New Big Creatures in the Forbidden Forest

At ten that evening, the party in the Owl Court Club activity room was still going strong.

Ever since Percy graduated, every party had lasted until the early hours of the morning. If Snape did not show up, they could even continue until dawn.

At three in the morning, the fifth floor of the castle was still brightly lit.

Meanwhile, outside the castle in the Forbidden Forest, Barty Crouch and Bagman stood in a dim clearing, waiting for something.

Gradually, the moon became shrouded in a vast layer of pale clouds. Its light was swallowed by the cloud cover, leaving behind nothing but an ink-black night sky.

When moonlight fell upon the earth again, several enormous creatures had suddenly appeared in the once-pitch-black sky.

Several wizards on flying broomsticks hovered nearby.

"They're here." Bagman stepped out of the dim clearing, his eyes brimming with anticipation.

He watched the huge creatures draw closer and closer. "The show is finally about to begin."

"Heh—" Barty Crouch let out a cold chuckle.

"It had better be."

He stepped out of the dim clearing. Apart from indifference, his expressionless face seemed to carry a faint trace of barely concealed savagery.

Bagman glanced at him. "Don't worry. We've done everything we needed to do. Nothing will go wrong."

Barty Crouch said nothing more and simply watched the huge creatures in the sky, which looked as though they were asleep.

The wizards on broomsticks wore dark red robes, each gripping a black chain tightly in one hand.

As they drew nearer, it became clear that the chains were being used to bind the seemingly sleeping creatures.

Soon, they slowly descended in front of Barty Crouch and Bagman.

After landing, the red-haired young wizard at the front checked on the creatures' condition before quickly walking over to