A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 37 The first contact

Owen paused, raised the wand in his hand, and made the light at the tip of the wand brighter, illuminating where the eyes were.

The small, bright eyes, reflecting the light from the wand, narrowed slightly dodgyly, and seemed to shrink back.

Only then did Owen see the whole picture of this little guy.

The small animal in front of me looks like a kitten, its head and body combined are only as long as an adult's palm, and its tail is about the same length as its body.Its rain-soaked hazel fur is covered with large and small beautiful dark spots. The body under the fur is slender and smooth. It looks like a leopard cat, but with two big ears and a pointed tail. There is a pinch of fluffy long hair, like a lion's tail.

At this time, the little guy was trembling and curled up in a shallow tree hole under the tree, his body was drenched, but his bright eyes were always staring at Owen, with a hint of wisdom in his vigilance. Examine means.

"A raccoon, there are raccoons in the Forbidden Forest?"

"Well, judging from its size, it should be less than half a month old. Such a little guy can't survive alone in the Forbidden Forest. Its parents and siblings should be nearby..." Owen narrowed his eyes Squinting, trying to find its parents through the dense rain, but to no avail.

"Meow-"

Seemingly realizing that the person in front of him was not malicious, the little guy called softly, his voice was shrill and weak, and trembling weakly, which made Owen feel a little helpless.

"Okay, smart little guy." He came to Lizi the kitten, leaned over and picked it up.The little guy also curled up obediently in the palm of Owen's hand, staring at him pitifully with a pair of wet golden round eyes, and gently curled his long tail around Owen's wrist.

Owen knows that cat lizi are magical animals with excellent perception, which allows them to distinguish between good intentions and malice in people, and understand who is credible or suspicious.They are very smart and like to be alone, but once they admit someone, they will be very loyal to help, and they are the favorite pets of wizards.

The little guy in front of him obviously knew that Owen would not hurt him, so smartly he chose the most lethal move in front of Owen - being cute.Obviously it intends to find a temporary meal ticket to get rid of the current bad situation. If it stays in such an environment for a long time, it will die without the ability to live independently!
"By the way, why did you get lost with your family?" Owen cleaned up the water on it, cast a water-avoiding spell on it, looked at the furry little guy in his arms, and couldn't help rubbing it Go, the little guy also made a comfortable purr.

"Tsk, just like a cat." Although Owen wanted to pet the cat very much, he would never forget the business.He went on without long delay, trudging on in the same direction without stopping.

With such a good opportunity tonight, there should be no students breaking into the Forbidden Forest during the rainstorm, so he should take this opportunity to get rid of the troublesome fax machine.

The raven crouching on his shoulders is still faithfully guiding him in the direction. Whenever Owen goes the wrong way, it will scream "wah-wah" and will not stop until he walks in the right direction.

It's just that the kitten Lizi in his arms gradually began to move restlessly. It struggled anxiously, biting Owen's finger with its fine deciduous teeth, growling in a low voice, and even bent its body to get out of it. He jumped out of his arms.

"Is there any danger?" Owen comforted the little guy in his arms, carefully reducing the brightness of the lighting spell.He was mentally prepared for the possibility of being attacked by dangerous animals in the Forbidden Forest, but he didn't notice any abnormalities around him, so he could only raise his vigilance silently.

The dense rain curtain in the middle of the night made the surrounding visibility extremely low, and only when the lightning flashed would it make the surroundings as bright as day for an instant.The sound of the rain was like being on the edge of a waterfall, the crackling showers almost drowning out all other sounds.

The three-piece set of night tours that Owen read to himself has long passed the time limit, but they are not of much use in the Forbidden Forest on a rainy night. The heavy rain interferes with the vision of all animals and washes away all smells and sounds.

Owen cautiously pushed aside the bushes in front of him. Just as he was about to pass through, he heard a long and clear mournful cry from ahead.The voice was clear and sweet, but it was full of pain and sadness, which made people feel anxious involuntarily.

Owen looked up at the protruding highland in front, only to see silvery white light spots mixed with the rainwater and splashed, and finally washed away by the heavy rain into a pool of muddy spray.

A dazzling lightning suddenly pierced the dark and deep sky, reflecting the night as if it were day, and also illuminating the scene that was happening on the high ground.Owen didn't know whether he should be grateful for the suddenly widened vision and brightened light in front of him.

A figure wrapped in a pitch-black cloak is stepping on a wounded unicorn, holding a glass vial between pale fingers, with which it collects the blood from the unicorn's wound.

At the moment when the lightning flashed, Owen could clearly see most of the face under the hood. It was Quirinus Quirrell, their dear Defense Against the Dark Arts professor!

At the same time, Quirrell suddenly turned his head and looked straight at Owen who was squatting in the bushes!

"Thunderbolt explosion!" Quirrell raised his hand and greeted him friendly.

Fortunately, Owen retreated into the bushes early and rolled away, narrowly dodging the flying magic spell, watching the huge flames that exploded from the blasting spell hitting a giant tree, and was blown away. Amidst the loud explosion that buzzed his ears, he ran in the opposite direction without hesitation.

"Damn it, why is it him!" Although Owen was prepared to be attacked by a magical animal, it was definitely not Quirrell!Quirrell should never have hunted unicorns so early in the Forbidden Forest, so Owen was not mentally prepared to encounter the opponent.

"Sure enough, once you know the plot, even if you already know that the future will never develop according to the original book, some subconscious choices will still be affected involuntarily. What happened tonight is just too taken for granted. Well prepared!"

But I can’t blame Owen for this matter, after all, the Weasley twins have visited the Forbidden Forest countless times since the beginning of school, and Hagrid even wandered around in the Forbidden Forest as if he was at home, but this was his first visit to the Forbidden Forest Owen met Quirrell... It was pure bad luck.

"If it's raining, don't take a good rest, come here to find some unicorns!"

Owen recited "Knox" to his wand bitterly, extinguished the Illuminating Charm, and after dodging another attacking spell that followed, he said "Knox" to the chasing figure with his backhand. The sentence "faintly".

The red flash rushed out of the tip of the staff. Owen didn't have time to look back at his results, and hurriedly circled behind a thick tree trunk and continued on his way.

The cat lizi in his arms has slipped into his neckline, curled up and trembling violently, the raven on his shoulders has already fluttered its wings and disappeared into the dark jungle far away .

Owen has no intention of fighting Quirrell at all. You must know that even if Voldemort on the opponent is not considered, even Quirrell himself is not what he can deal with now.

Don't look at Quirrell's usual stammering and submissive appearance, but that's all pretending!The other party is a serious and outstanding Ravenclaw graduate. Although he is more inclined towards theoretical research and his actual combat level is doubtful, being able to be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts is enough to prove that his level of magic spells is absolutely unmatched among adult wizards. not bad!Even after being possessed by Voldemort and losing his wits, it is still difficult to deal with.

Although the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts changes every year, by no means can any cat or dog apply for it. Every year, the professors are all high-level wizards, which is enough to show Dumbledore's enthusiasm for this position. Pay attention to.You know, even the most obnoxious Umbridge can't deny that he has great magical abilities... Except for Gilderoy Lockhart, but before being exposed as a fraud, he was an excellent wizard with international reputation , Recipient of the Order of Merlin Third Class.

Relying on the cover of the tree trunk behind him, Owen recited the Illusion Curse to himself while running, but suddenly felt that the air in front of him seemed to have solidified into a jelly, and there was infinite resistance in an instant.He was bounced back when he hit hard, and the movement of concentrating on chanting the spell was also interrupted.

Owen twisted his waist and changed direction in response to being bounced back, and ran to the right. At the same time, the wand in his hand pointed directly at the sky. A bright light rushed straight towards the gloomy sky, and a huge red spark exploded under the clouds.At the same time, a curse swished at his original location, blasting a deep pit.

"There are many obstacles!" Owen retaliated with the same spell, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the chasing black figure's movements slightly stagnant.

"Bones to pieces!" After casting a shattering curse on the stagnant figure, Owen continued to run without looking back.After waving the tip of the wand at himself a few times, he finally managed to make himself invisible.

The somewhat clumsy illusion spell was greatly blessed in the heavy rain. Instead of continuing to run in the direction just now, he turned and changed his direction in an instant, rushing to the bushes in front of him.

"I hope Hagrid can see the sparks I set off..." Owen actually didn't have any hope for this, but it was worth a try, maybe he could scare Quirrell away directly.

Just as Quirrell used the Iron Armor Curse to block the incoming spell, he saw Owen's figure disappear in the dark rainy night jungle.Confused, he cast a few blasting spells around Owen's invisible position. The violent explosion flooded the area, but he couldn't find him.

Only then did he realize his mistake, and frantically recited "Appear in human form" towards the surrounding area with a grim face, trying to use it to see through the Illusion Curse.But the smoke, dust and flames from the explosion mixed in the rainstorm, completely blocking his vision.

"Master...Master! That little wizard ran away invisibly, he just used red sparks to call for help!" Quirrell's tone was sharp and frightened, "He...he may have seen my face!"

"Trash!" A cold and high-pitched voice came from his head, causing him to hug his head in pain.

Owen was taking advantage of the cover of smoke to speed up his evacuation at this time. Just now, Quirrell's spell did break his not-so-smart Disillusionment Curse, but the subsequent Detonation Curse provided him with shelter in vision, at the cost of his The robe on the back was blown to pieces, and the skin was painfully beaten by the flying mud and stones.

"Dumbledore really dares to put any dangerous thing in Hogwarts..." After experiencing it personally, Owen really felt the danger of Quirrell. This is a ruthless man who dared to break into Gringotts alone. .

"Go back and complain to Dumbledore... No, Professor Snape, I don't believe they don't care about it!" Owen changed direction and continued walking, while constantly chanting various spells to hide traces.

At this time, the kitten Lizi in his arms began to struggle and tremble violently again, and even whimpered softly.

Owen suddenly felt as if a hook was caught on the back of his neck, and his body was dragged backwards, making every step forward painful and difficult.At the same time, a faint black mist diffused, outlining a faint shadow for his transparent figure.

The ground under his feet seemed to suddenly become steeper, and the soil and stones on it, together with the muddy muddy water, slid towards him behind him.Owen slipped, and involuntarily slid along the traction on the back of his neck.

A figure in a black robe came quickly, the wand in his hand was pointing in the direction of Owen, the flickering lightning in the sky illuminated the face under the hood, extremely pale but with a playful smile, a pair of eyes But frighteningly cold.

"Damn!" Even with Owen's self-cultivation, he couldn't help but curse secretly.Can't afford it?
He racked his brains to get out, but he still couldn't stop himself from slipping towards the other party. The magic used by the other party was beyond his knowledge.

The figures of the two were getting closer and closer. At this moment, "Qilo" slightly lowered the wand in his hand, and pointed the tip of the wand at Owen's face.

"The soul is out of the body." He said softly.

(End of this chapter)