Chapter 279: The plan to surround and annihilate the Acromantulas

In front of a huge stump covered with green moss, the five people stopped walking.

"Now that you've made up your minds, listen to my thoughts." Sirius smiled and said, "Actually, I think this is a good opportunity to practice."

"Practice opportunity?"

Everyone looked at Sirius curiously, wondering what he meant, how could fighting dangerous Acromantulas be a practice opportunity?

"Like most young wizards at the school, your combat experiences are very sparse," Sirius explained, "You may not feel its effects right now, but in actual battle against dark wizards, this would be an extremely fatal weakness. It must be resolved as soon as possible."

Harry and Ron disagreed with Sirius' words.

They had seen dark wizards like Quirrell and Peter Pettigrew before, and undeniably, they were all very evil, but not invincible.

Only Ivan knew that Sirius wasn't being overly dramatic. He knew the level of a true Death Eater.

Death Eaters like Barty Crouch Jr. and Bellatrix Lestrange were much harder to deal with than Peter Pettigrew.

Facing the Death Curse, even the slightest negligence could prove fatal.

"Sirius, you've said it before, so you'll rebuild the Dueling Club!" Hermione said dubiously, "Last time was a great success, and we all learned a lot of combat skills and spells, and practiced dueling ....."

"True, but mock dueling between young wizards has limited effect." Sirius waved his hand impatiently and continued, "Although you're all working hard, that kind of dueling as children doesn't help much other than giving you a chance to practice your spells."

"What are we going to do, Sirius?" asked Harry curiously.

"Only after experiencing the baptism of real battle can they grow up and become a truly skilled wizard." Sirius smiled and said, "So, they need a battle royal, they need an opponent who is strong enough."

"Battle royal, strong enough opponents?" repeated Harry.

"Yes, only through these experiences can you grow quickly." Sirius paused. "I have to say that besides Ivan, you three are still too weak. You know, when I was your age, I was capable of taking on a centaur."

Under Harry's questioning, Sirius told them all about his past.

When he was a third year student, he was on an adventure in the Forbidden Forest when he encountered a centaur, Magorian, who tried to drive them out of the Forbidden Forest.

Because of this, Sirius fought him and won.

That is why Magorian has always been obsessed with him, and that is also the main reason for his bad attitude.

Although Harry had defeated Voldemort, the Basilisk, and the Dementors over the course of the last three years, he relied mainly on luck and outside help.

In terms of actual strength, he was far worse than Sirius when he was his age.

Compared to Harry, Ron and Hermione's fighting power was even worse.

Naturally, there wasn't much to say about Ron. Like most young wizards, he didn't even understand many common spells.

As for Hermione, besides Divination class, Defense Against the Dark Arts class was the only course she wasn't good at, and she wasn't good at dealing with combat related issues. But she was much calmer than Harry and Ron, and she knew a lot of cool magic and spells that could play their part in critical moments.

Unlike the three of them, Ivan's magical power was already very strong, far beyond his peers, and even comparable to many adult wizards.

Disregarding forbidden magic and using his latest research on dark magic, he even had enough power to fight Sirius and Snape.

But as Sirius said, Ivan lacked experience in actual combat.

Without the use of powerful magic far beyond the opponent's strength to suppress him, he could not make full use of the real situation to bring his strength into full play.

He needed more battles and stronger enemies to accumulate experience and improve his skills to compensate for this weakness.

In this way, the Acromantulas were indeed great opponents.

"For young mages your age, it's hard to challenge Acromantulas right now. I had a plan for you to try less dangerous dark creatures first." Sirius said, "But we must accelerate our progress, considering the demands of the centaurs. Moreover, Ivan's analysis reminded me that the weaknesses of the Acromantulas are so obvious that accidents can be avoided just by being careful."

"What are you going to do, Sirius?" asked Ivan curiously.

"Considering the number of these monsters, we can try practicing against the lone Acromantulas on the banks of the Forbidden Forest." Sirius explained, "Also, I'm going to propose this in the Dueling Club, other students can volunteer to take part in the Acromantulas challenge."

He then explained his plans in detail, including offensive development, protective measures, etc., and everyone was very excited.

If all the young wizards and teachers at the school were involved in the environment and the annihilation of the Acromantulas, then security would not be a big concern.

As Sirius said, this was a good opportunity to build up his strength.

Harry's face showed that he was so anxious that he completely forgot about the danger of the Acromantulas.

Even Hermione's face was flushed and excited.

Only Ron, who was very afraid of spiders, had some worries and his face was grim.

Ivan agreed that Sirius' plan would raise the wizards to a higher level of strength and would be safer when fighting Voldemort in the future, but he had no intention of joining the wizards in their search for the lone Acromantulas.

If he could, he hoped to delve deeper.

About ten minutes later, they finally returned to the path, where the trees were still sparse and the massive outline of Hogwarts Castle could be seen.

"Now that it's midnight, we'd better hurry," Sirius said.

"I don't know how the party went, is it over?" said Harry.

They all quickened their pace; Sirius sent them up to Gryffindor Tower before he left, and Ivan, Harry, Ron and Hermione went up to the Common Room, still whispering about Centaurs and Acromantulas.

They entered and heard deafening screams.

The party wasn't over yet, and was now at its climax. Thanks to Fred and George's distraction, no one had noticed that they had been out of the common room for so long. The Gryffindor party ended only when Professor McGonagall appeared in her tartan robe and hair net at one o'clock in the morning to insist that everyone go to bed.

Ivan said goodnight to Hermione, followed Colin and went upstairs to his dormitory.

He felt exhausted, lifted the curtain to cover the moonlight, and immediately fell asleep in bed.

As he slept, he dreamed of fighting the Acromantulas.

He killed Aragog, the king of the Acromantulas, and stood over Aragog's deep, hidden lair, looking down.

He didn't know why there seemed to be something about that place that appealed to him.

There was something whispering to Ivan, luring him to the bottom of the cave....