Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, located in the Scottish Highlands, can be roughly regarded as a combination of four large areas.
The main castle of Hogwarts, the Black Lake, Hogsmeade and the largest and most dangerous Forbidden Forest among the four areas.
Except for skilled magical animal experts (Newt, Hagrid, etc.) and extremely powerful wizards (Dumbledore, Grindelwald, etc.), this lush jungle basically refuses entry to all strangers.
And going deeper, even the former headmaster Professor Dumbledore did not dare to say that he had explored the entire Forbidden Forest.
Sean's destination this time was the deepest side of the Forbidden Forest near the mountains, and he saw the test he was about to face.
"What the hell is this..." Sean looked at the... creature in front of him in disbelief?
Maybe it's a creature...?
It was a huge round mouth, enough to accommodate the entire Hogwarts auditorium. The mouth was surrounded by sharp teeth, like a terrifying insect enlarged to equal proportions.
However, the center of the mouth is not a dark hole, but solid stones and soil, with some trees and flowers in the middle.
It was as if a mouth had risen from the ground, but it did not swallow the contents in its mouth and remained at the scene.
Why did Sean think it was a creature? Because there was a lot of saliva dripping from the edge of the mouth, making the surrounding area green and corrupt.
This strange sight made Sean frown.
The skull belonging to the first generation of unicorns was flickering with light, reminding Sean that he had indeed arrived at the location of Gryffindor's test.
"Is this thing an awakened monster? Or is it just a janitor?" Sean wrinkled his nose and raised his wand and moved closer.
Dave's biohazard instinct did not send any signal of threat, and Sean did not feel any fluctuations in magic power.
"It's weird..." Sean looked around. He remembered that Unicorn Queen Cisse said that the location of the test was to turn right after exiting the Unicorn Cave, next to the tallest tree.
The route was indeed correct, and the unicorn skull responded, but Sean did not see the tallest tree.
The trees here are indeed very thick and tall, but there is no one that stands out from the crowd.
Sean, who was not sure, walked to the side of the giant round mouth. He was always paying attention to the movement of this thing, but even if he poked the fangs that were as big as a person with his wand, there was no sign of any movement in the giant mouth.
reaction.
Sean looked inside and saw that only one edge of the giant mouth seemed to rise from the ground. The ground and trees inside were not damaged.
"How do we get in here..." Sean was sure that this was where he was. He hesitated for a while, and finally chose to put the unicorn skull on his head.
As soon as he put it on, a very honest-sounding voice sounded in his mind.
"Can you help me pick out the tree between the seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth teeth in my mouth? It's really uncomfortable for me."
Sean: "..."
This big round mouth is indeed a living thing!
"The place you are standing is right in the middle. Just count to the left. Please help me." The voice in my head said again.
Sean looked in the direction pointed by the other party. After walking for a short distance, he saw a big tree growing in the huge gap between the seventy-eighth and seventy-nine canines.
However, normal people are stuck by shredded meat and vegetable leaves, but what is stuck here is a big tree that requires two people to surround it.
Sean didn't say anything. He waved his wand, and the big tree was pulled out along with the soil and some green saliva.
The voice in my head immediately brought relief: "Oh, great...Thank you, you are such a generous wizard - OK, do you want to take a test?"
Sean didn't react for a moment, so fast?
He asked tentatively: "Do you know what I'm here for?"
"Of course - I am a Hell Cave Worm. The sounds I make are inaudible to humans. I can only communicate with a unicorn skull. You can get the skull and find it here, not for Gryffindor's test.
?Well, what are you here for? To clean my teeth? Thank you very much."
No wonder we need a unicorn skull...but this guy is actually a hell cave worm...
Sean looked at the edge of the round mouth and found that it was indeed similar to the mouth folds of the Hell Cave Worm, but this guy was too big. The longest length of the ordinary Hell Cave Worm was only ten meters, and the radius of this guy's mouth was
They are all twenty or thirty meters long...
"Well, I am indeed here to take part in the test, but I would like to ask, what is the test?" Sean looked at the big mouth in front of him.
The Hell Cave Worm even yawned, and it lazily said in Sean's mind: "I don't know, Godric Gryffindor, he saved my life and then asked me to help.
Guard here - anyway, I'll be sleeping for two hundred years, so it doesn't matter. Do you want to take part in the test?"
Sean blinked and finally replied: "Of course, I'll help you."
"Wait a minute - I'll stretch my body...you stay back, friend."
Sean walked back for a while. At first, the ground was calm, but suddenly, the ground under his feet shook violently.
The huge vibration caused the entire Forbidden Forest to panic. Many magical animals ran out of their habitats in panic and fled towards the Black Lake. The centaurs who had seen this through the stars had expressions on their faces.
He stared solemnly in the direction of the shock, protecting the foal beneath him.
Hermione, who had just reached the edge of the Forbidden Forest and was about to wait for Hagrid, turned back in shock. She had to hold on to the huge pumpkin in Hagrid's vegetable garden with her hands to steady herself.
The gamekeeper staggered out of the door with his big dog: "Oh my God, my God! There's an earthquake?! Hey, Hermione, come to me, be careful that the shed next to it collapses!"
This huge movement could be clearly felt even in Hogwarts Castle. The students watched in horror as the floating candles in the auditorium fell one after another, at a loss.
Fortunately, the shock did not last long and everything was over before things got worse.
At this moment, Sean was completely covered by a shadow, and his temples twitched violently several times.
Now I know why Cisse said the test is under a tall tree...
What trees! Those are hell cave worms that straightened up and came out of the ground!
A huge earth-brown cylindrical body stretched out, carrying tumbling dirt and rocks - unlike the disgusting fleshy folds of ordinary worms, this big guy's body was no different from an uneven mud wall.
The head of the stretched worm could not be seen at all, and at this moment, a voice sounded in Sean's mind: "Did you see that hole? Get in."
Sean looked over after hearing this, and sure enough he found a cave at the root that could accommodate three or four people - but how could this cave be opened in the Hell Cave Worm?
Isn't this the excretion port of hell cave worms...
"Get in and I'll take you to the test -" Worm urged.
Sean had no choice but to get in. The strange thing was that there was no strange smell inside, only a big smell of mud.
"Sit still? I'm going down again -"
"Stable——"
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge feeling of weightlessness was felt, and the hell cave worm was retracting back into the ground at a terrifying speed.
"Why this way of entry?" Sean wanted to use transformation to create a handle, but this place seemed to be inside the body of a hell cave worm. He couldn't use the opponent's body tissue to transform.
So he had to use a glue spell to stick his hands in the cave to avoid sticking to the ceiling.
The Hell Cave Worm's voice sounded a little happy: "This is Godric's request. He said that the excitement brought by high speed is what an adventurer dreams of. Before experiencing the real test, there must be something with enough energy.
The ritual of strength.”
Sean: "..."
Crazy, this Gryffindor!
No wonder this guy never even held a girl’s hand until his death!
Fortunately, the landing time of this "worm elevator" didn't take long. When Sean felt that his internal organs were about to shift, the elevator finally stopped.
The Hell Cave Worm called out like an elevator attendant: "Here we are, my dear tester—very clever, isn't it?"
Sean almost vomited, but he slowly moved out of the cave with support.
"It's too clever..."
The hell cave worm said proudly: "This is a wound I got when I was chased by a hell-horned sea monster. Godric said it couldn't be cured, so he kept it as a little wound to lead people underground.
The room - it just feels itchy when I wake up, could you please help me see what's in it?"
Resisting the urge to vomit, Sean lit up his wand and took a look inside, catching a few small hell cave worms squirming inside.
"Oh, thank you, you are such a nice person - by the way, there is a test place if you go forward. Remember to come out early. I usually only wake up for three days. If it is late, you will have to wait two hundred years." Hell Cave.
Worm finally said.
"Okay, I get it."
Saying goodbye to the Hell Cave Worm, Sean walked forward holding up his glowing wand.
This is a deep corridor. The strange thing is that this is not an underground tunnel, but a very open area.
Looking back, you can see the thick and terrifying body of the Hell Cave Worm, and the path in front of Sean can only accommodate one person carefully passing through, with bottomless darkness on both sides.
After walking for about ten minutes, the land ahead seemed to suddenly become larger.
Sean tried to throw the light ball away, but the light ball suddenly lost track when it passed through the enlarged land.
There is magic defense here... Sean frowned and lit the wand again, and walked forward carefully.
"Boom--" He heard a sound clearly.
I have stepped into a magical realm!
Sean's subconscious reaction caused him to immediately raise his wand and cast a lot of defensive magic, but the moment he stepped into the magic barrier, the surroundings suddenly lit up.
Deep light blue has become the main color of the world.
This is a huge circular venue, with the deep blue of the sea water above and around it, and strange soul-like creatures swimming around in the blue barrier.
The edge of the field is still pitch black, and it seems that if you fall, you will fall straight into the deepest part of the world.
This place... is like an area carved out on the bottom of the sea, surrounded by bottomless trenches...
Sean had this idea immediately.
The stone road under his feet lit up in the gaps, showing the place's appearance more clearly.
It is very empty here, unlike the other three founders who have their own secret rooms. The secret rooms contain various things with their personal characteristics.
It's so empty here, like a dueling arena on the bottom of the sea.
"Bo~" Another light voice sounded.
Sean was surprised to find that the ground under his feet became like water, and the water turned into light silver, and he could clearly see his figure.
And the things on the ceiling were also reflected.
The thing was curled up, and it seemed to be blended into the barrier. All that could be seen clearly was a huge, blue-gray ball of flesh.
Sean immediately raised his wand warily. This was probably the monster he was going to face, the monster left by Gryffindor.
And the blue-grey monster seemed to have noticed Sean's arrival because of the awakening of the entire barrier. The light blue water curtain fluctuated, and the thing fell straight down as if it had burst out of an egg.
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Sean was engrossed in staring at the big thing that fell down, but he didn't notice that the monster's image was constantly changing in the mirror water below him, which reflected his body shape.
Sean didn't notice this until it was about to hit the ground.
And his eyes immediately widened in shock.
He has seen the monster in its entirety, and that look is very familiar to him!
It's the huge squid in the black lake!
The most horrifying thing is not this, but that as the squid falls, the mirror below it appears on the ground to look like a squid, and then looks like a human being!
"This..." Sean's mind had already popped up that whimsical word that many people used as an after-school talk.
Gryffindor has turned into a giant squid in the black lake. He will turn back into human form on the playground during the full moon and watch quietly in this castle...
"Boom--" The squid landed on the ground and made a dull sound.
It did not attack Sean, and Sean also did not take action.
Because, he saw that after the giant squid landed, what appeared on the ground in the mirror below was a human form!
A man who looked very heroic, with a fearless and hearty smile on his face, who once appeared in the Gryffindor lounge.
Although his face has changed, Sean can be sure...
That man is one of the founders of Hogwarts, Godric Gryffindor!
How is this possible... Gryffindor is not dead?
No, that's not right, the giant squid is still in front of me, but what is shown on the mirror floor is Gryffindor. This may be some kind of magic left by Gryffindor.
At this moment, the giant squid, which had always been like a ball of meat, finally started to shake. It didn't seem to be stiff because it was not in the water. It flexibly swung its tentacles and moved quickly towards Sean.
come over.
Is it going to attack? But Dave said he didn't feel threatened...
The giant squid was approaching. Sean hesitated, but finally raised his wand.
But just as he was about to cast the spell, the giant squid stopped.
It stood upright and looked at Sean. After a brief silence, a large ball of ink was spat out.
Before Sean could determine what the spitted ink was, he saw the dark liquid squirming.