Chapter 91: Alagoke

"What's going on?" The spider said.

Harry then discovered that these spiders could talk.

"Alagoke! It's centaurs, and humans!" A spider said, holding up its pincers.

It seems that the big blind spider is named Alagoke. Harry noticed it immediately. Haige once mentioned Alagoke's name. It seems these spiders are indeed related to Haige.

"Humans? Is it Haige?" Alagoke asked.

"No, we are Haige's friends." Harry said, "You are Haige's pet, right? I must tell you, he is in trouble."

"Oh, what's going on?" Alagoke's tone carried a hint of concern and worry.

"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, the Ministry of Magic must have an explanation, and they took Haige away." Harry explained.

"But that was a long time ago." Alagoke said irritably, "A long, long time ago. I remember it very clearly. That was exactly why they drove him out of the school. They thought I was the monster entrenched in the Chamber of Secrets. They thought Haige opened the Chamber of Secrets and released me."

"I know, but now the attack case has happened again, and you have a criminal record." Harry didn't expect this spider to understand politics, he just vaguely explained it.

"It's not me!" Alagoke waved his front limbs angrily, "I wasn't even born in the castle. I came from a very far place. When I was still an egg, a traveler gave me to Haige. Haige was just a boy, but he took care of me. He put me in a cupboard in the castle and fed me with bread crumbs from the dining table."

"Haige is my good friend, he is a good man. When I was discovered and accused of killing a girl, it was he who protected me. I have lived in the forest since then. Haige still visits me, he even helped me find a wife, Masha. Now you can see how huge my family is, this is all thanks to Haige."

Harry felt a bit of a headache, "Then, you insist that you have never attacked anyone?"

"Never." The old spider said in a hoarse voice, "Out of respect for Haige, I have never hurt anyone. The corpse of the girl who was killed was found in the bathroom, and I never went to any other place in the castle except the cupboard where I grew up. We like darkness and quiet..."

"But when I came last time, I was attacked by spiders." Harry said with dissatisfaction, "Since you can speak English, you could have explained it earlier—"

"Under my orders, my children will not hurt Haige, but I don't stop them from eating meat, especially when it's delivered to our mouths." Alagoke said slowly.

Harry was suddenly angry. The magical creatures Haige raised were just not learning well. The fire dragon Norber was like this, and Alagoke was like this. Except for not hurting Haige (perhaps they didn't have the ability to really hurt Haige), the rest of them were completely beasts.

"It seems you haven't figured out the current situation." He said coldly, "For Haige's sake, we won't hurt you, but don't think about stopping us from cleaning up the scourge."

Harry casually shot a Disarming Charm, knocking away a spider that was slowly approaching. The centaurs and other spiders, who had temporarily stopped fighting out of respect, fought again. Even Ma Erfu, who had been paddling, had to shoot several Fire-Making Charms to force them back because there were more and more spiders around.

Luo En began to wave his sword, and Zhang Qiu also took off. Their weapons had specially developed large-scale killing moves. Here in the spider's lair, they could just use them.

Alagoke moved around in the center of the giant web irritably. Harry kept aiming at it with his wand, ready to stop all its movements at any time.

The battle didn't last long. The spiders were soon defeated by the centaurs and students together. Some of the smaller ones also fled in all directions. Finally, in the moonlight, the little wizards holding wands surrounded Alagoke, the only remaining Acromantula.

"We should catch this monster, and then say it instigated all the attacks." Ma Erfu suggested.

"Since it wasn't dealt with fifty years ago, I think it's hard to deal with it today." Harry said, "We can completely adopt its testimony. This is just an old spider that can't control its descendants. It was its children who attacked the students."

"In fact, we have indeed been attacked." Luo En said panting, "Anyway, at least those dangerous spiders have been cleared."

"What do you think, Firenze?" Harry noticed that the centaur leader also stood by their side. For this true hero, the students decided to respect him a little.

"Alagoke is Haige's pet, and I also feel that it shouldn't be hurt." Firenze agreed with Harry's point of view, "Of course, I think the other spiders should have nothing to do with him."

"Then that's it, Alagoke." Harry noticed that this old spider was a bit sad, and he decided to say a few more words, "You should still remember the days when you lived in Haige's cupboard. I think that was your happiest time."

"Now entrenched in the Forbidden Forest, indulging the children to attack students and causing trouble for Haige, I don't think Haige will like your lifestyle." Harry persuaded, "Wait until we pick Haige up, you can accompany him more and talk to him, don't guard the dark nest and disobedient children anymore, Haige is the person who is truly important to you."

Alagoke didn't answer, he just lay in the middle of the web, clicking his pincers.

"Thank you, Firenze." Harry shook hands with the centaur leader, "We have to go first, there are still many things to do. Most importantly, we need to write a report on this matter and submit it to Deng Buliduo."

"Goodbye, Harry Potter." Firenze was also very satisfied with today's results.

"So the next step is to write a report?" On the way back, Luo En said with some worry.

"That's right, write a report, or write a letter. In short, we need to describe the cause and effect, and then let the students sign a joint letter." Harry said, "Submit it to the Ministry of Magic and the Board of Governors, let them know that Deng Buliduo has made arrangements for everything long ago."

"I'm thinking, is this all within Deng Buliduo's plan?" Ma Erfu whispered to Pan Xi, "He has prepared everything, and in the end, all the actions instead reduced the authority of the Board of Governors."

"Sorry, Ma Erfu, what were you just saying?" Harry asked.

"I mean, I think I might not necessarily participate in the signing of the joint letter, this is not in the interest of Slytherin." Ma Erfu said.

"But this might be in the interest of Draco Ma Erfu." Harry showed a smile that Ma Erfu couldn't refuse, "When Deng Buliduo finds out that Slytherin House, which has always been at odds with him, actually has someone who understands the big picture; when Slytherin students notice that there is someone who can help them make suggestions to Deng Buliduo; even Gryffindor will realize that Slytherin is not all selfish."

Ma Erfu suddenly thought of Snape. Snape's bloodline is not pure, just a half-blood wizard, but now his prestige is very high both in front of Deng Buliduo and in Slytherin House.

After Harry's point, Ma Erfu realized that Snape's excellence lies in the fact that he has a sufficiently flexible position and is always able to handle both sides. If one blindly maintains the interests of a certain group, it will become more and more difficult and thankless.

"You convinced me, Harry." Ma Erfu said with a smile, "And one day in the future, perhaps we will all become great people, so this joint letter will be the best proof of our solid friendship in our student days."

"Is this really appropriate, Draco?" Pan Xi said anxiously, "If the classmates know that you are eager to let Deng Buliduo come back—"

"No, only the Ministry of Magic knows." Ma Erfu touched her head, "The classmates only know that I participated in wiping out the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets, won the respect of Gryffindor, and the trust of Deng Buliduo."

"Compared to surpassing Gryffindor, those who can win their respect are undoubtedly more powerful." Ma Erfu continued, "Let's see what that stupid opener of the Chamber of Secrets did. She just attacked a few unrelated students, but was scolded by thousands of people, and almost made us lose Hogwarts' high-quality educational resources; let's see what Draco Ma Erfu did, he participated in saving Hogwarts, avoided the school being closed, and made Deng Buliduo look up to the entire Snake House from now on."

Ma Erfu knew that for a long time to come, Deng Buliduo and Harry, whom he trusted, would be the mainstream of this school, so he had to adjust his direction.

"Truly noble pure-bloods disdain to use despicable means to clear out Muggle-borns. We learn and cast powerful magic, make friends with the best wizards, and live proudly in the Wizarding World. Why care about the leftovers that Muggle-borns enjoy?" Ma Erfu started to output his views directly in front of Harry and his small group, "Only nobles who can tolerate Muggle-borns are true nobles. You need to understand why Wei Silai is also one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. As the fable says, would a phoenix snatch rotten rats from a owl's mouth as food?"

"Good speech." Harry clapped his hands exaggeratedly, "We still have many differences of opinion, but for now, I think at least there is a possibility of seeking common ground while reserving differences on some issues."

"But, Alagoke said he didn't attack students." Ginny pulled Harry's sleeve and said, "Did we do something wrong?"

"The most important thing now is to end the Chamber of Secrets incident politically and invite Deng Buliduo back." Harry said, "I believe all this is worth it."

"If Alagoke had taken the initiative to show up and communicate with us in a friendly way when we came to explore for the first time, that would be one thing." Luo En snorted, "Wait until we hit his doorstep, and then pretend to be pitiful and say he is innocent, I don't buy it."

"Don't worry, child, I will continue to investigate and solve the Chamber of Secrets incident from the root." Na Wei sighed, "Grandma once said, if I feel that I am the center of the world, then I have to save the world." ===== CHAPTER 92 =====