Chapter 785

"... Hermione, I really appreciate your willingness to help me find little Demi. But you must promise to go back an hour before the lights go out."

"Although it doesn't look decent, I'm also a professor now. I must be responsible for your study and life in school!"

In the forbidden forest, Hagrid carried an old hunting crossbow in his hand and an arrow pocket sewn with leather in his waist.

In the past, he was forbidden to use any magic spells, so he rarely used magic unless he really needed it.

Now, the Ministry of magic will certainly not meddle in this kind of business, but he has long been used to not relying on the magic wand hidden in the umbrella.

But if Maka wants to speak, in fact, with Hagrid's magical talent, he doesn't have to punch first in case of trouble. Fear is the most suitable way for him.

"Hagrid, we all know," Hermione walked behind Hagrid with her wand and blocked several branches in front of her. "Then Harry and I will go this way. If we find anything, we will send a signal."

"Yes."

Hagrid could not help looking back at the children when he heard the speech.

It has to be said that several of the little ones in those years have grown up. If we only talk about the magic power, he may not be a competent professor in fact.

"Be careful."

When the four passed a fork in a forest path, Hermione and the three took a turn and walked slowly in the other direction. On Hagrid's side, as usual, he gradually drowned in the darkness of the forbidden forest with hound teeth.

Really, recently, the vegetation of the forbidden forest has become more and more lush, and the dense canopy of trees has completely isolated the afterglow of the sunset from the outside world.

"Fluorescent flashing."

Hermione waved her wand expertly, and a ball of light immediately provided ample vision for the three people - in a dark and gloomy environment, light can always bring warmth and hope to everyone.

"Hermione, just now we vowed to help Hagrid find the invisible beast." Ron whispered aside, "but how exactly should we find it?"

"I can only say, I'm not sure."

It's very rare for Hermione to say such a thing.

Not to mention the whole Hogwarts, at least half of Hogwarts' teachers and students know that she can answer almost every question in class. No wonder Snape will give her the title of "miss know it all".

"Ah?"

Harry and Ron were obviously surprised because it was so rare.

"I'm not sure," Hermione pursed her lips and said angrily. "In monsters and their origin, the description of invisible beasts is still very detailed, but that's why..."

Although she seemed to want to complain about something, she quickly choked out those meaningless words and continued her previous words.

"It's mentioned in the book," she said. "This magical animal can not only hide its shape, but also predict the short-term future to a certain extent - can you understand what this means? This means that if it really wants to escape or hide, everyone... No, I mean, most people can't find it again!"

When Harry heard this, he couldn't help scratching his messy hair habitually.

"Then what are we doing? According to you, we can't find it again?"

"That's why we have to help Hagrid," said Hermione, looking seriously at Harry and Ron. "I don't have to say more about Hagrid's treasure of magical creatures? Think of the original Buckbeak, and it's the same this time."

"What's more, according to my guess, most of the invisible beast was borrowed from Hagrid."

Hagrid once bought a fire dragon egg at the pig's head bar, which is a very difficult thing to get. Now, a living invisible beast - the whole British magic world may not be able to find a few!

"Well, you're right. We should try our best to help Hagrid find it." Ron nodded but said in distress, "but the problem comes back... How can we find it?"

"Anyway, try to find out where there are trees like berries!" Hermione thought. "Anyway, it always wants to eat, and berries are usually one of their most common foods."

While whispering, there was no pause at their feet. Soon, they had reached a deeper position in the forbidden forest.

But for now, they are still walking along the only path on the ground.

The first half of this path was basically stepped out by the ancient hunting ground keepers of Hogwarts; Since the earth path gradually became wider, it is the walking route of the horse people since ancient times.

More than ten minutes later, Hermione and the three moved forward all the way. On the way, they didn't forget to pay attention to everything around. Unfortunately, they didn't find any abnormalities except that some small animals seemed to be moving rapidly.

No, it's better to say that even if they hear something, it's too late for them to check.

When the three of them once again pushed aside some shrubs on the soil path and tried to move forward, they subconsciously stopped in a small open space.

"That's... What?"

It can be seen that in the darkness ahead, there seems to be the outline of an unknown building. The shadowy outline is not very clear in the dark, but it is easy to see, like a "ruin".

For the building that existed in the depths of the forbidden forest, all three showed an expression of uncertainty.

"I remember Professor Dumbledore always said that students should not go in and out of the Forbidden Forest at will..." Ron muttered in a low voice. "I think we'd better look on the road just now?"

In fact, sometimes timidity is not a big problem - if you don't approach the unknown at will, even if you may miss the opportunity, you will usually gain a corresponding peace.

But who made there three Gryffindors?

"Who knows what that is?" Harry craned his neck and looked around, then waved his hand. "The quickest way to know is to go directly!"

"Slow down," Hermione saw Harry and wanted to go straight, and immediately reached out and grabbed his clothes. "You must see, but you have to be careful --"

As she spoke, she shook her wand again.

"Maximize!"

Before the words fell, the light hanging from the tip of the wand burst into a dazzling light, and then Hermione swung her arm and threw it out.

When the brilliance crossed a parabola and fell far towards the shadow of the building, a medium-sized semi-shaped building immediately came into the eyes of the three people.

What ruins are there? It's clearly a new building being built!

However, Hermione and other three people's attention was soon attracted by another thing in the "construction site" - it was a non fancy stone pillar, and there were circles of ropes tied at the bottom of the pillar, as if something was firmly tied to the stone pillar.

Around the stone pillar, several Elves were dozing off against a pile of stone bricks.

"House elves?" Harry said strangely. "Why are there house elves here? Where do they come from? The school kitchen?"

Harry was obviously puzzled, as was Ron, but Hermione quickly reacted.

"That's not 'domestic' elves," she said seriously. "They are free elves - a group of real elves!"

"What?" Hannah murmured. "What do you mean?"

Of course, he didn't understand Hermione, but it was no use just understanding, because he knew nothing about the origin of the elves.

"I mean, they were brought back from outside by Maka," Hermione explained softly. "See? Wild... No, that's not good. It should be said to be 'normal' elves who have lived independently for many years."

At this point, she waved to Harry and asked them to stand back.

"You stay here first and I'll see what happens." Hermione still lowered her voice. "They should know me, but they may not know you..."

Of course, what they have in common is that they can't communicate with the elves, including Hermione.

After leaving this advice, Hermione raised her legs and continued to walk that way. As she gradually approached there, the situation on the "elf construction site" appeared in her eyes one by one.

There are no other companions here except a few elves around the stone pillar. This is also a matter of course, because the elves have to go back to the castle at night before the building is completely completed.

On the original island of roina, they always lived in the basement of the high tower, and had long formed the habit of sleeping indoors.

The elves in front of Hermione were just left here.

When Hermione finally came near the stone pillar, she didn't choose to wake up the elf, but carefully looked around.

Eh?

When she found the strange state of the bundle of ropes on the stone pillar, she couldn't help hesitating at the bottom of her heart.

Maybe it's because Hermione's original purpose is to find invisible animals, or she's always good at thinking. She just blinked a few times and soon realized something.

"Can you say..."

Hermione guessed silently and put her wand to the position where the stone pillar was bound.

However, without her being so careful to test, a gray figure appeared automatically at the next moment. Look at the "long haired apes" that are only human legs high at most. What else can they be if they are not invisible animals?

"Why was it..."

When Hermione was still in a trance, a hint of darkness without warning flashed through her brown eyes.