In the end, Harry did not wait for the person he wanted to wait for. After sighing in despair, he and Hermione rushed into the Forbidden Forest.
When they entered the Forbidden Forest alone in the middle of the night, they were with Hagrid and still riding the magical motorcycle. But this time when Harry and Hermione entered the Forbidden Forest alone, they didn't feel so good.
Following the footprints left by Sirius and the previous memories, it is not too difficult to identify the direction. However, the darkness around seems to be alive. They desperately suppress the fluorescence blooming from the wand, trying to swallow everything up. Moreover, the howling wind in the forest also brought the howling sounds of magical animals. Even though the two people had experienced enough terrifying things tonight, they were still scared to death.
The most important thing is that they missed one thing.
Harry and Hermione's previous clothes were in tatters. After entering the school hospital, they wore the hospital clothes prepared by Madam Pomfrey for them. Dumbledore did not remind them to change clothes before time travel to facilitate movement. clothing.
Late at night in late January, the severe cold in the Forbidden Forest was not something that was easy to deal with. At first, Hermione could use her magic to help them resist the cold, but as they went deeper, their physical strength and magic were exhausted, especially Mentally suppressed, Hermione's methods were less and less effective.
Two teenage boys helped each other through a shallow puddle, then stood on the shore and stamped their feet to get rid of the cold.
"I'm a little envious of Ron. Madam Pomfrey said he was surprised and it was best not to wake him up in advance -"
Hermione breathed into her hands and swayed her body delicately.
"Yes, he has always had good luck."
After Harry bent down and picked off the weeds on his boots, he took Hermione's wrist and worked hard to climb the slope.
Hermione glanced at Harry's hand holding her wrist, and unconsciously, a warm smile appeared on her lips. She raised her eyebrows and said suddenly,
"Speaking of which, Harry, when I was chatting with Ginny before, she seemed to be asking me if there was a girl you liked!"
Harry slipped, staggered, and almost fell to the ground. After he stabilized his body, he turned his head in surprise and found Hermione pressing her lips together to suppress a smile, and her expression suddenly became embarrassed.
Ron's sister was crazy about Harry. This could no longer be considered a secret. After all, Ginny didn't hide it very much.
"What did you say, Hermione?"
Harry cleared his throat, turned his head away, and asked seemingly unintentionally.
"You never told me that, Harry—"
Hermione tilted her head, looked at Harry's profile, and said seriously,
"Actually, besides Ginny, many girls have asked about this. Isn't it surprising? Harry, you are very popular among girls."
"Ahem!"
For some reason, the sassy figure of a girl suddenly appeared in Harry's mind. She was great at Quidditch. And thinking of her, Harry suddenly felt that the night wind lingering around him was no longer cold, and his cheeks even felt cold. Still steaming.
At this moment, Harry was extremely grateful to the dark Forbidden Forest. If it were daytime, he wouldn't know how to explain his embarrassment to Hermione.
Several more ringing chuckles came from behind, and Harry finally pulled Hermione up the slope. He strode forward as if to get rid of Hermione, but after taking two steps, he suddenly paused. live,
"What about you, Hermione?"
Harry turned his head curiously and shot back,
"What kind of wizard would you like?"
So far, Harry only knew that Hermione was once obsessed with Gilderoy Lockhart, but unfortunately, that guy was just a big liar who committed unforgivable crimes.
Now, the person with the heat on her face became Hermione. She used her strong eyes to push away Harry's curious gaze, ending this abrupt and inappropriate topic.
They hurried on, and Harry was focused on catching Peter. The topic just now was forgotten by him in the blink of an eye, but behind him, Hermione's eyes kept shining.
Most of the little wizards in the third grade are currently thinking about how to be popular in school and how to turn the tide in the Quidditch match like Harry. However, the topic of discussing the little wizards they like is actually very common among girls. .
Lavender and Parvati were very interested in this topic. In fact, it was almost a must-talk topic for them before going to bed. Of course, they would not let Hermione go. Parvati once tried to find out about her and The closeness of Harry's relationship.
She didn't bother to answer such questions.
It's really stupid. If they have the time, why can't they read more and become better?
However, Harry's question did send shockwaves through her heart.
Every little witch hopes that their partner will be an excellent wizard, and Hermione is no different. But the fact is that there are not many outstanding wizards in Hogwarts, and there is only one in Gryffindor House. , that is Ron's brother-Percy Weasley.
Of course, she didn't have the narrow-minded belief that only being good at reading would lead to excellence, but at least, Hermione wanted her partner to be someone who was thirsty for knowledge.
Not knowing what she thought of, Hermione looked a little gloomy. Then, she took a deep breath and hid this question in her heart.
In order to save energy and attract the attention of the beasts living in the Forbidden Forest, Harry and Hermione did not talk too much during the next journey. However, when they were exhausted and half a mile away from the battlefield, the werewolves led by Greyback had already Got into a fight with Hagrid and the others.
"Put on the invisibility cloak, Harry."
Hermione grabbed Harry, who was sullen, and pulled him into the invisibility cloak.
The two of them walked forward step by step with their waists bent, for fear of making any noise and attracting someone's attention.
On the battlefield, Remus kept casting spells in an attempt to drive Greyback away. Professor Snape showed off his power and used the powerful cutting curse to kill waves of werewolves. Sirius also used Anima to kill waves of werewolves. Gus's form desperately snipes the werewolf.
Even though they had experienced it personally, Harry and Hermione were still shaken as they watched this scene.
"We didn't help at all, right?"
Harry, who was hiding behind a leafy maple tree, stared at himself on the field and said a little lonely.
"We are just young wizards, Harry. Even adult wizards, there are not many who can fight against werewolves -"
Hermione's eyelashes trembled, and she was also looking at herself who was standing next to Ron, frightened and helpless.
"But when Professor Brain was in fifth grade, he fought off a powerful dark wizard alone in the Forbidden Forest, and even fought against Dumbledore."
Harry said reluctantly, but in fact he knew in his heart that this was something that was incomparable.
Just as Ron had always envied his talent in Quidditch, Neville was also envious of Hermione's intelligence when she was in school. Everyone has something they are good at, and Professor Blaine may be better at fighting.
"That green light."
Hermione muttered, her eyes wandering around, then settling on one place,
"If I remember correctly, it should be shooting from that direction. We have to move closer to that direction, Harry, but be careful. If we are discovered, the consequences will be disastrous."
Harry nodded, and he and Hermione crawled on the ground.
The rustling sound of the body rubbing against the fallen leaves on the ground was completely hidden in the roar of the battlefield, and no one heard it.
They finally stopped at a place with a wider view, and at this time, the werewolf with the severed ears was rushing towards Harry. Sirius desperately shook off the werewolf that was entangled with him, and rushed up to kill the werewolf with the severed ears.
"He loves you very much, Harry."
Hermione muttered something under her breath.
Harry watched silently as Sirius rushed back to rescue him. He felt a sudden warmth in his chest, which was warming his heart. Then, he clenched his fists, looked away, and looked at him with determined eyes. Hermione pointed out the direction of the green light.
(End of chapter)
