From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 60 A Walk in the Forbidden Forest
With the tactics Ivy devised, Slytherin undoubtedly won a big victory. The score between the two teams ended up at 310:50, and of the points that the Ravenclaw team got, points came from free throws.

Thanks to the overly large body of goalkeeper Troll No. 6, several of Ravenclaw's free throws were in vain as they were all awkwardly blocked by him with his body.

Finally, the little eagles living in the tower all hung their heads and returned to the castle in frustration. The little snakes of Slytherin celebrated their well-deserved victory, and everyone was looking forward to the second match with Gryffindor next year.

Instead of joining the celebration in the common room, Ivy headed to the Forbidden Forest alone, intending to gain some experience points from some "ferocious and evil" magical animals.

Perhaps because they had plundered the giant octopus spiders too harshly before, Ivy discovered that they had intentionally shrunk their range of activities and moved deeper into the forest.

The Forbidden Forest was not a place suitable for riding a flying broom, and Ivy did not spend experience points to choose the flying spell in the spell table, so relying on two feet to go back and forth would not necessarily make it back to the castle on time before dark. Therefore, Ivy planned to get a means of transportation, just like more than a hundred years ago.

Both the Hippogriff and the Thestrals are suitable choices, but Ivy prefers the Hippogriff because the Thestrals' bony backs are not comfortable to sit on. Although Ivy can use the cushion spell, hiding in the warm feathers is obviously the real meaning of finding a means of transportation.

The Strixhaven Apprentice's feat adds three 0-level cantrips to Ivy's spell list: flaming arrow, freezing ray, and magic trick. It also allows Ivy to choose a first-level spell from a bard or sorcerer, and Ivy can cast this first-level spell without using a spell slot.

Ivy chose Speak with Animals, a ritual spell that allows the caster to understand the language of animals and communicate with them during the duration of the spell. And if the charisma is high enough, it can even persuade them to help a little.

The Hippogriff is undoubtedly a magical animal. Since it is an animal, Ivy's spells will definitely be effective. Coupled with his charisma of 18 points, wouldn't it be easy to capture a small means of transportation?
Indeed, Ivy followed the footprints on the snow and encountered a small group of hippogriffs in a small clearing in the forest. These proud guys were obviously well taken care of, their feathers were shiny, and their sharp claws and curved beaks showed no signs of damage, which showed that someone was providing them with food regularly.

Seeing Ivy's figure coming out from behind the tree, the hippogriffs in the clearing in the forest immediately changed their posture alertly, from lying on their sides in a relaxed manner to standing upright, and looked at Ivy's whole body with their sparkling eyes, as if to confirm his threat.

"Relax. Nice to meet you." Ivy held out his hands to show that he meant no harm, but his eyes were already starting to choose his next means of transportation.

The colors of the hippogriff are very rich, from deep black to pure white, from low-key brown to fancy pink, it has all the colors you can imagine. More than a hundred years ago, Ivy once raised an agate-colored hippogriff, which looked noble and mysterious, with gorgeous feathers.

"You're not Hagrid! You're not welcome here!" The hippogriff standing in the front let out a loud cry, and the magical power of magic allowed Ivy to understand the meaning of each other's language.

Ivy lowered his head and leaned slightly, as if to bow. "I once had many friends like you. Together we flew through the woods, created ripples on the Black Lake with our wings, and danced on the spires of the castle..."

"Get out of here! Rude boy!" The hippogriff standing in the front did not move at all. It seemed that it did not think that Ivy's bow was a bow.

"Buckbeak. Don't be so mean to him." The cry sounded gentle and beautiful. A meteorite gray-haired hippogriff used its wings to push away the companion it called Buckbeak, came to Ivy, lowered its head and bowed properly.

"Hello, my name is Spotted." You can tell it was Hagrid who named this. Just listen to the names of his pets, "Fang Fang", "Fluffy", and now a meteorite-colored hippogriff named "Spotted". What's next? "Tall and thin"? "Short and fat"?
If a hippogriff bows to you, it means you can go over and touch it.

Ivy pointed her wand at a branch on the ground, turned it into a brush, held it in her hand and leaned over. "Oh - so comfortable." The cry was vibrating with pleasure, because Ivy rubbed the feathers on the spotted chin with the brush, which was their little weak spot, and Ivy knew it very well.

"Thank you for speaking for me, Spot." Ivy reached out and pinched off an empty quill. Spot let out a comfortable sigh. As long as the right medicine is used, animals are much easier to control than humans.

"It's no big deal, you look very beautiful." Spot nudged Ivy's arm with his head, hoping that he would move the brush down a little more.

"Wait! Can you understand what we are saying?" Spot raised his head belatedly. The hippogriffs that had already lay down stood up again and chirped around Ivy.

"Of course, of course. Everyone can understand. You don't have to speak together, just one by one. Oh, my name is Ivy." Ivy combed Spot's hair while dealing with the chattering hippogriffs.

Finally, Ivy successfully sat on Spot's back with the help of animal communication. However, the hippogriffs, who had never communicated with humans so smoothly, also decided to follow and provide flying companion services for Ivy and Spot.

"Even Hagrid sometimes gets us wrong," a brown Hippogriff complained in the air. "He never remembers that I don't like eating dead mice. Although I'm pretty good at killing them."

"Maybe I'll help tell Hagrid next time I see him." Ivy nodded to show that he understood, and at the same time thought about how to lead these arrogant guys to the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, where the eight-eyed giant spiders appeared.

"No need to wait until next time! We can do it now!" The brown hippogriff suddenly became excited and dived into the jungle, followed closely by Spot carrying Ivy.

So Ivy suddenly descended from the sky with a group of hippogriffs and appeared in front of Hagrid.

Forget that they have eagles' heads and even their eyesight is as good as an eagle's.

Ivy secretly cried out that it was a bad idea, and at the same time, he started thinking of a way to avoid being trapped.

"Ivy!" Hagrid looked surprised. This was the first time Hagrid had spoken to him since Ivy had said the word "Sorcerer's Stone" in his cabin.

"Long time no see, Hagrid." Ivy had to poke her head out from the spotted feathers and greeted Hagrid reluctantly, "What have you been busy with recently?"

"Prepare the Christmas tree for Christmas dinner..." Only then did Ivy see the half-chopped fir tree in front of Hagrid and the axe in his hand.

(End of this chapter)