Harry Potter’s Book of Sin Chapter 37: The Horseman and Mars

　　 When Maca spoke to deny the existence of werewolves in the Forbidden Forest, Filch snorted.

　　 "Who said no? For a long time in the past, the cry of werewolves has been lingering. That was the heart disease of all the students in the school at that time." He sneered.

　　 As he was talking, Hagrid strode towards them from the darkness, Fang followed. Hagrid carried his huge crossbow with a full quiver hanging from his shoulders.

　　 "It's almost time," he said, "I've been waiting for half an hour. How about it, Maca, Harry, Hermione?"

　　 "You shouldn't be so polite to them, Hagrid," Filch said coldly. "After all, they came here to accept punishment."

　　 "That's why you are late, are you?" Hagrid frowned at Filch and said, "I have been teaching them, eh? This is not the place for you to teach people. Your mission is completed, from I am in charge from now on."

　　 "I'll be back at dawn," Filch said, "Come and clean up their wreckage."

　　 He said viciously, then turned and walked towards the castle, the lamp flickering and disappearing into the darkness.

　　At this moment, Malfoy turned to Hagrid suddenly.

　　 "I won't enter the forbidden forest!" There was a hint of panic in his voice, which made Harry feel very happy.

　　 "If you still want to stay at Hogwarts, you have to go." Hagrid said mercilessly, "You have done something wrong, and now you have to pay the price."

　　"The office worker here is a messenger, not a student. I thought we would write and check the most. If my father knew I was doing this, he would--"

　　 "He will tell you that Hogwarts is like this." Hagrid said roughly, "Writing and checking? What good is it for you? You have to do something useful, or you have to get out. If You think your father would rather let you be expelled, so you can go back to the castle to pack up and go!"

　　 Seeing Malfoy staring at Hagrid bitterly for a while, he finally lowered his gaze before Hagrid continued talking.

　　 "Okay," Hagrid said, "Now listen carefully. What we are going to do tonight is very dangerous. I don't want anyone to be in danger."

　　"Come here with me first--"

　　 He led them to the edge of the forbidden forest, raised the lamp high, and pointed to a small path that gradually concealed into the deep black forest.

　　 "Look over there," Hagrid said. "See that shiny thing on the ground? Silver! That's unicorn blood. A unicorn in the forbidden forest was injured by something. , Was seriously injured. This is the second time this week. I found one dead last Wednesday-we must try to find the poor unicorn so that it can get rid of the pain as soon as possible."

　　 "If the thing that hurt the unicorn..., it found us first, what should we do?" Malfoy asked, his voice with uncontrollable fear.

　　 "As long as you are with me or Yaya, no creatures in the forbidden forest will harm you." Hagrid said, "Don't leave the path! Okay, now we have to divide our troops and follow the blood. Look. There are bloodstains everywhere. Obviously, since at least last night, it has been stumbled and hovered everywhere."

　　 "I want fangs!" Malfoy said hurriedly, seeming to be bewildered by the terrifying appearance of this big hound.

　　 "Okay, but let me remind you, it's a coward." Hagrid said, "Then Malfoy, Neville, and Yaya go the same way, Maca, uh... Maca, or you and How about Ya Ya walking together? I think you can help me look at Ya Ya, so that it won’t be frightened and fled back."

　　 "No! No, that... Mr. McLean, you go with them, our side... That... no problem." Malfoy's resistance to Maca is obviously no less than the Forbidden Forest.

　　 "Then, okay! Me, Maca, Harry, and Hermione, take the same path." Hagrid nodded.

　　"If anyone finds a unicorn, shoot a green spark, understand? Take out your wands and practice. By the way, if anyone is in trouble, shoot a red spark, and we will all come to you Yes-all right, everyone be careful, let's go."

　　The dense canopy of the forbidden forest blocks most of the moonlight outside, so the forest looks quite dim. Even if Hagrid carried the lantern in his hand, he could only illuminate a small area around him.

　　 "Fluorescence flashes." Maca drew out his wand, increasing the visibility around him a lot.

　　 "Thank you," Hagrid said, "This will allow us to look more carefully."

　　 They walked in for a while, and they reached a fork in the road, and the two groups began to move separately.

　　 They walked silently, their eyes fixed on the ground. From time to time, you can see that there will be a silver blood stain on the fallen leaves on the ground, and a hint of blue in the light.

　　 and Maca has stopped thinking about the scroll of truth, and if nothing happens next, something interesting should happen.

　　 "Will a werewolf killed the unicorn?" Harry asked.

　　 "I have never seen a werewolf here," Hagrid said. "But even if there are werewolves, they won't be so fast. It is not easy to catch a unicorn. They are such animals. With a strong magic, I have never heard of unicorns being hurt before."

　　 They walked past a thick tree stump covered with moss, where the sound of gurgling water could be heard faintly. Obviously, there is a stream somewhere nearby.

　　On the winding road, there are still scattered unicorn bloodstains.

　　 "Are you okay, Hermione?" Hagrid asked in a low voice, "Don't worry, since it hurts so badly, it can't go very far. We'll be able to quickly—no, we will hide. Go behind that tree!"

　　 Before Hagrid spoke to remind him, Maca had dragged Hermione into the bushes nearby. Hagrid glanced at him, his hands kept on, he grabbed Harry, carried him off the path, and hid behind a tall oak tree.

　　 He drew a feather arrow, mounted it on the crossbow, and raised it up and was ready to shoot.

　　 Immediately, Harry also heard it, and it seemed that something was rubbing and dragging on the fallen leaves nearby, making a rustle. Hagrid squinted at the dark path, and after a few seconds, the voice gradually disappeared.

　　 "I see," he murmured, "There is one thing that didn't belong here."

　　I’m afraid that no one is more familiar with the Forbidden Forest than Hagrid. Maca is not surprised at his judgment so accurately.

　　 "Werewolf?" Harry asked.

　　 "The werewolf has average endurance, but the speed and explosiveness are very strong, and will not walk so procrastinated." Makara walked out of the bushes with Hermione, and looked deeply at the dark forbidden forest. Taoist.

　　 "Maca is right." Hagrid said affirmatively, "Okay, come with me, now you have to be careful."

　　 Just as they proceeded cautiously at a slower speed, suddenly they saw something moving in the open space in front of them.

　　 "Who's there?" Hagrid yelled, "Come out—I have a weapon!"

　　 "Hagrid, that's a horseman." Maca said.

　　 The thing walked into the clearing—a man above the waist, with red hair and a beard; but below the waist was a shiny brown horse with a long red tail behind it.

　　 Harry and Hermione opened their mouths in surprise.

　　 "Oh, it was you, Ronan." Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How are you?"

　　 He stepped forward and shook hands with the horseman.

　　 "Good evening, Hagrid." Ronan said, his voice low and sad, "Do you want to shoot me with a bow and arrow?"

　　 "I have to be vigilant, Ronan," Hagrid said, patting his quiver. "There is a bad guy in this forest moving around. Oh, yes, this is Maca. McLean, Harry Potter, and Hermione Granger are students from the school above. Let me introduce to you, this is Ronan, a horseman."

　　"Hello, Ronan." Maca also shook hands with him, "It's nice to meet you."

　　 He has always been interested in the horseman’s prophetic talent, but it didn’t help him much. Because in any case, the prediction is always vague, and will be distorted in disguise because of actual choices. So most of the predictions can only be used as a reference, at least Maca thinks so.

　　"Hello~IndoMTL.com~ Ronan said, "Are you students? Did you learn a lot in school? "

　　 "Knowledge is always inexhaustible." Maca said, "Systematic teaching can give students enlightenment."

　　 "This is very helpful for exploring the unknown." Ronan nodded.

　　 Having said that, he shifted his sight and stared at the sky above the clearing, "Mars is very bright tonight."

　　 "Yes," Hagrid said, looking up at the sky, "Listen to me, Ronan, I'm glad we met you, because a unicorn was injured—what did you see No?"

　　 Ronan stared upwards without blinking, and after a while he sighed.

　　 "The innocent is always the first victim." He said, "This has been the case for hundreds of years, and it is still the case."

　　 "Yeah," Hagrid said, "but do you see anything, Ronan? What anomalous things do you see?"

　　"Mars is very bright tonight...exceptionally bright."

　　The words of the horse people are always so volatile, and chatting with them is easy to get anxious.

　　 "Yes, but I mean, is there anything unusual near our house." Hagrid was obviously a little impatient. "Did you notice some strange movements?"

　　 "I think Ronan is trying to say that Mars is in the opposite position, and the brightness is very high, there should be worse things happening." Maca couldn't help but explain, "For example, riots, betrayal, oppression, fraud, Or simply war."

　　 Ronan couldn't help looking at Maca, as did Hermione and Harry, but Maca shrugged.

　　 "Don't look at me like that, I also read it in the book." He said, "To be honest, I'm not good at astronomy and divination. I just memorized them just now."