encirclement and suppression of the giant arachnid is really too reluctant for Aiwen and the others.

These dark creatures are very dangerous, and their combat ability alone is comparable to that of an adult wizard. Not to mention, they always appear in groups.

After the fire that Aven cast on Aragog's lair, the leader of the acromantia, these creatures hated him to death.As long as he dares to appear in their territory now, it is estimated that all the giant arachnids will come out to attack him.

Facing thousands of acromantia at the same time, even Dumbledore couldn't stand it.

"Firenze, what is going on?" Sirius asked, "Why do you want us to weaken the power of the acromantula?"

"Those ferocious creatures do not belong to this forest. I don't know when they started, but their number has increased, causing us a lot of trouble." Firenze replied softly, he is now the venue "Especially after the fire a month ago, they became more irritable and wantonly attacked other creatures and centaurs who went out, causing great damage to the ecology of the Forbidden Forest."

He glanced at Ai Wen, as if he already knew that Ai Wen set the fire.

"I know that the acromantia has caused great trouble to you, but let us..." Sirius said worriedly.

"The elder has already made a request, and you can only choose to accept or refuse." Firenze's sapphire-like eyes did not have the slightest wave.

"Well, how many acromantulas do we have to kill to satisfy you?" Sirius pondered, "We can't kill all acromantulas."

"Quantity is not important, the key is attitude!" Firenze turned to look at Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and said calmly, "If you want to be recognized, the centaurs want to see you four The courage that is hidden deep inside and how much you value the horse people."

"Courage and importance?!" Ivan repeated.

"Evan, remember you told us about the hint left by Gryffindor in that secret room!" Hermione seemed to think of something, she recalled, "Brave Gryffindor, from the barren Swamp! He leaves the highest reward for the most daring! The key to unlocking the treasure is the courage buried in the heart, which needs to be recognized by his proud followers!"

Although there have been many speculations before, it is now very clear.

The proud followers refer to these proud centaurs in the Forbidden Forest, and the treasure key he left behind is the courage buried in his heart.

The centaurs do keep things left by Gryffindor himself, but what's the use of courage here? !

Could it be that these horsemen hope to use this to test the four of Aiwen and the others, and then decide whether to hand over the item to them? !

"This sentence is also circulated in the tribe." Firenze turned his head to look at Ivan, and said slowly, "Please remember, courage is very important to get that item."

Chapter 278 Harry's Decision

It was not until the way back that everyone seemed to accept this fact.

Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were still worried about the demands of the centaurs, while Sirius was very dissatisfied with Margaret's attitude, with an extremely contemptuous expression on his face.

"These centaurs are a bunch of nasty old mules, aren't they?" he said disapprovingly, skirting a patch of nettles. "They're too stubborn to look down on human wizards..."

"In addition to being stubborn, they are absolutely crazy to make such a request, asking us to weaken the power of the acromantula!" Ron said out of breath, "They don't even think about it, we How could four twelve or thirteen-year-old wizards defeat the Acantaraman?!"

No one spoke, and everyone didn't know how to answer Ron.

"Come to think of it, it's crazy to have to gouge out the spider's eyes and bring them to them!" Ron continued, with a tremor in his voice.

He has never been resistant to spiders, and the expression on his face is extremely frightened.

"The question now is not whether it can be done, but what should be done?" Hermione said in a panic, "Firenze said that we can only choose to accept or refuse."

"Yeah, if we want to get the magical item left by Gryffindor that can increase the magic power, we have to do this, there is no other choice!" Ron snapped off the branch in front of him, "Damn it!" , Gryffindor himself must have been confused at the time, so he would ask these centaurs."

"According to Firenze, the centaurs are not asking us to specifically kill or eliminate how many acromantulas, but to show enough courage and sincerity." Hermione analyzed, "This must be a reminder, Things may not be as difficult as we thought."

"To me, it all means the same thing." Ron wrinkled his nose and said in a drawn-out tone, "No matter what, we're going to fight those monsters and kill them. Oh, the giant monster with eight eyes Spider, I will definitely have nightmares tonight!"

There was another silence, and everyone felt bad.

The horror of the acromantula again appeared in Ivan's mind. The eight black and malicious eyes on top of their heads, the furry spider legs, and the big pincers that made loud clicking and clicking noises from time to time.

Aside from the disgusting appearance and reluctance to approach, Aiwen is not very afraid of the acromantula.

In terms of combat strength, he is now completely superior to these monsters.

The question now is what to do to make the horses happy.

This scale is very difficult to grasp, and Ivan is even considering the possibility of entering Aragog's lair again and killing the king of the acromantia.

Although dangerous, but with proper planning, it is not impossible!

Ivan was not sure whether to do this, he looked up at Sirius, wanting to see what he had to say.

Sirius didn't speak, and the aloof and dismissive look on his face looked the same as usual. Noticing Ivan's gaze, he smiled slightly, as if he wanted to express his opinion after everyone had decided.

In this way, the five of them walked forward silently, and the Forbidden Forest at night was particularly gloomy.A few unknown huge creatures flew over everyone's heads, making terrifying noises, but the invisible pressure brought by the acromantula was more frightening than the surrounding darkness.

"Evan, you said before that after you hunted Peter Pettigrew into the Forbidden Forest, you encountered acromantulas and fought them." Harry said suddenly, his voice sounded in the dark Strangely, "What is their strength?"