The man behind Hogwarts

Under the deep night, a little wizard wearing a hood and thick clothes walked on a desolate road.

The bright moon hangs in the sky, holding a pipa and half-covering her face, revealing half of her body.

Harry breathed hot air into his palm, and a white mist suddenly appeared in front of him.

Even with the gloves on, the hand holding the lantern was a little stiff and cold.

Look up and look ahead.

Looking through the gaps between the low but undulating hills, one can vaguely see thick black shadows.

"We're almost at Hagrid's hut. We need to find another way."

Turning around and looking around, I saw where there were other roads. The left and right sides were overgrown with weeds, and even the path under my feet was very desolate. After all, there were too few people walking this road.

"I knew it was going to be like this, and luckily I brought my cane."

He untied his black robe and inserted something like a trekking pole into his waist. He used it to push aside the grass and went deeper to the left.

It was only a few minutes before he walked into the grass.

Two sneaky men appeared.

"Where on earth is Harry going?" Ron stood at the fork, very confused.

He thought he was going to Hagrid's hut, but he changed direction midway and could still see the traces of Harry walking under his feet.

"Don't think about it, just follow."

"But, there is no road here, will there be snakes?"

"Snakes are hibernating in such cold weather." Hermione pushed Ron and asked him to walk ahead.

Ron grimaced, "Hermione, we should have brought a cane."

"Cane? Have you forgotten that we are wizards?"

Hermione picked up a few branches, waved her wand and cast a Transfiguration spell, and two canes appeared. "Here, let's go."

"awesome."

……

One person in front, two people behind, slowly approaching the Forbidden Forest.

As soon as Fang approached, a strong sense of depression suddenly hit him. The ancient trees were like ghosts with teeth and claws, opening their mouths wide and waiting for delicious food to be delivered to their door.

The hazy moonlight shining in the Forbidden Forest not only did not make people feel at ease, but made it even more terrifying.

Harry stopped and held his cane firmly in his right hand.

The skin under the gloves was already a little pale.

"Is this the Forbidden Forest?"

"Isn't it too scary?"

It was not that he had never seen the Forbidden Forest. He had spied on it from a distance when he came to see Hagrid before, and even had the idea of ​​​​entering the adventure, but it was always daytime at that time.

This was the first time he approached the Forbidden Forest at night.

He took out the round box from his trouser pocket and opened it, revealing the sensor bug inside.

The sensor bug seemed to wake up from a deep sleep, stretched a few times, and adjusted its body to the right.

"Professor Quirrell on the right?"

Harry rotated his body in a circle and found that the sensor bug would always adjust its direction automatically, keeping its head facing to the right.

"It can actually sense the location. It seems that Professor Quirrell is already in the Forbidden Forest."

Thinking of this, Harry no longer hesitated and plunged into the Forbidden Forest.

His young body was as tiny as dust in front of the huge Forbidden Forest, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

……

"He went in? He went in!!"

Ron grabbed his friend's clothes and whispered in surprise, "Hermione, he really went in, did you see it?"

"Shut up, I'm not blind."

Hermione frowned. She had just guessed that Harry's target was the Forbidden Forest, but when she actually saw him entering, she still felt very troubled.

The school has a clear policy that prohibits entry into the forbidden forest.

Moreover, how dangerous it is in the Forbidden Forest.

"If the teacher catches me, I don't know how many points Gryffindor will be deducted..."

"Don't worry about deducting points at this time." Ron was anxious: "It must be very dangerous for Harry to go in alone. What should we do? Do we also want to go in?"

Hermione thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Didn't you say you also found helpers? Where are the people?"

"This..." Ron was embarrassed.

It was obvious that Fred and the two had agreed to come to help him and had agreed on a time, but they had not been seen until now.

Fortunately, the help Hermione was looking for didn't come either...

Wait, who is that?

Ron's eyes wandered wildly, and he found a person walking towards them. The figure was tall and familiar.

"Fred?" Ron saw clearly that the person coming was none other than his stupid brother, and he quickly shouted: "Here, here Fred, hey~"

Fred walked in quickly, and without waiting for Ron to speak, he first asked questions.

"What exactly did you ask me to help you with, and what are you doing here?"

"If you don't give me an explanation, I will definitely write to my mother."

"Say it!"

Hermione shut her mouth and quietly took a step back. Ron's face turned red and he didn't say anything. He just took out a shiny coin from his pocket and asked, "Where's George?"

Um? Fred took the coin and put it into his pocket, and replied casually: "We were spotted by Filch when we came out. In order not to waste time, he went to lure Filch away. I will come to meet you first...

By the way, you haven't answered me yet, what are you doing here? "

Ron quickly explained the cause and effect, and finally asked:

"Harry's already in, what should we do?"

"Going in?" Fred lowered his jaw silently, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Then why are you asking? Let's follow him quickly."

"But the school rules say..."

"The school rules stipulate that you cannot enter the Forbidden Forest?" Fred corrected him angrily: "The school rules also say that you cannot go out at night. What are you doing now?"

Please, this is a forbidden forest.

Is there a more mysterious place in school than the Forbidden Forest? No! After finally having a reason to play in the Forbidden Forest, how could we stop there?

Fred licked his lips, already impatient.

Ever since they had the Marauder's Map, the whole school was like a stripped-down girl, with no more secrets from their brothers.

The castle area has almost been explored. Fred can now find various secret passages, unknown rooms, etc. even without the Marauder's Map.

But there is another place that he has not touched upon.

Forbidden Forest!

"Go quickly, let Harry be in danger." Fred led the way into the Forbidden Forest.

Ron looked at Hermione, who sighed and followed silently.

How could she not see Fred's true purpose, but it didn't matter at this point. After all, the fact was that Harry had indeed entered the Forbidden Forest.

Well, how should I put it...

She felt that the helper Ron found could be reliable or unreliable... just like Schrödinger's cat.

It's a pity that William hasn't come yet, otherwise he must have a perfect solution...

Hermione muttered secretly, took out her wand and held it in her hand.

"Fred, will George come? If he does, I'm worried he'll get lost."

"Don't worry, he can find us."

……

Somewhere on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, Paul stood among several big trees, with the moonlight just enough to penetrate.

At this time, he was neither his original appearance nor Quirrell's appearance, but an even stranger face. This was the effect of the advanced transformation technique, which transformed him into a different person.

This magic seems to have the effect of Polyjuice Potion.

But that's not the case.

Although the transformation spell can be used to disguise oneself, even a slightly stronger wizard can sense the magic fluctuations caused by the transformation. This is not the case with polyjuice potion, and few people can see through it.

He raised his left hand flat in front of his chest, the round box was open, and the sensor insect was motionless.

I don’t know how long it’s been like this.

The sensor bug suddenly moved, stretched, and slowly turned its body toward the left side of the forest.

"...Finally came in." Paul smiled slightly, "I was still cautious and didn't open the round box until I entered the forest."

"But is caution useful?"

After muttering a few words, Paul transformed into a mount and hurried towards the left.

If someone has a God's perspective, they can see a strange picture. Hagrid's hut is located outside the Forbidden Forest. Paul is in the Forbidden Forest, on the right side of the hut; Harry is also in the Forbidden Forest, on the left side of the hut.

At this moment, the three coordinates form a flat triangle.

And Paul and Harry are going both ways...

……

Central Tower 2nd floor, Gem Club.

The lights in the room suddenly went out, and William opened the door and walked out, leaving the central tower directly.

When Hermione came to him yesterday, she explained the situation completely.

At that time, he knew that the Quirrell in school might already be Paul.

He was very emotional at that time...

When it was first predicted that Paul would sneak into Hogwarts, William's first suspect was Quirrell. Without him, Quirrell was really unlucky.

It was like he was standing on the opposite side of Destiny's Son.

A seesaw, with Destiny's Child on one side and Quirrell on the other, the result must be self-evident.

For this reason, he also paid special attention to Quirrell's performance.

Later, what happened to Professor Babuling, and I learned that Paul's target was actually Professor Rune.

"Ugh……"

William sighed: "So, it was me who harmed Quirrell? Why is he always so miserable?"

"If I don't kill Boren, Boren will die because of me."

"Babulin also has to thank Quirrell for saving her from the disaster."

Of course, William knew that Quirrell was definitely not dead. After all, the restrictions on Polyjuice Potion were there. At most, he would be tortured, such as the Cruciatus Curse, the Imperius Curse, and being torn apart... and so on.

"Oh, it's still really miserable."

After thinking about it, William decided to save him again, but secretly promised that it would be the last time.

Just because I asked Quirrell a few questions at the beginning, I actually had to save his life several times later. It was really a big loss.

Walk out of the central tower and look sideways towards the Forbidden Forest, on the left.

But instead of walking to the left, he walked towards the Astronomy Tower and reached the top floor of the Astronomy Tower in one breath. Although there was a door lock on the top floor, it could not stop him.

Hermione asked him for help yesterday.

He agreed, but did not promise to personally help.

This is Hogwarts, the safest magic school in the world, why bother him to do it himself.

William's purpose is simple.

Just supervise a few people from a distance. As long as Paul is not allowed to escape from the school, there is a chance to rescue Quirrell.

And he believes that after what happened tonight, Dumbledore will definitely notice it. With Snape as an old conspirator, Paul's tricks should not be hidden...

After all, Harry was involved in this.

Maybe William won’t have to worry about the follow-up matters.

Including dealing with Paul, rescuing Quirrell, educating Harry and other tasks, Lao Deng can handle it and let him move his muscles so as not to stare at him all day long when he has nothing to do.

I don’t know if it’s the psychological expansion brought about by the increase in strength.

William did not have a high desire to deal with Paul personally. The reason why he divined him some time ago was only for the purpose of removing hidden dangers.

"It's not bad like this..."

"The so-called strategizing is in the moment, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away. The outcome of the war has already been controlled by the heart."

"Maybe I need a stronger opponent..."

The Astronomy Tower is the tallest tower at Hogwarts.

Especially the top level.

Looking around, you can see the majestic and ancient scenery. In front is the Quidditch training ground and the Black Lake, on the left is the Forbidden Forest, and on the right is the castle...

Waving the acacia, magic surges into shape, and ten red-eyed, black-feathered crows appear.

The changes did not stop, and another magic was cast, the Eye of Observation...

After a few breaths, put away the acacia.

Ten crows circled around William, as if they were wearing a dark halo, foreboding something strange, ominous, and terrifying.

Each crow looks the same: red eyes, black feathers, three eyes, and is slightly larger than a raven.

"Go, Three-Eyed Raven..."

"See everything clearly for me."

With a wave of his hand, the three-eyed ravens flew out in a queue, heading towards the Forbidden Forest. Only blurry black shadows could be seen in the night sky.

Then William sat leisurely on the ground, closed his eyes, and focused on the sight of the three-eyed raven.

……

In the forbidden forest at this moment.

The two people running in both directions gradually approached. Harry's speed was not fast, and he had to avoid unknown beasts along the way, so it was very difficult to walk.

But Paul was fast. He rode straight forward on his horse, and even if a predator attacked him, he would not delay.

In the dark and hazy forest, Harry held a weak portable lamp...

Stumbling, but steadfast.

I don’t know if he fell down, but the black robe was stained with moss and mud.

In a daze, a faint tapping sound came to my ears, da da da~ da da da~

The sound came from directly in front, and became louder and clearer. The moment he heard the sound clearly, Harry gathered his black robe to block the light of the lantern, and hid behind a big tree.

"It sounds like the sound of horse hooves...could it be Professor Quirrell?"

He stuck his head out to take a look. In the darkness, the true appearance of the person gradually appeared.

"No??" Harry immediately retracted his head, and for some reason, his heart suddenly beat like a drum.

In my ears, the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer.

Getting louder and louder...

Paul didn't say a word, but just approached a big tree. He knew that Harry was hiding behind it, because he smelled the fragrance of the prey and the fear in the air.

"How sweet...the savior Harry Potter..."

Behind the big tree, Harry's face turned pale and his body was shaking. He subconsciously thought of a person in his mind, who turned out to be Hermione.

"If Hermione were here, she would know what to do."

"No, no, no, I am alone now. Hermione is not here, Ron is not here, Hagrid is not here, Hedwig is not here..."

"I have to save myself!!"

How to save yourself?

Harry quickly took off his black robe, covered it with the lantern, and quickly hid behind another tree. Before he could stop, he ran away...

Behind him, the light of the portable lamp passed through the black robe, emitting a faint light.