Chapter 537

Harry and Ron were already trembling all over from nervousness.

They didn't know what had happened, and could only follow Professor McGonagall's footsteps in a panic.

When they walked through several corridors and the crowd gradually thinned out, Professor McGonagall said with red eyes: "This time there was a double attack, one was Hermione, the other was Darren..."

She was somewhat choked up.

But Harry and Ron were already in turmoil inside.

"Hermione... Darren was going to find Hermione... and couldn't he block those eyes? How could... how could..."

Harry said with a trembling voice.

"Darren, you don't need to worry too much, he was indeed petrified in the leg.

But he took the antidote; Hermione might need the antidote at the end of the term."

"But, but Darren said he could face it... isn't he very strong? How could he..."

Harry still couldn't imagine it.

In his heart, Darren was very strong.

Even if Darren was taken away, he firmly believed that Darren could still return.

As long as he wanted to return, he had enough strength to return, how could it be like this?

"Harry, Darren lied to you... he is not invincible, he can no longer face that snake.

It's very likely that next time, or the time after next, if he stands in front of others again, he will die completely, his power can no longer resist it."

Professor McGonagall said sadly.

That child always made her heart ache constantly.

He clearly knew that he was becoming less and less able to face that snake, yet he still struggled hard to try to help others.

"I knew it... I knew it... he's always like this, is he crazy?"

Harry gritted his teeth and said angrily.

But when he saw Darren's calm figure lying on the hospital bed through the curtain of the hospital wing, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"This child might not wake up until tomorrow... you don't need to worry about it, as for Hermione... sigh!"

Madam Pomfrey sighed softly.

"Go, go back!"

Professor McGonagall let them take a look at Darren and Hermione, then urged them to leave.

When they returned to the common room, everyone surrounded them.

"Alright, everyone sit down, I'll tell you!"

Professor McGonagall said coldly.

Then she took out a piece of parchment and posted it on the Gryffindor notice board.

It said that from this day on, all students must stay in the common room.

Food would be delivered to the common room.

Even if there was something important to go out for, one must return before six o'clock in the evening.

"The Headmaster is already planning to close the school, this might be the first time..."

Professor McGonagall said with some bitterness.

Then she, with red eyes, clumsily squeezed out of the Gryffindor common room.

As soon as she went out, the Gryffindor common room immediately became unprecedentedly anxious.

Everyone surrounded Harry.

"What happened? Who is it?", "Is it Darren?"

"Why didn't Hermione come back with you?"

They asked in a jumble of voices.

When they learned that both Darren and Hermione had been petrified, the common room fell into a silence.

Only Ginny's low sobbing could be heard.

"Ginny is too sad, you know, ever since she met you and Darren, she has especially liked you two.

No matter which one of you had an accident, she would be very sad."

Fred whispered in Harry's ear.

It should have been a joking remark, but he just couldn't squeeze out a smile.

Harry forced himself to cheer up and nodded.

He and Ron returned to the dormitory.

Lying on the bed, he thought of Darren's leg.

When he went over, Darren's leg still hadn't fully recovered.

And Hermione.

Hermione was petrified, but her face was still filled with worry.

What did she see before she was petrified?

Harry felt his brain was a complete mess.

He even wanted to rush out alone.

He wanted to find that snake, he wanted to kill that snake.

It almost killed Darren!

"I am the older brother, I can't always let Darren protect me!"

He suddenly sat up from the bed.

Ron also sat up.

Harry glanced at Ron, and they nodded tacitly.

Preparing to leave.

"Ha, Harry, when you go out to look for clues, can you take me with you?"

Just as he thought this, Harry heard Neville's trembling voice.

He looked at Neville in astonishment.

He didn't understand why Neville would think this way?