The eight-eyed spider next to Peter was a master at weaving. The white pupae spread below at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye, gradually flooding Peter's mouth. Harry watched Peter struggling fiercely, and watched the fear and despair disappear from his eyes. In his own sight, the joy in his heart disappeared without realizing it, and was replaced by deep sadness.
During this period, the giant spider remained quiet. It seemed to enjoy the fear and helplessness of the two little wizards.
"I never allow people to come in here——"
Click click click——
The giant spider's two big claws moved rapidly, and it spoke slowly, with a coldness in its old voice.
"I'm so sorry -" Hermione sobbed softly, "We didn't mean to offend you, Mr. Spider, I. We are here to track down Madara, the wizard. He is a criminal, and we need to escort him back to the castle."
"We don't care about wizards-"
Aragog's mouthparts trembled, and he said coldly,
"We have always lived here. We don't disturb the people in the castle, and we don't want to be disturbed. But you always break the tacit understanding and interfere with our peaceful life. I'm sorry, two little human wizards, you can only die here. .”
"etc!"
The moment the giant spider gave the order, Harry immediately felt the force of the big claw gripping his waist and abdomen. An uncontrollable sense of vomiting filled his throat, making him cough repeatedly.
"Ahem, don't, don't do that, Mr. Spider, if we offend you, I am willing to stay here, but please let go -"
"My name is not Mr. Spider!"
The movement in the forest has not stopped tonight, and now several humans have intruded into the territory. Aragog waved his big ao irritably, making a whistling sound in the evil wind.
"I have a name, Aragog, this is my name!"
Aragog? !
Harry and Hermione stopped struggling at the same time. They looked at each other in mid-air, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
They had heard the name, just tonight, from Hagrid's lips.
Could it be that this spider has something to do with Hagrid?
"Wait a minute, Mr. Aragog!"
Hermione's eyes were filled with tears. She endured the pressure and suffocation and said with difficulty,
"You know Hagrid, right, Mr. Aragog, we are his friends, he sent us to capture Peter!"
Harry and Hermione both thought that when they said they were Hagrid's friends, the scary big spider would act calmer, but unexpectedly, it had the opposite effect.
"Hagrid's friend, lie!"
Aragog's eight milky-white eyes were moving crazily in their sockets, and two large turtles waved out afterimages in mid-air. It no longer looked sleepy and tired, but was spinning in the hemispherical spider web. Turning around, the hairs like steel needles on the gray-black torso stood up one by one with anger.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Hermione looked pale and murmured dully.
"Maybe this spider has something to do with Hagrid!" Harry gritted his teeth, the pain making it almost impossible to breathe.
"Hagrid never brings anyone here!"
It was very strange for a spider to growl in a roaring tone, but neither Harry nor Hermione could laugh, because out of anger, the giant spider used several legs to support its body, and its huge torso stood up to block it. The red moon in the sky casts moonlight, and its shadow eats away the light.
"With one exception!"
Aragog roared angrily,
"Hagrid brought a friend here last year to ask about something. If I didn't tell him, the wizard almost killed me!"
Ahem——
Looking at the two little guys who were stunned below, Amosta touched his nose in mid-air, looking a little embarrassed.
Well.
After pondering for a moment, Amosta raised his head and searched the dark forest with penetrating eyes, looking for something that could be used. Then, his gaze paused and he raised his brows in surprise.
"We are so unlucky, Harry," Hermione said sadly.
"You have to rely on yourself, Hermione!"
Harry breathed hard. He turned to look at the eight-eyed spider who was waiting for Aragog to finish his temper and clamped down on them. He yelled,
"All petrified!"
Creak, creak, creak!
As the breeze blew against their faces, the spider's limbs suddenly made a frightening and strange movement, and then both Harry and Hermione felt a powerful force dissipate from their waists.
"I did not expect--"
Harry and Hermione took the opportunity to sneak to the ground. Harry looked in disbelief.
"I thought it wouldn't work. I failed to cast a spell on the werewolf before!"
"I remembered!"
Hermione clutched her chest and said quickly,
"These creatures are eight-eyed spiders. Professor Blaine used them to give Fred and George a practical lesson last year. The professor told them that eight-eyed spiders have very low resistance to magic. Even the magic of first-year wizards If you can hit them, you can defeat them!”
"This will be much easier to handle!"
Harry shouted excitedly.
"Professor Blaine"
Aragog stiffened, his ugly head slowly lowered, and said softly,
"Is it Amosta Blaine?"
Uh. Could it be that Professor Blaine was the one who almost killed Aragog last year? Did he want to capture Aragog and teach the young wizards?
Harry and Hermione looked at each other, and this idea came to their minds at the same time.
"You are the wizard's students--"
Aragog crawled on the spider web again, his movements were slow, but his voice was filled with deep-seated hatred.
"Then I can only say I'm sorry, human cubs, I can't let you two die simply--"
"Do it, Hermione!"
There was nothing left to talk about with the old spider, so Harry shouted decisively while it was blabbering.
At the critical moment, Hermione showed her reliability. Her wand danced, and the light of two consecutive spells was released on the tip of her wand. The spider thread hanging Peter upside down was cut off, but the eight-eyed spider next to Peter was still there. The one who didn't come reacted quickly, and the ensuing petrification spell locked it in place!
"How dare you!"
Aragog let out a high-pitched roar again. He was about to give orders to his offspring, but at this time, his ugly head covered with bristles suddenly felt a chill coming over him, and the words that came to his mouth were forced by him. The place of birth stopped.
A sharp branch trembled slightly, gently pressing against Aragog's head.
Hermione rushed over and dragged the white pupa wrapped around Peter, but this task was too difficult for an underage witch, and Peter, who couldn't see the movement outside, kept struggling fiercely.
"Come and help me, Harry!"
Sweat soaked the white gauze wrapping the wound on her forehead, and Hermione stamped her feet anxiously.
Sometimes Hermione is frighteningly smart, but occasionally, Hermione can be as slow as Neville.
"Why don't you use magic, Hermione?"
Harry didn't dare to move his eyes to see Aragog's movement, but when he heard the movement over there, he knew that Hermione was confused.
"oh!"
Hermione straightened up, patted her forehead, and screamed in annoyance. Then, she made the white chrysalis float and led Peter to Harry.
"But how do we get out of here, Harry?"
Behind them, hundreds of eight-eyed spiders living in the huge crater had surrounded him, and the angry clicking sounds one after another seemed to be the only sound in the world.
"Order them to move away!"
Harry could not fail to see that this old spider was the leader of this spider tribe. He flicked his wand, and the sharp thorn against Aragog's head slowly rotated, apparently trying to pierce Aragog. of carapace.
"impossible--"
Aragog said bitterly,
"You can't stay away from here tonight, you will become the fertilizer for hatching my descendants."
Hearing this, Harry frowned. He didn't expect this spider to be so twisted and uncompromising in the face of the threat of death.
"Don't kill it, Harry!" Hermione gasped, "Have you forgotten, this spider knows Hagrid, it is Hagrid's friend."
"Yeah, I didn't forget!"
The veins on Harry's temples were bulging, and he felt that the matter was difficult. He was only trying to scare Aragog, and had no intention of killing it. However, Hagrid's terrible friend was determined to leave him and Hermione behind. Here, this puts them in a dilemma!
(End of chapter)
