Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 86 If you're sick, go get treatment right away!

"I don't want to go into the Forbidden Forest."

Malfoy stared in horror at the dark, gloomy forest in the distance and spoke.

"Entering the forbidden forest isn't absolutely mandatory."

Hagrid yawned and continued, "Go find Snape and Professor McGonagall, state your opinion, and then, ha, pack your things and get out of Hogwarts."

Malfoy's smile froze. Realizing Hagrid was playing a trick on him, he shouted angrily, "Serving as an officer in the Forbidden Forest is a school staff job! I thought I'd at most write a few pages of self-criticism and clean a few classrooms or something. If my dad knew you were making students do this, he'd..."

Hagrid despised the practice of "power dominating," and he rudely rebuked, "I'm telling you, at Hogwarts, if you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment. Writing a self-criticism and doing cleaning—do you think that will make you repent? The name Lucius won't work with me. Now you either come with me into the woods, or go back to the castle, pack your things, and get out."

Malfoy didn't retort; he glared fiercely at Hagrid, but then looked down at the weeds on the ground.

Hagrid wasn't Filch; he wouldn't argue with a child. He raised the oil lamp high and said, "The Forbidden Forest isn't very safe these days. Something's lurking in the shadows, waiting to ambush you. But if you do as I say, you'll be in the Great Hall tomorrow morning, enjoying a delicious roast meat feast. Alright, follow me."

Hagrid then led the group to the entrance of a path at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Luo Bin stared intently at the winding path that disappeared into the depths of the dark forest. He saw some patchy, silvery-white, shimmering bloodstains on the ground about a hundred meters away from him.

"That's... unicorn blood?"

"Robin, it seems you've learned a lot during your year at Hogwarts."

Hagrid led the group to the silvery-white bloodstains and continued, "Last Wednesday, while patrolling the Forbidden Forest, I found a horribly mutilated unicorn lying by the stream. I knew something dangerous had sneaked into the forest. There's already been one attack this week. We need to find that unicorn quickly, or else..."

"Otherwise we'll die, right? Hagrid, what if the guy who attacked the unicorn finds us first?" Hermione asked, frowning with worry.

"As long as you stay on the path and stay with me or Yaya, you'll be safe. Okay, let's follow the trail of blood."

A large patch of dark clouds obscured the moon, making the forest even more eerie and terrifying.

Robin noticed that Chili was scared, so he reached out and took her hand. Hermione felt warm and safe and gave him a warm smile.

About five minutes later, the group reached a fork in the road.

"Hagrid, which way?"

"There's blood on the left path, and blood on the right path too," Harry said, puzzled.

"There was silvery-white blood everywhere. Its will to survive was very strong. Even though it was seriously injured, it kept running and dodging the guys who ambushed it."

"But it has lost too much blood. We need to find it as soon as possible. Now we need to split up. If any group finds the unicorn, they should launch green fireworks into the night sky. If they encounter trouble or danger, they should launch red fireworks."

"I suppose the professors have taught you how to launch fireworks with wands. So, how should we group ourselves?"

"I want teeth!"

Malfoy stared at Tooth and fangs and shouted.

"Alright, but I have to warn you, Ya Ya isn't exactly brave."

Hagrid's eyes swept over the tightly clenched hands, and he continued, "Well then... Harry, Hermione, and I will go this way on the right, and Malfoy, Robin, and Baskerville will go this way on the left."

Luo Bin: (⊙o⊙), I was just getting into it, and you pull this on me?

"Stay behind Hagrid, he'll protect you."

Luo Bin comforted Little Chili.

"You too, stick close to Toothpaste. And be wary of Malfoy, he might be up to no good."

About fifteen minutes later, Hermione's prediction came true.

Malfoy quietly hid behind him, then suddenly lunged forward, scratching Robin's back with his nails while howling like a wolf.

Luo Bin: →_→ If you're sick, go get treatment quickly, don't come out here and offend people's eyes.

"Aha, Lestrange, you're scared out of your wits! Hehehe~ From now on, I won't call you a liar anymore, I'll call you..."

Before Malfoy could come up with a new nickname, the treetops on both sides of the path suddenly trembled with a rustling sound, and fallen leaves on the ground fluttered outwards.

It seemed as if some dangerous, powerful, invisible entity was descending from the sky.

Five seconds later, terrifying, chilling water harp music filled the air, and Malfoy's legs went weak, almost causing him to kneel on the ground.

"With a heart as small as a sesame seed or a mung bean, you dare to dress up as a werewolf and scare me?"

Luo Bin snapped his fingers in the air.

Suddenly, the treetops stopped trembling, the water harp stopped playing, and the withered leaves drifted down to the ground.

"Was this all your doing?"

"Otherwise what?"

To be honest, Liu Xiaolu's "Wild Branches Dance" skill is indeed quite effective at creating a terrifying atmosphere. The moment the water zither music started, my heart skipped a beat.

"you"

At this moment, Malfoy's feelings were complicated. He was both relieved that no monster was coming to kill him and angry. Damn it, he had lost another battle.

"Coward, if you fall behind and get into trouble, don't blame others."

Luo Bin walked forward eight or nine meters, and seeing that Zhai Ge hadn't followed, he raised an eyebrow and teased him.

"Who are you calling a coward? I was just acting, humph."

Despite his tough talk, Malfoy quickly ran to Tooth's side.

After the scare incident, Malfoy stopped causing trouble, and the two continued walking deeper into the forest, stepping on the grass and following the trail of blood.

About twenty minutes later, the two reached an open space. Robin, with his sharp ears, heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes at the edge of the open space. He gripped his wand and shouted, "Who's there?"

Malfoy, like a frightened bird, hid behind Tooth. Two minutes passed, but the bushes remained completely silent. He angrily said, "Lestrange, I'm going to tell Dad you're always scaring me, and he'll get you!"

Robin, too lazy to waste words with him, conjured a ball of bright red flame at the tip of his wand and shouted at the bushes, "Come out now, or I'll set it on fire."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse leaped over the bushes and landed in front of the two men and their dog.

It has an enviable eight-pack and a bright, reddish-brown coat. Its body is very strong and its hooves are neatly trimmed. However, its face exudes the charm of a melancholy prince.

Centaur, red hair, melancholic aura—it's definitely Ronan!

Robin put away his wand, stepped forward and greeted them, "Hello, Ronan. Hagrid mentioned you to me. I'm Robin, and this is Tooth, that idiot with the dislocated jaw, Malfoy."

"Hello, were you trying to burn me with fire just now?"

It lowered its eyes and said sadly.

(End of this chapter)