The man behind Hogwarts

Paul was a very decisive person. Once he made up his mind, he would immediately implement it.

So he retreated decisively, towards the castle complex.

He has not yet decided whether to leave Hogwarts directly or lurk for a while. Both options are very heavy, but he must make a choice.

In the end, he decided to go back to the castle complex to observe the development of the situation...

Crohn waited for a few minutes, and after using several magic detections to confirm that Paul had left, he walked out leisurely.

At the same time, a three-eyed raven landed on his shoulder.

One person and one crow approached the Acromantula's nest.

When he saw the giant spiders all over the mountains and plains, even Crohn, who had gone through many hardships, felt a chill in his heart.

In fact, the single attack power of Acromantula is not very powerful, but once their number increases, even the most powerful beasts will have to go around, because once bitten by it and injected with poison, it will basically be able to It was declared that rescue efforts were ineffective.

Fortunately, Crohn didn't have to confront the Acromantula head-on.

He took a gourd-shaped bottle from his waist and opened it to let out the breath inside.

After smelling the smell, the Acromantula stopped attacking him and instead gave him a path straight to his lair.

"It really works!"

Even so, Crohn still cast a few protective spells on himself and then followed the path.

Before, he was curious as to why there was Acromantula venom for sale in the Full Moon Store.

Now he understood that there were so many big spiders in the Forbidden Forest, and William had made a deal with them. This gives Yuanyue Store an additional signature product.

Acromantula's venom has always been priceless.

Whether it is used to refine magic potions or alchemical creations, its venom is of high value...

Crohn tilted the gourd bottle slightly to make it easier for the breath inside to diffuse.

This bottle is exactly what William uses to collect venom. This bottle has been filled with venom before, and the smell inside is very strong, which can be used to drive away spiders.

Go all the way through the tree hole.

In the tree hole, he saw some traces of flames.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear the sound of chanting magic spells coming from inside.

William borrowed the three-eyed raven to observe the situation in real time, and also noticed the traces in the tree hole... It seemed that nothing happened to the three little ones yet.

After advancing some distance, a large open space appeared in front of the two of them.

Aragog was lying on his back, looking a little drowsy;

The clearing was surrounded by Acromantulas, surrounding the three little ones in the center.

Although there were many spiders, only a handful of them dared to actually attack the three little ones. The others watched from a distance, terrified by the flames.

What is this scenario?

William looked a little inexplicably laughing.

He knew what that flame was, wasn't it the gift he gave to Aragog - the Fairy Fire of Gubler.

Dumbledore sends fairy fire to giants;

He sent fairy fire to the Acromantula, but he still had the purpose of shocking Aragog.

When he came to get the venom before, Aragog would always complain to him, saying that the fairy fire was too dazzling and asked him to put it out quickly, but William always refused.

Unexpectedly, it was Gubulai's fairy fire that saved the three little ones.

……

As soon as Crohn came in, everyone noticed him.

The expressions of the three little ones changed again and again. First they were disbelief, then joy, then doubt, and finally turned into joy mixed with doubt. They feared it was Paul's transformation magic.

But at this moment, they didn't care whether he was really Crohn or Paul was pretending.

The only thought in my mind is: escape from these big spiders!

"Professor Crohn! Save us!!"

"Save us~!"

Crohn nodded to the three of them, and then walked towards Aragog with the gourd bottle.

"William asked me to give this to you and said you needed to give me a full bottle."

"That's right, right behind that rock."

Aragog cooperated very well and guided Crone to get the bottle containing the venom, and then put the empty bottle behind the stone.

"There happens to be a pint in there. Why didn't William come?"

"He is very busy."

Crohn checked and then said: "These three are students from the school. I need to take them away. I hope you can make it easier?"

"This is not okay, we will not refuse delicious food delivered to our door."

"Is that so...am I also a gourmet food?" Crohn asked with a cold face.

Aragog thought for a while and said helplessly: "You don't count. Leave quickly."

While they were communicating, the three little ones had been looking at Krohn expectantly. When they saw that Aragog was willing to let Krohn go, their anticipation was filled.

"Professor will never abandon us..."

Harry wiped the sweat from his forehead and comforted Ron in a low voice.

At this time, the three of them were almost exhausted, not only from physical exhaustion, but also from mental exhaustion, spiritual depression and other factors.

Among them, Ron is the most important.

In fact, he is not timid, but he is really afraid of spiders.

Ever since he was teased by Fred and George as a child, he has had this problem and is afraid of all spider-like creatures.

Ron looked at Crohn motionlessly with a grimace.

I saw him and Aragog negotiating and making an agreement on equal footing.

"If you eat three of them, the school will know your existence... Do you think Dumbledore and others will allow the Acromantula to live next to the school?"

"..."

Aragog was silent for a brief moment.

This was indeed an element of concern for him.

But he looked at the children around him and finally denied it.

"I don't care what happens in the future. I only care about the present. I won't restrict them from hunting."

A trace of anger appeared on Crohn's face, and he quietly clenched the wand with his right hand...but William's voice suddenly came to his mind, "Catch three beasts and trade with him."

"What if he still doesn't agree?" Crohn asked.

"He will definitely agree."

William said with certainty. After several dealings with Aragog, William has figured out his character.

In his opinion, Aragog was a very contradictory creature.

First of all, his identity is an Acromantula. This creature is born with many terrifying habits, which makes him ignore life and death.

Secondly, he is the father of all Acromantulas, and he shoulders a role similar to the patriarch and leader.

This role requires him not to act impulsively and to think about the reproduction and continuation of the race. It is for this reason that he compromised under William's pressure.

Finally, he's Hagrid's sidekick...

The three identities combine to create the unique Aragog.

Now there is only one reason to satisfy Aragog's request for his identity as 'Acromantula', and that is food exchange, and then he will compromise again in order to protect the continuation of the ethnic group...

Crohn said no more and cast a blazing flame to protect the three little ones inside.

"wait me back."

After giving the explanation, Crohn left the lair directly.

"Professor~" Ron shouted weakly, feeling full of confusion.

"Professor, does he not care about us?"

"No, he should be looking for a way."

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, took a look at the environment, and sat down directly on the ground.

Now with Crohn's fire magic, the spiders no longer dare to attack, and they can relax and adjust a little.

As soon as she sat down, she saw Gubulai's Immortal Fire again. It was relying on it that allowed them to persist until now.

"What kind of flame is this?"

Hermione searched through her memory and couldn't find a flame that fit this situation.

Burns out of thin air, without firewood, will not burn out, will not grow...

"Hermione, what did you think Professor Crohn did? Did he go to the principal and the others?" Ron asked.

"It's possible...I don't know."

Harry slapped his head and said excitedly: "We forgot to tell him, we need to save Fred quickly!"

At the mention of Fred, Ron's face suddenly darkened.

Hermione: "The professor should be back again, let's just wait."

The life and death crisis was alleviated, and the three people's tense spirits immediately relaxed, and they even yawned.

Seeing this, Hermione quickly found a topic to talk about.

First, he talked about the origin of tonight's incident, and then Harry talked about Snape's targeting of him. Both of them knew this, and they all started to attack Snape.

When it comes to Snape, Hermione has a lot to complain about.

This was especially true for Ron, who was often hit on the head by Snape in class.

"Professor Quirrell said that the reason why Snape targeted me like this has something to do with my parents. You also know my family situation, and I must find out information about them."

Harry sat on the ground, hugging his legs, his eyes slightly red.

Hermione patted him on the shoulder and promised to accompany him to find the answer.

"By the way, the mysterious man said tonight that he was not Professor Quirrell. I feel like he was not lying." Harry said softly.

"First of all, Professor Quirrell has no reason to harm me..."

"Even if he is really Quirrell, why does he have to change his appearance? Isn't it unnecessary?"

"It makes sense." Ron nodded, "I don't think Professor Quirrell is that bad. He is my favorite teacher."

Hermione thought for a moment and said, "Could it be Snape?"

Ok?

Is the mysterious man Snape?

As soon as this guess came out, Harry and Ron's eyes lit up, they looked at each other and nodded in unison.

"It must be right, it's Snape!"

"Do you remember what the mysterious man said? He said, 'I'm not Quirrell's idiot.' Listen, does it sound like Snape's tone?"

Hermione's mind recalled Snape's words when he took his first class:

"I can teach you how to increase your reputation, brew glory, and even prevent death - but there must be one thing, that is, you must not be the stupid fools I often encounter."

Thinking of this, she nodded firmly: "It must be Snape!!"

Harry said anxiously: "We must tell the principal the news."

"You're right...but we have to get out of here first..."

"Why hasn't Professor Crohn come back yet? He's not in the same group as Snape, is he?" Ron said dejectedly.

"Impossible." Hermione denied directly.

The three little ones didn't actually know Crohn very well, and they had rarely even communicated with him.

The course Crohn teaches this year is Muggle Studies, and this class is an elective course. None of the three little ones have ever taken it, so naturally they don’t know much about Crohn.

The only knowledge he had came from Neville.

Hermione and Neville met at the beginning of school, and after they were assigned to the same house, they often communicated with each other.

From Neville's mouth, she learned Crohn's story.

He and Neville's parents used to be colleagues. Later, his parents had an accident and Crohn's family also had changes. He left the Ministry of Magic and didn't see each other for several years after that.

When they met again, Crohn became Neville's godfather.

The three Hermiones also expressed their envy. After all, their godfather was a teacher at the school, which sounded very cool.

"Professor Crohn was a former Auror. He is definitely not a bad person."

"But..." Harry hesitated and whispered: "What did he take from Aragog just now? I always feel that there is some story in it."

The three of them understood Aragog's ability to speak.

I just have some doubts about what a gourd bottle is?

"Just ask the professor later." Ron said casually.

"Makes sense!"

Harry and Hermione looked at him at the same time, with cunning smiles on their faces, and said in unison: "I'll leave it to you, just ask!"

Ron: "..."

Could it be that misfortune comes from the mouth?

……

In the Forbidden Forest, Crohn was looking for suitable beasts, such as wild boars, deer, etc., preferably larger ones.

At this time, he already had a small hamster in his pocket, which was one of the prey that was being exchanged.

It looks like a little hamster, but it's actually a porcupine that was transformed by Crohn.

While he was hunting, a three-eyed raven led Fred over.

"Professor Crohn?!"

Fred ran to him overjoyed, "Why are you here? By the way, have you seen Ron?"

Crohn had received William's message and nodded to Fred.

"You came just in time. Come with me to pick up Ron and the others later."

At this time, the sound of flapping wings sounded.

The three-eyed raven following Crohn and the three-eyed raven guiding Fred flew up at the same time and disappeared directly into the forest.

Watching the raven leave, Fred seemed to have a thousand words, his mouth opened and closed, closed and opened again...

"What's wrong?" Crohn noticed his abnormality and asked casually.

"Professor, are those two crows your pets? Why do they have three eyes?"

"They are not pets, and they are not mine..."

Crohn twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a stiff smile.

"Although the crow looks like a real creature, it's actually just a transformation technique. As for why it has three eyes, that's a unique skill."

Fred nodded in understanding.

Although I don't know what Crohn meant.

Anyway, it looks great.

"Then the crow that saved me before was also a shapeshifter?"

"If it also has three eyes, that's it."

"I see..." Fred bent slightly in the direction where the Three-Eyed Raven disappeared, "Thank you for saving my life."