Chapter 253 Entering the Forbidden Forest
"That's it, Professor, the fight started again..."
In Professor McGonagall's office, Hagrid was talking with a bit of frustration.
"Fighting again?"
Professor McGonagall was not even a little surprised, "Ah, this kind of thing is really... you have to persuade them... Taylor, Weasley, you two follow Hagrid on a trip to the Forbidden Forest to repair the damage. ”
"Them?"
"Yes, Taylor is up to the task, and Weasley can also provide some sufficient help. Okay, you two can go deal with it and report to me when you return..."
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"The creatures in the Forbidden Forest can actually fight...this is the first time I know about it."
Andrew played with his wand - it had just been serviced yesterday and was in unusually good condition.
"Why not?" Percy walked in front, the snow crunching under his footsteps, "Even magical creatures have their own territory. They have to hunt and patrol within the territory, and they also have to harvest herbs and You can exchange other random things for galleons to buy enough living supplies, especially the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest. You can't expect them to learn to weave by themselves."
Also, male centaurs can't be too big to be shirtless, while female centaurs are too immoral, and according to some knowledge that Andrew knows, they also like messy decorations.
Food and daily necessities for an entire tribe - let alone whether the school directors would approve it, the self-esteem of the centaurs alone did not allow them to accept such a bizarre thing as being fed.
The Forbidden Forest can lead directly from Hogwarts to the outside world, but most wizards will not have the courage and luck to pass through - although Andrew still doesn't know what Hagrid keeps in it, but just Looking at the messy magical creature applications submitted by Hagrid, he knew that it was not a safe zone.
"The main thing is to repair the terrain - the centaurs tribe and the descendants of Aragog had a quarrel and destroyed several main passages..."
The most basic operation of magical creature warfare, destroying the terrain on a large scale.
Whether they are centaurs or giant spiders, they are both extremely dangerous species and possess the power of magic - in most cases, magic and destruction are closely related.
In addition to their extraordinary magic resistance and deadly poison, the Acromantula can directly sink a large area by casting spells together, not to mention centaurs who are good at divination and rituals.
As for the wizard, he is the best among them. A quasi-third-year student with no outstanding magic power can kill a Muggle just by casting a wandless spell in an angry state, without even using a lethal spell.
As for the senior graduates with wands, they are directly humanoid explosive devices - the protective spells covering almost every inch of Hogwarts not only protect against outside wizards, but also prevent students from demolishing the school. important task.
But there are far fewer such spells deep in the Forbidden Forest, and there are even only large-scale anti-Apparition spells and basic anti-intrusion spells.
"We're almost here. It's hard to find prey in heavy snow. I can only bring so much every day. So they start fighting, and sometimes they even hide it from me. This time too... they directly destroyed a large forest..."
Hagrid easily pulled off the stumbling vines and muttered at the same time - the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts is a deciduous forest. At this moment, there are only the gray and black of the trees and the white of the snow, mixed with the insufficient heat of the sun and the giant in front. It really gives people a creepy feeling.
Competition for territory is inevitable - that is the trend of ethnic development.
Whether the centaurs or the descendants of Aragog, they all need to have children, and more children require a larger territory to feed. Hunting is much more comfortable than waiting for Hagrid to feed. .
"By the way, I've never heard of that race that Aragog is from."
Percy scratched his head - he thought he was well versed in magical biology, but he had never heard of such a name.
"Ah, Aragog, he is my little cute little spider, a very cute little spider, it can grow very big, Acromantula."
‘Very cute? ’
Andrew was stunned for a moment, he seemed to have heard of this name, and as we all know, Hagrid's cuteness is really incomparable with other people's cuteness.
But why was Percy in front so stunned?
We are here to do something, and we have to go back after we finish. Although our clothes are thick, we can't ruin ourselves like this. What should we do if we get cold?
"Acromantula?"
"Ah, yes, I had a hard time raising such a small one. I was afraid it would die." Andrew heard a very clear swallowing sound, "I thought I heard you talking about descendants?"
"Yes, Percy," Hagrid smiled proudly, "It's a big group. The previous textbooks said they were difficult to breed, but I made a breakthrough. I even asked the professor, and he also praised my breeding ability. The last O.”
"They won't attack us, right?"
Percy was unusually cautious.
"How could it be? They are all good babies. They only eat rabbits and other creatures, and they will not take the initiative to cause trouble for centaurs..."
Hagrid looked surprised, but Andrew no longer believed it.
It was true that he had never taken a course on magical creatures, but he understood Percy.
If this creature were weaker, Percy wouldn't show such an expression.
But there was no time for gossip - while they were chatting, they had already reached the place where Hagrid said the road was destroyed.
"Hagrid, is this what you call, the road being destroyed?"
Andrew pointed to large areas of sunken land - even if they were scattered, each area was comparable to a football field...
"It's a bit bigger than when I came yesterday."
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If it weren't for my area-of-effect spell breakthrough, we would be able to go home now.
Andrew rolled his eyes, asked Percy to put an iron armor spell on himself, and then began to try to communicate - the soil here was not removed, but compressed by the power of magic.
What he needs to do is to communicate with the compressed power through transformation, let them dissipate, and restore the land of the Forbidden Forest.
Of course, there was nothing he could do about those broken trees...
etc!
Andrew finally discovered something was wrong.
The trees are still alive - yes, although large areas have fallen down and the land is no longer what they look like, the trees are still alive.
Can be communicated.
‘This is where the professor let me touch death and turn into life? ’
No, no, this is alive.
Just trying to adapt, the life of the tree disappeared...
The levels are not easy to break through, it is just an attempt.
It's more work.
But enough is enough - at least it's a good start.
"Move aside, I'm going to start!"
he shouted.
(End of chapter)