Deep in the Forbidden Forest, moonlight filtered through the leaves and dappled the ground. Charlie and the others were running toward the castle.
But fate always loved a joke.
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"Pop!"
A soft sound rang out, and the air rippled and warped.
The next second, a black-robed man appeared out of nowhere in front of them, carrying an unconscious Unicorn.
Charlie's pupils contracted.
Was this what they meant by a cannonball arriving just when you were getting sleepy?
Given the situation, if this black-clad man wasn't a doctor treating the Unicorn, he was most likely a Dark Wizard.
They'd just been about to avoid the Dark Wizard, and now he'd appeared right in front of them.
Quirrell was stunned, too.
He'd only wanted to find a safe place to let his master drink blood. How had one Apparition landed him right in front of four students?
And one of those four students was Charlie White, who gave him no end of headaches.
Charlie was only a first-year, but he was quite capable. Quirrell honestly wasn't confident he could beat him.
Charlie had decided to avoid the Dark Wizard out of caution.
But now that the Dark Wizard was right in front of him, there was no avoiding him, so Charlie decisively pulled out his Wand.
The first to strike had the advantage!
"Protego!"
Charlie swept his Wand, and four transparent shields instantly enveloped the group.
"Sectumsempra!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Charlie used a lethal spell.
An invisible blade sliced through the night and shot toward Quirrell.
"What!"
Quirrell was horrified.
This kid was opening with Dark Magic?
"Protego!"
Quirrell hurriedly cast a defensive spell. His transparent shield barely managed to block Charlie's attack.
But the shield had clearly grown much fainter.
Charlie raised an eyebrow, reassured.
This Dark