I Don't Fight Fair!
"Acupunct Internus"
"Acupunct Internus"
Without hesitation, Sean cast two spells, which struck the two professors to Hermione's disbelief.
"Sean! Are you crazy?!" Hermione screamed, her voice trembling with tears.
"Acupunct Internus!" Sean turned his head and another spell struck Hermione directly.
The three of them howled in agony, then their figures twisted and contorted before disappearing into thin air.
"There should be a limit to making up lies..." Sean said in a deep voice.
The scenery around him distorted, and when he opened his eyes again, Sean was standing in front of Hagrid's Hut once more. He looked up at the sky, and sure enough, it had brightened up a bit.
Less than ten minutes had passed.
Just now, it was all an illusion.
When the fake Hermione ran over, he sensed something was wrong. In such an emergency, couldn't you at least be riding a Flying Broomstick?
Furthermore, given that Hermione had already been attacked, why would the professors bring along a second-year wizard? Professor McGonagall has always been extremely concerned about student safety.
Besides, he had never told Hermione or Professor McGonagall the names of their Swooping Evil.
"Illusion magic? However, this woven illusion is rather awful." Sean warily raised his wand, Occamy Naja had already coiled around him.
Inside the ring, Fang is still injured, but the wound on its abdomen has shrunk considerably, and thanks to the effects of the Essence of Dittany, it is almost healed.
The opponent is not powerful, and it is very likely that it can only affect one person at a time, or rather, it can only affect the state of one creature... Sean made a cautious judgment.
They did see Fang was seriously injured, but it was already strange that an ordinary hunting dog could escape with such severe injuries. At the time, Sean thought it was because Fang was physically strong and eager to save its master, but now it seemed that Fang was indeed injured, but the huge gash in its abdomen was just an illusion.
Hermione did indeed leave with Dave. The fact that the other party didn't trap both Sean and Hermione in the illusion at the same time indicates that their abilities are limited and they can only bewitch one person at a time.
The purpose of the illusion created by the other party is obvious: to lure Sean into the Forbidden Forest. This means that there are other forces in the Forbidden Forest, or that the other party has additional abilities that can be used.
This can be seen from the fact that Hagrid is still trapped.
Sean remained vigilant, frantically running Occlumency in his mind. It was a hallucinogenic magic spell; Occlumency should work. His clear thinking in the illusion earlier must have been thanks to Occlumency.
Moreover, he didn't look at the Forbidden Forest again; the illusion he had just experienced seemed to have appeared while he was staring at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
However, returning to the castle now is not a good option. First, Hagrid's fate is unknown, and second, the other party's abilities are strange. Sean is worried that something might happen on the way.
The fact that the other side has been luring me into the Forbidden Forest shows that their ability to launch a direct attack is very poor. I just need to stay here and wait for the professors to arrive.
A few minutes later, a figure emerged from the Forbidden Forest.
Naja, who had been keeping watch over the Forbidden Forest in Sean's place, issued a warning.
Sean quickly turned his head and glanced at it, his pupils contracting slightly.
That's Hagrid.
Hagrid wore his ever-present mole fur coat, his tall and muscular figure swaying unsteadily, his movements extremely awkward, as if he had no idea how to control the human body.
Another hallucination? No, it doesn't seem like it... Sean frowned. His Occlumency was still active, and the transparent distortion in the air that he had seen when he looked at the Forbidden Forest earlier hadn't appeared.
Hagrid looked lifeless and seemed completely dazed.
Sean also released Cat-Leopard Pudding. Pudding's hypnotic abilities were very useful, as it was unclear whether the other party was Hagrid or not.
The tall figure drew closer and closer. Sean narrowed his eyes and was shocked to discover that Hagrid's eyes had turned into pearly white vertical pupils.
"Help me..." Hagrid stood still, his voice dry and devoid of emotion.
"Hagrid is being controlled?" Sean was worried about being pulled into the illusion again. He turned to the side and glanced at Hagrid out of the corner of his eye, while the Wampus Cat and Occamy guarded him warily.
"I won't use my powers on you," Hagrid's voice trailed off. "I just want you to help me."
Sean sneered, "Attack my friend, pull me into an illusion, and then make me help you?"
"I apologize, I am very weak, and this is the only way I can do it."
Sean secretly pinched Pudding's butt, and the Wampus Cat, sensing his intention, arched its body and slowly moved forward.
"I'm telling you, I can help you, but you have to show some sincerity, right? You're still using my friend's body?"
Hagrid spoke listlessly, "Only in this way can I communicate with you."
"He can only communicate with me by borrowing Hagrid's body?" Sean frowned slightly. The other person wasn't a wizard?
He continued calmly, "Tell me first, who exactly are you?"
The voice finally showed some distress. "I, I—my former master called me, Horned Serpent."
Horned Serpent? Sean had heard of this Magical Creatures. It was a type of magical snake that used to be found all over the world, but after being hunted by wizards, Magical Creatures became endangered.
Salazar Slytherin's wand has a core made from the horn of Horned Serpent.
But Sean had never heard of the Horned Serpent having the ability to weave illusions, and this possession ability had never been recorded.
Hagrid continued listlessly, "That was before—everything became very strange after I woke up."
Awakening? Sean thought for a moment and said loudly, "The premise of our equal communication is that my friend is free."
Hagrid paused, then said hesitantly, "Okay, alright."
Immediately afterwards, Sean saw Hagrid suddenly raise his head, open his mouth, and his pearly white vertical pupils disappeared. Then, a somewhat ethereal, thick body slowly crawled out of Hagrid's mouth.
It seemed to struggle a bit, taking a long time to finally emerge completely.
It was a python with long horns on its head and a dark green gem on its forehead. It was an ethereal, pearly white, like a ghost in a castle.
However, the instant it fully emerged, Sean raised his wand, Pudding's pupils turned hypnotic black, and it pounced swiftly.
"Acupunct Internus!"
I'm not going to talk to you about martial ethics!