Chapter 203: Mars is very bright
Chapter 203 Mars is very bright
At this time, in the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore was standing quietly on the ruins. There was no expression on his face, and he was terrifyingly calm.
"Dumbledore..." Snape came over and said, "The students have all returned to the castle, and no one was injured."
“Thank you for your hard work, Severus,” Dumbledore said.
“What the **** is going on here!”
“Obviously, someone wants to use unicorn blood to survive...”
Dumbledore bent down, looked at the dying unicorn at his feet and said, "If Hagrid hadn't found the other party in time, it would probably be dead."
"Yes, but now the big fool almost died." Snape sneered with disdain: "Is it worth it...just for this one, beast?"
"Everyone has their own persistence, Severus, and this persistence is difficult to measure by whether it is worth it or not." Dumbledore said: "Just like when you did it for Li..."
"Dumbledore!" Snape shouted angrily, "Don't mention that name again!"
He gasped for breath and continued after a long time: "So, do you know who the person who attacked Hagrid was?"
“I think, yes.”
Dumbledore took two steps forward and came to a place covered with black ashes. He bent down and touched the ground.
"Li Huo... is such a troublesome black magic. If left unchecked, the entire Forbidden Forest may be gone."
Then he stood up again and came to the other side.
On the ground, two centaurs were lying there motionless, with messy footprints around them.
“The Death Curse…” Dumbledore said softly: “The quiver is half empty. They probably were not killed by the Death Curse as soon as they met.
Looking like he is very weak, the unicorn's blood can only extend his life, but it cannot restore his strength. "
Every time Dumbledore said a word, Snape's expression grew grimmer.
“As you said before...he doesn’t dare to kill anyone now!”
"Dare not and can't are two different things." Dumbledore said calmly: "No matter how many centaurs die, it will not affect Hogwarts, and the same goes for Hagrid.
Because he knew that parents and school directors would not care about them. As long as the students did not die, Hogwarts would not be closed, and he would still have a chance to get the Philosopher's Stone. "
“This is just your guess.” Snape said coldly.
"You are right." Dumbledore nodded and said, "None of us know his true thoughts, which is why I asked for the suspension of the Quidditch game."
After a brief silence.
With a sense of luck, Snape suddenly asked: "Is it possible that Oren is back, and he can also use the Fire Curse and the Death Curse."
“As far as I know, he is hiding from Aurors in the north at the moment and will not be able to come back in a short time.
And if it were him, Hagrid probably wouldn't be able to leave the Forbidden Forest alive. "
The scene fell into silence again, until a dull sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.
"Watch him for me, will you? You know who it is..." Dumbledore said softly.
Snape did not respond and left without saying a word.
The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and soon, a group of strong horsemen armed with bows and arrows appeared around.
“Don’t move!”
"...Mr. Dumbledore?" After seeing the person in front of him clearly, the leader of the centaurs quickly asked the others to put down their weapons.
He stepped forward and asked: "Why are you here, and what happened around you..."
"As you can see, Magery," said Dumbledore, "someone tried to kill a unicorn, and Hagrid and the two centaurs were affected."
At this moment, Magarey noticed that two centaurs had died beside him.
Suddenly there was a sound of stamping front hooves all around.
Ma Gere stepped forward and said with some choking: "Druji...Lula...they are all brave warriors!"
“Ronan, Firenze, send them back to the tribe. I think they would prefer to stay where the iris flowers are blooming.”
Two centaurs came out... When Magery looked at Dumbledore again, he had become very calm.
"Dumbledore, the recent Mars is very bright, very bright... You have to be prepared, this is just the beginning, and it is far from the end."
Dumbledore bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Magaret."
“I just don’t want to see any more centaurs die miserably.”
“Good luck to you, Mr. Dumbledore, and... Mr. Scamander.”
After saying that, he took the other centaurs and left.
Dumbledore did not move. He turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of the unicorn.
An old figure appeared there at some point. He was lowering his head and gently stroking the scarred body of the unicorn.
In addition, there is a phoenix standing on his shoulder.
“How is it?” Dumbledore asked.
"It's very bad. She lost a lot of blood, and there are many traces of black magic on her body, which makes her very weak." Newt raised his head and said: "But fortunately, she was discovered in time, and her life is not in danger."
"That's great." Dumbledore said: "It helped Hagrid block two fatal curses. If it died, I really don't know what to tell Hagrid."
"No." Newt said softly. He took out a bottle of potion and fed it to the unicorn, and then took out another bottle and applied it on its wound.
The originally frightened unicorn became much calmer and gradually fell asleep under Newt's comfort.
At this time, Newt took out a box and carefully put it in.
After leaving the Forbidden Forest, the two came to the principal's office.
“I’m sorry to have to come all the way to call you.”
Dumbledore poured Newt a cup of black tea and said half-jokingly: "But I really don't trust Professor Kettleburn to take care of unicorns anymore, otherwise Hogwarts will probably have two professors next year." ”
Newt also thought of Professor Kettleburn being stabbed in the stomach by a unicorn last year, and smiled without saying anything.
That professor is indeed a little reckless sometimes.
“Oh, by the way, one more thing.”
Dumbledore looked at the box in Newt's hand and asked thoughtfully: "Did you give Kyle a box like this too?"
“Pfft…”
Newt took a sip of black tea and spit it out.
Either Dumbledore is the strongest white wizard. His reaction is very fast. He turned sideways and avoided even a drop of water on his long beard.
But Fox behind him was not so lucky.
The black tea was not wasted at all, it was sprayed all over it.
“Don’t get excited, I’m just asking.”
Dumbledore blinked and said, "I had this idea after Halloween, but neither I nor the other professors saw him take any boxes."
"Hmm...maybe...he didn't bring it..." Newt mumbled vaguely.
Fortunately, someone, or rather a bird, helped him out at this time.
After a brief moment of confusion, Fawkes, who came to his senses, shook off his feathers and began to angrily peck Dumbledore's beard.
“Hey, Fawkes, Newt spilled the tea...” Dumbledore explained, obviously not wanting to take the blame.
But Fawkes turned a deaf ear. He didn't see Newt. He only saw that Dumbledore didn't help him block the water.
And Fox really didn't like him at all, and he could peck out a bunch of silver-white beard with every mouthful.
Dumbledore hurriedly covered his beard, his voice changing with distress.
At this moment, Newt picked up his suitcase and quietly left the principal's office.
(End of this chapter)