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Jon Stark, the forbidden forest

“you know, If I didn't know how skilled you are with battle magic, I'd say you're completely insane, Jon," Nymphadora spoke in a casual voice, though the suspicion she felt was present

After all, they were alone in the forbidden forest, strange noises could be heard everywhere, and the young Hufflepuff felt watched

Lucrecia spoke, with disdain in her voice

"This place is filthy, for Merlin, there is mud and dirt everywhere" the beautiful young woman made a disgusted face when she saw how her boots were stained with the mud of the forest

Jon raised his hand quickly and spoke

"Silence, I hear something" as he focused his eyes towards the darkness

At those words, Lucrecia and Tonks stood behind Jon, covering each other's backs, and waited for his order

Jon concentrated the wolf's blood and his eyes turned amber, allowing him to see smoothly through the darkness of the forest, his sense of smell improved and his ears sharpened

Immediately, Jon was able to hear the cry of an animal, similar to muffled howls mixed with pain, the sound was nearby, looking at his girls, Jon ordered

"Follow me, wands up" and immediately after, he began to walk towards the source of the crying, Lucrecia and Tonks behind him

Lucrecia spoke “dear, what are we looking for?” The future Lady Stark did not doubt her beloved, but wanted to be prepared for any situation

Jon simply replied

"I hear the cry of an animal, maybe there we will find information about what happens in this forest" At those words, both witches nodded, trusting the young Slytherin

 Jon made his way through the forest with his wand, the animal's cry getting clearer and clearer, to the point that Lucrecia and Tonks heard it, Tonks spoke

"I hear it!" Lucrecia nodded at her cousin's words, looked at Jon and asked

"How do we proceed?" with a determined look on her beautiful face

Jon was silent for a minute, and then answered

"I'm in charge of the defense, you and Tonks will take care of the attack, coordinate your spells to maximize effects" both girls nodded and looked at each other, Tonks shrugged and asked 

"Fire and wind?" to her surprise, Lucrecia quickly denied

"It wouldn't be sensible, we could burn the forest, let's go with water and lightning" the young Hufflepuff, seeing wisdom in his words, simply nodded and prepared her wand

When they arrived at the place, the trio observed how a large wolf, the blood on her leg made it evident that the animal was injured, and the offspring behind the beast made it clear that it was a female

The animal defended its young from a group of giant spiders, with black skin, red eyes and excess hair, twisted fangs that could tear a person, as large as a horse

Acromantulas, Jon thought suspiciously, dangerous and intelligent magical creatures, without hesitation, Jon began to wave his wand and created a magic shield around the she-wolf, just in time to prevent one of the acromantulas from biting her from the side, the magical beast crashed into the shield, protecting the mother and cubs

Jon spoke quickly

"Change of plans, girls, shot at my signal" the young Stark was concentrated, and did not look at the incredulous face of Tonks, who quickly asked

"Wait, what's the sign?" however, Tonks got no answer, as Jon was walking towards the spiders

Waving his wand, Jon launched a bombarda maxima towards the larger spider, a white light shot out of Jon's wand, eager for blood, apparently and slammed into the acromantula in question

The sound of the explosion shook the forest, liquidated the spider and distracted the rest, an act that Tonks and Lucrecia used to burn two others, leaving only one survivor, who, being overwhelmed, tried to escape into the darkness of the forest, an act that Jon did not allow

Using his wand, Jon levitated the defenseless juvenile acromantula with another movement, Jon moved the spider in the air, until he placed it in front of him, seeing that the danger had passed, the girls approached

Lucrecia spoke

"Finish her, it's a danger to the whole school that an acromantula is in the forest, these things eat humans" Jon knew that Lucretia was right, so, without any remorse, Jon turned his wrist quickly, and his beloved wand acted accordingly

The acromantula head rotated one hundred and eighty degrees in one second, and the spider stopped moving completely, liquidated in just a moment with as little pain as possible

Jon dropped the body of the acromantula and focused his attention on the she-wolf, which was crouching and watching Jon show her fangs, his three cubs between her legs, hiding from danger

While Lucrecia forced a disgusted Tonks to place the bodies of the acromantulas in stasis to process them later, Jon had all his attention on the she-wolf

Large in size, much larger than a normal specimen, with black fur and red eyes, the leg was broken and the venom was wreaking havoc, if he did not help her, she would die in minutes

Jon concentrated and closed his eyes for a moment, he used his magic and gently touched the wolf's mind, conveying his intentions to help her, to Jon's relief, the wolf closed her jaws and with difficulty began to walk towards Jon, apparently his warging prowess was increasing, Jon thought proudly

Right away, Jon spent one of the "White Honey" on the she-wolf, removing the poison was the priority after all, although he was a little nervous, technically the potion could cure any poison, but it had never been tested with acromantula venom

However, he didn't have to worry, in a few seconds, the animal's snout came out with a white breath, signifying that the potion had succeeded

Jon looked at the paw, he didn't have the knowledge to cure it, and a she-wolf alone with her young would-be easy prey in this dangerous forest

However, Tonks' voice saved Jon from the dilemma

"I can cure her, Poppy taught me a few basic spells, apparently she was tired of my continuous injuries" exclaimed the pink hair with embarrassment in her voice, Jon looked at her gratefully and answered

"I'd appreciate it" Tonks nodded and knelt next to Jon and cast a couple of spells, the first repaired the broken leg and the second closed the bite wound, two simple spells very useful, Jon spoke

"You must teach me those spells Nymphy" with a smile, Tonks blushed and her hair changed to red, while nodding softly, a second later, the she-wolf approached Jon and began to rub herself on his arm, as a sign of gratitude

The young man just smiled and stroked the animal's head, Jon knew he couldn't leave them here, it would be a death sentence, so he just spoke

“Stay close, I'll make sure that nothing happens to you, or your puppies, got it girl?” the she-wolf simply licked Jon's hand and walked around him, followed closely by the three cubs

Jon and Tonks stood up, and turned their gaze to Lucretia, both of them watching in disbelief as the future Lady Stark used her wand to collect all the silk that was in the trees

Lucrecia looked at them and responded defensively

“What? Acromantula silk is rare and hard to come by, with this material I will commission a sublime dress” Jon looked at his fiancée with amusement and replied

"Wolf's Den has an ice spider farms dear, its silk makes the acromantula silk look like a simple old rag" at those words, Lucrecia's eyes widened and she looked at Jon with indignation

"You're telling me that you have access to a better-quality silk than that of acromantula, one so exclusive that only you can get it, and you haven't told me anything until now, my dear?" The beautiful blonde's eye was trembling

Jon, completely dead laughing, simply replied

"Let's focus on getting out of here alive, my love" nodding, Lucrecia simply followed Jon, who went deep into the forest

The walk was interrupted by a couple of screams, coming from a nearby place

Jon looked at the girls with alarm on their faces, who were quite alarmed by the screams, Jon recognized one of the voices, then Jon ran to the source of the voice

What the hell was Harry doing in this place?

Harry Potter, the forbidden Forest

Harry was going to die, he was sure of that

He would be eaten by an army of giant spiders, and there is nothing he could do about it, following Hagrid's instructions they found themselves in the nest of a fearsome beast

Harry and Ron tried to defend themselves, Ron didn't have much knowledge of battle magic, but the simple fact that Ron could function being surrounded by giant spiders was a miracle

Harry was using all the spells he learned from Jon and Riddle, his attacks were being effective, however, there were too many spiders, hundreds of them were slowly starting to walk towards them, and Harry thought that this was as far as he had come

When it happened

A powerful flame manifested behind both Gryffindor's backs, with so much power that it charred a dozen spiders in just seconds, Harry and Ron watched in terror as the flames rushed over them, however, before the fire touched them, the flames split in two, surrounding the young and protecting them from the assault of the fearsome beasts, Giving the two lions a much-needed break

A moment later, Jon Stark's voice was heard in the woods

"What are you two doing here?" Harry grimaced at the tone used by Jon, it was evident that he was not happy at all about the situation they were in

Harry responded quickly

"We had a clue about the monster, it brought us here" Jon simply nodded and focused on the enemies, analyzing the battlefield

After a few seconds, Lord Stark spoke

"I guess the huge spider the size of a damn elephant is the leader, right?"  Jon's tone of resignation was more than evident, Harry and Ron nodded quickly

Lucrecia looked at Jon and spoke

“You always take me to the most interesting places my love, what's the plan?” Lucretia fully trusted Jon

Jon was silent as he thought, there were too many to attack them one by one, so they had to modify the battlefield in their favor

Acromantulas were a magical beast from Asia, from humid and warm climates, so the best option will be to use the cold against them

Nodding to himself, Jon yelled

“I'll start attacking them, Harry and Weasley interrupt the balance of the beasts, a dancing feet spell will work, Lucrecia and Nymphy, cutting charm for the big ones and explosive charm for the small ones”

At the orders, the four nodded without protest, knowing that the situation they were in was dangerous

With a wave of his beloved wand, the flames surrounding the group changed to blue, designed specifically for protection, then Jon began to move his wand around himself, concentrating entirely on the spell in question

Young Stark screamed

"Cover me, I need time" and then, the young Stark concentrated completely on his spell

Lucrecia quickly took command

"Weasley you'll be Tonks' second, Harry, you'll be mine, stay slightly behind us, don't cast spells uncontrollably, just spend your energy when you're sure you'll hit your target," both lions nodded and stood behind their respective witches, they'd give Jon as much time as he needed

It took a moment for Ron and Tonks to adjust, however, after a few minutes they found a suitable rhythm, and to Tonks' surprise, the young Weasley had a privileged tactical mind, quickly identifying the spiders' weaknesses, and telling Tonks where to attack, both of them made a good team to keep the spiders at bay

On the other hand, Harry and Lucretia worked very well, Harry distracted or immobilized the spiders with simple and quick spells, while Lucretia liquidated them while they were vulnerable, they worked like a well-oiled machine

The young wizards watched as ice particles began to manifest around Jon, but they didn't lose focus, a mistake could mean death, after all

A few moments later, Jon finished his spell and an icy inferno broke loose in the forbidden forest

And a mighty blizzard lashed the acromantula nest, with huge, sharp chunks of ice tearing the deadly spiders apart

Jon held the spell with great difficulty, he hadn't started Ice Bender's training, so the handling of this magic was very exhausting, he didn't know how long he could hold the spell

Luckily for him, the colossal spider, the leader of this colony spoke

"Stop, don't attack anymore, my children."

And in one fell swoop, all the acromantulas stopped the attack, then Jon stopped the spell, being unable to hold it any longer, he was dizzy and exhausted, but this was not over yet

Jon watched as the colossal spider moved slowly until it was at a point where it was able to look at Jon

And then it speaks

"We spiders respect the power young wizard, you and your companions have plenty of it, leave my nest and let our paths never meet again" Aragog's voice was old and tired, but he was not powerless

Jon, his legs still trembling, replied in a firm voice

"I will have more trips to the forbidden forest, if any of your children attack me, I will not be responsible" Jon watched as the fangs of the colossal spider moved restlessly, it was evident that the magical creature was furious

Aragog responded

"A reasonable pact, be gone, Ice Bender and never come back to this place" at those words, Jon simply nodded, then turned his gaze to Harry and Ron and spoke

"Take a cub and touch Tonks or Lucrecia, we're leaving" the young lions just obeyed and, in a moment, the entire group disappeared from the forest

Jon prayed that Harry had gotten some information, or this whole adventure must have been a waste

In an instant he’d find out