Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts.

Chapter 88 Mars is very bright tonight
Sherlock followed Hagrid and walked deeper into the Forbidden Forest.

Hagrid held Fang's hand and, glancing around, introduced the Forbidden Forest to Sherlock.
“…Don’t underestimate this Forbidden Forest because it’s mysterious. There are countless magical creatures in it, but I am good friends with them all.

Take Aragog for example. Although he is huge and his bite will make you numb for a long time, he is actually a little cutie that I adopted when I was in school.

If the time today was not inappropriate, I would definitely take you to meet this old friend.

Those holy and beautiful unicorns are snow-white with horns that sparkle like silver. They usually like to graze and stroll quietly by the springs in the forest. They have very gentle temperaments.

But now... Alas, I have suffered such bad luck.

The horse people have also taken root here. They are very smart and know more about astronomy and geography than we do. But their tempers are a little unpredictable.

However, if you accidentally encounter it, it won’t be a big problem as long as you understand its intention.

Going deeper, there are also two-horned beasts, spotted beasts, thestrals, klipspringers, bowtruckles, catkins... and, yes, werewolves.

Although it is not common on weekdays, you still have to be careful at special times, such as the full moon night.

In short, the Forbidden Forest is far more dangerous than you can imagine, you must follow me closely..."

Before he could finish his words, Hagrid suddenly pulled Sherlock over and hid behind a tall oak tree.

At the same time, he quickly drew an arrow and loaded it onto his crossbow, aiming at the original path.

"Damn it, something's coming!"

Sherlock noticed something was wrong earlier than Hagrid.

He was acutely aware of a sound like a cloak dragging along the ground, but it was drowned out by the loudness of Hagrid's voice - even though he was speaking in a low voice.

However, Hagrid's reaction was not slow either. Just when he was about to open his mouth to remind him, Hagrid had already taken countermeasures.

Sherlock even felt that Hagrid's aura at this moment was different from before.

"Who's there? Come out!"

Hagrid stared at the path beside him warily and shouted:
"Come out—I'm armed!"

Seeing how tough Hagrid was, Fang immediately started running back and forth between Hagrid and Sherlock's feet.

Not only that, it also bared its teeth in the direction of the sound, and with its ferocious appearance, it really looked like a bully.

The creature lurking in the darkness did not keep Sherlock and Hagrid waiting for long.

Soon, a strange creature came into their sight.

The creature's upper body is human-like, with red hair and a beard.

However, the lower body including the waist is a shiny brown-red horse body, with a long red tail trailing behind the buttocks.

At this time, its tail was swinging back and forth, and it seemed a little irritable.

The features were so distinct that Sherlock recognized them immediately.

Centaurs, or centaurs.

The representative constellations in the sky are Centaurus and Sagittarius, which originally existed only in Greek mythology.

But as the door to the magical world officially opened to Sherlock, he knew that there really were such magical creatures in this world.

It's worth noting that the centaurs were a species in their own right, not a hybrid half-human, half-animal hybrid, as some poorly written literature portrays them.

"Oh, it's you, Ronan."

Hagrid obviously knew the centaur who suddenly appeared. He breathed a sigh of relief and greeted the other party, "How are you?"

"Not well, Hagrid."

However, the centaur called Ronan by Hagrid did not seem very happy. His voice was low and sad:
"You actually want to shoot me?"

"Hey, don't do that!"

Hagrid ignored Ronan's mood swings and walked forward to forcefully shake his hand. "You have to be more vigilant, Ronan!"

As if to make his point, he patted his quiver and said, "Look, there's a bad guy roaming around in this forest."

After saying this, he introduced Sherlock and Ronan to each other.

The centaur named Ronan was not interested in Sherlock. After a simple greeting, he raised his head and said:

"Mars is bright tonight."

Hagrid looked up at the sky and then echoed:

"Yes, it is very bright... By the way, Ronan, there is a unicorn injured in the Forbidden Forest. Did you see anything?"

Even if Sherlock had no interest in astronomy, he was certain that Hagrid had not found Mars in the sky.

Ronan didn't answer, but continued to stare at the sky without blinking. After a long while, he sighed.

"It is always the innocent who suffer first. It has been like this for hundreds of years and it is still like this today."

"Yeah, yeah," Hagrid said perfunctorily. "I mean... have you noticed anything unusual happening recently?"

"Mars is bright tonight."

Ronan repeated this sentence again.

Hagrid: (ー`ー)
"I know it's unusually bright...but what I mean is, is there anything unusual happening near our area?

Or, haven't you noticed something strange?"

Hagrid's patience was clearly running out.

However, Ronan still did not answer.

Just then, there was movement in the bushes behind Ronan, and just as Hagrid raised his crossbow, the second centaur appeared.

The other man had black hair and a beard, and looked a little rougher than Ronan.

"Hello, Bane."

Hagrid obviously knew him, and after a quick greeting he began to ask:
"I was just asking Ronan, there's a unicorn that's been injured. Have you noticed anything unusual recently?"

"Good evening, Hagrid."

Bane came over and stood beside Ronan, looking up at the sky.

After a moment, he spoke:
"Mars is very bright tonight." Hagrid: (╬益)ノ彡☆#
"We've heard that before."

Hagrid was already very angry at this time. "If any of you saw anything, tell me right away, okay?"

However, Ronan and Bane still looked up at the sky and ignored him.

After a moment, the two centaurs spoke at the same time: "Mars is very bright tonight."

Hagrid: ┻━┻︵╰(‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"let's go."

When Hagrid found that he could only rage helplessly, he finally chose to give up.

Leaving the two centaurs there, Hagrid led Sherlock around them and continued walking deeper into the Forbidden Forest.

"I knew it. You can't get any clues from them—I mean, you never get straight answers from centaurs."

Hagrid complained as he walked, and from his tone it was clear that he was still not free from his anger.

"They always like to look up at the stars. It's really annoying - they are not interested in anything except what is around the moon, and they never say what they have to say."

Sherlock had already noticed this without Hagrid saying anything.

"Yes, they don't speak human language."

Can understand.

After all, centaurs are not humans.

Hearing Sherlock's comments, Hagrid nodded repeatedly.

Yes, yes, yes, you just don’t speak properly.

"Sherlock, you still know how to talk!"

Sherlock couldn't help but find it a little funny. This was the first time he had received such an evaluation.

Just then, the two came to a fork in the road.

There was a glint of silver on the ground; it was the unicorn blood that Hagrid had just pointed out to Sherlock.

Sherlock bent down to observe for a moment and quickly came to a conclusion:

"The bloodstains are very fresh, proving that he left here not long ago.

If we're quick enough, we should still be able to put him out of his misery... I mean, that poor unicorn."

Hagrid didn't notice the difference between "he" and "it", but was puzzled by the two forks in the road before him.

"Sherlock, can you tell which way it went?"

"Unfortunately, not possible."

Sherlock shook his head. "My suggestion is that we split up."

"What? That's not feasible!"

Hagrid immediately shook his head.

The Forbidden Forest is so dangerous, how can I let Sherlock act alone?
Before saying this, Sherlock had already guessed what Hagrid would say, so he had already thought of the reason:
"Don't worry Hagrid, if anything happens, I can use my wand to release fire, like this."

Sherlock said as he waved his wand and a purple firework exploded from the tip of his wand.

It was the same magic that Dumbledore had used the night the troll appeared.

I also used it when I reminded Hermione on the Quidditch field.

Hagrid was still hesitant.

He deeply loved the Forbidden Forest... and the magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest, and he couldn't bear to see the sacred and noble unicorn being persecuted.

But on the other hand, he was also worried that Sherlock would be in danger if he left him.

His entanglement was seen by Sherlock, who simply added fuel to the fire:

"Hagrid, you don't want to see another unicorn killed because it can't get help in time, do you?"

Hagrid: (○D○)
"Okay, then I'll let Fang come with you."

Sherlock's words finally made Hagrid make up his mind.

"But I have to tell you in advance that it is a coward, but fortunately it is smart enough to warn you in advance when it encounters danger.

Remember, no matter what happens, you must signal immediately! "

Sherlock knew that Hagrid would not be at ease if he didn't accept it.

He took Yaya with a smile and said:
"Hagrid, you don't have much time left."

Hagrid: ε=ε=ε=┏(゜ロ゜;)┛

When Hagrid left along another path, a voice sounded in Sherlock's ear: "Sherlock, what do we do now?"

"Put on your invisibility cloak and continue following me."

Sherlock said without turning around.

Fang also discovered Harry at this time.

Facing an invisible person, it suddenly became nervous.

But when Sherlock touched its head and said that the invisible man was not an enemy, it calmed down again.

Next, Sherlock took Fang and the still invisible Harry and continued walking towards the center of the Forbidden Forest.

After walking for about half an hour, Sherlock suddenly said, "It seems we are lucky."

"what happened?"

Harry couldn't help but ask.

"The truth has emerged."

(End of this chapter)