Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor - Quirrell

For decades, Dumbledore's prestige at Hogwarts was terrifying, which can be seen from these children.A large part of the children who were crying and shouting just now saw Dumbledore's arrival, and when they heard his words, they immediately showed a relieved expression on their faces, and then cheered.The faces of the nobles were contradictory, because at the moment Dumbledore appeared, they, like those children, believed that the danger had passed, which made them feel at ease as parents.

But at the same time, they knew that this time, at best, they could only soak Dumbledore's shoes.In this way, it is still impossible to pull him down from the position of principal.

Hogwarts staff lounge

Now here are not only the professors of Hogwarts, but also the nobles headed by Lucius Malfoy. Of course, they are also members of the Hogwarts school board. In addition, there are three more men and women who are very strange to Quirrell.

"Mine Aldridge, Laura Williams, and Wright Smith, these three are researchers at the Scottish Acromantula breeding base, invited to deal with our little problems." Dumbledore smiled and said Everyone—in fact, mainly to Quirrell and the nobles, after all, Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, and Hogwarts students come from the entire British Isles.Even though the oldest of these three researchers looks less than 30 years old, they should all have been students here.

Also because of their arrival, Dumbledore left his post when he was in danger and became a wise seeker for help.

After introducing the three professionals, Dumbledore immediately turned his head to Quirrell: "Professor Quirrell, did I remember wrongly, is today a Halloween party? Why do you look like this?"

It's no wonder that Dumbledore didn't ask the spider, but asked Quirrell directly. In fact, everyone present focused their attention on Quirrell.After all, there were about [-] centimeters of sharp, threaded horns on his head, and the pair of wings on his back that occupied a huge space attracted everyone's attention.

"This is because……"

"Merlin! You are Quirrell?! Quirinus Quirrell?! You have changed a lot!" Just as Quirrell was about to explain, Miss Williams suddenly jumped up and threw herself into the strange place with a look of surprise. Luo's arms, "Do you remember me? I'm Laura!"

"Of course, Principal Dumbledore introduced it just now." Quirrell was taken aback, and at the same time, the lady's actions made a man's eyes widen.

"Quirinus? Have you forgotten me? We..."

"Sorry, I really forgot. But even if I hadn't, the most important thing now is the thousands of spiders outside Hogwarts, not the question of whether I know you?" Quirrell pushed Miss Williams away. , and at the same time answered coldly, just like he said that now is not the time to reminisce about the past.And more importantly, he has no memory of Quirrell at all. If he pretends to know him, he will probably reveal his identity when reminiscing with this enthusiastic lady.So instead of hiding it, it is better to pretend to be a cold person who has forgotten all his old feelings, so it is safer for everyone.

Ignoring the young girl whose smile froze on her face after hearing his words, Quirrell turned to Dumbledore and said, "It's still a chain reaction of bloodline awakening. The wings should be retractable, but I can't use them flexibly yet. So Sorry, I can only come to the meeting like this."

"No, it's all right. Actually, I appreciate you satisfying an old man's curiosity. So, let's start discussing how to deal with the eight-eyed spider. So first, let's ask the professionals, Mr. Aldridge?" Dumbledore was still smiling, looking as upbeat and cheerful as ever.

Aldridge was the oldest of the three young men, a very tall, strong, brown-haired man, and at this moment he was a man with a look of hostility toward Quirrell—the hostility was from Miss Williams' naked upper body. Luo Shi began to appear: "Acromantula, they are sinister and cunning, apart from poisonous snakes, they are the most difficult creatures in this world."

The faces of all the Slytherins were a bit ugly, because obviously, the poisonous snake that Aldrich was talking about was not a poisonous snake, but a Slytherin.But now is not the time to waste words on this point, but it does not mean that they just let him go.Among the people present, although the Malfoy family is the most powerful old aristocrat in the whole of England, when it comes to regional influence, the head of the Wilson family, Rupert Wilson, who is also present is the largest de facto nobleman in Scotland. .

Dumbledore is likely to be unshakable, and the acromantia has made the nobles very angry, so it is perfect to take revenge on these spider-playing guys!

Facing the intentional or unintentional eyes of the other nobles, Wilson showed a slightly sinister and confident smile, and nodded slightly.

Although the movements of the nobles were subtle, except for the three spider authorities, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout, everyone else noticed the difference.It's just that among these people, Snape didn't see it, after all, he was also a reviled poisonous snake.Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore for help. After all, these three were also her students, and this time they came to help. At this moment, it made her extremely at ease.

As for Quirrell, he just thought about it for a while, and he already had his own idea.However, what to do in detail will have to wait until the biggest crisis has passed.

A piece of paper with several spider-specific spells was passed around among the crowd. Williams and Smith were demonstrating while Aldridge was explaining while taking out the spider exorcising spell from the folded leather bag he carried with him. Potions and antidotes.There was confidence on his face, and it didn't seem like a big deal to him.

"Acromantulas are used to moving at night, and we know where the spider's lair is. Now that it's dawn, we can rush into their lair and catch them all!"

"Acromantula just 'like' to hunt at night, but they are not nocturnal creatures." No one expected that the first person to criticize was Professor Spoon Lauter, who was proficient in herbalism, but at the same time had a great understanding of magical creatures. She has also dabbled a lot in science, and she still knows a little about the famous acromantula, "And as you said, acromantara are cunning and insidious creatures, they like to be around their territory, Using spider webs to lay all kinds of traps, even in the daytime, even if we have mastered a few spells that can make them feel painful, it is not a wise idea to enter the spider's nest."

"These are just a few big spiders. Although they are dangerous to children, they are to adult wizards..." Aldridge obviously didn't understand Sprout's reaction.

"How many?" The four deans and Quirrell exclaimed almost at the same time.

"Mr. Aldrich, I would like to ask if you know the exact number of acromants you are going to deal with?" Quirrell asked the point. In fact, he felt strange when he saw these people—they The performance was too easy, and besides the magic spells, the items they brought were probably not enough for emergency.It stands to reason that only "newborn calves" are not afraid of tigers, and the more people who understand the power of tigers, the more cautious and even fearful they will be.These people should be the ones who know the acromantia best. In this case, after seeing the number of spiders in the Forbidden Forest, it is difficult for Quirrell to understand why they are so relaxed?

The lounge fell into a strange silence, just as Quirrell asked, the three present really didn't know how many acromantids there were.It's just that their old principal came to visit in person this evening. As soon as Aldrich heard that there were acromantids raging in Hogwarts, he immediately agreed to bring someone to deal with it, and he was able to "perfectly" handle the matter .

This is actually a characteristic of some Gryffindors. When encountering requests from friends, what they think of is not whether the matter is within my ability to bear, but they take it for granted that I can handle it well, so they often ignore it. Many objective conditions, what's more, even if you saw those objective conditions, you pretended not to see them...

"Dozens?" Williams Road's clear female voice full of doubts interrupted the silence.

"Actually, Professor Quirrell killed more than a few hundred giant adults between two and five meters in length, and this is only a fraction of the entire Acromantula population." Flitwick The professor straightened his body on the chair and said, even though the chair was heightened by transfiguration, he still looked a lot shorter than other businessmen.

The spider trio took a breath at the same time, but after being terrified, they first felt unbelievable, but it was not Quirrell himself who said this record, and the other professors only had solemn faces, and no other negative expressions , obviously, this is a fact they have to believe.The faces of the two men suddenly paled like dead people, while the lady turned her gaze to Quirrell again, her eyes were full of curiosity and joy.

Lucius curled his lips when he noticed this - it's just a little girl, he doesn't need to care!perhaps……

"If you want to know how many spiders there are, then we can use a mathematical formula to extrapolate. The adult age of acromantula is five years, and according to the available information, the oldest one died of natural causes yesterday , all spiders today are descendants of it. According to other sources, its protector, Hagrid, became a gamekeeper 48 years ago. So, conservatively estimate that spider is 48 years old, and it started laying eggs 43 years ago , lays eggs once a year, one hundred eggs at a time. Thirty-seven years ago, its first offspring were mature and ready to reproduce. Although it is known that the Forbidden Forest does not have any natural enemies of acromantula, we assume that it is not All spiders can grow up safely, assuming that only 37% can grow to maturity. Then, we can roughly calculate how many spiders there are in the Forbidden Forest."

Quirrell calculated with his wand in the air, and at the same time it was revealed from his mouth that Hagrid was the culprit.Dumbledore's smiling face finally showed a moment of unnaturalness. He seemed to want to refute, but the other professors all agreed.All he could do was sigh and remain silent for a while.But this does not mean that he accepted it, but now is not the time to talk about Hagrid, and he will find an opportunity to "talk" with other people next.

Quirrell deliberately began to count year by year, but to be honest, the number that became longer and longer was not only shocking to see, but even Quirrell himself scared himself enough.The reproduction of spiders has increased exponentially, and everyone knows that the real number outside is definitely only more than what Quirrell calculated, not less than what Quirrell calculated!Because everyone knows that when a species has sufficient food, the more prosperous its population, the more offspring it can survive.Especially spiders with a strong ability to survive...

Also because it is calculated year by year, Quirrell was a little confused when he calculated 20 years ago.After all, the old spiders can still give birth, and the young spiders are starting to join the ranks of giving birth. Quirrell himself is not proficient in counting and Voldemort's arithmetic divination is not very good, but that is enough.

"Principal Dumbledore, I think we should seek help from the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic immediately." Aldridge swallowed and said to Dumbledore.This made Quirrell have a better impression of him. After all, he is not the kind of person who insists on not hitting the south wall and not looking back. "This kind of number is no longer something we can fight against."

"The children should be transferred. Even if you forbid other students to leave, the heirs of the Malfoy family cannot stay in such a dangerous place." Lucius also spoke, Dumbledore is powerful, and the Dark Lord's ability is strong enough, but look Looking at the shiny numbers that were still floating in the air due to the power of magic, even if they were Auror visitors, Lucius didn't think they could really kill all the spiders, and wouldn't let those who slipped through the net hurt the children.Lucius doesn't even mind transferring Xiaolong if necessary!

Lucius even stood up, obviously, as long as Dumbledore spoke, whether he agreed or not, the Malfoy master would take action.Other nobles also stood up, sending their children to school here because of tradition and because it was the best.But this does not mean that they will continue to persevere when encountering sudden and dangerous events like the present one.

Dumbledore looked at these nobles, and he knew that once they left, they would not only take away their children, but also a large sum of money donated to Hogwarts.In the same way, once the news spread, other wealthy and powerful parents would not be able to remain silent in the face of danger in the Forbidden Forest.It’s true that Hogwarts is a famous school for thousands of years, but its reputation and history can’t be relied on, and it’s impossible to hire professors. Even if some professors don’t have to pay, but food, teaching materials, teaching aids, and... what about the funds of the Order of the Phoenix? manage?

"Hogwarts will enter the highest defense state, and the children should not be in danger." Dumbledore stood up, "Although there has been no student transfer incident in Hogwarts for thousands of years, in the face of today's Dangerous. For the sake of the children, I am willing to do this first! Hogwarts, temporarily closed."

clever!

Quirrell praised secretly, knowing that things cannot be violated, it is better to follow the trend than to resist stubbornly.On the face of it, he conceded, surrendered.But in fact, Dumbledore who said such words earned enough popularity!

However, Quirrell didn't feel regretful. Dumbledore's quick response was what he hoped, because the students benefited in the end.

"Merlin! Gentlemen! Spiders! There are spiders everywhere!" But before Quirrell was relieved for 2 minutes, Filch rushed in sweating profusely.

The spiders Filch mentioned not only refers to the black mass coming out of the Forbidden Forest outside the window, but also refers to the spiders that are as small as rice grains and as big as fists are attacking the students now!

"The Hogwarts Express is out of service, start evacuating immediately!" Dumbledore said loudly after hearing Filch's narration, after glancing out the window.

The Great Escape from Hogwarts, begins...