Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 146 Attack on Albert

  Since Albert entered the Forbidden Forest, Fang has been running back and forth around him, sniffing tree roots and leaves all the way, searching for Fred's scent.

   At least, Albert thinks so.

  The quiet Forbidden Forest heard the rustling of leaves from time to time, which made Albert's nerves tense, and he was always on guard against possible dangers.

   Sure enough, entering the Forbidden Forest rashly in the middle of the night is definitely the most reckless thing Albert has ever done.

   He stopped in a clearing and looked up at the sky, trying to find the red sparks the twins had fired.

"Maybe, I should take a broomstick with me. If I travel from the sky, the speed will be much faster." Albert looked around with the light of his wand and listened carefully. Apart from the sound of branches breaking and leaves rustling, there were other sounds. Are there any other voices.

  To be honest, walking alone on the trail in the Forbidden Forest, Albert felt particularly insecure. When the night wind blew, goose bumps almost popped out.

  I don't feel safe at all, this feeling is too bad.

   "Ya Ya, don't stay too far away from me."

  Albert stopped, called Fang Ya back, and then opened the task panel to upgrade the skill "Protect All" to level 2.

   Sure enough, you should first improve your self-protection ability.

  At least, when you suddenly encounter danger, you won't lose your life in the first place.

  As Ollivander said, using wands made of redwood does not bring luck to the users, but the wizards who use them already have the ability to save the day when they encounter danger.

   This wand is really suitable for Albert to use.

  Yaya's tracking speed was not fast, and Albert followed it continuously on the path for about half an hour.

  The spirit has been in a state of high tension, which made Albert feel very tired. He took out a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing slowly to reduce the fatigue caused by nervous tension.

  When thinking, Albert likes to eat some sweets, which can relieve fatigue and effectively improve thinking activity.

  Ya Ya seems to want it too, but dogs can’t eat chocolate. Albert can only touch its head and promise to buy it delicious food when he returns.

   "Let's go!" Albert regained his spirits and continued to walk deep into the Forbidden Forest.

  The deeper you go into the Forbidden Forest, the denser the trees become. Now you can hardly see the night sky above your head. Albert's wand is the only glimmer of light in the dark forest.

  Beyond the range illuminated by that little light, there is darkness and fear that can't be seen.

  Actually, Albert has already realized that he may be lost, and he has deviated from the forest path!

   It should be said that it was not he who got lost, but Fred and George who got lost. Albert, who followed them, naturally got lost too.

  If this is the case, the situation is a bit bad. Albert estimates that he will not be able to find the two in a short time.

  Now, Albert's only hope is to be able to see the red sparks rising in the Forbidden Forest.

  Plans can never keep up with changes!

   Albert sighed lightly, he knew this well, so he wasn't annoyed.

  In fact, before entering the forest, he had pinned most of his expectations on the professors, otherwise Lee Jordan would not have gone back to find Professor McGonagall.

  Now Hogwarts might be a mess.

   However, before the professors arrived, he had to find the Weasley brothers first, otherwise the mission might fail.

   As for regret?

  Albert never regretted it. If he stayed, he would definitely not be allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest by Professor McGonagall. 2000 experience points and 2 skill points are worth his risk, even if it consumes a lot of reserve experience in the experience pool.

  2 skill points, really precious.

   After upgrading skills after level 3, the experience gained from missions can no longer keep up. Using skill points to upgrade is the best way.

   "Where will you be?" Albert muttered softly. He walked through the low jungle, stepped over fallen trees, and crossed a stream, his robes being torn by branches and brambles in the way.

  Albert felt that he had walked for a long time, and the dense canopy completely covered the moonlight in the sky.

   Fang stopped and barked in a certain direction.

   Not good!

   Albert felt that he was being watched by eyes hidden in the darkness, and that feeling made his hair stand on end.

  He immediately ran to Yaya, waved his magic wand and used all the protection, and built a bubble-shaped transparent defensive barrier around him.

  Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes sounded around, and Albert could even feel the ground of the Forbidden Forest trembling slightly.

  It was a centaur, Albert couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, he knew that these creatures usually wouldn't harm Hogwarts students.

   After a while, two centaurs appeared on both sides of Albert. When the centaur aimed his bow and arrow at him, Albert still couldn't help being a little nervous. Whether it was his previous life or this life, this was the first time he had experienced such a thing.

  That feeling was very uncomfortable, and Albert couldn't help but squeeze his wand tightly to ensure that his defensive barrier would not be pierced by the centaur's arrows.

   "Who are you?" a gruff voice demanded.

   "Albert Anderson, a Hogwarts student." Albert kept his voice as friendly as possible.

   "Maju, this is not the place for you." The horseman reminded rudely.

   "I have two friends who got lost in the Forbidden Forest. I need to find them as soon as possible." Albert said his purpose of entering the Forbidden Forest.

   "Two more horses entered the woods, I remember..." The horsemen put away their bows and arrows, and walked towards Albert, they walked into the range of the magic wand's light.

The first time Albert saw the centaur, it felt very strange. Above the waist, it was a human, with red hair and beard, but below the waist, it was a brown-red horse, with a long red tail trailing behind it. Tail.

   "I know I can't enter the forest." Albert said softly, "But I need to find them... If you can give us a little help..."

   "We won't help humans!" The brown-black centaur roared at Albert.

"Oh, that's really sorry, if I was offended just now, I apologize to you." Albert has calmed down, and said softly: "I don't know you well, and I don't want to have any unpleasant conflicts with you, I'm just looking for my friends, and when I find them, I'm going to get out of here as soon as possible."

   "Okay Baine." The brown-red centaur reassured his compatriots, "He has no malice."

   "He came uninvited..."

   "I hope we don't have any conflicts." Albert interrupted the centaur, his voice sounding a bit cold.

  At this moment, Albert is considering whether to bring down the two centaur, but if he does, his search for the Weasley brothers may be over.

  I am not Hagrid, and the centaur is not as friendly as in the legend.

   But it is not difficult to deduce that Fred and George did not meet the centaur, otherwise Albert should have learned from the centaur.

"It shouldn't be difficult for you to see that I'm not as weak as you think." Albert stared at the centaur and said, "We don't need to have a conflict, I just want to find my friends and take them away here."

   "Of course, I leave the decision to you."

   "Do you know Hagrid?" The brown-red centaur suddenly changed the subject. It had known Hagrid's hound Fang from the beginning.

"Yes, I am Hagrid's friend. I originally planned to ask him for help, but Hagrid is not in his hut tonight, so I can only bring Hagrid's hounds to find someone in the Forbidden Forest." Albert Squinting his eyes to look at the brown-red centaur, he continued: "Hagrid once said that as long as I'm with Fang, no creature in the Forbidden Forest will harm me."

   "Come with me, Hagrid's friend, I probably know where your friend is." The brown-red centaur turned and walked towards the forest.

   "Ronan!" Bane was very dissatisfied with the behavior of his compatriots.

   "We never attack ponies." Ronan stopped, turned and said, "I saw red sparks on the other side of the forest earlier."

   "That's right, that's right, they may have encountered some trouble!" Albert couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, red sparks meant that Fred and George were still alive.

   "Yaya, keep up!" Albert released the protective barrier around him, and quickly followed the horseman's footsteps.

   "However, I need to remind you that the forest over there is dangerous." Ronan said to Albert, "Those big spiders will eat the animals that enter that forest. I don't recommend you to take risks in the past."

   "Thank you, but I will not give up my friend." Albert shook his head and rejected the other party's kindness. "I will be responsible for my recklessness. If I am eaten by a spider, it is my own court of death, and it has nothing to do with you."

   "Okay!" Ronan took a deep look at Albert, nodded and said, "Come with me, there is still a distance from here."

   About twenty minutes later, Albert stood tiredly under a tree to rest. Even though Ronan slowed down, he still struggled to keep up with the centaur.

   "From here, it's the hunting range of those big spiders, but I still don't recommend you take risks."

   "Thank you, Ronan, I will remember you and the help you gave me." Albert leaned forward to express his gratitude to the centaur beside him.

   "If you can bring your friends back, I will guide you out of this forest." Ronan said, turned and left.

  Albert looked at Ronan's disappearing back, turned around and walked towards the forest ahead, he knew that he had to be more vigilant, as this place was more dangerous than other places.

   "You shouldn't have helped him." Bane looked at Ronan angrily.

   "He is Hagrid's friend." Ronan looked at the direction where Albert was leaving, and said softly, "Even if we help him, he will do the same."

   "They are not welcome here."

   "We never attack ponies," Ronan repeated

   This is an ancient agreement between the centaur tribe in the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts.

"That horse is not as weak as you think, you should be able to see it." Ronan stood in the open space, looked up at the starry sky, and muttered to himself: "He is very special, yes, very special .”

   Both Ronan and Bain can tell that if they plan to do something to Albert, the other party will fight back brazenly.

  As Albert said, he has no malice and leaves the decision to the horsemen.

  The latter chose to live in peace.

  As Ronan said, centaurs never attack Hogwarts students.

  …

   On the other side, entering the range of activities of the acromantula, Albert had to tighten his nerves and be vigilant about his surroundings.

  Since the Horseman came here, Fang could no longer track Fred's location through scent.

   Albert was hesitating whether to shoot green sparks into the sky, but he was also worried that doing so would attract the acromantula.

  Suddenly, Yaya barked wildly behind Albert.

   "Protect all!" Albert immediately cast a spell, and the defensive barrier protected him and Fangya. A large spider appeared behind Albert without warning, and slammed into the protective barrier with its fangs and claws, unable to make any further progress.

  Ya Ya was still barking wildly, while Albert turned his head stiffly, staring dumbfounded at the monster that appeared in front of him, his heartbeat couldn't help but stop for a few beats.

  Different from the little spiders I've seen before, this one is only as big as a horse, with eight legs, a black, hairy giant spider. Its pincers are in action, making an eerie clicking sound.

   "I hate spiders." Albert couldn't help muttering as he met his eight eyes. Soon, he found that a new task appeared on his panel.

   Angry counterattack

  You seem to have encountered an attack. You should give the attacker some color, defeat the attacking acromantula, and let those fluffy big guys know that you are not easy to mess with.

  Reward: 1500 EXP, acquired skill: Spider Scattering Curse.

   "This skill came in time." Albert muttered. He immediately opened the skill panel, increased the Apparition Charm to level 2, then reached out to pick up Fangya who was whimpering, and used Apparition to disappear in place.

  The acromantula really couldn't understand why the prey in front of it suddenly disappeared.

  The next moment, Albert appeared 50 feet away. He suppressed the discomfort caused by Apparation, and waved his wand and shouted loudly: "Damn!"

  The red flame hit the big spider.

  The Stunning Curse didn't have much effect on it, but instead irritated the Acantara even more.

   "Dizzy! Obstacles! Sluggish!"

  The acromantula had already rushed towards this side, and the Stunning and Impeding spells played some roles, slowing down its movement speed.

   "Protect everything." Albert used the protective barrier again to wrap himself in it.

  The eight-eyed spider bumped into the protective barrier, causing it to deflate again.

  Albert could feel the acromantula's anger from the eight black eyes, and the sharp pincers clicked and clicked, as if telling him that I wanted to eat you.

  The spell doesn't work much on it, is my magic power too weak, or is the spider too big, or its magic power is too strong?

  If the spell is upgraded to level 2, the effect may be better, but... Albert glanced at the experience pool, and he will definitely learn the spider retreat spell later.

   It is best to solve it without upgrading.

   What is the spider's weakness?

   Basilisk?

besides…

leg?

   After all, it has eight legs.

  Tripping Curse...Leg Locking Curse...Limp ​​Leg Curse...and Dance Step Curse...

   Hope these spells work.

  Albert brought Apparition Apparition again. He admitted that this magic was extremely practical, but the discomfort caused by Apparition Appearance was too bad.

  After realizing that the prey had disappeared again, the acromantula immediately looked around, but Albert's voice had already sounded.

   Tarentella dance!

  The dancing spell hit the acromantula's feet, causing it to tap dance involuntarily.

   This incantation undoubtedly had a great effect.

  Spiders obviously can't tap dance, so it now looks like it has two cramped legs and is shaking uncontrollably.

  (end of this chapter)