Chapter 24: Poison Mixed with Honey

On the last day of their vacation, after much consideration, Blanc agreed to teach Chise how to condense magic circles. However, the condition was that she had to accompany her on a trial during this summer vacation. It was said that only by passing the trial could one become a knight of magic circles, also known as a great knight.
Qizi readily agreed.
In the evening, the train arrived at Hogwarts. Judi and Qizi got off the train together and came to the carriage.
It was the second time for Qizi to ride this carriage. The last time was when he went home.
His gaze crossed over the large carriage and settled on the strange creature pulling it – the Night Qilin.
It had no flesh on its body, with black fur tightly stuck to its skeleton. Each bone was clearly visible. Its head resembled a dragon's, with white eyes without pupils staring straight ahead. Between its shoulder blades, it had wings – large, tough, and black – which seemed to belong to a huge bat.
It is said that only those who have seen death can see them, but Chiz did not see it when it was pulling the cart last time.
"Did you see death?" Chiz muttered to himself.
"Come on, Chiz, what are you looking at? We're going to miss dinner," Judys urged the distracted Chiz.
“Can you see it?” Qizi jumped onto the carriage and pointed at the Night Qilin in front of them.
“What’s there? There’s nothing there!” Tilted her head, she looked confusedly at the front.
After thinking for a moment, Judith realized, "You mean it's Nightquill, right? This carriage is pulled by Nightquill, who is said to have only faced death before..." Her voice became lower and lower as she seemed to understand something, and eventually it became too soft for Quiz to hear.
She rushed over and hugged Kees, whispering as she started to cry, "I'll keep your secret."
"??? What secret?" Kees was completely confused.
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Tonight, Hogwarts celebrates Kees' arrival with joy!
At the moment he stepped into the restaurant, all the young wizards present were quiet for a moment, and then burst into a warm cheer, shouting his name "Cheeze! Cheeze!..."
They were very happy, which made Kees feel a little uncomfortable. He found Harry and Hermione in the crowd and sat down next to them.
"Are they crazy?" Kees asked, tilting his head.
Hermione: "You made it into the newspaper. That's the Daily Prophet, the most authoritative newspaper in the British wizarding world!..."
"You cursed that arrogant git Malfoy!" Harry pulled out the newspaper from that day.
"You scared away a dark wizard and became a hero who saved the beauty!" Ron said enviously. "I wish I could have a chance like this too."
"It's better not to, you won't enjoy that feeling," Cheez said, looking at them speaking excitedly, with some helplessness.
After dinner, Professor McGonagall found Hagrid.
"Are you feeling better?"
"It's all sorted, Professor."
"Follow me. The Headmaster wants to see you."
"Okay!" Hagrid stood up and followed Professor McGonagall out.
"Password!"
"Strawberry cake!"
It is the familiar office again, and Dumbledore seems to be absent. A group of headmasters on the wall are discussing something and become serious immediately when they see the two enter.
"Dumbledore has some matters to attend to. Please wait here, he will be here shortly," said the person and closed the door behind him.
"Hello there, young wizard. We meet again," said an old man in the frontmost painting. "I am Armando Dippet, the former Headmaster of this school."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Principal. I am Quizz Potton."
"What brings you here this time?"
“。。。”
After chatting with the former principal for a while, the fireplace suddenly lit up, and a tall figure in a white robe and white hair walked out from inside.
“你好啊！奇兹先生！好久不见，假期过的好吗？”
“你好，邓布利多校长！”奇兹起身打招呼，然后无奈的笑笑，“如过没有那档子事儿的话，我感觉很好！”
Dumbledore waved his wand, "Would you like a slice of vanilla pie?"
"No, thank you. I just finished eating."
"That's a shame. But I must have one myself. You know, as one gets older, they tend to enjoy more sweets."
"You did a great job, I mean your bravery deserves praise," Dumbledore scooped up some cake with a spoon. "But taking on a dark wizard is still too risky for you, isn't it?"
"I have to save Judith!"
"Haha!" Dumbledore chuckled, "I was just like you when I was young!"
"Then I'll give fifty points to your house, Filch will be happy to have a student like you." Dumbledore waved his spoon covered in cream, "Ask him for advice, I mean your headmaster. He's a master of dueling!"
"Okay, I got it. Mr. Principal, there's something I want to tell you..."
Chiz informed the principal about his suspicion that the three people who fought with him were behind the retaliation of the 'Dismemberer'.
“Do you have any concrete evidence, Mr. Crouch?” Dumbledore suddenly became serious.
“I'm afraid not, Headmaster!”
“Without evidence, this won't do.” He paused for a moment, “You go back and rest! Don't do anything rash, I'll have someone investigate.”
"Yes, Headmaster!" Chiz left the office.
He wasn't asking Dumbledore for a definite answer, but rather informing him of their conflict ahead of time because he needed to build his own power, just like in the simulation.
Start with a small organization to resist campus bullying.
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Three days later.
At eleven o'clock at night, Quis found Mrs. Felch and Mrs. Loisel waiting for him in the foyer.
"Follow me," said Feirchi, lighting a lamp and leading him outside, "I think in the future, you should think twice before breaking school rules, right?"
He looked at Kizzy sideways and continued: "Oh, yes! If you ask me, I have to say that working hard and enduring hardships are the best teachers... Unfortunately, they have abolished the old-fashioned punishment method of hanging your wrists and suspending you from the ceiling for several days. I still keep those chains in my office, and I often oil them up. Maybe one day they will come in handy... Okay, let's go, but don't even think about running away. If you try to escape, you'll have an even worse fate."
"Yes, sir, luckily that's the case. I was extremely scared, I swear I won't do it again." Qizhao put on a pitiful expression.
"Humph!" Firchie had no sympathy for his confession, "Regretting now is useless, making mistakes means accepting punishment!"
Qizi: "Boring!"
They strode across the dark square and the wild fields outside the castle, still white in the night.
You could see the windows of Hagrid's hut, lit up and visible in the darkness. Then he heard a shout in the distance.
"Is it you, Ferchi? Hurry up, I'm about to leave."
Ferchi said: "You probably think you'll have a good time playing with that idiot, right? Think again, kid - you're going to the Forbidden Forest! If you can come out unscathed, then I was wrong."
"Yes, I am extremely afraid!" Chiz pretended to shiver.
As he spoke, Hagrid walked towards them from the darkness, with Fang following closely behind. Hagrid had his massive stone bow in hand, and his quiver was full of arrows hanging from his shoulder.
"It's about time," he said, "I've been waiting for half an hour. How about it, Hagrid?"
"You shouldn't be so polite to him, Hagrid," said Ferch, coldly. "After all, he's here to receive punishment."
"So that's why you're late, right?" Hagrid scowled at Flich and said, "I've been giving him a telling-off. This is not the place for you to discipline people. Your job is done, and from now on, I'll take care of it."
"I'll be back when the sun rises," Fei'erqi said, "to collect his remains."
He said it viciously and then turned and walked towards the castle, the flickering light disappearing into the darkness.
"Are you scared, Kees?" Hagrid's impression of him was still good, "But you've done wrong and now you must pay the price."
"Why should I be scared? I'm extremely excited now!" Kees's face was full of excitement, completely losing his cowardice just now.
"You weren't like this just now," Hagrid said, puzzled. "Aren't you scared anymore?"
"We were just teasing him, it's a toothless threat!" pointing to the big dog lying next to them.
"Woof!" YaYa seemed to know she was being insulted.
"Okay, we're running out of time. Let's hurry!" Hagrid began putting equipment on Kees. "Here's a lantern for you, and also this big knife!"
"Listen carefully now, what we are going to do tonight is extremely dangerous, and I don't want anyone to get hurt."
"Follow me over here - "
After walking for a while, they arrived at a clearing in the woods.
"You see," Hagrid climbed down and brushed away a patch of snow, "see that shiny thing on the ground? Silver! That's unicorn blood. The Forbidden Forest's got a unicorn in it. They're supposed to be really rare, you know, but I bet Filch'll know how to get rid of it. They're a nightmare to get rid of if they're inside, I'll tell you that. Anyway, we're going to be studying redbacks and spine labels today."
"Okay, I got it! Do I need to be aware of anything else?"
"As long as you're with me, Fang or Yaya, no creature in the Forbidden Forest will harm you. But it's been really cold lately and most animals have been hiding," Hagrid said. "It's best to stay on the path. Now, we need to split up and follow the blood trail. There's blood everywhere, so it's clear that it's been stumbling around since last night."
"Ya Ya, do you want to come with me?" Qizhao really likes this gorgeous bloodhound, with its unparalleled strong appearance.
"Sure, but I remind you that it's a bit of a scaredy-cat," Hagrid said. "You have quite the courage, so please keep an eye on him in case he suddenly gets scared and runs back."
“Roger that!”
"If you find a unicorn, launch a green spark. Do you understand? Take out your wand and practice. And if you run into trouble, send a red spark and I'll come find you. Alright then, be careful and go."
In the winter Forbidden Forest, the sparsely branched tree crowns reached towards the sky, surrounded by white snow. With a lantern in hand, the environment was illuminated and refracted, revealing everything in sight.
The blood of unicorns is silver in color, like mercury, emitting a faint light and will not freeze, which is quite obvious on the snowy ground.
At this time, there are no plants or living creatures in the forest, and the entire forest seems to be quite quiet.
Only the sound of Cheez's footsteps and Yaya's panting could be heard.
Cheez took out a pie from his pocket, took a delicious bite, and said,"Want some, Yaya?"
"Woof!"
"You can have them all!" Yaya caught the meat pie thrown by Cheez and swallowed it in one bite, looking at him with begging eyes for another one.
"Okay, this is the last one. After we finish eating, we need to get to work,"
Yaya happily finished her meat pie and ran ahead. However, after only a few steps, she gradually slowed down and eventually stumbled to the ground, emitting a soft snore - she had fallen asleep.
“Sorry, Yaya! You sleep for a while first. I'll come and get you later,” said Chiz as he stroked its smooth fur and moved it to a safe place with a floating spell. He found some hay to cover it with.
After completing these steps, Qiz took out a bottle of compound soup he had prepared before leaving home, and drank it down despite feeling nauseous.
His facial muscles and body began to squirm and soon transformed into a small and timid middle-aged man - Peter the dwarf star.
Yesterday, Qiz and Ron played chess and won a patchy piece of fur. Qiz had already tried it in the simulation before he came, and the effect was the same.
Take out the old clothes in the backpack and put on new ones.
He took out a shining blood-red stone and examined it carefully.
"Poison laced with honey! Would you eat it?"
He cradled the stone in his hand and stumbled forward towards his destination.