Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 211 Do you call this a foal?

Shortly after Harley left, a large group of dark Acromantulas suddenly appeared deep in the Forbidden Forest.

The leading Acromantulas seemed to be the previous deserters.

Looking at the tragic battlefield and the corpses of their own kind, they couldn't help but become angry and began to search frantically for the murderer.

However, this group of Acromantulas found nothing.

Harley had been careful and dealt with all the clues, and even used essential oil to cover her smell before leaving.

In the end, they could only clean up the battlefield and carry the corpses of other members of their species back to their nests.

The home of the Acromantulas is located in a wide depression deep in the Forbidden Forest.

The trees there have long been cleared away, leaving only large patches of spider webs.

Many Acromantulas, as large as horses, were constantly moving, waving their claws at each other.

In the middle of a misty spider web in the center of the depression, there is an old spider as big as a small elephant.

It was completely black with abnormal gray spots inside, like the age spots of a Muggle old man.

The Acromantulas who went to clean the battlefield moved forward in a straight line, and other Acromantulas on the road gave way.

"Aragog! Aragog!"

The largest Acromantula at the head came to Aragog and swayed its claws clicking.

Aragog shook his head and turned his head towards the source of the sound.

Each of its eyes was covered with white haze, making it unable to see its surroundings at all.

"You reported to me earlier that there was a terrible human girl who was killing our people. How is the situation now?"

"Aragog! The human girl! She! Disappeared!"

"We brought it back! Bodies! The bodies of other companions!"

The Acromantula would move its claws every time it spoke a word, speaking intermittently.

But Aragog was also used to the way his children spoke.

After all, unlike myself, they had received complete training from Hagrid.

After hearing what this heir said, Aragog couldn't help but feel irritated.

As the Acromantula kept by Hagrid in the castle, it knew the terror of human wizards.

Especially Dumbledore, although he had never seen him fighting, just looking directly at him made Aragog tremble all over, feeling the fear that penetrated his soul.

Fortunately, Aragog still has a deep friendship with Hagrid, and Hagrid did not tell others about their existence.

Therefore, Aragog only needs to restrain the Acromantula group at all times and prohibit them from leaving the Forbidden Forest to forage, which can effectively ensure the safety of the group.

In this way, he could continue to maintain his friendship with Hagrid and repay Hagrid's kindness for protecting him, finding him a mate, and leaving behind the Acromantula clan.

Of course, if a fool runs to the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, Aragog will not forcefully suppress the instinct of his offspring and will allow them to enjoy a delicious meal.

After all, this is for the safety of the race, and the Acromantula will not forget the curse.

But the news this child brought today is really bad.

A wizard with the ability to hunt Acromantulas discovered them.

This is a very bad phenomenon. In the future, it is very likely that a large number of wizards will strangle Acromantulas to obtain precious materials.

Although he has only a few years to live, these are his children, and Aragog wants to leave a way for them to survive.

Aragog thought for a while and then slowly spoke:

"I will tell Hagrid about this and ask him to help us find out who invaded our territory."

After a while, Aragog still felt uneasy.

It is planning to send a few smarter children to explore in a direction away from Hogwarts, leaving an alternative escape route for the tribe.

……

At this time, Harley didn't know that her actions had alerted the group of Acromantulas.

Of course, even if they were alert, Harley wouldn't care.

Harley was stepping on the fallen leaves on the ground, listening to the gurgling streams around her, and moving forward quickly.

Suddenly, the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded in the distance, and the sound moved from far to near, moving in the direction of Harley.

Harry stopped immediately. After thinking for a moment, he slid down from the treetop and stared in the direction of the sound.

The leaves were pushed aside.

A centaur with black hair and beard, a dark red shiny horse body from the waist down, and a long black tail trailing behind appeared.

He stood still far away from Harley, raised the bow and arrow in his hand vigilantly, and said in a very rough voice:

"Get out of here quickly, intruder! This is the territory of the centaurs!"

"Intruder? I believe this is the Forbidden Forest, and it belongs to Hogwarts, both legally and practically."

She smiled and said, "I'm curious, when did this place become the territory of the centaurs?"

Although she didn't know what happened, Harley's first reaction was to gain the upper hand legally.

In this way, even if there is a fight, the judge's abilities on the Judgment Gloves will be more convenient to use.

After hearing what Harley said, the centaurs were furious: "We don't recognize what you humans say..."

Before he finished speaking, there was another sound of horse hooves in the forest.

A reddish centaur and a centaur with platinum hair and a horse body with silver sideburns rushed out.

"Stop, Bain! What are you doing!" The platinum-haired centaur roared loudly and stood directly in front of Harley.

"What do you want to do to a foal? We swore an oath to the stars and our ancestors!"

The red-haired centaur didn't speak, but just stood aside uneasily.

But judging from his expression, he was also inclined to support the platinum-haired centaur.

"Foal?" Bain seemed to be angry and laughed.

He did not put down the bow and arrow, but raised the arrow upward: "You call this a foal?"

"Firenze! Ronan! Open your eyes and take a good look! You call this a foal!"

"She is the symbol of Mars! Have you forgotten the signs shown by the movement of the planets! Mars is approaching the earth!"

"But don't forget." Ronan spoke for the first time, with sadness in his voice.

"Jupiter is also approaching the earth, and Pluto is also flashing crazily!"

"Whether she corresponds to Mars, Jupiter, or Pluto, we still don't know!" Firenze added.

"Hmph!" Bain snorted, but did not refute. It seemed that Ronan was telling the truth.

Bain glanced at Harry irritably, his horse's hooves running wildly on the ground.

After a moment, he almost roared: "Since you want to go against the stars, then you can do it yourself!"

After that, he entered the forbidden forest without looking back.

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(Thanks to Jiuwei Yanhu for the tip!)

(ps. After discussing with other authors, it seems that "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" mentioned that Acromantulas reproduce as fast as rabbits.

There are no natural enemies of it in the Forbidden Forest. It is an invasive species, so the number should be quite large, at least a thousand. )