Harry Potter Fantastic Beasts Illustrated Book

Chapter 174 Escape from the Forbidden Forest
The moment he stepped out of the castle, David's body twisted and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Because he didn't know the specific situation, David didn't dare to get too close, and quietly hid behind a big tree surrounded by three people more than ten meters away from the basilisk.

Thestrals?

David looked through the gaps between the trees in front of him, and saw clearly the situation of the basilisk at this time.

They looked like dragons, and their bodies were like huge black horses, but there was no flesh on them. The black fur was tightly attached to the bones, so that the bones were clearly visible, and there was a long black tail dragging from the buttocks.

The bat-like wings are born on the bulge between its shoulder bones, and with a slight movement, its huge body can leap into the sky.

The basilisk weakly swayed its body angrily at the entrance of the acromantula cave, but it couldn't escape the attacks of thestrals around it, and its body was pulled wide open.

The acromantula gathered around the entrance of the cave. They really wanted to come out, but they still couldn't overcome their fear of the basilisk.

Have thestrals mutated too?
David's heart became heavier, and he might not be able to stay in this forest.

While avoiding the attacks of thestrals, the basilisk suddenly smelled David's breath, and it spit out joyfully and crawled towards David.

The acromantula in the cave behind it also quietly came out a little bit.

This big fool.
Following the movement of the basilisk, the thestrals flying in the air also found David hiding behind the tree.

The red pupils in their eye sockets turned, and the black body came towards David.

David raised his wand, trying to deal with them, but he couldn't do it for a long time.

Thestrals are not like acromantulas and tree monkey frogs, which can breed by giving it a place.

Oh, what a hassle.
David suddenly understood Snape's mood just now.

You just stay here obediently.

David moved his wand, and the branches of several big trees around him shook flexibly.

As soon as the thestrals flew within the range of their branches and leaves, the branches of several big trees stretched forward immediately, wrapping the thestrals tightly inside.

The unwilling Thestral struggled desperately, and some slender branches groaned in pain.

David pointed his wand again, the cracking sound of the branch disappeared, and there was still a metallic luster on it, and the Thestral's strenuous struggle was just doing some futile work.

If Professor McGonagall was here, he would definitely get a lot of points for this excellent Transfiguration Spell.

The basilisk, which had been bullied for a long time, suddenly became energetic. The front end of its body wrapped itself around a big tree next to it, trying to go forward and swallow the thestrals above it in one gulp.

"Okay, don't hold grudges like this."

David stepped forward to heal the wound on the basilisk, and stroked the scales on its body to appease it.

The basilisk stretched its head in the direction of thestrals for a long time before slowly retreating.

"So nice."

David patted the basilisk's jaw and walked to the cave of the acromantula.

The few spiders that had just climbed out saw that the form was wrong, and retreated back at an alarming speed.

How should they be dealt with?
It seems that it is no longer enough to call the basilisk to guard here, who knows if other animals will mutate.

David rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

call out.

While David was thinking, there was a sound of an arrow piercing through the air.

David stepped back like a conditioned reflex, and a long arrow tremblingly stuck to his eyelashes, and quickly flashed across his eyes.

careless?
still is
David's wand was held up to his chest, ready to strike back.

The sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance, and the burly horse men shouted loudly, and gradually surrounded David in a unique formation.

While running, the bows in their hands were not idle. The falling raindrops were smashed by the bows and arrows, forming a rain of arrows, covering the positions where David and the basilisk were.

Are the horsemen also affected?
With a convenient tug, David threw his school robe into the air.

With the shaking of the wand, the school robe spread out with the wind, and quickly turned into a large cloth to cover David and the basilisk.

After adding a few spells, the arrow that hit it was stripped of all its strength and stuck to it limply.

David jumped up and grabbed it, the school robe returned to its original shape and fell into his hands, and the bow and arrow slid down to the ground.

Then David took a run-up and climbed onto the back of the basilisk.

"Let's go back to the castle."

If he stayed in the forest any longer, David didn't know how many animals would appear to attack them.

There are at least a few thick walls in the castle to fight back.

But this forest doesn't seem to want them to leave so easily.

Just as David rushed out of the encirclement of the centaur, there was another sound of flapping wings from above him.

David stared intently, and a group of strong hippogriffs approached his position rapidly.

Their big eagle-like heads were dotted with red eyes, and with a flap of wings, their horse-like bodies approached David quite a distance.

"Hurry up."

Davey's wand pointed at the ground they had just passed, and it immediately became squishy.

The chasing horsemen couldn't dodge in time, and one after another sank into it.

But there were so many of them, and many of them crossed the swamp and followed David's footsteps.

The basilisk was also furious at this time, as long as it was not too thick, it directly hit it with its head viciously.

When passing a century-old tree, David felt a sense of danger in his heart, and swung his wand to the right.

Three small things were imprisoned on his right side.

They are humanoid, fairy-like, but covered in thick black fur and have two extra arms and two legs.

They are called Humeizi, and behind them are a pair of wings that are curved into an arc and are extremely thick. Thunder and lightning flashed, and a beautiful brilliance flowed on them.

Although the foxes had been firmly controlled by David, they still grinned unconvincedly, showing their sharp teeth, and wanted to give David a bite.

David shook the robe in his hand, turned it into a bag and put them all inside, closing it tightly.

Although Humeizi are small in size, their teeth are poisonous, and being bitten is no joke.

Looking up to find a place, David threw it vigorously, and the school robe wrapped in Hu Meizi jumped up and hung on the branch.

When approaching the edge of the forest, a thought flashed in David's mind, and he hurriedly told the basilisk to change its direction and crawl to the right.

A wooden house gradually appeared in front of David from the far end.

"Hagrid!" Davy yelled.

But the surrounding rain was too loud, and David's voice was completely drowned out as soon as it came out.

Davy put his wand to his chin, used the Amplifying Charm, and shouted, "Hagrid!"

His voice immediately amplified several times, covered the sound of the rain, and rushed into Hagrid's hut.

The door opened, and Hagrid stood there at a loss, with a dirty apron wrapped around his waist, probably making something for Fang.

"Hagrid come up!"

David then yelled.

"Huh?" Hagrid was still stunned. "David, it's raining so hard, why are you riding a basilisk there to play! Come inside quickly, or you'll get sick later."

David could only shout again: "Come up quickly, all the animals in the forest have rushed out!"

The basilisk crawled to the periphery of Hagrid's cabin at an extremely fast speed.

Yaya was the first to discover the centaur and hippogriff following David, and the forest was still shaking, as if there were animals about to come out.

It dropped Hagrid immediately and ran in the direction of the castle.

"Tooth!"

Hagrid turned his head and shouted, and David also rushed to his surroundings on the basilisk at this time.

"Wingardim Leviosa!"

Following David's voice, Hagrid's huge body flew into the air and landed behind David.

Davy's wand waved again without stopping, and a protective barrier formed around the two of them.

The basilisk couldn't brake in time, and ran directly from Hagrid's hut before turning a corner and rushing towards the castle.

"My house!" Hagrid yelled.

After being crushed by the basilisk, the dilapidated it was completely turned into ruins.

"Don't think about it, you look back!" David said.

"Huh?" Hagrid turned around in doubt, and stood there as if petrified. After a while, he tremblingly said, "Are they all crazy?"

"You're right. They're all crazy. I don't know if there are any mutated animals in the forest now."

David turned around and glanced, sighed heavily, wondering how the professors were dealing with it.

The house leak happened to rain all night!
"What should I do?"

Everything in front of him hit Hagrid's unintelligent head, and he was a little dazed now.

"Go back to the castle first, with the professors here, it's not difficult to block them."

The animals that were chasing now were just large in number and not too strong. Fortunately, Hagrid didn't feed a few animals like poisonous leopards in the forest.

Climbing up the small slope, David directly let the basilisk rush into the gate of the castle.

The students wandering around the gate were taken aback, and several of them just froze in place, their legs trembling.

"Quick, get out of here!"

David shouted to the surrounding students.

"What's wrong? Where have you been for so long?"

Fred had seen the basilisk and knew its relationship with David, so he came forward and asked curiously. After he and George informed the professor, they had been waiting for David at the gate, and did not dare to go out without permission. The scene of Acromantus chasing is still vivid in my memory.

David didn't answer. After the basilisk had completely climbed into the castle, he slid down. With a move of his wand, the solid door at the door closed. A few arrows shot by the centaur hit the door and fell to the ground.

From the time the door was closed, David saw that other animals except the centaurs were surrounding the castle, not too close, which made him feel a little relieved.

"What happened to David?"

The loud noise attracted the professors. They saw the basilisk lying in the middle of the hall, and hurriedly looked around. They were relieved when they didn't see the students being injured.

"Are the mermaids ready?" David asked.

"We locked them all up, and we repaired all the windows in the lounge." Professor McGonagall looked at the basilisk, frowned, and said, "Do you want to give me an explanation?"

"The creatures in the forest, including the centaurs, are all crazy, and they are all around the castle now," David said.

"What?" Professor McGonagall opened his eyes slightly, a little disbelieving.

At this time, there was a clear sound from the glass above, and the head of a Hippogriff poked in. It seemed that they could not get close to the castle.

The students who had been staying in the greenhouse had just been startled by the basilisk and hadn't recovered from it. When they saw this scene again, they exclaimed, and the scene was a bit chaotic.

"Quiet!" Snape tapped his wand, and the body of the Hippogriff, who was struggling to come in, shook, as if someone was dragging it behind, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the glass broken by it was restored. undisturbed.

"The two professors protected the students and went to the underground classroom! The two professors went to search for the students in other parts of the castle!"

After the surroundings quieted down, Professor McGonagall began to assign tasks.

At this time, the animals can sneak in through the windows. Only the underground classroom is the safest, as long as the entrance to go down is sealed.

Seeing that David didn't move, Professor McGonagall said sternly: "David, you go too, you are not yet old enough to deal with these things."

"But."

"Go!"

There were several crisp sounds from the window, and the head of the Hippogriff came in again, and a few foxes came in with them, but they were all easily dealt with by the professors.

"Where's the basilisk?"

"You can let it go upstairs, or go back to the secret room."

"Okay." David gave an order to the basilisk, and it began to look for the pipe leading to the secret room.

"Let's go, David." Fred and George also understood the seriousness of the situation. Seeing that David was still hesitating, they dragged him by the arm and led him into the stream of people heading to the basement classroom.

"What happened?"

In the corridor leading to the dungeon, David met Hermione and Harry.

They had been doing their homework in the library until Mrs. Pince suddenly shouted uncharacteristically and drove them here.

"All the animals in the forest have mutated."

Seeing that they were fine, David breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly told them what happened in the forest.

"Then what should we do?"

Ron said with trembling lips, they couldn't accept it for a while, the safest school seems to be the most dangerous now?

"It's okay, the professors can come out and take care of everything."

David comforted.

The surrounding light was getting darker and darker, and they walked up the stairs leading to the underground classroom.

After placing the students in several classrooms, Professor Flitwick introduced the situation to everyone with a loudspeaker spell, and said: "You are all in the classroom now, don't come out, we will take care of things outside soon you."

The students around hadn't recovered from their panic, only a few of them responded.

Professor Flitwick went around the classrooms again, comforted the students, and then called Professor Victor to leave.

After walking up the stairs, Professor Flitwick waved his wand, causing the surrounding stone slabs to spread, completely blocking the underground.

There were only a few dim lights around the classroom to provide light, which made everyone's hearts a little heavier.

"David." Hermione said softly, leaning against David.

"Don't worry, the animals coming here are not too strong, and the professors won't have to spend much effort to deal with them, and we won't be in any danger here."

David patted Hermione and said softly.

Although the room was full of people, it was quiet, and occasionally there were a few whispers to comfort others. Most of the people were worried.

(End of this chapter)