Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 73 Turkey Rescue Operation

"Sisyphus, I...I..."

Quirrell stammered, refusing to say "yes" or "no".

"I can interpret your attitude as you wanting to be my enemy, right?"

Snape stepped forward and pressed him for an answer.

Quirrell took a step back, his body trembling more violently than a leaf. "No, I didn't mean that, West Severus, please don't misunderstand me."

"I didn't misunderstand, you are."

Suddenly, a loud hooting of an owl came from the distant woods.

The mournful, pitiful howl caused the two people perched on the tree branch to momentarily lose their sense of hearing. When they regained their composure, they heard Snape say, "I'm waiting for you to use your secret little trick."

"But...I can't."

Snape sneered and interrupted Quirrell again, "Very well, your attitude has made it clear to me who you intend to pledge allegiance to, Quirinus. I have enough patience to wait and see what you do."

After saying this, he put on his cloak, covered his head, and took large, steady steps, quickly disappearing into the shadows of the trees.

Quirrell, with his head bowed to his chest, remained frozen like a clay or wooden sculpture for more than ten minutes before shakily walking out of the open space.

"Robin, the two of them."

Harry parted the leaves and whispered to Robin.

"We'll talk about it when we get back."

"Um!"

The two climbed down the main trunk of the limewood tree, landed, mounted their flying brooms, and soared into the air, skimming the treetops as they flew towards the castle.

Suddenly, from the woods not far away came the mournful hooting of several owls, which reminded Harry of his pet, Hedwig.

"Shall we fly over and take a look?"

The screams were as loud as a broken gong, indicating that someone was probably in danger. Luo Bin, who was also moved by compassion, couldn't help but suggest something.

"good!"

Harry, who was already anxious, quickly gripped his broom and flew to the lower right, with Robin following closely behind.

A moment later, the two flew to the source of the screams, and the scene that came into view was beyond description!

The tender green grass that had just sprouted under the tree was covered with mottled bloodstains.

Dozens of black spiders, each the size of a king crab, swung their hairy claws, crushing the newly sprouted grass, leaving the broken blades of grass mixed with blood and sinking into the filthy mud.

Click! Click!

They brandished their sharp pincers and attacked the two owls, one large and one small.

The smaller one, covered in fluffy, white downy fur resembling willow catkins, was terrified and lay trembling on the ground.

The larger one spread its wings, stretched its neck, and moved its claws rapidly from side to side, trying to scare away the swarm of spiders.

However, the blood on the tips of the tender grass under the tree all came from its body, and there were hardly any silver, gray, and white feathers left on its body.

In Luo Bin's view, it was a giant turkey with ear holes leading directly to its big eyeballs.

rustle!

Click!

A bold spider rushed forward, and the turkey flapped its wings and leaped up.

Pfft!

The turkey's claws pierced the spider's eye, and another black spider attacked. The turkey used the same trick again, piercing the spider's eye once more.

However, the enemy forces were too numerous, and the black spiders launched a fierce attack. Even with their eyes ripped out, they still swung their large pincers forward.

Outnumbered, the turkeys were quickly defeated.

It sheltered the little owl beneath its body, raised its head and let out a mournful cry, its pair of large, dark, feathered claws snapping at the tips of the turkey's yellow and tender wings.

"Legs stiffen and he dies!"

Robin waved his wand and cast a leg-locking spell on the spider.

pop~

After the black spider was cursed, its eight legs quickly folded together, and it frantically pupated on the spot, which allowed the turkey's wingtips to escape danger, but only temporarily.

Because more and more black spiders were approaching it, waving their large claws.

"Harry, all of you, use the Leg-Locking Charm, Levitation Charm, Confusion Charm, Fire Charm, and everything else that can help."

Robin put down the flying broom and gripped the ebony wand tightly.

"good!"

After exchanging a glance, the two rushed into the swarm of spiders. In an instant, incantations such as "Legs Stiff and Dead," "Yugadimu Leviosa," "Blazing Flames," and "Faint and Collapsed" swirled above the tender grass.

Although the two used the same hand gestures and pronounced the same spells, the effects of the spells were completely different.

Robin cast a Leg-Locking Curse, and with a snap, the spider's eight legs were locked in place. Harry cast a Leg-Locking Curse, and with a snap, the spider's fourth pair of legs were locked in place. Goodness, to take down a spider, he would have to cast the Leg-Locking Curse at least four times.

Harry cast a Fire Charm, and with a bang, the spider was burned and forced back a meter. Robin cast a Fire Charm, and with a bang, the unique aroma of burnt protein wafted over, and the spider was cooked.

There are so many similar cases that you can't count them on one hand.

Harry: ⊙﹏⊙, we're both first-year wizards, why are you so much better?

As the two fought, they ended up next to the turkey. Harry bent down and picked up both the large and small turkeys. The turkey seemed to know that the two had come to rescue it, and it did not resist at all when Harry picked it up.

"Don't be afraid, you're safe now!" Harry said gently, reassuringly.

Luo Bin: →_→, Safe!! Young man, who gave you the courage to say the word "safe"? You didn't hear a single rustling sound (claws stepping on grass and dead leaves) and clicking sound (a spider waving its claws) coming from the eerie and terrifying shadows in the distance, did you?

Robin waved his wand and cast five Leg-Locking Charms in a row. Harry glanced at the last black spider in the room, whose eight legs were also locked, and urged, "Let's run back, get on our flying brooms, and go back to the castle."

Luo Bin stared intently at the shadows in the distance, and said quietly, "I'm afraid it won't work. Run, run!"

"what?"

Before the confusion even lasted a second, Harry saw countless black spiders surging towards him like a tide. It was impossible to retrieve the flying broomstick, so he hugged the owl tightly and turned to run away.

As Luo Bin ran, he didn't forget to cast a spell behind him. Although it could only hold off the spider swarm for a few seconds, those few seconds were enough to widen the distance between them and the spider swarm.

After a long while, the two exhausted men ran to a wide, flat area. All around them, apart from the howling wind and their heavy breathing, there was no other sound.

"Phew, we're finally safe."

Harry slumped to the ground, stroking the owl's downy feathers, and sighed with relief.

Luo Bin: Safe? Uh, I don't think so.

Luo Bin climbed onto a tree stump that had been cut in half and, by the faint moonlight, surveyed his surroundings.

The ground on this flat area was very firm, with no weeds or fallen leaves, but there were a dozen or so thick tree stumps that had been cut in half. So here's the question!

Where did the upper half of the limewood go?

Who took the fallen leaves?

Who tamped the land down?

His intuition told him that the person or animal who did these things was extremely dangerous.

"Harry, something's wrong. Get up, we need to get out of here right away."

Luo Bin said with a serious expression.

"What?"

Harry remembered that his roommate's insight was far superior to his own, and quickly scrambled to his feet. "Oh, okay!"

(End of this chapter)