The Spiders' Clue Is the Key to Everything / The Spider Clan Must Be Won Over

"Please put down your weapons, Hagrid... and Bane, you too. Hagrid is a friend of us Centaur, and we shouldn't be facing each other with arrows." Ronan rushed between the two sides, pleading with them in a melancholy voice.

"Bane was just too worried and said those things in anger. Centaur will not harm children, nor will they defy the Prophecy of the stars, because that is our code of conduct."

"Hiss~"

Unicorn that was wandering not far away suddenly let out a long neigh. Hearing this sound, Hagrid hesitated for a moment, and finally withdrew his weapon.

"Centaur, you all love Prophecy, don't you? Well then, I'll make Prophecy for you today! You Centaur... will surely pay the price for your actions!"

Hagrid tossed Ronan and Bane a farewell that sounded like a declaration of their break, then turned and left without hesitation.

The Unicorn also gave the two Centaur a meaningful look before hopping and leaping after Hagrid in the direction he had gone.

As the Unicorn continued running, the figure of a boy gradually appeared on its back.

"Damn it... those Centaur, I can't believe they had such intentions!"

After reuniting, Hagrid still seemed indignant, loudly denouncing the Centaur's various unkind acts along the way.

However, Harry seemed quite calm about it.

The arrogant Centaur boasted that he saw through everything, but in reality, he was nothing more than a teetotaler who thought he could please both Harry and Voldemort.

Little did they know that neither Harry nor Voldemort would allow such a fickle force to exist.

"It's alright, Hagrid, you don't need to worry about them," Harry comforted with a gentle smile. "Anyway, their arrogance will only last a few more months."

That's right, Harry has decided to start exploring the Forbidden Forest after the Black Lake.

When he's ready to place the Fantastic Beasts from the box into the Forbidden Forest, he'll definitely start by taking down the Centaur!

Furthermore, Harry wasn't worried at all about encountering obstacles within the school, because Dumbledore had tacitly approved of it.

Otherwise, Albus Dumbledore wouldn't have emphasized at the second-year opening banquet that no one was allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest without permission.

Although he still harbored the desire to achieve some goal through Harry, Dumbledore had clearly begun to experiment with some new changes.

For example, Harry's identity gradually evolves from a nominal the Boy Who Lived to a leader who leads everyone in the fight.

If Harry can control both the Black Lake and the Forbidden Forest, he will essentially have two more powerful forces to fight against the Death Eater; and as his strength continues to increase, he will inevitably gain the power to confront Voldemort head-on when he returns!

At that time, he will no longer be the child who needs to be closely protected, but a powerful wizard whose fame spreads far and wide and whose call to arms commands a great following!

"The Centaur's arrogance can only last a few months? I don't understand what you mean..."

Hagrid scratched his head in confusion. He was simple-minded and his emotions were written all over his face, so he couldn't possibly imagine that although Harry seemed indifferent, he had already sentenced these Centaur in his heart!

He was clearly more interested in the Unicorn Harry was riding than in the convoluted details. "But I really didn't expect the Unicorn to be so close to you, to actually allow you to ride on its back."

"Uni and I are good friends, right?" Harry said with a smile. "By the way, I just chose my name."

"Tsk, what a perfunctory name~" Hagrid scoffed, clearly thinking Harry wasn't very good at naming things.

The Kelpie Kel, the Unicorn is named Uni, and Harry is already going further and further down the path of using transliterated names.

However, Hagrid was unaware that this was already one of Harry's rare moments of brilliance when it came to naming things.

After all, even the book title was crowdfunded!

After walking for a while longer, a series of clicking sounds suddenly came from the surroundings, and Hagrid stopped at the same time.

"Hey, I'm here to see Aragog!"

Hagrid shouted into the dark thicket, and moments later, several large, furry, black creatures emerged from the forest.

Acromantula...

After actually seeing this creature, Harry had to admit that the Acromantula's appearance was truly terrifying.

The spiders that appeared before him and Hagrid were each as large as Unicorn. They had eight jet-black eyes, six long spider legs supporting their hairy black bodies, and their horizontal span even exceeded four meters!

The clicking sound came from its front claws, which were definitely a pair of strong and powerful hunting weapons.

"Hagrid, a stranger, and Unicorn..."

The Acromantula seemed to be able to speak; one of them called out Hagrid's name and crawled over, its front claws twitching.

"No, please! I don't want to be wrapped up like a dumpling and taken away!" Hagrid hurriedly refused upon seeing this. "I have important business to attend to. I need to take Harry to see Aragog. Please lead the way for us."

"Understood... Aragog! Aragog!"

Several Acromantula turned and led the way for the two, calling out the name of their leader along the way. Their words were not easy to understand because their pincers were constantly clicking, creating quite a bit of noise.

Led by several Acromantula, Harry and Hagrid finally arrived at a wide depression where the trees had been completely cleared away, replaced by an intricate network of nests and a terrifying sight that would absolutely terrify anyone with trypophobia.

The ground was covered with Acromantula, each one the size of a galloping horse. Their legs were intertwined and interwoven, and every movement sent chills down one's spine.

And at the very back of all the spiders was a spider king, whose size was comparable to that of a small elephant!

As Hagrid watched the other person slowly crawl along the spider web, a genuine joy gradually appeared on Hagrid face.

"We meet again, Aragog, my old friend~"

Chapter 149 The Spider's Clue is the Key to Everything

Aragog, Hagrid's spider friend whom he has kept for fifty years.

It is much larger than a typical Acromantula, and it can create a strong sense of awe when viewed up close.

However, Harry noticed that all eight of its eyes were clearly covered with a white film. After a moment's thought, he quickly realized that the spider king was probably nearly blind due to severe cataracts.

"Hagrid, is that you, my friend?" Aragog approached Hagrid, its eight eyes searching nervously, but appearing utterly bewildered.

"It's me, Aragog!" Hagrid excitedly stepped forward, gently stroking Aragog's terrifying front claws, and finally even gave it a bear hug.

Harry frowned slightly at this scene. While the friendship between Hagrid and Aragog was touching, it wasn't entirely a good thing.

With Hagrid's personality, the better the relationship, the more likely he is to extend his affection to everything connected to him, and consequently, he will overlook many inherent dangers.

For example, these Acromantula all around, seemingly ready to pounce.

They may not have attacked the two of them immediately because of Aragog, but the desire for human flesh and blood in the Voice of Magic was impossible to conceal.

"Aragog, I didn't mean to bother you, but I'm in trouble." After the reunion scene, Hagrid explained his purpose in a muffled voice, "The Chamber in the school has opened again, and people from the Ministry of Magic have come. They think I'm harming students again. If it weren't for Harry speaking up for me, I probably would have been taken to Azkaban."

"Harry ...you're the legendary the Boy Who Lived, aren't you? Hagrid often mentions you." Aragog turned to Harry, though he couldn't actually see anything. "You helped Hagrid, and I want to thank you."

Harry could tell that Aragog's thanks were just a simple expression of gratitude, devoid of any genuine emotion.

In its own eyes and those of its descendants, it remains a delicious and appealing food.

Harry didn't care about that. He wasn't there to curry favor with the Acromantula, but to find out the truth about what happened back then.

"Hello, Aragog, I'd like to know what exactly happened back then," Harry asked directly. "If the monster in the Chamber that attacked the students wasn't you, then what was it?"

"Of course it wasn't me! I do have that instinct, that's true, but out of respect for Hagrid, I've never harmed anyone, including that girl who died in the bathroom!" Aragog growled angrily. "That thing wandering around the castle, it's an ancient creature that we spiders fear most."

"Aragog always says the same thing to me, Harry," Hagrid chimed in helplessly. "I've asked him so many times, but he always refuses to tell me the monster's name."

"The creature spiders fear most... Aragog, answer me truthfully... In your current state, do you still fear that creature?"

After pondering for a while, Harry gradually got a clue, and now all that was left was to confirm it with Aragog.

"Since I went blind, I can indeed ignore the other party's abilities, but I still instinctively feel fear." Aragog hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, "I remember very clearly that when I sensed that beast moving around in the school, I begged Hagrid to let me escape."

"Basilisk," Harry uttered a name casually. "The Slytherin kept in the Chamber was definitely a Basilisk!"

Hagrid might not have understood Aragog's hidden meaning, but Harry, with his wealth of evidence and knowledge of Fantastic Beasts, could easily deduce it.

If the monster in the Chamber is a Basilisk, then everything makes sense.

The Basilisk is a giant serpent king bred by a dark wizard. Besides its deadly fangs, its greatest and most dangerous characteristic is that it can kill any creature that looks directly into its eyes!

Basilisk with this ability are undoubtedly the natural enemies of the Acromantula, because the eight eyes of the Acromantula can provide a 360-degree field of vision, which makes it easy for them to make eye contact with the Basilisk and thus die a violent death.

Aragog said it was no longer afraid of the Basilisk's powers because it was blind and couldn't see the Basilisk's eyes at all.

Furthermore, consider this: the Chamber of Secrets was built by Slytherin, who wanted to leave behind a monster to cleanse the school. First, he needed this monster to be as long-lived as possible. Basilisk, on the other hand, often live for hundreds of years, and if they molt successfully, it's not impossible for them to live for over a thousand years.

The Basilisk's natural enemy is the rooster. They will flee in panic at the sound of a rooster crowing. That's why Lockhart, as an accomplice, slaughtered the entire chicken coop. In reality, he only needed to kill all the roosters, and adding the hens was purely to Confundus Charm.

As for why all the victims so far have survived, it's because they were all lucky enough not to look directly into the Basilisk's eyes.

Colin saw the Basilisk through the camera, Filch and Mrs. Norris saw its reflection in the water on the ground, Sprout saw it through the Fat Friar's transparent body... As for the Fat Friar, he was already dead as a ghost.

Harry could easily deduce the location of the Chamber and the Basilisk.

The entrance to the Chamber should be in the third-floor washroom where Myrtle was. The reason Myrtle died there was because she unfortunately witnessed the Basilisk crawling out of the Chamber!

As for the method to open the Chamber, considering the Basilisk, it is undoubtedly the Parseltongue!

Furthermore, after the Basilisk reawakened, it likely moved through the castle's complex pipe system, which explains why the Black Lake's water quality is gradually deteriorating.

The bodily fluids left behind by the Basilisk as it crawls, as well as the venom it inadvertently excretes while feeding, are all harmful components that eventually circulate into the Black Lake through the drainage system. Although the dosage is diluted to a negligible level compared to the entire lake water, it can still cause some adverse symptoms in Merpeople who are extremely sensitive to water quality.

Luna Lovegood, who apparently possesses tetrachromatic vision, also noticed the subtle changes in the water quality, which is why she hesitated to begin painting.

Very well, Harry knows what he needs to do next.

Upon returning to the castle, he must immediately rush to the abandoned bathroom on the third floor, use Parseltongue to open the Chamber, and after completely eliminating the Basilisk threat, he will then focus all his efforts on tracking down the Heir of Slytherin has been causing trouble all along!

"Thank you very much for the information, Aragog. I think we should get going." Harry nodded slightly to the spiders and turned to leave.

"Leaving... I don't think that's necessary," Aragog said slowly. "I respect Hagrid, so I won't attack humans in front of him, and my children will also refrain from harming Hagrid because of my orders..."

"But when fresh flesh and blood like you are delivered right to my door, I can't stop them from enjoying it!"

Chapter 150 The Spider Clan Must Be Subdued

"Aragog, what are you talking about? Harry is my friend, and you want other spiders to eat it?!"

Spiders swarmed around Harry, making no attempt to conceal their hunger for human flesh... This sudden turn of events terrified Hagrid!

Aragog, whom he had always considered a close friend, would actually instigate its offspring to attack Harry?!

"Hagrid, don't you understand? Your relationship with Aragog is good, but that's all it is." Harry gave a curt snort, his gaze gradually sharpening. "Fine... I wasn't planning on revealing my hand so soon!"

He reached into his pockets with both hands at the same time and threw out the two 'little' things that had been hidden all along!

"Norberta, Zouwu... it's time for you to make your appearance!!"

With a swift wave of the wand, the Shrinking Charm that had been cast on the two little ones was instantly canceled. The Dragon and the orange cat suddenly grew larger in mid-air, and their fierce roars echoed throughout the Forbidden Forest!

"Roar!"

"Woo!"

Norwegian Ridgeback, Norberta.

The benevolent beast of the China, the Zouwu.

Harry brought them along as a precaution, but they unexpectedly came in handy.

But it's all for the best. If he wants to take control of the Forbidden Forest in the future, the Acromantula are a force he must subdue. There's no better time than now, so he might as well deal with them directly.

"What is that...? Why is there such a terrifying roar?!"

The two roars made Aragog stiffen, and he instinctively sensed a hint of danger.

It wasn't until other spiders reported what they had seen that the Spider King was shocked to discover that he had encountered such a fierce and formidable opponent!

"Besides Unicorn, there are even Dragon and unknown monsters... How could this human child possibly be like this?!"

"Hmph, Acromantula... you want to eat me? Aren't you afraid of breaking your rotten teeth?!"

Looking at the group of long-legged monsters hesitating and pausing beside him, Harry let out a disdainful sneer, full of provocation.

"I didn't expect... you're actually a dragon tamer. Our spider clan can't do anything to you. You can leave with Hagrid."

After pondering for a while, Aragog took the initiative to compromise.

It's not that Harry lacked backbone; it's simply that, compared to all the Acromantula, Harry was invincible from the very beginning.

The Acromantula is enormous, possesses incredible attack power, and is also equipped with a potent venom, making it arguably the perfect predator in the dense forest.

However, they are not without weaknesses... for example, they cannot fly, and they are afraid of fire.

Therefore, when Aragog discovered that Harry was carrying a Norwegian Ridgeback, it knew that its entire clan was doomed to suffer a defeat.