Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"Pay attention, what we are going to do tonight is very dangerous. I don't want anyone's life to be endangered... Come with me here first."

He led the four little wizards including Lycos to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, raised the lantern in his hand high, and pointed to a narrow path that gradually disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Lycos looked into the Forbidden Forest and saw only darkness with little light.

The breeze rustled the leaves, but it did not add any vitality to the forest. On the contrary, it made it look even more eerie and terrifying.

"Look over there," Hagrid, accustomed to the darkness, said, holding up his lantern. "See that glitter on the ground at the end of the road? Yes, silvery white. That's unicorn blood."

"A unicorn in the Forbidden Forest was seriously injured by something. This is the second time in a week. We still don't know what evil thing is doing such a cruel thing..."

"So our mission tonight is to try to find that poor unicorn and put it out of its misery."

"Since the thing that hurt the unicorn is very evil, what can we do if we find it?" Ron asked calmly, but his voice was still a little trembling.

"As long as you're with Fang or me, no creature in the Forbidden Forest will hurt you," Hagrid said confidently. "I've got good relationships with everything here, and they'll be willing to give me some face."

"Alright, now we have to split up and follow the blood trail separately... Oh, and remember not to leave the path, or you'll be attacked before those creatures see what you are."

Hagrid's words frightened Harry, Ron, and Hermione even more.

Lycos was not too nervous, because he knew what attacked the unicorn -

It's Quirrell.

His life force has been sucked out by Voldemort, and he can only rely on the blood of unicorns to prolong his life, turning himself into a cursed, half-dead person.

In fact, Lycos could have prevented this from happening, but he didn't dare to take the risk.

He still couldn't figure out what Harry Potter relied on to defeat Quirrell through physical contact in the original plot.

The most widely accepted theory is that Harry's mother, Lily, cast a love spell on him that could harm Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort - but Lecos didn't think it was that simple.

Because the magic left by Lily is used for protection, not attack.

Lycos is more inclined to accept that because Quirrell sucked the blood of the unicorn, his own life was cursed by the unicorn and became evil and half-dead, while the magic of love in Harry's blood is positive and bright.

When the two came into contact, Quirrell's body was corroded and eventually turned into powder and dissipated.

Therefore, in order to successfully drive away Voldemort, the unicorn had to be wronged...

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Chapter 79: The Unicorn and Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest

"Come on, let's split into two groups."

Hagrid stood in front of the Forbidden Forest and grouped Lycos, Harry and the other two.

"There are five of us in total. Including Fangya, that makes six. Every three of us can form a team... Does anyone of you want to team up with Fangya?"

His eyes swept over the four young wizards present.

"Let me do it." Lycos walked to the side of the hound Yaya naturally. "I don't know any of you well, so why not let Yaya take me on a solo trip?"

"No!" Hagrid refused decisively. "How can you do this alone? What if something unexpected happens and you're too late to react?"

"But didn't you just say that with Fang here, the creatures in the Forbidden Forest won't hurt me?" Lycos raised his eyebrows.

"That's just the normal situation..." Hagrid muttered. "After all, this is a special situation where a unicorn has been attacked. We're just worried about unexpected events."

He turned his gaze towards Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and gritted his teeth in embarrassment.

"Hermione, how about...you and Hayden go together?"

Hagrid hesitated and explained slowly, "You have the brightest brain and know a lot of magic, which should be enough to deal with many special situations."

"How can that be done!"

Ron suddenly jumped up and protested.

"What if Hayden is in cahoots with the guy who hurt the unicorn? Hermione will be dead!"

"Nonsense!" Hagrid pushed Ron back to the ground as he jumped up to protest. "How could a young wizard from Hogwarts be in cahoots with someone who hurt a unicorn?"

"You're being a bit disrespectful, Ron. Even to Professor Snape... Remember, not all Slytherins are bad."

Lycos smiled and nodded in approval.

But no one noticed that he glanced at Ron with a very strange look.

This guy unexpectedly guessed the truth of the matter - he was really in cahoots with Quirrell who hurt the unicorn!

"Since you don't agree with her coming with me, then you can come with me." Lycos chuckled and said in a joking tone, "You can come and experience for yourself how I contact my accomplices."

"You...I won't go with you!" Ron subconsciously took two steps back.

"Tsk, you don't take what I say seriously, do you?" Lycos shrugged.

"Oh! Don't joke like that, Hayden, you'll scare them." Hagrid shook his head helplessly, "Let me think about it... If you really don't want to..."

"It's okay, I can do it by myself." Lycos said sympathetically, "Let the three of them be together."

In fact, Lexington didn't want to go with Hermione Granger.

This little witch is so smart. If she meets Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest, she will easily notice the familiarity between the two.

But if it was Ron, it would be different... Lecos thought that even if he and Quirrell met in front of Ron, Ron would be confused and act as if nothing had happened.

Just when the grouping was almost at a stalemate, Harry stood up resolutely.

"I'll go with Hayden," he said. "If we get into a really dangerous situation, Hermione won't be able to handle it no matter how many spells she casts... That was what happened with the troll."

"That's right." Hagrid hesitated for a moment, then agreed to Harry's suggestion. "Then Harry, Hayden, and Fang will be in one group, and Hermione, Ron, and I will be in another group. We'll act separately."

"Whoever finds the unicorn, shoots green sparks, understand?"

"To be on the safe side, take out your wands and practice... Oh, and if anyone gets into trouble, just send out red sparks and we'll all come find you."

After explaining the precautions, Hagrid clapped his hands.

"Okay, everyone be careful—let's go!"

The Forbidden Forest was dark and silent.

They walked a short distance into the depths of the forest and came to a fork in the road. Lycos, Harry and the Hound Fang went left, while Hagrid, Ron and Hermione went right.

Harry said goodbye to Ron and Hermione reluctantly with the spirit of a hero who would never return, and then walked to Lecos in a tragic manner.

"Let's go." He squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

"Not really?" Lycos felt like laughing when he saw his expression.

"Don't think I don't know that you and Snape are in cahoots." Harry lowered his voice and said through gritted teeth, "I now have reason to suspect that the attack on the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest was done by Snape!"

"You have a rich imagination." Lycos smiled and was too lazy to answer the savior's question.

He kicked Yaya lightly and quickened his pace under Gouzi's dissatisfied gaze.

Now is a race against time. Lecos must find Quirrell before Hagrid and the others, so as to give him enough time to talk to Voldemort.

Since Quirrell has begun to suck the blood of the unicorn, it means that Voldemort can no longer obtain enough vitality from Quirrell.

At this moment, Voldemort's desire to obtain the Philosopher's Stone should be stronger than ever... Taking this opportunity, Lecos may be able to advance his plan one step further!

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A ray of moonlight shone through the dense branches, illuminating a silver-blue bloodstain on the fallen leaves.

"This blood is still fresh. The unicorn shouldn't be far away." Harry looked at the bloodstains on the fallen leaves and ignored Lycos. He just said to Fang, "Fang, can you smell it?"

Yaya barked twice and ran quickly in one direction.

Lycos followed behind and passed a moss-covered tree stump when he heard the sound of gurgling water.

"There should be a stream nearby," Lycos mused. "If the unicorn is still alive, it's likely healing here."

Harry glanced at him and said nothing.

However, his steps were still very obedient, and he walked straight towards the direction where the sound of running water came from.

From a distance, you can see a stream flowing through the lush forest.

The stream water is crystal clear, with soft gravel spread along the water's edge. There are several fish fry of unknown species swimming in the water.

However, in such a clear stream, traces of silver-blue blood seeped out from the sand and gravel imperceptibly, like silver lines in the mist, slowly diffusing, dissolving, and finally disappearing.

"Found it..." Lycos's eyes narrowed.

Upstream in the stream, a white creature lay gleaming on the ground.

It looks like a horse, but is more beautiful and graceful, with a single horn on its forehead.

However, even such a beautiful unicorn kept making painful roars from its mouth, its long legs were stretched out unnaturally, and its mane was spread on the black pebbles, as white as pearls.

Harry was about to step forward, but the next moment he suddenly stopped stiffly.

"Wait, what is that..."

He opened his eyes wide and saw a hooded figure crawling slowly on the ground, like an approaching wild beast.

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Chapter 80: Put on a Show in Front of the Savior

Lycos looked at Harry and found him standing there stunned, watching the cloaked figure crawl out of the bushes, walk over to the dying unicorn, and pull a dagger from his sleeve.

"Stop!"

There was a sudden loud roar in his ears, and before Lycos could even react, he found that the little wizard beside him rushed out.

The cloaked figure spotted Harry immediately and stood up quickly, the dagger in his hand replaced with a wand.

Seeing this scene, Harry hadn't reacted yet, but the coward Yaya was so scared that he jumped high, his four feet off the ground, his hair stood up, and then he let out a howl and ran away for his life.

The next moment, a dazzling red light belonging to the Stunning Spell burst out from the tip of the wand of the cloaked figure, and Harry's pale green eyes were dyed red...

"Expulso!"

At the critical moment, another blue light collided with the red beam.

The red beam was pushed away by the blue light, deviating from its original trajectory towards Harry and instead crashing heavily into a thick cypress tree behind him.

With a "bang", wood chips flew everywhere.