Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 149 Secret Treasure

Albert raised his head, and with the white light from the tip of his wand, he vaguely saw Professor McGonagall walking quickly towards this side. The people following the professor were...their roommate Lee Jordan, and...Dumbledore Principal Lido.

  The elderly man was looking at the three of them with a smile.

   "Bud, it's great that you found them!" Professor McGonagall heaved a sigh of relief, and his eyes fell on Albert, Fred, and George, as if checking whether his students were injured.

"It should be said... that Mr. Anderson found the two Mr. Weasleys." Professor Brod explained with a smile: "When I arrived, Mr. Anderson had already rescued a large group of acromantulas trapped in Yamanashi. Mr Weasleys on the tree (Warder tree)."

   "Sorry, you said a group of... what?" Professor McGonagall couldn't help raising his voice, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard?

"Acromantula, Minerva." Professor Broad looked sideways at Dumbledore, "There should be a lair of acromantula deep in the Forbidden Forest. These monsters basically have no natural enemies, and they have multiplied into a large colony. gone."

"I see." Dumbledore looked at Albert curiously, and smiled, "However, I'm more curious, how did Mr. Anderson find Mr. Weasleys, and how did he drive away the group of eight-eyed giants?" Spider, as far as I know, those monsters are not something an ordinary freshman can deal with."

Albert looked at Lee Jordan, subtly staggering Dumbledore's gaze. Even if Dumbledore did not use Legilimency, he is an expert in this field. As long as the eyes of the two sides meet, Albert will find it difficult to Lied to Dumbledore.

"Yes, actually, I'm also very curious about this." Professor Brod changed his voice and reminded him kindly, "But I think the most urgent thing is to send them to the school hospital first. We used it when we came back. Portkeys, they're still in...the doorkeys."

   "You're right, Bud." Professor McGonagall nodded, staring at the three of them sternly, "Come with me!"

   "Excuse me, come and help me help Fred." Albert directly ignored Professor McGonagall's stern gaze, and said to Li Jordan that he was too tired and didn't have much energy to help others.

"Oh, by the way, and this dog seems to be Hagrid's pet, and Albert seems to rely on it to find Mr. Weasley." Professor Brod pointed to Fang Fang at his feet and said, "However, it Doesn't seem to be able to adapt to Apparation."

   "Don't worry, I have informed Hagrid that he will be back soon." Dumbledore said gently.

  For a moment, he seemed to notice something, turned his head to look in a certain direction, and said with a smile, "Look, Hagrid is back."

  Yes, Hagrid is back, he came back from the direction of Hogsmeade with an oil lamp in his hand, he was a little drunk, exuding a strong smell of alcohol, striding towards this side.

"Principal Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall...Professor Brod?" Hagrid covered his belch, greeted the three professors, and then looked at Albert and the others. He was relieved to see that they were all right. .

   "It's great that they're okay. These little guys always like to sneak into the woods by themselves when I'm not paying attention."

   "Okay Hagrid..."

   Dumbledore talked to Hagrid about the situation, and the hunting ground guard said he would take good care of his pet.

   Everyone bid farewell to Hagrid, and soon came to the school hospital.

  Woke up in the middle of the night, Madam Pomfrey had a bad temper, but she still dutifully treated the three of them.

"It's nothing serious. The two Mr. Weasleys are just not used to the Portkey, and haven't recovered from the blind doorkey yet. As for Mr. Anderson, he's just too tired, and he needs a good night's sleep." Pomfrey After examining the three people, the wife gave the diagnosis result.

   "They need to rest and fully recover by the day after tomorrow."

   Now, the head nurse is ready to drive people away.

  Unfortunately, even Madam Pomfrey has nothing to do with the secret key, as long as she rests for a day or two to recover.

   "Poppi, we need to figure out the cause and effect, it only takes a few minutes." Professor McGonagall said.

   "Up to five minutes, the patient needs to rest." Madam Pomfrey frowned, and gave Albert a piece of chocolate.

   "Tell me, what's going on?" Professor McGonagall's tone softened a bit, staring at the three and asking.

   Albert briefly explained the situation, and when he went back to the dormitory to rest, he found that Fred and George hadn't come back.

  Later, I learned from Lee Jordan that the two might have gone into the forest, but they haven't come back yet.

   Then, Albert said that he had confirmed through the owl that the two were indeed still in the Forbidden Forest, and was going to seek Hagrid's help. In the end, because Hagrid was not there, he had to go into the forest to find someone by himself, and then let Lee Jordan return to the castle to ask the professor for help.

"You violated a lot of school rules along the way, but how did you find the two Mr. Weasleys, and how did you escape from death?" Professor McGonagall couldn't help asking, "The group of eight that Professor Broad mentioned What about the acromantia?"

"At first, I thought Fred and George were just lost. In places like the Forbidden Forest, it is easy to get lost without a guide." Albert continued to talk about his experiences along the way, and later he said that he met a centaur , and with the help of a centaur, find the direction where the red sparks are bright.

"The red sparks were written by Albert to remind us." Fred took out Albert's handkerchief, and it was written on it: Red sparks were fired into the sky. If you need anything, you can ask the centaur for help. They will send you out of the forest .

"Actually, the centaur is not friendly." Albert laughed at himself, "but the centaur said they never attack the foal, I think it should mean that they will not attack the students. Later I said that they are friends of Hagrid, Negotiated with the centaur, convinced them to lead me to the direction of the red spark, and later met the big spider.

   Dumbledore nodded, he knew the centaur in the Forbidden Forest.

   "How on earth did you defeat the acromantula?" Professor Brod asked everyone the most curious question.

"Because of Fangya's warning, I was not attacked by the acromant, but the impediment spell and the stun spell have no effect on those big spiders." Albert lay on the bed, chewing chocolate while recalling, "Later I tried Using the Dance Step Charm on its feet in an attempt to limit its mobility has actually been successful."

   "Wonderful idea, your defense against the dark arts is excellent, and I'm proud of you." Professor Brod nodded.

   "Later, after I calmed down, I remembered the spider-scattering spell I had seen by accident in the library." Albert said with emotion, "I didn't expect this spell to have a miraculous effect on those big spiders."

  Albert slowly told the story of tonight, and finally he said that he relied on the guardian tree and wiped out most of the acromantia that surrounded him...

"It's incredible." Professor McGonagall has already seen the courage and wisdom of this new student from Albert's narration, whether he found the twins through the owl and the hound, or showed it in the face of the centaur and the acromantula Even entering the Forbidden Forest in the middle of the night requires great courage.

   "Okay, I probably know the situation." Professor McGonagall gave the final judgment, "Mr. Weasley, you have seriously violated the school rules. Everyone will deduct 100 points, and there is still a week of confinement."

  Fred and George both whined, and Lee Jordan next to him was also taken aback. Each scored 100 points, and Gryffindor's few points basically bottomed out.

   "As for Mr. Anderson." Professor McGonagall hesitated, as if thinking about how to deal with Albert.

In the end, it was Dumbledore who said, "Mr. Anderson showed extraordinary courage and wisdom in the process and saved the lives of the two Mr. Weasleys. I think this is enough for you to get a special contribution award to the school. There is - let me see - yes, you earned two hundred points for Gryffindor."

   Both Fred and George heaved a sigh of relief, which offset the points they deducted. However, when he remembered that he was going to be in confinement, he immediately became miserable.

"By the way, there is one more thing. When Mr. Anderson was in the Forbidden Forest, I avoided the bad luck of being seriously injured by an acromantula," Professor Broad said with a smile, "I think this is enough for Gran Fendo is winning 50 points."

   "Okay, let's go first! I think they should have a good rest." Dumbledore turned and prepared to leave.

   "One more thing." Professor McGonagall said suddenly.

   "What is it, Minerva?" asked Dumbledore.

   "What are you doing in the woods?" Professor McGonagall stared at the twin brothers sternly.

   Under such menacing coercion, the twins confessed everything.

   "Where's the map?" Professor McGonagall asked.

   "I threw that map in the Forbidden Forest." Albert said, "To prevent their brains from twitching and running to the forest to die."

   "Okay, can I take care of my patient?" Madam Pomfrey walked over and brought sleeping potions to the three of them.

   "Drink it, it will make you sleep well."

   Albert can guess what this is.

  A dose of Water of Death

   Under Madam Pomfrey's gaze, Albert drank the potion. The effect of the potion was immediate. He felt that his eyelids were heavy, and he closed his eyes irresistibly, and Albert was enveloped in dreamless sleep.

  …

   "Okay, you should go back to the dormitory to rest!" Outside the school hospital, Professor McGonagall said to Li Jordan: "Your approach is very sensible, and you won 10 points for Gryffindor."

   After Li Jordan left, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall looked at Professor Broad together.

"Mr. Anderson is basically right. However, I am also shocked that he was able to find Mr. Weasley." Professor Broad said with emotion: "He is undoubtedly a talented genius. By the way, there is one thing I want tell you."

"What's up?"

   "I think I should resign early. This position really brings bad luck and misfortune to people." Professor Broad smiled wryly. "Before the curse hurts me, resigning early is undoubtedly a very wise choice."

   "What is the secret treasure of Gryffindor that Mr. Weasley said?" Professor McGonagall suddenly mentioned the map, and couldn't help frowning.

   "There have indeed been similar legends, but all of this is not certain. You know, things like legends are not necessarily reliable, although they may have some historical basis."

"I've heard similar legends." Professor Broad said, "Some people claim that the four giants left their own secret treasures in Hogwarts, which contain priceless treasures, possibly gold. , prophecies, and other powerful magic items."

   "There is indeed such a legend in Hogwarts Castle, but the legend is just a legend after all, and no one has ever found the so-called secret treasure." Dumbledore said softly.

  The three of them were silent. They all had their own judgment, so naturally they would not easily believe in the so-called legends.

  Yeah, legends are just legends, just like Hogwarts once had a legend about the Chamber of Secrets, but no one found the Chamber of Secrets left by Slytherin.

  (end of this chapter)