Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

Chapter 288 Futile Flight Practice

On the eve of the exam, there was a tense atmosphere in the castle.

While everyone was forced to divert all their energy away from the acromander and focus on their studies, Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor team had to find time to do their homework between Quidditch practice every day.

Not to mention, they now have to discuss tactics endlessly with Wood.

This year's Quidditch final, Gryffindor vs. Slytherin, will take place on the first Saturday after Easter.

The Slytherin team led by roughly two hundred points in the tournament, which meant that Harry and the others had to score more than that number to win the trophy.The burden of scoring falls mostly on Harry, since catching the Snitch gives him 150 points.

Every day at the dinner table, Evan could hear Wood keep telling Harry, "So, you've got to only catch it when we're ahead by 50+ points. Only when we're ahead by 50+ points, Harry." , or we'd win the game, but not the trophy. You've got to do it, right? If we've got [-]-plus points, you've got to..."

"I know, Oliver!" Harry yelled, "You No.20 have told me this three times!"

"We have to be careful, Slytherins already know that you have a Firebolt, and they must have thought of countermeasures." Wood shifted the topic to tactical arrangements, "Our game will focus on scoring and fully suppress Slytherin. Team Leitling. You're the key to this match, Harry, and you've got to be fifty points ahead of us..."

Except for Wood, the entire Gryffindor House is obsessed with the upcoming game.

Just thinking about it is enough to make people excited. Since the departure of Ron's second brother, the legendary Charlie Weasley, Gryffindor House has not won a trophy.

All Gryffindors wanted to win this game, and everyone couldn't wait.

Especially considering the many grievances between Gryffindor and Slytherin, between Harry and Malfoy, and what happened in the game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, which made Harry decide Determined to defeat Malfoy in front of the entire school.

They are now training day and night, trying to find the best form of the team.

On the other hand, the Slytherin team is the complete opposite, with far less training frequency than Gryffindor. They gather together with sullen faces all day long, staring at Harry and the other players maliciously, and seem to plan to use other methods to win this game. games.

Tensions between the two teams and the two chambers have reached a point of tension as the day wore on.Harry's life is particularly difficult now, and Wood has issued an order that Harry must be accompanied wherever he goes, in case the Slytherin people make Harry unable to play.

And Harry cared more about the safety of the Firebolt than he cared about himself. When he didn't use the Firebolt, he locked it firmly in the box, and often rushed back to Gryffindor Tower during recess. Go see if it's still there.

Like the extremely busy Harry and Hermione, Ivan didn't have much time.

In addition to the pressure of the college courses, going to the library to continue his magic research and other things, he also tried to find a way to sneak into Aragog's lair.

In this regard, Ivan has not made much progress.

It is impossible for him to break in directly. Among the magics known to Aiwen, is there any magic that can sneak into Aragog's lair under the eyes of hundreds of acromantulas and kill them silently? kill it.

After much deliberation, the only way to fly directly in is more feasible.

Aiwen had to find his Nimbus 2000 from under the bed, and went to the field to practice flying every afternoon when there was no class.

Now, the little wizards can often see the Gryffindor Quidditch team practicing high in the air, while Ivan is flying slowly below them on a broomstick.

Everyone pointed at his behavior and wondered what Ivan was doing.

You know, he has always been the focus of attention of the little wizards, especially at the sensitive moment when the Quidditch final is about to start, Ivan's behavior is too suspicious.

There are rumors that Ivan is the secret weapon prepared by the Gryffindor team. The Slytherins are suspicious of this, but they dare not come to harass Ivan like they did with Harry and other players.Like Snape, they now turn a blind eye to Ivan's actions.

With a lot of practice, Ivan's fear of heights has been somewhat alleviated.

Even if he couldn't fly as well as Harry, he couldn't even fly midair on a broomstick like he used to.

After mastering certain flying skills, Aiwen became more and more suspicious of the possibility of using a broomstick to sneak into Aragog's lair.

Carrying a broom with you to fight an acromantia is funny just thinking about it.

He didn't go there to clean up, it's impossible to just fly in there without thinking, and then fly back with the same broomstick regardless of everything, the possibility of success of this method is too low...

Time passed, and Ivan still hadn't made much progress.

On the eve of the competition, he had to stop flying practice and completely gave up this somewhat fanciful method.In fact, all daily activities in the Gryffindor common room had come to a halt, and even Hermione had put down her books.

"I can't read, I can't concentrate," she said nervously.

There was a lot of noise around, and Fred and George Weasley said it was louder and more bombastic than usual to relieve the stress.

Oliver Wood was squatting in a corner in front of the model of the Quidditch pitch, using his wand to direct the little people on the pitch to advance and retreat, and muttering something, Angelina, Alicia and Katie because of Fred and George Laugh at the jokes you tell.

Harry and Ron sat together, and the two of them even avoided Hermione and Ivan, always muttering something in a low voice, apparently discussing the next day's game.

No one cares about the upcoming exams, no one cares about the acromantula and the centaur in the Forbidden Forest, only Aiwen still thinks about this from time to time, thinking of sneaking into the dangerous and eerie acromander lair alone among...

Every time Ivan thinks like this, he has a terrible feeling that something big is struggling to come out of his stomach.

"Relax, Ivan, don't think about those centaurs and giant spiders." Hermione closed the book in her hand, and she seemed to see what Ivan was thinking, "You have been telling me before, don't give I am under too much pressure, and so are you. Regarding the demands made by the horse people, we can work out a solution together, this is not your business alone."

"I know, I just..." Ivan argued.

"Come on, Harry looks more nervous than you, we should go over to comfort him." Hermione pulled Ivan over, "It's really not suitable for studying at this time, and there is no way to concentrate."

Chapter 289 Buckbeak and the New Plan

Ivan and Hermione walked to the fire and heard Ron trying to comfort Harry.

"You'll do well!" said Ron. "You've got Firebolts!"

"Yeah!" Harry nodded, as if his stomach was convulsing, "I have Firebolts, but Malfoy..."

Harry didn't seem to have much confidence. Before Ivan and Hermione could say anything, Wood suddenly stood up and yelled, "Team, sleep!"

This seems to be a signal, and everyone feels like a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, the entire common room became empty.In order not to disturb the rest of the players, other students also returned to their dormitories early.

Ivan watched Hermione return to the dormitory. He sat alone in the empty common room for a while, and his thoughts shifted from the upcoming Quidditch final to the acromantula.

Just as he was thinking about it, the door of the common room was opened.

Colin crawled in from the outside panting, holding a thick stack of forms in his hand.

"What are you holding in your hand?" Ivan asked curiously.

"About next year's course selection, you know, the third grade needs to add a few courses." Colin pulled out a form and handed it to Ivan, "I just came back from Professor McGonagall's office, and she originally planned to come over to announce this in person. But considering that tomorrow is the Quidditch final, let me bring back the forms and promotional materials first."

He walked over and posted a big notice on the bulletin board next to the fireplace, and the first one Aiwen saw was the introduction to the divination class.

Like the cover of "Putting Through the Fog to See the Future", after introducing Professor Trelawney and related information about the divination class, a huge black dog was drawn on the notice standing in the fog, like the anima of Sirius The form of Gus represents the ominousness of misfortune and disaster.

If possible, Ivan doesn't want to waste any time on this class.

But when he thought of those unpleasant predictions, he had to change his mind, and decided to get as close to Professor Trelawney as possible according to his previous plan, so that he could grasp clues at any time and deal with the illusory future that was changed by himself.

"Which course are you going to choose?" Colin said. "I just took a look at it briefly. There are many courses to choose from. Professor McGonagall suggested that we should think carefully."

"I haven't figured it out yet, but the divination class is a must!" Ai Wen grabbed the quill on the table and ticked off the divination class.

"You actually chose Divination class!" Colin said in surprise, "I thought you, like Hermione, always thought that Professor Trelawney was a liar."

"In most cases, it is true, but it cannot be denied that in rare cases, she can indeed make real predictions, and it is extremely important, which is why I chose this course." Ivan explained, "And I have to Admit it, it's a very easy class to get high grades in. Whether you actually see any future or not, just keep predicting your own misfortune, which Professor Trelawney loves to read."

"I don't have any ideas, but I know that Harry also chose Divination. Since you both chose, it shouldn't be wrong." Colin also made a mark on his form, and asked uncertainly "By the way, what else did Harry choose?"

Judging by his appearance, it seemed that he planned to choose the same courses as Harry.Although they are very familiar with each other, Colin is still the most admired supporter of Harry among all the little wizards in Hogwarts. He is even more fanatical and persistent than Ginny in some respects.

"Protection of magical creatures, Hagrid is the professor of this course, and he is always willing to bring some strange and weird magical creatures into the classroom."

"Yes, I remembered!" Colin raised his voice slightly and said suddenly, "Hagrid and his monster friend, the hippogriff named Buckbeak. I saw you and Hermione The articles that were written, which gave Malfoy a hard time at the beginning of term, did what I always wanted to do."

"The Hippogriff!" A sudden flash of inspiration came to Ivan's mind.

"Buckbeak is a good one, but I hope Hagrid won't bring it to class, it looks terrible." Colin continued, "I read in the book that ancient wizards usually used This kind of flying monster travels, and such a legend was often circulated in medieval Europe, someone rode a..."

Colin began to tell Ivan a legend he had heard when he was a child, about monsters such as hippogriffs and winged beasts circulating in the Muggle world.

Aiwen can be sure that Colin definitely confused the Hippogriff with the magical creature of the Griffin, because the protagonists in the legends he told are all Griffins, a kind of animal with lions. The body and claws, the head and wings of an eagle, a creature with the color of feathers and fur like the sun.

It is generally believed in the magical world that the griffin is the result of a dangerous magical experiment conducted by ancient warlocks, and it is far more dangerous than the hippogriff.

In recent years, through the research of magical biologists, another new theory has gradually emerged, that is, the hippogriff is the offspring of the griffin and the horse, and the male griffin and the mare mated to give birth to the eagle. A horse with a winged beast.

However, the credibility of this statement is very low. It can be seen from the historical documents handed down that griffins have always despised horses, so their combination is unusual.

There is even a proverb in medieval wizarding circles: Don't try to match a griffin and a horse, which means it is impossible.

So, as a descendant of the combination of the two, the Hippogriff exists itself as a symbol of miracle or love.

These are purely academic conjectures.In the current magic world, it is almost impossible to find a living griffin to verify this. This very famous magical creature in history has long been extinct, and it is only spread in magnificent myths and legends.

There is no need for Aiwen to tell Colin about this, they are not conducting academic research, but Colin mentioned Hippogriff and Buckbeak, which reminded him that he can use Buckbeak to fly to In Aragog's lair.

There are many disadvantages of the flying broomstick, such as not being able to carry it with you, unstable performance due to driving, and not being able to exit safely after killing Aragog, etc. Riding Buckbeak has no such problems at all.

The Hippogriff has a high level of intelligence and can understand the words and meanings of the wizard. It can completely bring Aiwen to the territory of the giant spider. take away.

Moreover, Buckbeak itself has a certain attack power, it can help Aiwen, instead of Aiwen worrying about it when fighting the giant spider.

Using the Hippogriff Buckbeak instead of the broomstick, the more Ivan thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was feasible.

If it's not too late, he wants to try it now.

Chapter 290 Dreams and Illusions

That night, Ivan kept thinking about it over and over again.

There was an irrepressible excitement deep in his heart, to break into the acromantula's lair to fight them, kill Aragog, prove his strength to the centaurs, gain their approval, and pass the final test in one go. Get the items left over from Gryffindor.

Boys are often full of blood, and they never tire of adventure and battle.

The same is true for Ivan. Although he is not as enthusiastic as Harry and Ron, he has been preparing for this matter for the past few months, and even prepared a few black magics for it, only to find a feasible one. method to enter Aragog's lair.

Now, all the problems are solved, and the only thing left is to fight.

Alvin shook the wand he had placed under the pillow, making up his mind.

When he fell asleep in a daze, he found himself standing in front of the huge crypt of Aragog again.

In front of him was the hazy hemispherical cobweb and the cold and damp air.

He shuddered heavily, not yet able to figure out what happened.

In Aiwen's last impression, he was still lying on his warm and comfortable bed. Why did he suddenly come to this place, deep in the Forbidden Forest? !

Aiwen raised his vigilance, he heard a strange sound, as if someone was talking beside him.

In the next second, Aiwen heard clearly that there was a deep voice calling him in the crypt in front of him.In the endless darkness, this voice seemed to come from the unknown depths of the ground. The whispers continued, and it was hard to hear what was being said.

Aiwen shook his head. This is obviously the lair of the giant spider, but there is no giant spider around.

Except for the whispers in the ear, there was no sound in the dark Forbidden Forest, everything was so weird.

Following the sound, he went deep into the dark lair along the gentle downward slope. Behind the huge hemispherical spider web, he saw an ancient and mysterious blue stone gate with a Blurred sign.

If it weren't for being sure that he came from a Muggle family without any magical traditions and talents, Aiwen even began to wonder if he had a prophetic bloodline, and whether an ancestor of his body was a legendary sage or seer.

Because this dream is too clear, so clear that it is frightening.

Ivan didn't know what was waiting for him behind this door. He wanted to ask Aragog, but the huge spider was completely missing at this time.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, if it's just a dream..." Ivan muttered softly, concentrating on the magic fluctuations around him.

He didn't open the stone door in front of him immediately, but remembered an ancient magic book he had read recently, and the weird magic on it.

Aiwen suddenly had a guess, maybe he was on the night a few months ago, the night he went to track down Peter Pettigrew and kill Aragog's lair, and what he did caused someone in Aragog's lair to Attention of unknown creatures.

Everything I see now is a fantasy, and its essence is still my dream.

Different from the prophecy, this dream is what the powerful and unknown creature deep in the cave, the director who is below the voice, wants to see. The pictures and information in front of him are what it hopes to pass on to him.

Thinking of this, Ai Wen suddenly shuddered.

Being able to cast this unbelievable illusion spell continued to affect him after a few months, which meant that the magical power of that unknown creature was even stronger than Dumbledore.Perhaps, that's why Dumbledore didn't find it hiding deep in the Forbidden Forest.

A magical creature or wizard more powerful than Dumbledore...

Aiwen didn't dare to think about it anymore. He didn't know who the other party was or what it wanted to do, but this was definitely not a good thing.

Perhaps, this is why Aragog's strength far exceeds the limit of the acromantula species, and the owner of this voice is the source of its power.

Now, it is calling itself, not its servant, what exactly does it want to do...

The more Ivan thought about it, the more frightened he became. Combining his knowledge of magic with the few magic books he had read recently, he felt that his guess just now was very likely. A terrifying unknown creature was affecting him through magic.

The only good thing is that the other party didn't know why he was trapped in Aragog's lair, and was sealed behind this ancient stone door and could not come out.

Certainly need to meet extremely harsh conditions before it can be released.

Curiosity killed the cat. Aiwen put away his newly raised curiosity. He took a step back subconsciously. His inner intuition told him that no matter what was inside, what he needed to do now was to stay away, even in the illusion of a dream. Among them, he also wanted to stay away from the stone door in front of him, stay away from Aragog's lair, and stay away from the owner of the voice.