Chapter 62 There Is an Unknown Enemy
The Forbidden Forest is made up of countless towering trees and various plants. The thin mist in the night makes it look even more gloomy, especially the wolf howls from a distance from time to time make the people feel uneasy.
Hagrid led the way in front, leading the people along a path into the forest and heading deep into it.
Aaron was particularly glad that he rented a lamp, otherwise he might not even be able to see the road clearly.
After walking for an unknown period of time, Hagrid saw a pool of sticky silver liquid on the ground in front of him and frowned.
"What is this?" Harry asked.
"I've seen unicorn blood before." Aaron squatted down and pinched a little with his fingers. "The blood is very fresh. The preliminary judgment is that it was seriously injured."
"He is right. A unicorn died a few weeks ago.
The death was particularly miserable. Half of the blood in the body was almost drained.
This is the second one. What we have to do is to find the poor guy and protect it."
"This is not easy." Aaron thought for a while and said meaningfully: "This forest is very dangerous now. I am afraid it is not just animals and plants.
I suggest Punish us at another time, preferably during the day."
"Yes! It's convenient during the day, and there's no need for a lantern." Hagrid said, "But the unicorn can't wait that long. One night is enough for it to go from seriously injured to dead."
"But I don't think the safety of the five of us wizards will be less important than that of a unicorn."
Draco's face changed slightly, and he swallowed his saliva involuntarily, "What do you mean? Don't scare me!"
"Calm down, at least we are safe now." Aaron patted his shoulder and explained, "Unicorns are noble, and generally This forest will not hurt it, and even some creatures will protect it. But according to Hagrid, it is already dead, and the state of this second ends is quite bad. "Aaron's mouth twitched," No one is more loving than me. Life, before the forbidden forest, there should never be a unicorn beast that was attacked or even killed! They admitted that they were frightened. From Aaron's words, it was not difficult for them to guess that someone was hunting unicorns for their blood.
And those who could be so arrogant in the Forbidden Forest were definitely not ordinary people. If they met him, they would not be his opponents.
"Hagrid." Ron looked at him with pleading eyes, "Can we withdraw from this forest? Anyway, there are only a few of us here. No one will know if you don't say it or we don't say it."
"No, if I say it's confinement, it's confinement.
Professor McGonagall has scolded me for Norbert's matter, and Dumbledore was caught off guard and was in a mess.
I also have to have face, and I can't be partial to others anymore."
Ron lowered his head bitterly, and the others also looked heavy, knowing that they couldn't escape this time.
"Don't worry too much, maybe it was a werewolf attacking the unicorn!"
"Werewolf?
This is even worse. The moon is still very round today, and the werewolf's fighting power will be even more violent." Draco subconsciously took a step back, and his back felt a little cold.
He originally thought that confinement was just being locked up in a small dark room and writing a self-criticism, but this confinement was completely beyond his expectations.
It was outrageous enough that the small dark room turned into a forbidden forest, and now writing a self-criticism turned into finding a seriously injured and dying unicorn, and there was a possibility of being attacked in the process, which was even more outrageous.
It was unacceptable and he instinctively wanted to resist.
"Okay! I know what we are going to do tonight will be very dangerous, and I don't want anyone to be in danger.
But this is your punishment, you can't escape it."
"But the problem is that the danger this time is unknown."
Hagrid was stunned for a moment, staring at Aaron seriously, "If everything is known, what do we need to do?
The Forbidden Forest is dangerous. Didn't Filch say he would collect your bodies? You don't think he was joking, do you?
In addition, even if there are unknown creatures, I can guarantee that their danger will not exceed that of the dark creatures in the Forbidden Forest."
"Okay!" Aaron spread his hands helplessly, "You are right, this is what we asked for."
Hearing this, Hermione looked depressed and bit her lip subconsciously.
If she hadn't kidnapped Abe, Draco wouldn't have found out, Aaron wouldn't have violated the school rules, and they wouldn't have been caught by Filch and Professor McGonagall.
In the final analysis, she had to take a large part of the responsibility for what they were like today.
"Just understand.
Now we'll split into two groups and look for it, following the blood trail."
"Wait, we still need to split into groups?" Draco asked in surprise, "Don't tell me Gryffindor is in one group and Slytherin is in another?
This is not fair, you have twice as many people as us, we will be in danger."
"I didn't say that.
As long as you're with me or Fang, the creatures in the Forbidden Forest won't hurt you.
And I'm fair, you, Ron, Harry and I are in one group, Hermione, Aaron, Fang are in one group." Hagrid said, winking at Hermione and quietly making an OK gesture.
The opportunity is given to you, and it's up to you whether you can seize it.
Hermione cast a grateful look and nodded heavily.
I didn't have time yesterday, but I have plenty of time today. Anyway, I have to apologize first.
"I don't agree." Aaron said, "This grouping makes people feel particularly awkward. I suggest changing a group.
What happened last night made me very unhappy and it's not so easy to let go.
If Hermione and I team up, it may affect the unity within the team, which is very disadvantageous."
"Uh..." Hagrid paused, glanced at Hermione with slightly red eyes, took a deep breath and said: "Rejected, the objection is invalid.
I am responsible for your detention, you have to listen to me."
"Hehe! Hagrid, your current behavior will only make me suspect that you have ulterior motives.
I thought you were a fair person! Now it seems that I was wrong."
"I..." Hagrid hesitated, and his heart was in conflict.
He did have a little selfishness in arranging Hermione and Aaron together, wanting to resolve the misunderstanding between them.
After all, they are just twelve-year-old children, and there is nothing that cannot be said clearly.
As long as Hermione apologizes sincerely, the relationship will slowly recover after a while, and Aaron doesn't seem to be such a grudge-bearing person.
But now he has a hat called "fairness" on his head, and this hat has a tendency to fly away, which makes him very uncomfortable.
"I decided that you and Hermione should be teamed up. If you think it's unfair, I can assign you another person.
This is the limit."
Aaron didn't raise any more objections. Hagrid had said so much, so he had to be tactful and give the other party a face.
"Ron, that's definitely not possible." Aaron glanced at him with some disdain, then turned his gaze to Harry Potter. "It's too troublesome. I have a feeling that it will be particularly troublesome to team up with you."
"Then there is no choice." Draco laughed, "Sure enough, Slytherin has to be trustworthy."
"No, don't think too much, there are actually other options." Aaron poured a basin of cold water on him, "Hagrid, you and Fang Fang should switch!"
"Me?" Hagrid was stunned for a moment, and immediately waved his hand and said, "That won't work, absolutely not.
With the abilities of the three of them, the danger will increase significantly without me.
It's better to go with Malfoy! He is more suitable for your team."
"That... is okay, it's better than the other two."
Draco's eyes twitched slightly, and he inexplicably felt as if he was being disliked.
"Okay, next, we will split into two groups.
If anyone finds a unicorn, they will fire green sparks, and if they are in trouble, they will fire red sparks.
We will come and meet up immediately, all right, be careful!"
Hagrid said, and took Harry and Ron to the path on the left, leaving the path on the right to Aaron, Hermione and Draco.
"Huh!" Aaron took a deep breath, put Abe on his head, and then looked at Hermione and Draco, "Listen to my command tonight, you have no objection!"
"No, I will definitely listen to you." Draco patted his chest and said, Aaron's ability in all aspects is better than his, he has nothing to be dissatisfied with.
"I, I will listen to you too." Hermione said immediately.
"You?" Draco looked at her suspiciously, "You'd be lucky if you didn't leave us and run away alone when you were in danger."
"I won't, I definitely won't."
"Who knows?"
"That's enough, this is why I don't want to be divided into groups, it's too troublesome.
If you two have anything to say, go back and tell us, we are in the Forbidden Forest now, can we all keep a low profile?"
Hermione and Draco looked at each other and shut up at the same time.
"That's right.
Now listen to me, check your shoes, tie your shoelaces if you have them." Aaron said as he squatted down and tied his shoelaces.
Hermione didn't waste any words and followed suit.
Draco was a little puzzled, "Tie shoelaces? Can you tell me why?"
"It makes it easier to escape. You don't really think that everything will be fine as long as Yaya is here!"