A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

“You said it yourself, it’s possible,” Hermione said, somewhat unconvinced. “What if there are other clues at Aragog?”

"No way, absolutely impossible.

Fifty years have passed; if Hagrid truly existed, he would have been exonerated long ago.

"But Hagrid also asked it, and it didn't seem to tell him about the Basilisk."

"This..." Aaron hesitated upon hearing this.

It's better to be safe than sorry; maybe there really are some valuable clues in Aragogsk!

After a moment's hesitation, Aaron picked up his wand. "Alright! I'll go with you, but before that, I need to ask you something: you know how to use magic to attack spiders, right?"

This isn't me being petty; it's just that it's always good to be cautious and wary of others.

“Yes, I’ve seen it in Riddle’s memories,” Harry said. “But I only know one.”

"One is enough. Tell us in detail on the way."

If Aragog really shows no mercy, I'm confident I can escape as long as I can buy myself a little time.

“Let’s go! We need to hurry,” Hermione said, then looked at Aaron, “Do you have any invisibility potions?”

“Uh… of course I do,” Aaron chuckled awkwardly. “You guys go ahead and wait for me at Hagrid’s cabin. I’ll be there soon.”

Harry, his two friends, and their companions exchanged a glance, then donned their invisibility cloaks and left the dormitory.

After confirming that there was no one else in the room, Aaron cast an illusion spell on himself and Abe, making them invisible.

Upon arriving at Hagrid's cabin, the four of them deactivated their invisibility and, with Awful in tow, headed into the Forbidden Forest.

After walking for more than twenty minutes, the group finally spotted two lone spiders and then cautiously followed them into the depths of the forbidden forest.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, their clothes were covered in dirt and grime from the low branches and thorny vines.

"Wait," Aaron suddenly called out to the three of them, his expression grave. "Let's run back! If we're lucky, we might escape unscathed."

“No,” Harry said reluctantly. “We’ve come this far; we can’t just give up halfway!”

“Sometimes you have to know when to back down.” Aaron smiled bitterly. “My physical abilities are a tiny bit better than yours, so I can hear sounds from much farther away.”

"I have bad news for you three: we're surrounded, and the encirclement is tightening. Judging from the heavy footsteps, there are at least a few hundred of them."

Gulu!

Ron swallowed hard. "Can you figure out what it is?"

"spider."

“There’s no need to worry too much, it’s just a spider,” Harry said boldly. “Not every spider is several stories tall.”

Perhaps Aragog has caught a whiff of Yaya and will send someone to fetch us.

“If it were really that simple, I wouldn’t have made you stop. I hope you’ll still be this optimistic later.” Aaron looked at the dark figure that was getting closer and closer behind Harry, sneered, then picked up Abbey and quickly drew his wand. “Dislefalmont.”

"Harry."

Ron and Hermione pointed behind him, their fear evident in their trembling.

"What are you doing... ah..."

Before he could finish speaking, Harry was lifted up by the waist and hung upside down.

Hermione and Ron fared no better, receiving the same treatment.

He then realized what was attacking them: spiders, but not ordinary spiders; they were all giant eight-eyed spiders.

They were very large, over a meter tall, covered in dark fur, and their eight eyes gleamed coldly in the night.

The three were too scared to speak. Ya Ya was still roaring, but its voice sounded weak despite its strength.

"Where's the other person?" a spider asked.

"I don't know, I only saw the three of them when I arrived."

"Never mind." It fiddled with its paws, making a clicking sound. "It's been a long time since I've had meat. Let's take them to see Aragog first."

The group was dragged upside down into the bushes and moved toward the center of the forest.

When they came to a stop, they were stunned by the horrific sight before them.

The giant tree hole, covered in spider webs, was filled with countless eight-eyed giant spiders of varying sizes, but most of them were over a meter long.

Several eight-eyed giant spiders released their grip, and the three fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

"I really don't like this place," Ron said, his legs trembling and on the verge of tears. "I don't like it at all."

“We should have listened to Aaron and not come here.” Hermione’s face turned pale with fright, but she still carefully lowered her voice and asked, “Aaron, shouldn’t you be here?”

"if not?

"I don't want to have a close encounter with a spider," Aaron said calmly. "Now you've got your wish; you'll be seeing Aragog soon."

Judging from this situation, it's unlikely we'll escape unscathed. I thought our only opponent was Aragog, but it looks like a spider's nest!

"What should we do? I only know one spell," Harry asked nervously.

"What can we do? We'll just have to run away as soon as we finish asking the questions!"

I'm absolutely certain I can escape this spider's lair, but you... good luck!

Don't try to be lucky!

"You absolutely have to help us!" Ron was on the verge of tears. His wand was now completely useless, and he had no ability to defend himself or fight back, making him the most dangerous person.

"I try my best."

"who is it?

Hagrid, is that you?

A muffled sound came from ahead, followed by an enormous gray spider slowly crawling out; its half-front leg alone was much taller than the group of people.

"Don't panic." Harry suppressed his fear and said in a deep voice, "We are Hagrid's friends."

“Hagrid has never sent anyone to look for me before,” Aragok said hesitantly.

"Hagrid is in trouble. He sent us to you."

"Stop with the nonsense, just ask it about the Chamber of Secrets," Aaron said, his back to Harry. The situation wasn't good; there was no need to waste time on unimportant questions.

Harry composed himself slightly. "Besides the Basilisk, do you have any other clues about the Chamber of Secrets?"

"Don't mention that creature!" Aragog roared angrily, and the other spiders in the cave trembled with fear.

“I’m telling you this very clearly: I know nothing about the castle except for the cupboard that Hagrid kept me in.”

“I told you we wouldn’t get anything out of it!” Aaron said meaningfully. “Get ready, when I give the signal, run to the exit and don’t look back.”

The three exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

Spiders had already surrounded them from all directions, seemingly determined not to let this delivered dinner slip away.

Chapter 184 Don’t I want to lose face?

Behind Harry and his friends, a bright green magic circle flashed by, and a powerful storm rushed to the exit, blowing away all the giant spiders in the path.

"Run now."

Aaron roared, and Harry, the other two, and Tooth immediately ran towards the exit.

But halfway there, a wave of spiders fell from above, blocking their path.

"Strike the giant spider with a heavy blow."

Harry and Hermione drew their wands at the same time, and the white light repelled two spiders, but more spiders swarmed around them.

"What do we do?" Ron asked anxiously.

“What can we do?” Harry said seriously. “We have no choice but to fight to the death.”

Hermione nodded silently. Although the spell was very effective, their effective fighting force consisted of only two people, which was nothing compared to the hundreds or thousands of giant spiders.

"You promised to help us out!" Ron looked around nervously, trying to find Aaron in the spider's lair, but he couldn't see through Aaron's illusion spell at all.

"Calm down, just hold on a little longer."

"This magic is quite powerful; even I need some time to work with it," Aaron said calmly, sounding very confident.

"Why do you seem so happy?" Hermione said, puzzled.

"It's an illusion, it must be an illusion."

Aaron said immediately, but he was genuinely happy inside.

He had practiced elemental magic circles for a long time, and he had a good understanding of the power of basic and intermediate magic circles. However, he had not yet used his full strength to release advanced magic circles. He could only continue to improve his proficiency and shorten the inscription time.

Today he finally got this opportunity to test the power of these eight-eyed giant spiders.

A few minutes later, Harry and Hermione were panting heavily, as constantly using magic was a considerable burden for them at this moment.

Ron wasn't much better off, because his wand was malfunctioning, so he could only use his lantern as a weapon to attack the eight-eyed spider, doing pure physical labor.

But the situation did not improve at all. Instead of moving forward, they were forced to retreat by the dense swarm of spiders, getting further and further away from the exit.

"How much longer do we have to wait?" Harry asked weakly. Aaron was their only hope now, and although they didn't want to bother him, they really couldn't hold on any longer.

“No need to wait.” Aaron deactivated his invisibility, turned around, and looked at the three of them with a meaningful expression. “Perfect, you have a chance to broaden your horizons.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a purple magic circle about one meter in diameter appeared in front of Aaron.

Purple lightning flickered at the edge of the magic circle, illuminating the dark cave. The next second, a powerful bolt of lightning shot forward, leaving behind only shrill screams, and plowing out a charred path straight to the exit.

"Not bad, the power is about what I expected."

Harry, Harry, and their two companions stared in disbelief at at least dozens of giant eight-eyed spiders lying on the ground, smoking from being struck by lightning.

They've persevered so hard for so long, and their results probably aren't even half of what they achieved in that one moment.

"Forget everything else, let's run!" Ron warned.

The group immediately snapped out of their daze and rushed toward the exit.

"Chase after them!" Aragog roared. "That kind of powerful magic isn't something a child can use casually. Don't give him time to prepare."

Hearing this, the spiders in the spider hole regained their confidence and chased after them with their eight legs, forming a dense black swarm behind them.