Chapter 217 Trivia about Christmas Vacation
“Need a secondary reserve of wood?”
The day before the Christmas vacation, Andrew looked at the typed report and felt a little dizzy.
"Divination found that this winter is particularly cold? So we need to reserve more wood?"
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Who did the divination?
Ah, a divination master rumored outside...
Okay...just cut down the wood of the Forbidden Forest one more time, but this time the trouble is to bring the professor with you - the growth of the Forbidden Forest is controlled, and if too much is cut down, some tree species need to be replanted.
Although it sounds unrelated to herbalism, the management of this aspect does require the assistance of an herbalism professor - in fact, if it is not for the purpose, it would be okay to change the subject to botany.
Andrew submitted the report to Professor McGonagall, and soon received the agreed order - although divination is not very reliable, it seems to be somewhat useful after all.
"You go and take a look too, Tyler."
Professor McGonagall nodded and said, "Although the principles are different, it might be helpful."
"Okay, Professor."
It was for this reason that Andrew joined the logging team, and the professor sent by the Herbology Office was naturally the young and strong Professor Adams.
"Happy holidays, Taylor-san—a walk in the Forbidden Forest is a great way to spend time."
Professor Adams, who was dressed like a Siberian hamster, looked extremely safe - but Andrew knew the professor's true identity, which was completely exposed when he went to pick up Percy during the summer vacation.
"That place is really nice, but it's a bit wasteful of college points."
Andrew smiled, "I'm not a Gryffindor. If someone from our college comes back from vacation and sees that the funnel is missing, they will send me to the school hospital."
"No points will be deducted for coming to the Forbidden Forest - no one will care anyway."
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You are right, but I have no need for the Forbidden Forest, Professor Adams. The most important thing is that only a ghost knows what level of magical creatures there are in the Forbidden Forest.
Andrew felt that he was not good at transfiguration and could not cope with it.
"Hagrid!"
After Adams finished bewitching Andrew, he waved in the distance. Hagrid stood there in a fur coat and responded enthusiastically, "This way, come on!"
Andrew and the others walked quickly and then met up. A thick-haired dog that looked a bit majestic ran over at Hagrid's feet, and then ran around them.
It's a pity that Andrew knows his character very well - this is a dog who is forced to be extremely timid.
Well, forced, with the things Hagrid plays, it takes a lot of courage to be able to stand.
"Ya Ya, come here!"
Andrew squatted down, rubbed the dog's head angrily, and let out a bad smile. Then he stood up and approached Hagrid, and the ravaged Fang followed timidly.
"Let's go, we can't wait too long."
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"This is it. I'll send a signal and the elf will come over."
Walking through the light snow, the group quickly arrived at a place on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and then Adams began to call the elf.
"Here, okay, I'll call someone right away."
The apparated elf saluted Professor Adams, then disappeared with a bang, and returned again with a group of elves.
They moved quickly - the trees were marked by Professor Adams, then knocked down by their magic, divided again, and brought back with Apparition.
The whole action was so smooth that Andrew regretted why he didn't come to see it last time.
But he soon saw someone more interesting.
He secretly took out his wand and began to cast spells on the snow on the ground.
The snow melted quickly and then began to freeze - two figures trying to approach in the distance were almost instantly trapped by the ice.
But it was useless, the ice melted instantly, and then he prepared to escape.
But, it was too late... The elves almost cheered and stepped forward, and then a bunch of spells flew over.
Then, two screams came out at the same time, one fell down on the opposite side, another elf fell down, and an iron armor spell appeared on the other person's body.
"It's me!"
The familiar voice - the Disillusionment Curse was lifted, revealing Harry and Sirius lying on the ground.
'Attack the professor...I will definitely faint immediately...'
Andrew rolled his eyes - if it weren't for the bug, both of them would have fallen here.
"What's going on?"
Andrew took small steps forward, "Are you here to study the history of magic?"
Harry's face seemed a little red, but Professor Adams, who ran quickly, interrupted Andrew's accountability scene, and he quickly woke up Sirius.
I'm just afraid of this - what does the professor think about this matter?
Did the professor take his students to play in the Forbidden Forest?
Professor McGonagall won't curse me to death when I say this?
Andrew sighed and could only ignore it. The Forbidden Forest had no effect on professors, and the confinement was fake. Damn it, didn't Gryffindor examine the professors when they were recruiting them?
"Ah...I just heard a noise in the Forbidden Forest, and I was worried that some bad guy was there."
Sirius tried to explain slightly awkwardly after waking up - but the only person present who broke the rules was the one he brought.
What's even more terrible is that the person who collected the money to do the work didn't get the money, so he was making trouble!
"Thank you very much for your concern about school affairs, Professor Black." Andrew tried not to show his helplessness. "But it is still too dangerous to sneak into the Forbidden Forest with a second-year student. I hope I can bring Shanghai with you next time." Find this good guide or another suitable professor.”
"Can we take a look?"
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Do you even hear what I'm saying?
Andrew sighed.
"Of course," Adams said enthusiastically, obviously unaware of the trouble.
This time it’s just outside, it would be weird not to go in and take risks next time!
But he couldn't drive away the two curious Gryffindors, so he could only look at it and wonder what this thing had to do with area-of-effect casting.
About half an hour later, most of the trees on the entire border were divided. At this time, Adams took out a large bottle of seeds soaked in potion from his thickly wrapped chest.
"It has been revived by the magic potion. Now we just need to plan the growth environment."
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After that, it was boring and nothing new. I used magic to treat the tree stump, then buried the seeds and potions, and then cast spells to ensure that the seeds would not germinate in the winter and to accumulate enough magic energy.
"They will grow rapidly in about March. Before, they would only assimilate the original tree roots under the influence of magic, making their growth more stable in the coming year."
Adams explained as he cast the spell.
"assimilation?"
"Yes, assimilation. Because they are the same kind of trees, they can be assimilated with the help of magic. Herbs are also the same principle, but their roots are not so comfortable to treat with magic."
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assimilation?
But what does this have to do with area casting?
Andrew looked puzzled, but this method of casting and rhythm...
I can’t understand it either.
Looking at the advanced content of herbal medicine, how could he, a student with a level just above the upper reaches of the second grade, master it?
You can’t use assimilation on range deformation, and then use the new deformed grassland to assimilate the old ones, right? It doesn’t make sense in principle!
What's more important is that he won't be able to master this skill in a short time...
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Go back and think about it again, he thought.
(End of chapter)