Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

He knew that he would soon face a ferocious giant monster...

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"Lex, why do you seem to be in a low mood?"

After finishing the Charms class, Draco asked curiously on the way from the main tower to the Great Hall.

"Although today's flying class is cancelled due to Halloween, which is a bit regrettable...but at least we can go to the party early!"

"I heard from the seniors that the Halloween dinner is quite sumptuous and the festive atmosphere is quite good. They might even invite people to perform at Hogwarts Castle."

Draco spoke with great excitement, obviously looking forward to the Halloween dinner tonight.

However, the more Lycos listened to Draco's description, the more sad he felt.

After all, he probably wouldn't be able to eat much at this banquet, as he would have to go alone to encounter the giant monster released by Quirrell.

Furthermore, in order to attract the attention of the other professors and give Quirrell another chance to explore the restricted area on the fourth floor, he couldn't directly use magic to knock the troll down, so he could only flee in a panic as the troll chased him...

"Nothing, I was just thinking about the levitation spell I just learned in Charms class." Of course, Lecos couldn't tell his troubles, so he just forced a smile.

"What's there to think about?" Draco muttered. "Don't you already know how to perform a levitation spell?"

Lycos shook his head, said nothing more, and quickened his pace as he walked down the marble steps...

As the sun sank into the end of the Black Lake, a narrow crescent appeared on the shimmering waves. It was as if some mechanism had been triggered in Hogwarts Castle, and the color of the candlelight changed, quickly transforming into a festive atmosphere.

The Halloween atmosphere in the Great Hall was even stronger than Draco had described.

A thousand bats fluttered about on the walls and ceiling, and a thousand low, dark clouds wheeled and danced over the dining table, fanning the air and causing the flame of the candle in the pumpkin to flicker.

The entire auditorium was decorated extremely gorgeously, with dim lights shining in every corner, reflecting strange colors.

In the corner of the auditorium, there were some lanterns made of rusty iron, hanging on dead branches that were found from somewhere, swaying with eerie light.

The entire venue was filled with a light smoke, and ghosts were floating around in the mist, accompanied by strange music played by someone unknown, as if they were in a mysterious fantasy world.

"Why haven't we started eating yet?" Lycos stared at the empty golden plate on the table, feeling a little anxious.

Because in a few minutes, the giant monster should be released by Quirrell.

"We have to watch the opening performance and the headmaster's speech first, right?" Draco said nonchalantly, not knowing what would happen next.

He looked at a stage that had been prepared in front of the auditorium with great interest, and was still guessing what the next program would be.

However, just as Draco finished speaking, the candlelight in the hall suddenly went out.

Then, a soft beam of light fell from the starry dome on the ceiling, circling a figure that quietly appeared on the stage.

"Merlin's beard! This is the vampire singer Lorcan Deiss!"

"He sang 'Beside You' beautifully!"

"Deis, look here!"

"..."

I could hear bursts of screams from fans, and the auditorium was turned into a star-chasing scene.

Lycos, however, was not excited at all, he just thought they were noisy.

He checked the time in the dim candlelight, sighed deeply, and finally gave up his plan to grab a few bites of food before leaving.

While everyone's attention was focused on the vampire singer on the stage, Lycos quietly left the auditorium in the darkness...

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Chapter 42 The Right Way to Deal with the Giant

According to Quirrell, the troll was originally placed in a cloth bag cast with an invisible extension spell, and he would put it in a remote corridor on the second floor of the castle some time after the Halloween dinner started.

Quirrell decided on this floor after scratching his head for a long time.

The second floor is close enough to the auditorium to quickly attract the attention of other professors; at the same time, it is two floors away from the restricted area on the fourth floor, which can give him a certain amount of reaction time.

Lycos naturally had no objection to this. If anything unexpected happened, it would be convenient for him to call for help...

"Oh! Little guy, why are you out here alone at this time instead of going to the Halloween party?"

A fat ghost dressed as a monk happened to squeeze out from the crack in the wall, and his tone sounded quite happy.

Lycos recognized him; it was the ghost from Hufflepuff, the Fat Friar.

"Oh! Mr. Fat Friar, my Standard Spells were left in the spells classroom and I have to go get it back." Lecos made up an excuse and responded in the other person's tone.

"Why didn't you go to the dinner?"

"I've come to invite your Professor Binns to a ghost dinner," said the fat monk. "It's a pity that this old-fashioned fellow never wants to join in the fun."

Then he smiled and waved his hand: "Go get your book quickly. You might be able to catch dessert when you come back."

After saying goodbye to the fat monk, Lycos sighed.

He knew very well that Quirrell had already released the troll, and he was afraid that he would not be able to have dessert at this Halloween dinner...

Turning a corner of the corridor, as the rich pumpkin fragrance in the auditorium faded, a foul odor filled his nostrils.

It was a smell mixed with countless smelly socks that hadn't been washed in months and the stench of a public toilet that no one had ever cleaned.

Disgusting!

But Lycos couldn't escape, so he could only bite the bullet and walk towards the direction where the stench came from.

After a while, a low grunt and the sound of huge feet dragging heavily on the ground came from the end of the corridor.

In a remote place without candlelight, a huge shadow could be vaguely seen swaying.

Lycos held his breath silently, watching the shadow slowly sway to a window. The moonlight outside the window hit it, revealing an extremely terrifying scene -

It was as tall as a floor, and despite its hunched back, its head, as small as a cocoa bean, almost touched the ceiling, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Its skin was dull and gray in the moonlight, like granite. Its huge and clumsy body looked like a huge pile of boulders. Its short legs were as thick as tree stumps, and underneath were flat, rough, calloused feet.

Lycos took a closer look and found that the troll was holding a thick wooden stick in its hand. He didn't know if it was specially left for it by Quirrell. Because its arms were unexpectedly long, the stick was dragging on the ground.

At this time, the troll had just been released from Quirrell's bag. It seemed a little confused and didn't know what it should do. It could only wander around aimlessly.

"It's... seven thirty-five now." Lycos hid in the shadows and glanced at the time secretly.

According to Quirrell's instructions, he would rush into the auditorium at 7:30, stop the Halloween dinner, and then pretend to faint from fright.

Then, the professors will organize the students from the four colleges to leave the auditorium in an orderly manner and return to their respective common rooms.

And Quirrell would find an opportunity in the chaos to harass a student... well, have him step on their foot, and then pretend to wake up in pain, and then panic and squeeze into the crowd to get out of the auditorium.

After leaving the auditorium, Quirrell would pretend to walk towards his office on the third floor, then hurriedly go up one more floor at the stairs on the third floor, taking the opportunity to sneak into the restricted area on the fourth floor and feed the three-headed dog a powerful sleeping pill that had been brewed for a month.

Five minutes had passed since Quirrell rushed into the auditorium. If the professors were still efficient, the young wizards should have been evacuated by now.

Lycos gripped his wand tightly and stepped out from the shadows.

"Vermillious!"

As he flicked his wand, a ball of red sparks flew out of the window from the tip of the wand -

The Sparkling Charm was taught in the first-year Defense Against the Dark Arts class. It was used to send a distress signal in an emergency. Quirrell had taught it many times in class, but there weren't many young wizards who had learned it in his class...

At the same time, the troll also discovered Lycos.

With a target in mind, his sleepy little eyes immediately became fierce and manic, and he rushed over staggeringly with a stick in hand.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Every time the troll took a step, the ground shook, and the dust on the ceiling that had not been cleaned for who knows how long was shaken down.

Lycos shook the dust off his hair, then calmly took out a snakeskin wallet and put his whole arm into it.

He fished out a whole sea bream and threw it at the troll's feet.

The giant monster's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his legs, as thick as tree stumps, were almost tripped by his own big feet. He muttered and stared at the snapper that was still jumping around on the ground, as if trying to confirm what it was.

Then, his little eyes suddenly seemed to shine, and a foul-smelling saliva dripped out of his mouth.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the wooden stick hit the snapper hard.

The poor snapper stopped jumping instantly, and was caught by the giant monster. It stuffed it into its mouth and started chewing it raw, splashing juice everywhere. The scene was extremely bloody...

Lycos leaned against the wall next to him, let out a long breath, and his tense emotions finally relaxed.

Are you kidding! If you know you're going to face danger and don't prepare in advance, you're a fool!

As a Slytherin, Lycos must minimize the danger——

He had borrowed a copy of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" from the library a long time ago and looked up the trolls' preferences in advance: trolls like to eat raw meat, but are not picky about their prey, and will eat everything from wild animals to humans, but they especially like to eat fish.

Because he had seen a movie before, Lecos believed in the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" written by Mr. Scamander.

So he borrowed Draco's wallet, which he had cast an invisible extension spell on, yesterday, and then secretly went to the Hogwarts kitchen on the first basement floor to ask the house-elf for some raw fish to pack in.

Mr. Scamander's conclusion was correct. Compared to humans, trolls really do like fish more...

"Big guy, catch it!"

Seeing that the giant didn't care about the fishbone at all and swallowed the fish in no time, Lycos took out another big fish from the snakeskin wallet.

He clapped his hands, feeling that the giant monster was no longer dangerous.

All we have to do now is wait for the professors to arrive.

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Chapter 43: Partying in front of the troll?

"Giant...giant!"

A terrified voice suddenly sounded in Lycos's ears.

He turned around and found two little Gryffindor wizards in red collars gasping for breath and staring at the huge monster in front of them in horror.

One of them had messy hair and wore a pair of tattered round-frame glasses; the other had red hair and a face covered with freckles. It was obvious that the savior and his good friend had arrived.

"Shh - be quiet, or the troll will find you." Lycos frowned and raised a finger at them.