"No need... Let's go back together." Aberforth's voice came from the Woods.
He emerged from the Woods with the pale-faced Aurelius on his back.
Aurelius's eyes were tightly shut, but fortunately, he was still breathing.
It looked as though he had merely passed out.
Just as he had said, he could still hold on. He was not about to die...
In the blink of an eye, they had all Apparated back to the Hog's Head.
Aberforth carried Aurelius up to the attic.
Li Weide, meanwhile, was kept on the first floor of the tavern by Dumbledore, and the two sat together before the bar.
"I think you may have a few things to explain to me," Dumbledore said.
"Sigh, tonight really was... an extraordinarily dangerous night, Professor," Li Weide said with feeling.
He was not lying about that. If his magical abilities had not improved significantly recently, he would already be in Nagini's stomach...
Dumbledore did not interrupt Li Weide. He simply continued listening quietly.
Li Weide placed the cage containing Nagini on the bar.
"What is this?" Dumbledore asked.
In truth, Dumbledore had wanted to ask Li Weide what it was earlier.
Li Weide had been carrying that cage the entire time and had never once let go of it.
"What's inside is Nagini," Li Weide said.
"Hm?" Upon hearing that, Dumbledore quickly looked at the cage again.
Sure enough, through the dense gaps in the cage, he saw a little green snake.
"What exactly happened?"
Li Weide said, "I encountered her in the Forbidden Forest, and then she attacked me... In the end, I subdued her, used Transfiguration to shrink her down, and locked her in the cage."
Dumbledore stared at Li Weide in astonishment.
Li Weide's calm tone just now... seemed to suggest that he had