Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

"Can you tell us why you're here?"

Before Bane spoke, Firenze spoke first. Although he did not agree with the ideas of his people, he cared about them.

"A question, do you know the Dark Lord?"

Dudley asked rather than answering the question directly.

"I've heard that he was the most terrifying demon in the wizarding world. I heard that he is dead."

Even if the centaurs no longer care about worldly affairs, they have still heard of the name of Voldemort.

"Yes, he died once, but he is alive again now."

"And in the near future, he will lead his men to attack Hogwarts."

"So," Firenze said.

"I need the help of the centaurs. I need you as an outpost in the forbidden forest."

"Lord of the Forbidden Forest." Bane interrupted. Seeing that Firenze wanted to speak, he glared at him fiercely before continuing, "We centaurs will not ask about the affairs of wizards, and we will not interfere in the affairs of wizards."

"Don't you know the Dark Lord's attitude towards non-humans?"

Dudley glanced at Bain when he got to this point. Seeing that he still looked as if he had nothing to do with the matter, he continued, "If he were to take control of the wizarding world, it would be a disaster for the centaurs."

Once Voldemort comes to power, except for the non-human races who stand on his side, who may receive a little preferential treatment, stubborn races like centaurs will most likely be the same as vampires, or even more miserable than them.

The overall strength of the centaurs is far inferior to that of vampires, both individually and as a group. A few giants alone can wipe out all the centaurs. They can only escape, and they don't have displacement magic. Their mobility is far inferior to that of dark wizards.

"I'm sorry, but we only follow the guidance of the stars. This has been the tradition of the Centaurs since ancient times."

"I'm sorry, Lord of the Forbidden Forest, but centaurs don't interfere in the affairs of wizards."

No matter what Dudley said, Bane's attitude was very clear.

"There are no stars now," said Dudley calmly. "That excuse won't fool me."

The centaurs all raised their heads and looked up at the sky. Unknown to them, the sky had turned pitch black. Not to mention observing the stars, there was not even a single star in the entire sky. The reason why they could still see clearly what was ahead was, It's because there is a luminous object that replaces the stars and the moon and illuminates the earth.

"What is that?" Firenze asked puzzledly.

Dudley answered him in the simplest terms: "The lighting equipment I made."

"I can't see or feel the stars. They have abandoned us."

A brown-red centaur said with a sad face. He was also an acquaintance of Dudley, the centaur Ronan.

Without the stars, these centaurs were like fish without water or birds without the sky. Many of them had confused looks on their faces. Without the guidance of the stars, they didn't even know what to do tomorrow or whether to eat.

Even Bane, the leader of the centaurs, was in a panic as they could not sense the stars.

"Where are the stars? It's you, you hid them!"

Bane looked at Dudley angrily.

The timing of his arrival was so fortuitous that it was hard not to associate him with the anomaly of the stars.

"Bane, what are you going to do?"

The only person who was not affected was Firenze. He tried to stop Bane, but unfortunately he was seriously injured by the kick just now and his physical strength was greatly reduced.

“Give us back the stars!”

Even in the Forbidden Forest, not many magical creatures were willing to face an angry centaur. The power of the centaurs was terrifying and they were not much weaker than those large magical creatures. Bane was especially strong among them.

But Dudley just raised a finger and hooked it at him.

"If you can defeat me, I will consider this proposal."

"If you can make me use my second hand, I lose."

No normal person would be able to endure such a provocation, and Bane let out a roar and charged towards Dudley.

All he was greeted with was a strong and powerful arm. Firenze closed his eyes in pain, as if he couldn't bear to look.

What happens next is pretty obvious.

The galloping Bane was like a high-speed heavy tank, and slammed into the Wall of Sighs at the end of the underworld, where even the gods were afraid to approach.

Dudley easily took the opponent's charge with just one hand.

Dudley pushed down hard, and with Bane's painful groan and a crisp "click", the centaur leader Bane fell to the ground with a bang.

Bane, the strongest warrior of the tribe and also the tribe leader, couldn't even last three seconds and was easily subdued.

"BAINE!" the centaurs exclaimed.

This scene shocked the centaurs and Firenze, and the terror of the King of the Forbidden Forest was fully revealed at this moment.

"You fell down before I even exerted any force."

Dudley said calmly as he looked at Bane, who was lying on the ground with his hooves twisted unnaturally.

If it was magic, I might be cautious, but if you try to use physics, then I have to talk about the principles.

Bane struggled to stand up from the ground, but failed. His bloodshot eyes stared at Dudley and white mist continued to spew out of his nostrils.

At this moment, accompanied by the unique "rustling" sound of their limbs running across the ground, countless furry black spiders as big as millstones emerged from every corner of the forest, staring greedily at everyone with their eight huge eyes.

Ron knew very well that no one would want to experience the creepy feeling of being stared at by a group of hungry giant spiders for the second time.

There was an immediate commotion among the centaurs, but before they could make any move, the eight-eyed giant spiders became even more agitated. The giant spiders seemed to have sensed something terrible, and their bodies were shaking constantly. They kept making sharp hisses and dived into the forest.

There seemed to be something even more terrifying hidden in the darkness.

Chapter 465: Centaurs will never be slaves!

At this time, there were rumbling thunders in the sky, with flashes of lightning appearing from time to time. Soon, a huge thunderbird fell from the sky (caught in the Triwizard Tournament). With its appearance, the thunder gradually became louder. Behind it followed five extremely huge fire dragons, which circled and roared in the air, and at the same time spewed bright red flames into the sky, illuminating half of the sky.

Then the ground began to tremble slightly, accompanied by dull footsteps, and a huge poisonous horned beast appeared in the sight of the centaurs.

Those thick and strong thighs, the bulging muscles all over the body, and the disproportionately large horn are very impactful just by looking at them from a distance.

However, this was just the beginning. Then, the Chimera beast, which seemed like a combination of various animals, the fierce, mighty and domineering human-headed lion-body scorpion-tailed beast, the Cthulhu-shaped exploding-tailed spirochete, the five-legged monster that seemed to be made up of a pile of meaningless meat, and even the Sphinx, which was dressed like an Egyptian pharaoh and could speak human language, all appeared in the centaurs' vision.

Each one of them is extremely dangerous and would be a top predator wherever they are placed.

Normally, let alone so many of them gathered together, whenever two of them met, there would be a fierce battle for territory. It was simply unbelievable that they were standing together so harmoniously like now.

"All the magical creatures from the entire Forbidden Forest are here?"

The centaur Ronan couldn't help but exclaim in amazement as he watched various magical creatures emerge from the woods one after another.

"Is this the ability of the King of the Forbidden Forest?"

This wizard's ability to make so many magical creatures submit to him is truly terrifying.

However, this is not the end.

Those notorious 5X-level magical creatures suddenly stood on both sides automatically, as if welcoming something. Then a cold breath spread throughout the entire centaur tribe, as if to freeze their blood.

A fear that comes from biological instinct spreads throughout the body.

A pair of huge clear yellow eyes in the darkness were like two huge lanterns.

Gradually, the owner of these eyes revealed his true face.

"It's a basilisk."

One of the centaurs recognized the owner of the eye and screamed, "I saw his eyes. It's over. I'm going to die."

According to legend, the eyes of the basilisk are connected to the underworld, and any creature that looks into it will be deprived of its life.

Therefore, the basilisk is also known as the 'straight-seeing magic eye'.

"To be precise, it's a thousand-year-old basilisk. You can call him Mr. 'Arbok'." The Sphinx standing in the front spoke. He was one of the few magical creatures that could speak human language.

The basilisk was not opposed to the name Arbok, and even liked it a little. Slytherin only raised him but did not think of giving him a name.

A name is very important for an intelligent creature.

Finally, he added: "Besides, you are still a long way from death. Mr. Arbok will not use the ability of 'instant death' easily."

The passive direct death that was originally impossible to turn off can now be turned off actively. As long as he doesn't want the other person to die, his life will not be taken away even if he looks into his eyes.

Because of the indiscriminate attack and the ability to take lives with those eyes, the basilisk and the leopard are both the most dangerous magical creatures. This ability to not distinguish between friend and foe is truly terrifying.

"Gah?"

A small furry creature with a duck beak suddenly popped out from the top of the basilisk's huge head. It was rubbing its eyes with its tiny paws. The three hairs on its head were standing up, and it looked like it hadn't woken up yet.

This is a Niffler named Psyduck, a little guy who likes to lie in the sun and sleep.

Next to Psyduck stands a creature with three leaves on its head, and he has the same expression as Psyduck.

Maybe the word organism is not appropriate, it should be called plant.

This is the mandrake called walking grass.

When Psyduck and Grasshopper saw Dudley among the centaurs, they immediately became excited. They happily slid down from the Basilisk like they were on a slide, and ran to Dudley's feet with excitement on their faces, chattering something inaudible.

"You two little guys."

Dadley smiled lovingly, picked up Psyduck and Psyduckling, and placed them on his shoulders respectively.

His shoulders were very broad. Although they were not big enough for a horse to run on or a man to stand on his fists, they were more than enough to hold two little guys.

When the centaurs saw this scene, they understood who these magical creatures, including the basilisk, were looking for.

"Respected King of the Forbidden Forest," it was Firenze who spoke.

It was impossible for Bane to speak, and the centaurs were afraid that he would say something nonsense.

Even though the Horse people do not care much about the life and death of others, they attribute everything to the guidance of the stars and can turn a blind eye to the passing of any life.

But when these things happen to them, they will still be nervous and scared.

"My name is Dudley Dursley. You can call me Dudley or Dursley."

Unlike his indifferent attitude towards other centaurs, Dudley was very friendly towards Firenze. Dudley always remembered his help.

"Okay, Mr. Dursley." Firenze said to Dudley apologetically, "Please forgive Bain's rudeness. He didn't mean to offend you."

"It's just that centaurs are stubborn. They won't go against their will easily. Following the guidance of the stars is a tradition passed down from ancient times. I don't think you are a bloodthirsty wizard. You let the centaurs become the outposts of the Forbidden Forest to avoid more innocent casualties. I am willing to help you. As long as you don't hurt my companions."

Firenze questioned Bane and the others only because he couldn't stand their attitude of watching them die without helping. He was also a centaur, and he also cherished his fellow people.

He expressed his point of view in a tactful manner, carefully considering every word, for fear of displeasing Dudley. The centaur tribe was not composed entirely of adult male centaurs, but also of female centaurs and children. Even for the sake of the next generation, he would not choose to confront Dudley head-on.

"Firenze, you traitor, you have no right to say such things! I am the leader of the Centaurs!"

Before Firenze could finish his words, he was interrupted by the hot-tempered Bane. He looked at Dudley and continued, "Give us back the sky, leave everything to the stars. Let us act according to the guidance of the stars."

"If Xingxing tells us to follow your orders, then I will take the initiative to assume the responsibility of the outpost. If not, even if you kill us all, we will never surrender to you."

"Centaurs—never slaves!"

Chapter 466 Unless food and accommodation are included

Dudley could have refused Bain. The situation was completely in his hands. He could wipe out the entire centaur tribe as long as he had an idea. But he still agreed to Bain's proposal.

As he said before, he came to make sense.

Otherwise, what's the difference between him and Voldemort?

In fact, Bane was also looking at Dudley nervously. It was impossible to say that he was not afraid. Centaurs could comment on things that did not happen to them, but if the thing happened to them, the feeling would be completely different.

The abilities Dudley displayed were enough to easily destroy an entire tribe of centaurs.

He regretted what he had just said even as he said it.

Being stared at by countless 5X-level beasts, even the bravest warrior of the giant clan would be frightened, let alone a mere centaur.

"Bane, you will kill all our companions!"

Firenze glared at the centaur chieftain. He had never hated the ability to tell fortunes from the stars so much.

Ignorant, pedantic, and conservative.

He never thought that the ancient teachings of the centaurs were that important, and that adult centaurs could sacrifice for their ancient teachings.