Sirius reached out and grabbed Harry's arm, and told them his next plan. "We will Apparate for a distance, and then slowly approach the area where the Acromantula is active. Then, we will use the Dark Creature Detector to find the lone Acromantula and capture it."
"Okay, let's go!" Sirius nodded at Lupin and Apparated away with Harry.
"Hermione take my hand, and you Ron," Lupin said gently.
"that… "
"I caught him."
Hermione walked over and grabbed Lupin's arm, and when she saw that Ron didn't want to go, she reached out and grabbed his arm.
If Ron wasn't allowed to experience the difficulties of being a warrior, he would probably continue to be jealous of Harry, which would be detrimental to the friendship between the three of them.
Harry and Ron hadn't spoken to each other for weeks; their friendship couldn't stand this, and Hermione was miserable trying to mediate between them.
"Okay, let's go too."
Before Ron could react, the surrounding darkness came from all directions with a strong sense of compression, pressing the words Ron was about to say back into his stomach.
When they came to their senses, they found themselves standing on a piece of air, Harry was retching beside them, Sirius was holding his wand, alert to the surroundings, and in his hand was the "Dark Creature Detector" he had shown them before, to guard against sneak attacks from the eight-eyed giant spider.
"The Acromantulas move very fast in the forest," Sirius explained to the three. "Be careful, don't get ambushed by them. Those beasts eat people."
Ron, who was holding onto a tree trunk and retching, couldn't help but shiver.
"You need to get used to this feeling slowly," Lupin consoled him. "However, it will be good for you to experience Apparition in advance. When you practice, you will be able to master Apparition faster than others."
"Remus, can you teach us?"
Although Harry didn't like the feeling of Apparition, he knew that it was necessary to learn it. If he could master it in advance, it would be much more convenient for him to go to other places in the future, and he would definitely not have to worry about the Apparition test.
"Not now. There's not enough time. Besides, Apparition requires adult wizards to learn it, and there must be a reason for that." Lupin shook his head and refused. For Harry now, passing the first task was more important.
"I remember Fred and George said that Albert mastered Apparition a long time ago," Ron interrupted. He actually wanted to learn it too, if Professor Lupin was willing to teach.
"Albert is just an isolated case." Lupin shook his head.
"Okay, stop chatting. We're going to set off after we have a good rest." Seeing that everyone had recovered, Sirius handed another "Dark Creature Detector" to Ron, "You help us keep an eye on the Dark Creature Detector. If there are any red dots around, or if any red dots are approaching quickly, tell us immediately."
"Oh, okay." Ron took the dark creature detector and couldn't help swallowing.
"The dense forest is the home territory of the Acromantula. They move very fast in it. Don't hesitate when you meet one. Use the Stunning Spell on it directly." Lupin instructed and asked the three to follow Sirius while he would be in charge of the rear.
The five people started to move towards the red dot closest to here.
After walking in the bushes for a while, Sirius suddenly stopped and looked around with the help of the light from his wand.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked quietly.
Sirius made a shushing gesture and there were loud clacking sounds all around them.
"It's nearby." Ron held the wand tightly in his hand, his eyes fixed on the dark creature detector in his hand. The red dot coincided with their position.
Harry put his hand on his pounding heart, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, "It's a big one."
"Don't worry, we are prepared. When I count to three, just close your eyes." Sirius calmly took out a spherical toy from his robe pocket and began to count down.
Harry and the others were a little confused and didn't know what was going on. They just saw Sirius twist the ball and throw it forward.
Suddenly, a white light appeared, and a dazzling ball of light floated above everyone's heads, illuminating the nearby forest.
"What?"
Harry was blinded by the flash, and when he closed his eyes in pain, Sirius and Lupin beside him had already started to act.
They were well prepared and immediately launched an attack on the exposed eight-eyed giant spider. Two spells hit the eight-eyed giant spider, which was blinded by the white light and had no time to react, and knocked the spider to the ground directly.
Before Harry, Ron and Hermione could react, Sirius and Lupin cast a spell together to tie up the unfortunate spider.
That’s it
The three of them stared at the scene in amazement. They didn't expect that things would end so easily.
Sirius took out a box and used magic to throw the mummified Acromanthus into the box. He then warned Harry, "Don't think the Acromanthus is weak. That's because we attacked it by surprise. These monsters move very fast in the forest and are extremely dangerous. Otherwise, they would not be rated as magical creatures of the ? level."
"There are three red dots approaching this way." Ron's voice was trembling. "They are very fast and will be here soon."
"We'd better get out of here immediately." After Sirius used magic to lock the box, he reached out and grabbed Harry and Apparated away.
This time, without Lupin's urging, Ron firmly grasped Lupin's hand and let him take him away from this place of trouble.
Shortly after the five people left, three eight-eyed giant spiders appeared where they were just now, but there was nothing there.
"We're lucky," Sirius said happily, they were in an open plain and no one would disturb them.
"Yes, the method Albert gave is really effective. I originally thought that it would take some effort to catch the Acromantula." Lupin couldn't help but sigh that the Galleons Sirius gave were well spent.
"Albert?" Hermione looked at Professor Lupin in confusion.
"Yes, that's the idea he gave us." Sirius put the box on the ground and signaled others to step back. He was ready to release the eight-eyed giant spider from the box.
Harry had no intuitive feeling just now, but now that Sirius had released the giant eight-eyed spider, he felt for the first time the horror of the magical creature. The giant eight-eyed spider that came into view was as big as a horse pulling a cart, black and hairy, as if a spider had been magnified countless times.
"Is it dead?" Ron asked tremblingly.
"Probably not. He probably fainted."
Sirius didn't take his eyes off the giant eight-eyed spider. "These monsters are not ordinary spiders. They are very cunning and can speak human language. They are terrible predators in the forest. When we were wandering in the Forbidden Forest before, we also encountered these big spiders. It took a lot of effort to get rid of them."
"Harry, you will need to face it alone later." Lupin interrupted Sirius's memories and asked, "Do you know how to deal with it?"
Harry shook his head.
"What spell did you use to knock it out?" Hermione asked curiously.
"The Spider Repelling Charm, a spell that Albert told us, can cause great damage to spiders, but sometimes what you need to deal with them is not those powerful spells, but your brains." Lupin continued to guide Harry, "Don't think about confronting them head-on, that's unwise. You have to get something to attract them and then restrict their movements, because the eight-eyed giant spider moves really fast and poses a great threat to you. What do you think you should use to restrict the movement of the eight-eyed giant spider?"
"A Stunning Spell, a Full Body Binding Spell, a Limp Legs Spell or a Dancing Spell?" Harry pondered for a moment and said the spells he knew so far that could restrict the movement of the Acromantula.
"There are many ways, aren't there?" Lupin continued. "But what if the magic is too strong and the spell doesn't work on it?"
"this… "
Harry was stunned, because he didn't know what to do in this situation.
"If you are good at Transfiguration, you can conjure ropes to tie up the eight legs of the Acromantula and restrict their movements, but this is difficult for you, so don't take risks before you are ready, otherwise it is easy to lose your life." Sirius looked at the stunned Harry and said, "Okay, Harry, are you ready?"
What are you preparing for
Harry was a little panicked, he was prepared for everything!
Ron next to him was also confused. He was suddenly glad that it was Harry, not himself, who was facing the giant acromantula. However, this was just an appetizer. Harry still had to face the dragon in the first task.
"Don't worry, we're right next to you," Lupin consoled. He and Black used Revive Quickly on the giant spider. The giant spider, which had fainted, began to move. Ron shrank back in fear when he saw this, wishing he could hide behind Hermione.
"Don't be afraid Harry, if you don't dare to face it even when someone is protecting you, how are you going to deal with the dragon?" Sirius patted Harry's shoulder to encourage him. He actually didn't want to do this, but there was nothing he could do. He hoped that Harry could muster up the courage and face the danger calmly.
A clicking sound rang in Harry's ears, and he felt creepy, but he knew that Sirius was right. If he didn't have the courage to face the eight-eyed giant spider in front of him even when someone was protecting him, how would he face the fire dragon
The giant spider struggled to turn over, and all eight eyes were staring at Albert. No one knew what was going on, but the eight-eyed giant spider's eyes seemed to have not yet fully recovered to normal.
Harry took out his wand and cast a spell at the Acromantula: Tarantella Dance.
As expected, the dance spell hit the spider's huge, black and hairy body. The spider's legs spasmed involuntarily, but quickly returned to normal.
After being attacked, the Acromantula rushed towards Harry quickly.
"Stupe, stupor, stupor!" Harry looked at the giant spider rushing towards him in horror. His mind paused for a moment and he frantically recited a Stunning Spell, trying to knock the eight-eyed giant spider unconscious.
However, whether it was because the Acromantula's resistance to magic was too strong or because Harry's spell was too weak, the Stunning Spell had no effect on the Acromantula and instead made it even more angry.
The image of the eight-eyed giant spider was reflected in Harry's eye mask. The ugly big spider was about to pounce on Harry, and an inexplicable fear surged in Harry's heart.
"It's going to happen!"
Before the Acromantula hit him, Harry tried to dodge with a look of panic on his face, but it was too late.
Seeing this scene, Ron was frightened and turned pale, Hermione screamed, but Lupin and Sirius were very calm. When the Acromantula rushed to Harry, they had already raised their wands.
The eight-eyed giant spider crashed into Harry, as if it had hit an invisible protective barrier and could not move forward even an inch.
The next moment, a large number of vines suddenly emerged from the ground, tightly binding the eight-eyed giant spider that was knocked unconscious and had no time to react.
"Harry, you need to stay calm at all times instead of throwing magic at the enemy hysterically. Losing your mind is a very dangerous thing." Sirius pulled Harry away from the struggling Acromantula.
"You don't need to be afraid. The most dangerous thing about the Acromantula is that they can attack their prey silently in the dense forest. If it is a head-on confrontation, these big spiders are actually not a big threat."
"Not much of a threat?" said Ron weakly.
"Yes." Lupin explained for Black, "If it is a head-on confrontation, an acromantula is not as dangerous as a troll, but in a dense forest, an acromantula can easily kill those unsuspecting wizards."
"Harry, eat something to restore your strength first. We still have to continue training." Sirius took out a few pieces of chocolate and handed them to Harry.
"Sirius, where did you buy the chocolate?" Harry ate one and felt his strength restored a lot.
"I got it from Albert. He said it can quickly restore my strength and energy, but that stingy guy only gave me ten dollars." Sirius complained in a low voice.
"I know this thing, Albert's magic candy." Hermione moved her eyes away from the Acromantula and said to Harry, "Last time, Albert gave me a small bottle of something similar, and it worked pretty well."
Ron opened his mouth. He really wanted to tell Harry and Hermione that these so-called magical candies were actually experiments made by those guys. They were just using you as experiments, but he finally held back.
"Harry, continue." Sirius warned: "You must stay calm at all times when fighting, and don't let your emotions affect your judgment."
"You should defeat it through other methods, Harry. The biggest difference between humans and animals is that we have smart brains." Lupin said with a smile, "You can try the Dancing Charm. I just saw that the spell worked on the Acromantula. Also, your spell should be aimed at the legs of the Acromantula. These animals must have weaknesses."
"Most animals' weaknesses are in their abdomens Harry," Hermione reminded, "You can try using the Eye Spell on the Acromantula's eyes."
"I will."
Harry took a deep breath and faced the Acromantula once again.
This method is actually quite effective. What Harry lacks most now is combat experience. After facing the Acromantula again and again, Harry has gradually become accustomed to the hideous appearance of the big spider. When the Acromantula rushes towards him, his mind will not go blank and he will not not know what to do. The way he fights with the Acromantula looks more and more like a warrior.
Harry thrives in battle.
The most unlucky one was probably the giant eight-eyed spider. Its eyes were hit by the eye disease curse and had closed in pain.
Facing Harry's challenge again and again, the Jungle Killer was already dying, and was finally ruthlessly killed by Sirius using a spell, and Lupin took away the venom, so he died a miserable death.
"Well done Harry, you've made rapid progress. We'll get another one next week. Then you can try to fight these giant spiders," Sirius said to Hermione and Ron, "This kind of combat experience is rare."
"Really?" Hermione's eyes lit up. If her safety was guaranteed, she actually wanted to go on the field and fight the eight-eyed giant spider.
"I don't mind," said Ron dryly. "I hate spiders."
The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"The amount of poison is less than expected. It is probably worth only fifty or sixty Galleons." Lupin was in a good mood.
Ron's eyes lit up when he heard that, but he soon became dispirited because those big spiders were obviously not easy to deal with, and he was really afraid of spiders. Not even Garen could help Ron overcome his fear of spiders.