Luke looked at the big arm in front of him, his expression solemn and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
However, judging from the current situation, although the other party is coming menacingly, nothing is wrong. Looking at the claws and claws of the arms and legs, but there is no intention to harm Luke, it seems that they are just showing off, which is difficult to understand.
The whistling sound of the wind whistled in my ears. But even so, Luke still didn't feel any danger.
But behind him, Hermione looked anxious. She was worried about Luke now and didn't want to leave Luke behind just like that. But she also knew that she couldn't be of much help here. I want to find someone for help.
However, every time she made a gesture to leave, the amplitude of the waving of her arms and legs would obviously become larger, which frightened her so much that she did not dare to move around casually, so she just froze here. The overall situation was somewhat embarrassing. That’s it.
"Luke! Hermione!"
Harry's voice came from far away.
Hermione turned her gaze to Harry. She was indeed full of hope at first, but soon she came to her senses.
"Come on! Go call the professors!"
Seeing Harry and Ron running towards their direction with wands in their hands, Hermione felt somewhat helpless.
It's not this kind of thing. Now that you two have seen it, what's the use of rushing over by yourself? There's no way the two of you combined can beat Luke alone. Now that Luke is stuck here, wouldn't the two of you just add to the chaos?
Now in this situation, I must go to the professors for help as soon as possible!
Hermione had countless things to say in her heart, but with such two reckless men in the room, there was nothing much to say.
Harry and Ron heard Hermione shouting and were stunned for a moment.
yes! The two of them can't beat anyone. It was definitely better to go to the professor instead of rushing over in a daze.
So after the two people looked at each other, they chose to turn around and run away.
The big squid over there seemed to have seen their actions, so it immediately stretched out another arm and grabbed it in the direction of Harry and Ron.
Harry heard the sound of breaking wind coming from behind his head, subconsciously glanced at me, and then shouted: "Ron! Run away!"
The tacit understanding between Ron and Harry made them separate in an instant, and the two ran in different directions.
However, there was only one arm and leg there, so he was caught in a dilemma. After hesitating for a moment, the arm grabbed Ron's direction.
Feeling the sense of crisis coming from behind him, Ron felt for the first time that he was being taken seriously.
"But... this kind of attention is not what I want! I don't want this kind of thing!"
Ron shouted loudly, speeding up again, not even daring to look back. Because he could clearly feel that the arms and legs were constantly approaching him. Obviously, his legs couldn't escape this guy after all.
but……
"Thunderbolt explosion!"
A transparent beam of light struck behind Ron, and the arm and foot flew out.
Ron let out a big breath. Looking towards the direction from which the sound came, he saw the white-haired old man beside the bed.
"Professor Dumbledore! Go and save Luke and Hermione! They are trapped!"
Ron shouted loudly, with a little anxiety on his face. Subconsciously, he looked back at the arms and legs behind him again. As a result, it was discovered that the arm and foot seemed to be completely unharmed. So he put on the mask of pain again.
When he saw the arm swinging back and forth, as if it wanted to chase him again, he grimaced, let out a groan, and then quickly rushed in the direction of Dumbledore.
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Harry on the other side also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Dumbledore appearing here. In his opinion, as long as Dumbledore comes, there will be no more danger.
Dumbledore ignored Ron. After watching the arm dangle twice and then be quickly taken back, he looked at Luke by the lake and Hermione under the oak tree.
Obviously, his arrival did not make the giant squid give up its goal. In other words, it gave up the secondary goal, but did not give up the primary goal.
Luke naturally saw Dumbledore's figure. From a distance, he shook his head at Dumbledore. After that, he looked back at the position where the arms and legs were extended.
Across the water, Luke could see the head and eyes of the giant squid underwater. There was doubt and curiosity in those eyes, but there was no negative emotion such as cruelty.
So after taking a deep breath, Luke put away the wand in his hand and took a step towards the lake.
Looking at Luke's movements, Hermione behind him exclaimed. But he quickly calmed down, but there was still strong worry on his face.
As Luke took this step forward, the arms and legs waving in front of them gradually calmed down.
After seeing this scene, Hermione's heart gradually relaxed.
But before the breath of relief could be released, it was suppressed again.
Because Luke's body was suddenly grabbed by the arms and legs and dragged to the bottom of the lake,
Hermione's eyes widened and she rushed forward, trying to catch Luke. But such actions are ultimately in vain.
She didn't even grab Luke by the hem of his shirt.
"Luke!"
Such a thing! No!
But before she had time to feel sentimental for Luke, she suddenly felt like she was being grabbed by something.
"ah!
! "
After exclaiming, Hermione was dragged into the lake.
Ron and Harry, who were in the distance, both had their eyes widened. What sounds complicated actually just happens in an instant.
Luke took a step forward. The giant squid seemed to relax, and then suddenly sucked Luke's head and pulled him into the lake. Then, the arm that was originally meant to catch Ron, while retracting, grabbed Hermione and took her into the lake.
Harry quickly came to his senses and looked at Dumbledore, who was standing further away by the window.
Now he is no longer the so-called novice in the wizarding world. After understanding more or less common sense in the wizarding world, Harry would never think that Dumbledore could not save him from this distance.
And the arm that attacked Ron did not suffer any damage after receiving a thunderbolt explosion from Dumbledore. It is difficult to say whether Dumbledore did it on purpose.
But...what's the purpose?
Harry looked at Dumbledore with a complicated expression.
He had always admired Dumbledore. But living under someone else's roof since he was a child still had an impact on his character. The pranks Dudley played on him when he was smiling as a child made him somewhat suspicious.
Such traits made him a little suspicious of the current Dumbledore. Of course, there must be a reason why caring leads to chaos. After all, it was Luke, whom he regarded as his older brother, who was dragged into the lake this time.
Dumbledore naturally noticed Harry's gaze. But...he didn't explain anything. He noticed the look in Luke's eyes, and it was obvious that he didn't intend to let him get involved in this matter.
He just followed Luke's idea. And, more importantly... even though he had spared the thunderbolt explosion at that time, it was definitely not that powerful.
Just shake it and everything will be fine?
If you put it on a human body, wouldn't it be like receiving a thunderbolt explosion in your hand, and then just shaking your hand will not hurt?
This can only show that this giant squid, which has lived in the black lake for an unknown amount of time, is not as simple as it seems.
Dumbledore frowned and took a deep breath.
He always felt that since Luke came to Hogwarts, the mystery of Hogwarts Castle has been unveiled little by little. Even Dumbledore could only follow Luke to pick up second-hand news. But you must know that these secrets are not known to the previous principals. Now, he knows it all.
He was originally looking forward to these secrets. After all, what wizard can refuse the secrets left by the Big Three?
Not to mention getting it, even if you hear about it, you will still have the feeling that you have interacted with the legend, and the legend has reflected into reality.
But...that's what I thought at first, yes. But when Luke broke through his cognition again and again, he really didn't feel very happy.
Damn it, there are so many things I don’t know about in this school...
Dumbledore rubbed his temples in distress.
"We have to arrange for other people to help Luke in class... oh... should I go and help?"
Don't want this kind of thing...
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At the bottom of the lake, Luke didn't feel the sensation of being in the water. The first time he entered the water, Luke felt that his body was covered with a film of air. This air film can obviously isolate him from the water and even provide him with oxygen to a certain extent.
It feels like it should be a variation of the Bubble Head Charm.
At the same time, Luke also saw Hermione being pulled into the lake beside him.
Hermione's expression was a little panicked, but she seemed to see that Luke was still there, so her overall expression was quite normal.
Luke smiled at Hermione, soothing her nervousness.
With Luke's smile, Hermione's mood did relax a lot, and she was obviously not so nervous anymore.
But Luke's mood was not so relaxed.
If he was alone, he would be sure to escape from the lake no matter what. At most, the loss will be slightly greater, or you will be injured or something.
But when Hermione was around, he had even more worries. He really didn't want Hermione to get hurt if it wasn't necessary.
So he looked at the body of the giant squid in front of him. This was not the first time he had experienced this situation of being dragged away by a giant squid. It’s quite familiar. But this time, he was obviously more careful.
I don’t know what it wants to do this time when it pulls me into the water.
I don't know if Hermione was taken away by chance or on purpose.
Faced with such an unknown situation, Luke still raised his vigilance to the highest level. Be ready to send Hermione back to the lake at any time.
After Hermione relaxed, she felt that she was not affected at all, so she began to observe the scene at the bottom of the Black Lake. To be honest, although you can now see the Black Lake from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Slytherin Lounge. But there is still a big difference between this and actually being in the Black Lake.
After diving to a certain depth, the giant squid stopped diving, but it still did not stop, but swam horizontally forward.
This kind of action usually means that the destination is about to arrive.
Sure enough, after walking a short distance, Luke saw a dark cave entrance.
The expression on Hermione's face was no longer relaxed, but she looked at the hole with some concern.
There is fear of this kind of thing, almost an instinctive reaction. What's more, it's a cave under the water.
But even so, Hermione still noticed something wrong at the entrance of the hole.
"This hole... was dug manually."
Luke's voice rang in Hermione's ears. Hermione didn't panic, she just looked at Luke. She knew that this was one of Taylor's talents, but Luke learned it through his precise control of magic.
But...Hermione didn't learn. Neither the power of magic nor the fine control of magic can be accomplished overnight. And Hermione is just a second-year Muggle-born student. No matter how talented she is, it is basically impossible to complete such a task without cheating.
"The entrance to the cave is very neat. It was probably not dug violently, but built with care."
Luke's voice continued to ring in Hermione's ears.
"This should be the work of humans, and there are no other aquatic magical animals in this cave, which means that this should be the nest of this giant squid."
"I have never told you before that this giant squid should be related to Godric Gryffindor. I'm not sure what the relationship is. But from now on, this place is probably Gryffindor. A place to build.”
"If you are curious, just observe carefully, but still be careful. I don't know what this giant squid means by bringing us here. If there is danger, leave me alone and do whatever I ask you to do. .”
When he said the last sentence, Luke's tone was still very serious after all. After all, this kind of life-related matter still cannot be left to Hermione's will.
Hermione, on the other hand, had no reaction to Luke's last words. What really shocked her were the previous words.
Is this giant squid that has lived in the school for who knows how many years related to Gryffindor?
The cave they were in now was probably dug by Gryffindor himself?
It's not like she hasn't seen the secret room before. But it was after Luke found out that he took them there. Although it was shocking, it still lacked the sense of personal experience.
And now...she is really going to experience an adventure that meets the legend.
