Hogwarts Archmage

As Ma En's hand was gently raised, flames erupted from the ground, surrounding the entire place into the shape of a hemisphere.

And the figure of Huang Mao running around, who was suddenly hit by the heat wave, also let the Acromantulas know that something was wrong.

When they saw things like this all around, a few smart people started to dig the soil in an attempt to leave through the tunnel. After digging one or two meters of soil, these few were immediately sent away by the built-in fire net.

The moment Aster and Hermione saw the hemisphere standing up, they worked together to release a huge and brilliant fireworks into the sky, the sound was deafening.

"Two ladies, it is immoral to disturb an old man's rest, but if there is something serious, you can make an exception." Dumbledore, who still had a bird in hand, came the fastest. He saw that Marn had circled the area. When I got up, I knew that nothing could escape, I felt a little relieved, and I even had time to make a joke.

It's only a little after nine o'clock now. According to his work and rest habits, he should still be reviewing documents at this time, but he has already changed into pajamas.

"It seems that our little wizard has done something great again." This is Walder who came after him. He is much more elegant than Dumbledore. He is wearing formal clothes. If there is no smell of wine and cigars, It would be even better if it came out of his mouth as he spoke.

Professor McGonagall followed closely, jumped off the broom, looked at the flame hemisphere, and then at the people already on the scene, then turned to Old Walder and said, "Professor Walder, these apprentices of yours, really good."

"They are also your apprentices, aren't they? I heard that these people are learning high-end transformation techniques from you."

Mag nodded and stopped talking, but there was a look of satisfaction on his serious face.

A few people asked a little about what happened. After everything was clear, Ma En walked out of the fire carrying a black-smelling guy.

After greeting several professors one by one, he said: "Voldemort obviously didn't expect that because of the punishment given to Esther and Hermione by Professor McGonagall, I would come to the Forbidden Forest every day. This unlucky guy was caught on the first day when he surrendered to the enemy." ”

"Marn, they did not surrender to the enemy, but were contaminated. This is fundamentally different." Wald knew this matter very clearly. After hearing what Marn said, he said to him, and Compton on the side kept saying nod.

Marn said noncommittally: "It is also contaminated, but Lockhart is not like this. At least he can maintain his own thoughts."

"This is different, Marne," Dumbledore took over. "I think there are few people in the entire wizarding world who are more familiar with the various ways of using the Oblivion Curse than Lockhart. He obviously has his own unique way of dealing with it. These things."

Ma En thought for a moment and nodded, "Reasonable."

"Are you talking about...Professor Lockhart?" Hermione, the little fan girl, asked cautiously, "Did he...become like this too?"

Only then did Marn remember that there was a groupie present, and nodded speechlessly. Hermione combined the context and said with some regret and some joy: "It's great that he hasn't completely died, but he has become like this. From now on, There shouldn’t be another chance to appear in front of everyone... But forget it, just live, and at least it can prove that he is indeed as brave as the book he wrote, and he is not controlled. "

Marn looked at Dumbledore, and Dumbledore looked at Walder. Walder picked his ears and pretended not to notice. Finally, Dumbledore touched his beard and said tiredly: "Miss Granger." , I think according to Gran’s character, he should have taught you Legilimency, right?”

"Is... what's the problem?"

"If you are interested, I can take you to see Lockhart after I finish dealing with things here. I just hope you are mentally prepared. He may not be as brave as you think..."

Hermione was a little confused, but she still said happily: "Of course, of course I'm interested!"

"Okay, let's study how to deal with these Acromantulas..." Wald interrupted them and pointed at the guy floating behind Ma En who was caught in the net and said, "There is also him, an unlucky guy. "

"Marn, we want to see Aragog. He...should be still alive, right?"

"Not dead, not many dead in total. I have to tell Hagrid."

As Marn was talking, the sound of Hagrid's running could be heard in the distance, and the ground was being stepped on by the half-giant. When he ran out of breath, he saw Dumbledore and the two vice-principals. Now, I immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

But he still didn't think elsewhere. Aragog was raised by him, and he wouldn't think wrongly--of course, it might be that his single-threaded brain didn't allow him to think too much.

Hagrid walked to Marn with a sad look on his face, "Marn, tell me, no matter how tragic the news is, Aragog, is it..."

He didn't finish what he said, he really couldn't say it.

Ma En nodded and said: "Well, Aragog must have rebelled. He is obviously not too satisfied with the residence you arranged for him. This place is somewhat restricting the development of the population."

"?" Hagrid's mind was a bit confused. This was a bit different from his thoughts, and he couldn't get rid of the sadness on his face.

He hurriedly asked, "You mean Aragog...he defected to that person?"

"It should be like this. Its children were given to Voldemort by him to eat."

"This is impossible!" Hagrid shouted loudly, "How could he do such a thing? I watched him grow up with my own eyes!"

"Hagrid, I know you won't be able to accept this for a while, but that's the fact," Marn looked helplessly at the half-giant with an unbelievable look on his face and said, "Aragog is too old, he might To this day, I still value your friendship, so I restrain my descendants not to harm the humans in the school. However, its age means that it must consider how its own group should continue to develop after it dies. Now it seems , it seems to have made the worst choice.”

Hagrid still couldn't believe it emotionally, but intellectually he knew that this should be the case. His voice gradually lowered and he murmured: "How could this be? It can obviously choose our side, it doesn't even have to choose. , we were originally here..."

"But we will not agree to the unrestricted expansion of its descendants. This is the premise," Walder looked at the lost half-giant and said, "Moreover, when it made this choice, it may be facing huge dangers. You know."