Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor - Quirrell

The successive arrival of Hagrid and Dumbledore made Quirrell not in a hurry to run away, not because he thought the situation was stable now and there was no more danger.It's because for him, the possible benefits of staying here are worth the risk.And Quirrell, the biggest thorn, didn't move, and of course the others wouldn't move either. Everyone was waiting to see Dumbledore's reaction.

"Hagrid..." Dumbledore sighed, and softly called Hagrid's name, like a gentle father calling a naughty child.

Everyone could clearly see Hagrid's body trembling, but because the forest was dark and Hagrid had a big beard, no one could see Hagrid's expression clearly.But he opened his arm protecting the spider and lowered it, and slowly turned around, looking in Dumbledore's direction: "Principal Dumbledore." Hagrid, who was always loud, finally whispered once.

"Are they descended from Aragog?"

"Yes! They are descendants of Aragog, lovely children."

"Hmph!" Snape snorted coldly, and Hagrid's black beetle-like eyes immediately glared over, but the eyes of the other professors all showed approval—obviously they all knew what Snape was humming. The "telepathy" incident between Snape and the other professors, but the first time they have worked together for more than ten years~ "Hagrid, you said..."

"But, Headmaster Dumbledore, how can I have the heart to let Aragog be alone for the rest of his life? And they haven't hurt anyone, and they have been living in the Forbidden Forest very well. Headmaster Dumbledore, why can't we accept them Woolen cloth?"

Hagrid said affectionately, Quirrell heard these words familiar, and then realized that he had seen them in some comics and novels.These are basically what those righteous boys and girls said in order to protect some misunderstood powerful creatures, and in most cases, these powerful creatures will become the help of the righteous protagonist.

"Click! Click! Click!" Before Dumbledore could answer, the spiders made another neat clicking sound, and everyone immediately became alert again, but the spiders did not attack, but quickly separated to the left and right, from them A huge spider with a diameter of nearly five meters slowly came out of the passage that was left out.

"Aragok!" Hagrid yelled, running to his lovable giant pet...

"Principal Dumbledore? I heard Hagrid mention you." Aragog's voice was as hoarse as an old man's. "You are a great man among human wizards."

"Thank you for your compliment, Aragog." Dumbledore smiled and bowed.

"Mr. Principal, since you were not the principal, my children and grandchildren and I have lived in the Forbidden Forest. Now we have lived here for decades. Even though we did not belong here, we have become part of the Forbidden Forest. We have no malice towards wizards, as my friend Hagrid said, we just want to continue to live in peace. I will never hurt any wizard, so I sincerely hope that you can Accept us..."

If one only listened to the sound, no one would have imagined that these words would be spoken by an ugly big spider.

And its words obviously moved many people present. After all, the professors at Hogwarts do not judge people by their appearance. If these spiders are rational and intelligent, then why not become neighbors with them?Dumbledore was also silent, but he thought more long-term!

The Dark Lord had already obtained the support of the werewolves before he disappeared. Up to now, the Order of the Phoenix has worked hard for more than ten years, but the leaders of the werewolves are still pro-dark forces, which is definitely a destructive force.In addition, there are giants and dementors. The former has obviously fallen for Voldemort. Although the relationship with the Order of the Phoenix has eased in recent years because of Hagrid's relationship, giants are famously "loyal and honest". Who will give them food? Whoever it is, Dumbledore doesn't think that the money of the Order of the Phoenix is ​​enough to make these big-bellied men die, and the Death Eaters are not necessarily. The nobles have enough resources in their hands to make these guys work hard.Although the latter served the Ministry of Magic in name, the prisoners of Azkaban were almost sucked dry by them. Once they were hungry, how could this group of monsters still be stationed on that isolated island obediently?

Although on the surface, the centaur and the unicorn stand in the white camp, but the unicorn is too pure, unless they have no choice but to fight back, otherwise they will not participate in the bloody and killing behavior of war.And the centaurs are actually more reclusive than the unicorns, and Dumbledore got nothing from them except some plausible prophecies.

If these spiders can really be completely controlled by Hagrid, then if the war comes again, they will become the biggest help to the Order of the Phoenix!

Quirrell saw that Dumbledore didn't speak for a long time. Although he didn't know what Dumbledore was thinking, he subconsciously knew it was not good.Since Dumbledore doesn't speak, let him speak! ——He also had the idea of ​​not opening his mouth now, but making small moves after returning home.But this is a magical world. If Dumbledore asks for an unbreakable oath, and the other professors have already been persuaded by him, it will be bad at that time, so it is better to make it clear now.

"Aragok, your eyes have been covered with white membranes. As an acromantula, this means that your lifespan is less than ten years, or even shorter. Once you die, the words you said now still remain true." Is it effective? Besides, you said just now that you would never harm wizards, but what about your descendants?"

"Professor Quirrell! What do you mean? You think Aragog is lying?" Hagrid yelled at his pet.

"No, I just think it's playing with words. And the acromantula has only lived in the Forbidden Forest for decades, and it already has thousands of descendants. This shows that the Forbidden Forest, or the whole of Britain, lacks acromantia. They are natural enemies of spiders, they can reproduce without restraint. This means that except for natural disasters and natural death, these creatures will only increase and not decrease. Professor Sprout, in addition to herbal medicine, you also have great knowledge in magical biology You should be able to know what this means, right?"

"Yes." In fact, it wasn't just Sprout, the faces of the other professors who had just recovered a little also turned livid again—this meant that the creatures in the Forbidden Forest would not be able to satisfy the demands of the rapidly growing acromantula in a short time. Need, and in order to eat, these guys must go out of the Forbidden Forest.And by that time, who can guarantee that the hungry guys won't hurt the students? !What's more, there are precious magical creatures such as unicorns, thestrals, invisible beasts, etc. in the forbidden forest, as well as intelligent magical creatures such as centaurs and goblins, and they are all on the spider's menu.

And they had either been reminded by Quirrell, or they had already noticed that Aragog's eyes were indeed covered with a white film, and the leader of the spider was indeed dying.The change of dynasty represents not only a change of leaders, but also a change in the general direction.This is true of human beings, as well as beasts.McGonagall, Sprout, and Flitwick clenched the wands that had just been lowered again. Snape and Quirrell never let down their vigilance. Only Dumbledore still kept smiling.

It's not that Dumbledore that Quirrell said didn't think about it. However, if his estimation is correct, the war will break out before Harry graduates. Within six years, Hagrid should still be able to control the group of acromantulas.Once the war started and the giant arachnids entered the battlefield, their number would naturally be greatly reduced, and if he died in the war, then the newly appointed headmaster would definitely not allow these monsters to continue to reproduce comfortably.So, there are risks, but for the greater good, the risks are worth taking.

"Things are not as bad as you think, Professor Quirrell." The determined Dumbledore interjected with a smile, "We can see that Mr. Aragog and his descendants are in an absolute advantage at this moment, but They did not launch an attack, but chose to negotiate. From this point, it can be seen that what the acromantula desires is peace, not war."

"But judging from the attack on Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout, they are not friendly to people. These guys are extremely aggressive. The reason why they didn't attack is entirely because of Aragog. But it's a pity , the only special thing is that it is about to die.” Quirrell looked at the old spider, but he didn’t show any “pity”. This mutant one regards all tigers as herbivores.What's more, even if the Aragog in front of him is mutated, it doesn't turn into a vegetarian animal. On the contrary, it becomes more dangerous, because what it mutates is the brain, from savage to cunning!

Because he has no memory before the age of 17, Quirrell does not know that Aragog is not a mutation.Because it lived in Hogwarts when it was young, its vision is much wider than that of its kind, and it has seen the power of wizards and understood its own insignificance.Therefore, facing the professors at Hogwarts at this moment, it knows that even if it has the ability to kill these wizards, it cannot do so, otherwise it will only attract revenge from more wizards and make its own group face extinction disaster.Therefore, it chooses to endure.Moreover, in fact, it is more worried about its own affairs than Quirrell. After all, it knows its children better than Quirrell, and knows what these unrestrained children will do once it dies. However, it can be delayed for a year. It's a year...

"You don't need to worry about this." Aragog interjected, "After I die, there will still be the next spider king to take my place. This child will continue my blood and continue my friendship with wizards. , so of course, it will continue to abide by the contract I made with you."

"I can sign a contract with you and let the eight-eyed spider become one of the Hogwarts races sheltered by Hogwarts. You need to keep your promise, and when Hogwarts needs it, protect Hogwarts." to fight at the Hogwarts." Dumbledore was right in the first half of the sentence, it was one of the Hogwarts headmaster's powers. For more than 1000 years, Hogwarts has been a sanctuary not only for children, but also for many precious magical creatures in Britain.But the second half of the sentence is not the case, because just as the professor's duty is to protect the students, not to let the students go to the battlefield, the professors of Hogwarts also do not have the right to let these magical creatures be used by them.However, among the people present, no one knew the true meaning of the contract.

"Professor Dumbledore, once the contract is concluded, as professors at Hogwarts, do we have to protect these spiders?" Quirrell felt his chest tight, and now he finally understood why Dumbledore wanted to protect these spiders.Although this move was tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, it was obvious that Dumbledore believed that his ability was enough to suppress this group of spiders who were much more dangerous than tigers.

Dumbledore, who was about to sign the contract, slowed down and nodded towards Quirrell: "Yes, all professors must not harm the contracted creatures in any way, otherwise they will be punished by the contract. Even if you resign, within ten years The validity of the contract also remains."

Quirrell felt a fire in his chest, that is to say, once Dumbledore signed the contract, he would probably be punished by the contract if he wanted to notify the outside world.And Quirrell, whose soul is not stable at this stage, can't take this risk.He intended to resign, but Dumbledore's words blocked the way.

"Principal Dumbledore, should you discuss this matter with the school trustees about the stability of Hogwarts?"

"It's not necessary, it's just the principal's own power." Dumbledore was not in a hurry to sign the contract for the time being, but still looked at Quirrell—but obviously, he was smiling more and more happily.

"So, if these spiders hurt the students, can't we do the same to them?"

"No," Dumbledore no longer stared at Quirrell, but looked at Aragog, "Mr. Aragog, if you and your descendants hurt the students, then the Hogwarts protection contract will be Immediately and automatically. So, please remember what you just said. Restrain your people and not hurt any student."

"Of course, Headmaster Dumbledore, I will abide by the agreement."