BXBX NOVEL Chapter 148
It didn’t take long for the male unicorn to return, and it gracefully walked up to the trio, lowering its head and putting down the empty bucket.
Up close, Felix noticed that its mane shone so white as a pearl that even the grimy forbidden forest couldn’t cover the light that pulsed from it.
High up on the brown slope, a slender unicorn watched them from afar, and next to it stood a small unicorn with golden fluff.
“Look, look, look,” Hagrid said, rubbing his hands together in fascination: “That’s your baby, isn’t it, Lupe?”
The unicorn named ” Lupe ” rubbed Hagrid’s hand affectionately.
Soon, Lupe leaped up to the slope with a few steps, taking his family away.
The dappled silvery-white light followed them until they disappeared completely.
“I’ll show you around,” Hagrid said, “I don’t have much to do anyway.”
He looked at the hound: “Fang, you go home first.”
Fang bared his white teeth and let out a “whine”-
“Go on, don’t worry, I’ll be back in a little while.” Hagrid’s big hand stroked its head.
Only when Fang’s figure disappeared, Hagrid realized that he’s still carrying a bucket in his hand.
“I should have asked Fang to bring the bucket back.” He said with remorse.
Felix used his wand and tapped on it, making it transform into a silver cane.
Hagrid waved it twice with some excitement – the cane slashed out a dense silver light, emitting a “swoosh” whistling sound, almost hitting Belby’s head.
“Watch out, Hagrid!”
” Sorry, I’m a little excited, your Babe, right?”
“Belby, Damocles Belby.”
“Oh, uh, well, Professor Belby.”
In the dense jungle, Hagrid walked ahead, with Felix and Belby following behind him.
As they walked and chatted –
“Hagrid, I heard that there are werewolves in the Forbidden Forest, and trolls too… Is that true?” Felix asked with interest, sceptical, at least he had never encountered them during his nights out during school with the Disillusionment Charm
” You mean that one,” Hagrid muttered, “there is indeed, but it’s on the other side of the Forbidden Forest, not next to us.”
Belby, who had delved into the werewolves as a group because of his wolfsbane potion-making, couldn’t help but ask, “Why would there be werewolves living in the Forbidden Forest?”
Hagrid’s eyes widened, and he stopped to think for a while, and finally, he waved his big hand and said, “Don’t ask me, I’m not sure. Most of the werewolves live away from the pack, and I know of some that live with a pack, I think, they’re probably heartbroken …”
They skipped the topic, and Felix inquired, “Hagrid, are there any interesting magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest?”
This question hit Hagrid’s buttons, and he named a string of names as if he were a family man: “Acromantula, Hippogriff, Flobberworm, Piebald horse, Three-Headed dog Fluffy, Tebo Warthog, Bowtruckle, Hinkypunk, Manticore …”
Belby quickly jotted down, some names are dangerous just by the sound of it.
“There are also quite a few humanoid creatures, in addition to Centaur, some Gargoyles and werewolves, and I remember seeing a group of flower fairies.” Hagrid said, “Of course, they just look a lot like humans, the winged kind.”
Felix had learned about such creatures, fairies or flower fairies as they are called, generally, 1 to 5 inches and look very similar to humans – except for a pair of insect wings on their backs.
They are generally divided into groups according to the type of wings, ranging from transparent to colourful.
Unlike the common, wise fairy figures in muggle fairy tales, the creatures are generally not very intelligent, like to argue, and cannot speak human language.
But that’s not the point here for Felix –
“Three-headed dog Fluffy? I seem to have heard that name somewhere.”
“Ahem!” Hagrid coughed violently as he explained in a panic, “I think you misheard it, did I mention it to you?”
Felix looked at him with a calm gaze, somehow, Hagrid suddenly felt his gaze was somewhat similar to Dumbledore’s, he unnaturally scratched his cheek: “Well, I admit, I let Fluffy loose in the forbidden forest, that is a three-headed dog I have, the details are complicated … ”
“Hagrid,” Felix said softly, “as far as I know, the three-headed dog is more dangerous than a troll that travels alone.”
“Ah, that, that …” Hagrid stammered for a while, and finally hung his head and said, “Your words make sense, Felix. So I drove it deeper into the forbidden forest, further away from the school than this place. I go to see him once a month, poor Fluffy, he is still so small …”
He huffed sadly, tears glistening in his eyes.
Felix and Belby were silent and did not speak, adult three-headed dogs are at least three or four meters tall and are quite dangerous magical creatures that can fight one-on-one with a troll without losing.
…
With Hagrid’s guidance, Belby’s goal got accomplished quickly, and Felix picked up a lot of miscellaneous materials.
They saw the lumpy, brown twig-looking Bowtruckle, the little guys peering down through the tree.
They saw a family of Hippogriff with an eagle head, horse body, and wings that fit their name perfectly, with their big bright orange eyes standing out in the dark.
There was also the Hinkypunk hiding near a patch of water, an area dominated by blue Billywig insects …
Felix even picked up a giant Acromantula’s large claw along a rugged and winding rocky trail.
It became dark, the only light in the forbidden forest is rapidly fading away, and the trees all seemed to turn black by the time they were ready to return to the castle.
“It’s too far to reach in time for dinner,” Hagrid said as he raised his arm, using the silver cane and his other arm to pluck away the dense foliage overhead and look at the hazy sky.
As he moved, golden light spilled down, creating a dazzling circle of light near the trio.
Felix squinted his eyes, adjusting to the sudden bright light.
“I have a better idea, Hagrid.”
He held out his hands, one on Belby’s shoulder, one on Hagrid’s waistline–
“What?” Hagrid asked, somewhat startled.
The next second, their bodies quickly twisted and disappeared from the spot.
The branches that lost their support bounced back violently, and a few leaves fluttered down.
On the edge of the forbidden forest, not far from Hagrid’s hut, the three figures suddenly appeared.
Hagrid surveyed his surroundings, and after seeing his hut, he yelled out in some excitement: “Is this an Apparition? How convenient! To be honest, I’ve never practiced this magic before …”
“I’ve heard passing wizards in the tavern talk about it, and they think that people who use Portkey and Apparition to travel in a hurry are fools – it takes you at least half a day to get used to that disgusting feeling, but it’s actually not as bad as they say.”
Felix shook his head; it took a lot more effort to carry Hagrid through the Apparition than he would have on his own.
After eating dinner in the great hall, Felix returned to his office.
He took out today’s harvest from his ring, some magical plants were piled up in the corner, and he prepared to visit Professor Sprout to ask about transplanting and replanting them – no need to raise them carefully, as long as they could be sustained until they were available for his use.
Besides, there were some materials of magical creatures, such as the large claws of the Acromantula, the feathers of the hippogriff, and the tail needles of the Billywig insect, and he planned to test their magical properties one by one.
The time barely passed eight o’clock when he heard a knock on the door and when he opened it, he saw his assistant standing outside the door.
“Professor, I have some questions to ask you, it’s about class choice.”
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