Hogwarts Homecoming

The eight-eyed spider next to Peter is a good weaver. The white chrysalis spread down at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, gradually submerging Peter's mouth. Harry watched Peter struggling fiercely, and the eyes of fear and despair disappeared. In my sight, unconsciously, the joy in my heart disappeared, replaced by deep sorrow.

During this period, the giant spider kept quiet, and it seemed to enjoy the fright and helplessness of the two little wizards.

"I've never allowed people to come in here—"

click click click——

The giant spider's two big claws moved quickly, and it spoke slowly, with a coldness in its old voice.

"I'm so sorry—" Hermione sobbed softly, "We didn't mean to offend you, Mr. Spider, I...we're here to track Spotter. That wizard, he's a criminal, and we're taking him back to the castle."

"We don't care about wizards—"

Aragog's mouthparts trembled, and he said coldly,

"We have been living here, we don't disturb the people in the castle, and we don't want to be disturbed, but you always destroy the tacit understanding and interfere with our peaceful life. Sorry, two little human wizards, you can only die here .”

"etc!"

The moment the giant spider gave the order, Harry immediately felt the force of the big turtle clamping his waist and abdomen, and an uncontrollable feeling of vomiting rose up his throat, choking him to cough again and again,

"Hey, don't, don't do it, Mr. Spider, if we offend you, I'd like to stay here, but please let it go—"

"My name is not Mr. Spider!"

The movement in the woods has not stopped tonight, and now a few humans have broken into the territory. Aragog waved his big claws irritably, and let out a whistling wind,

"I have a name, Aragog, this is my name!"

Aragog? !

Harry and Hermione stopped struggling at the same time. They looked at each other in mid-air, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

They had heard the name, just tonight, from Hagrid's mouth.

Could it be that this spider has a relationship with Hagrid?

"Wait a minute, Mister Aragog!"

Tears welled up in Hermione's eyes. Enduring the oppression and suffocation, she said with difficulty,

"You know Hagrid right, Mister Aragog, we are his friends, and he sent us to catch Peter!"

Both Harry and Hermione thought that after they said they were Hagrid's friend, the scary big spider would act calmer, but unexpectedly, it had the opposite effect.

"Hagrid's friend, lie!"

Aragog's eight milky-white eyes were frantically turning in their sockets, and the afterimages of the two big turtles waved in mid-air. It was no longer sleepy and tired, but turned around in a hemispherical spider web. Turning back and forth, the needle-like body hairs on the gray-black torso stood up one by one.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Hermione paled and murmured absently.

"Maybe this spider has a problem with Hagrid!" Harry clenched his teeth, the pain making it impossible for him to breathe.

"Hagrid never brings people here!"

It's very weird for a spider to roar in a roaring tone, but Harry and Hermione couldn't laugh, because in a panic, the giant spider supported its body on several feet, and its huge torso stood up to block it. In the moonlight cast by the red moon in the sky, the shadows ate away the light.

"With one exception!"

Aragog roared indignantly,

"Hagrid brought a friend over last year and asked about some things. If I don't tell you, that wizard almost killed me!"

ahem——

Looking at the two stunned little guys below, Amosta touched his nose in mid-air, looking a little embarrassed.

Well.

After pondering for a moment, Amosta raised his head, searching the dark forest with his penetrating gaze, looking for something that could be used, then his gaze paused, and he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"We're really unlucky, Harry," said Hermione sadly.

"It's up to you, Hermione!"

Harry gasped for breath, turned his head to look at the eight-eyed spider who was waiting for Aragog to finish his temper, and clamped them, and roared,

"All petrified!"

Creak creak!

With the breeze blowing, the spider's limbs suddenly made strange and frightening movements. Afterwards, both Harry and Hermione felt a strong force from their waists to dissipate.

"I did not expect--"

Harry and Hermione took the opportunity to slip to the ground, Harry looked disbelieving,

"I thought it wouldn't succeed. I failed when I cast a spell on the werewolf before!"

"I remembered!"

Hermione clutched her chest and said quickly,

"These creatures are eight-eyed spiders. Professor Brian gave them to Fred and George in a practical class last year. The professor told them that eight-eyed spiders have very low resistance to magic, even if the magic of a first-year little wizard As long as you can hit them, you can also defeat them!"

"It's so much easier!"

Harry exclaimed excitedly.

"Professor Blaine"

Aragog's body froze, his ugly head slowly drooped, and he said softly,

"Could it be Amosta Blaine?"

Uh... Could it be that Professor Brian was the one who almost killed Aragog last year? He didn't think he wanted to capture Aragog and teach the young wizards a lesson?

Harry and Hermione looked at each other, and the thought came to their minds at the same time.

"You are students of that wizard—"

Aragog crawled on the spider web again, his movements were slow, but his voice was full of hatred,

"Then I can only say sorry, human cub, I can't let you two simply die—"

"Do it, Hermione!"

There was nothing to talk about with the old spider, Harry shouted decisively while it was chattering.

In a critical moment, Hermione showed her reliability. She waved her wand, and the light of two consecutive spells was released on the tip of her wand. The spider thread that hung Peter upside down was cut off, and the eight-eyed spider beside Peter was still there. Those who didn't come reacted quickly, and the petrification spell that followed fixed it in place!

"How dare you!"

Aragog let out a shrill growl again. It was about to give orders to its descendants, but at this moment, the ugly head covered with bristles suddenly felt a chill, and the words that came to its mouth were also stiffened by it. stopped abruptly.

A sharp branch trembled slightly, gently touching Aragog's head.

Hermione rushed over and dragged the white chrysalis that wrapped Peter, but this job was too strenuous for an underage little witch, and Peter, who couldn't see anything outside, was struggling fiercely.

"Come and help me, Harry!"

Sweat soaked the white gauze covering the wound on her forehead, and Hermione stamped her feet anxiously.

Sometimes Hermione's cleverness is scary, but occasionally, Hermione can be as dull as Neville.

"Why don't you use magic, Hermione?"

Harry didn't dare to look away from seeing Aragog's movement, but hearing the movement over there, he knew that Hermione was confused.

"oh!"

Hermione straightened up and patted her forehead, and let out a cry of annoyance. Then, she let the white chrysalis float, and pulled Peter to Harry's side.

"But how do we get out of here, Harry?"

Behind them, hundreds of eight-eyed spiders living in the huge meteorite crater have surrounded him, and the angry clicking sound one after another seems to be the only sound in this world.

"Order them to back off!"

Harry couldn't fail to see that this old spider was the leader of the spider tribe. With a slight flick of his wand, the sharp thorn that was pressing on Aragog's head slowly spun, as if to pierce Aragog's head. carapace.

"impossible--"

Aragog said bitterly,

"You can't leave here tonight, you will become the fertilizer to hatch my children and grandchildren."

Hearing this, Harry frowned. He didn't expect that this spider would be so twisted, and it would not compromise in the face of the threat of death.

"Don't kill it, Harry!" Hermione gasped, "Did you forget that this spider knows Hagrid, it's Hagrid's friend."

"Yeah, I haven't forgotten!"

The veins on Harry's temples were throbbing, and he felt that things were going wrong. He was only trying to frighten Aragog, and had no intention of killing him, but Hagrid's terrible friend was determined to keep him and Hermione at home. Here, this puts them in a dilemma!