Harry was full of doubts, and he suddenly discovered that Esther seemed to know a lot of things that they didn't know.

Before he could ask any more questions, he saw Esther's tense expression and her eyes a little anxious. She rarely showed this look, so much so that Harry felt a little dazed.

Why is she so anxious?

And why are you so determined to wade into this muddy water with him?

Confronting that big snake means confronting Voldemort. Others may not know how terrifying Voldemort is, but Esther definitely knows it.

Now that it is clear, what reason is there to go without even caring about his own life?

He is the chosen savior, so there are certain things he has an obligation to do, even if it means sacrificing his life for it.

But not Esther.

The words rolled around his mouth again and again, but in the end he still didn't ask them. At this time, they had already run into the Forbidden Forest, and they encountered a dementor.

These ugly black figures were floating in the air. Harry couldn't count how many there were. He couldn't even estimate them. He could only see them floating toward the castle in a dense mass. The air around them seemed to be stagnant at this moment, and only the cold breath kept eroding their bodies, making them fall into despair.

Esther clenched her wand. She should immediately cast the God-calling Guard, a spell she had mastered many years ago, but the terrifying pressure came so heavily that she could not muster the strength to resist. I couldn't help but think of the dead Umbridge and the werewolf Greyback.

There seemed to be a thick smell of blood floating around her, so heavy that she felt dizzy and could hardly breathe.

And Harry next to her was not much better than her. He seemed to be in this gloomy mood.

The dementors were like dogs that saw bones, rushing toward them faster. Their despair was a rare meal for them.

No, it can't be!

Esther gritted her teeth and raised her wand with difficulty. She still had to save Professor Snape, and her father and Draco were all fighting. She couldn't fall here!

"Call God Guardian—"

She finally yelled out this spell, and silvery white light flowed from the top of her wand, transforming into butterflies that danced around them, making the floating dementors afraid to stop.

But there were too many Dementors, and she alone could not completely drive them away. She could only look at Harry and shout: "Harry, don't be stunned! Release your Patronus quickly!"

Harry looked like he was in a dream, raised his wand and chanted a spell. Perhaps he was too nervous and failed to summon it the first time.

At this moment, several different "Patron Saint Curse" spells were heard from behind, and then three different patron saints jumped up from behind them and ran into the deep forest, dispelling the cold atmosphere like maggots clinging to their bones.

Harry seized this opportunity to continue chanting the spell, and this time he successfully released his Patronus.

"Ess! Harry!" Ernie ran at the front with an anxious look on his face, followed by Seamus and Luna.

Esther's hands were shaking a little, and she forced a smile to Ernie: "Thank you for arriving in time to save us."

Luna looked at the scattered dementors: "Giants, werewolves, dementors, the mysterious man has gathered many other creatures."

"By the way! Have you met?" Seamus couldn't help but said: "I just saw the owner of the Pig's Head Bar in the castle. He looked like Dumbledore. I thought I saw Dumbledore at first glance. , but how is it possible?”

"Perhaps you're not mistaken," Harry told him.

Seamus and the other three looked shocked, and Ernie asked: "What does this sentence mean?"

Unfortunately, before Harry could say a few more words, a giant staggered towards us from the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

"Hurry up!"

Esther shouted, and everyone quickly dispersed.

The giant waved a very long stick, and Esther had difficulty hiding. As expected, she got separated from Harry.

"The Whomping Willow!"

Harry yelled at Esther.

Esther could only say to him: "Go first, hurry up! Don't wait for me!"

Harry didn't know why Esther kept insisting that he rush there as soon as possible. It sounded like she was asking him to hurry up and die, but he knew that Esther was not such a person. Just like many times before, Harry had no idea why. She has her own reasons for doing so.

Harry ran forward while Esther struggled with the giant.

For some reason she was targeted by the giant, and the long stick kept swinging in her direction. Although it never fell on her, the strong wind it brought still mixed with some rocks and sand and hit her.

It's one thing to be in pain, it's another thing not to be able to see the way.

"Be careful Ess! I'm here to help you!"

Ernie never left, he ran towards Esther without hesitation.

The brother and sister teamed up to deal with the giant, and finally fired magic spells to temporarily blind the giant's eyes.

"Come on!"

Esther grabbed Ernie and ran towards the Whomping Willow, without stopping, her energy was rapidly depleted.

Fortunately, the giant did not catch up.

"Ais...you...what are you going to do?"

They stopped in front of the Whomping Willow and asked Esther breathlessly.

All the branches of the Whomping Willow hung quietly, and Esther was panting and replied to Ernie: "Harry is going to find Voldemort and kill the big snake around him."

Ernie's face turned pale: "What about you?"

"I'm going to save people."

Esther took a short rest. She would have to climb a long tunnel later, and she needed to regain some strength.

"Save someone? Who to save?" Ernie couldn't help but ask, "I'll go with you."

Esther knew that Ernie really wanted to go with her. He knew clearly that this trip might not come back, so it was even more impossible for him to let Esther go alone.

"No." Esther immediately refused: "You have to believe me, I will not risk my life. You go back to the castle to find my father."

"I……"

Ernie was a little worried: "No, no, it's too dangerous. I have to go with you no matter what."

"This is not the most dangerous place. The most dangerous place should be the current castle. Listen to me and go find my father. Help me protect my father."

She deliberately pretended to be relaxed and persuaded.

Ernie was still hesitant, but finally chose to believe Esther, gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

At this time, Esther also regained some strength and hurriedly walked from the secret passage of the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack.

It's just that she was afraid that she would lose time because of the things in front of her. When she rushed over, it would be too late, so she ran forward desperately. She tripped and fell a few times on the way and didn't care. She kept running for a long time until the tunnel started to go up. , a glimmer of light appeared in front.

She bumped into something invisible, and at the same time, she heard a cold and heartless voice: "I'm sorry."

For a moment, her heart went cold.

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