Harry flew his Firebolt broom in the direction Hermione and Ron had gone.
He did not dare fly too fast. The Forbidden Forest was lush with branches and leaves in spring and summer, with too much obscuring his view. He was afraid that if he flew too quickly, he might miss the two of them.
"Why aren't they walking in a straight line..." Harry had searched for ten minutes without finding them and was growing anxious.
Harry's eyes shifted. As an excellent Seeker, his dynamic vision was superb.
He noticed that many spiders larger than basketballs were gathering in one direction.
"These spiders are huge... Are they Acromantulas?" He recalled the illustrations he had seen in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Harry flew in the direction the spiders were heading. The farther he went, the more spiders he encountered, and the larger they became. Some were even the size of bathtubs.
"If Ron sees these spiders, he'll definitely faint from fright..." Harry thought.
Harry's copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them included classifications and danger ratings for Magical Creatures.
Acromantulas were classified as five-"X" dangerous creatures. Ron had added another nine "X" marks beside it in pen. He was terrified of spiders.
Harry's ears twitched. He seemed to hear something.
"Ron! Pull yourself together!"
Harry heard it clearly. It was Hermione screaming. They were ahead, precisely where the spiders were gathering!
The distance between them was short. Harry practically flew above Hermione and Ron in an instant.
Hermione and Ron were surrounded by spiders.
Buckbeak, however, was not with them.
Fortunately, they had found a small hollow backed against a slope, so they did not have to fight on all sides. The two only needed to fend off spiders from one direction.
Ron trembled as he