From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 313 Pegasus
School had already started for several days, and although it had stopped raining, the sun had not yet appeared, for the dark clouds hanging over Hogwarts had not yet dissipated.

Ivy flipped through the Daily Prophet on the table. The headlines were no longer about the turmoil after the Quidditch World Cup final, but had been replaced by the outlook for the Triwizard Tournament. Of course, the report on the rising Auror star Percy Weasley had also been replaced.

It can be seen that the Ministry of Magic intends to use this event to create an atmosphere of peace, but there are always people in the world who enjoy watching the fun and making trouble.

Rita Skeeter was like an omnipresent fly, looking for loopholes and groundless rumors in the bloated body of the Ministry of Magic.

From the head of the Auror Office to an ordinary civil servant, she always aroused people's concerns from unexpected and bizarre angles, such as after the Ministry of Magic officials announced that the criminals had been brought to justice, there were rumors that there were many uncounted casualties and property losses.

In this way, people will not pay attention to the Ministry of Magic's words that the riots have been quelled, but will start asking each other how many people were injured or killed in this incident. Although no one died except the dark wizard Goyle, the terrible thing about rumors is that they will escalate and spread again.

There are always some self-righteous people who claim to know the inside story and then exaggerate the non-existent "facts" to tell others. This phenomenon of unconsciously spreading rumors among the group is what Rita Skeeter likes to see the most.

Ivy was not going to comment on this, because he knew very well that if the Ministry of Magic tried to stop the rumors, it would only backfire. The right thing to do was to create a bigger and more discussed news to divert people's attention. For example, in a small peninsula country on Earth in the previous life, as long as there was a scandal about a capitalist or a political scandal, the next day there would be paparazzi reporters photographing a popular star's underground love affair, or news about someone having a child out of wedlock.

Although the Ministry of Magic did not fully understand the charm of journalism, it was obviously a very suitable means to publicize the Triwizard Tournament. In a way, this was a blessing in disguise.

If the Ministry of Magic could be smarter and announce the full schedule and content of the Triwizard Tournament now, the events after the Quidditch World Cup final would not stay in people's minds for even a second.

Unfortunately, this competition, which is neither open nor transparent, mainly tests the warriors from three schools, so the Ministry of Magic would definitely not want to expose the true situation of its rampant cheating to everyone.

Because once this happens, the final championship will be worthless, and everyone will question whether the Warriors won everything by cheating.

Ivy threw the newspaper aside, stood up and walked towards the magical animal breeding and reproduction base.

After two years of breeding and reproduction, Hagrid finally found a way to make the various Pegasus in the base give birth to a strange hybrid.

It is different from all its brothers and sisters and is very special.

This pure black Pegasus was named Ebony by Hagrid.

Hagrid's names have always been so simple and easy to understand, and Ivy doesn't think there's anything wrong with them.

Although Jinjiao is a very capable helper, Ivy still wants to find a flying mount.

The foals bred at the Pegasus Ranch are suitable candidates. They are all magical creatures, and they are also hybrids of many different Pegasus breeds. If you can find a Pegasus that has all the advantages of both parents, then Ivy will certainly pay more attention to it.

It was just a donation of gold to Hogwarts, and it was easy for Ivy to get a Pegasus. "Ivy!" Ivy heard Hagrid's call from a distance.

Now he is only responsible for the most dangerous magical animals teaching, so most of his time is devoted to various magical animals. Ivy expressed to him a long time ago that she wanted a Pegasus, so as soon as Ebony showed some differences from those brothers and sisters, Hagrid immediately informed Ivy.

"That's ebony!" Hagrid and Ivy lay on the fence of the ranch. These things were useless to Pegasus. They had to have special marks worn on their bodies to ensure that the ranch staff could find them back.

This task is usually done by Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, because without Ivy around, Hagrid cannot ride his Hippogriff at his normal size to go out and look for Pegasus.

However, in recent times, the number of Pegasus straying from the group has become less and less, as if they have all decided that the ranch is their home.

Unlike all of its other brothers and sisters, Ebony's food is not grass or plants like oats and alfalfa, but bloody chunks of meat.

"It's the first Pegasus to inherit the Thestral bloodline!" Hagrid introduced cheerfully, "Because it eats meat, it grows very fast."

Ivy couldn't imagine how Pegasus like Iseron and Graling could give birth to children with the Thestrals. Could it be that Pegasus could also understand death?
Shaking his head, Ivy stopped thinking about those irrelevant questions and instead began to carefully observe the leisurely Ebony.

Ebony has sharp white teeth that stand out against his dark fur, and his dark hair is also very eye-catching, with smooth hair draped over his muscular body, making him look strong and confident compared to his mother, the Thestral.

Ivy noticed that there were some tiny bumps on Ebony's face that looked very similar to the keratinous bumps on the Thestral's reptilian face, but since Ebony hadn't grown up yet, she had no idea what these bumps were.

Ebony's wings are not made of wide membranes like the Thestrals, but are feathered wings like those of other Pegasus. Now the pair of wings are folded neatly at Ebony's side, reflecting many brilliant colors in the sunlight. Perhaps that is the colorful black, right?

Somehow, Ivy suddenly thought of that sentence - among all birds, only crows have the most colorful feathers.

"Can I go in and take a look?" Ivy asked.

"Of course!" Hagrid was waiting for Ivy to say this, "But I have one small condition."

"What?" Ivy listened.

"Can you cast that shrinking spell on me again? I want to ride the Pegasus here!" Hagrid rubbed his hands and laughed.

"It's not a difficult task." Ivy nodded. "I can even make a magic item for you. As long as you wear it, you can maintain your reduced size. Of course, it can also double your height and waist circumference, making you more like a giant."

　Wuhu! Done!
　　I found that there really is a Professor Victor in the original book, who is Hermione's Arithmancy professor. This course should be the study of probability. Maybe this is a method of prediction?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)