The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

The two quickly comforted each other and continued walking.

Scott shrugged at Eddie and quickly followed.

After the four arrived outside the Forbidden Forest, Scott, as usual, used his magical senses to check if there were any people in the forest.

“There’s no one within my perception range.” Scott pulled out his wand and stepped forward. “You’d better follow me. I’ll maintain maximum perception coverage throughout the Forbidden Forest. Fluorescent!”

With a slight flick of his wrist, he lit up the wand.

"Fluorescent Blink." Eddie also used the Illumination Charm.

Fred and George, whose wands had been confiscated, could only follow behind the two.

After walking for a while, Scott suddenly extinguished the light at the tip of his wand. "Stop, turn it off."

Eddie quickly obeyed and extinguished the light spell.

“Someone…is not a wizard,” Scott said. “They’re moving very fast, and with that kind of magical energy fluctuation, it’s a centaur. Let’s get around them.”

Scott resumed leading the way, this time they were more careful as there was no light source.

But no one complained, since they didn't want to deal with those mystical centaurs.

"What's going on?" Scott asked again after walking for a while.

Due to the lighting, Eddie and the twins might not have been able to see clearly, but Scott knew for sure that he had led them in circles several times but had still not managed to get around those centaurs.

In his perception, there were three centaurs running in the nearby woods. Because they were moving very fast and not in a straight line, Scott and his men were unable to get around them.

Scott told his companions about the situation, "I don't know what they're doing."

"Maybe they're hunting?" Eddie guessed.

Fred dismissed his guess, "No, it's just outside the Forbidden Forest."

George said, "There's nothing outside the Forbidden Forest except trees, and certainly no prey that would tempt him."

"To get away from those astrologers, we need to pick up the pace. Watch your step," Scott reminded him, quickening his pace.

Before they had gone very far, the centaurs increased their speed again.

"Damn it."

Scott cursed as he heard the sound of hooves and arrows whistling through the air.

Turning around, Scott shoved Eddie and the twins aside and waved his wand just in time, shouting, "Protect yourself!"

Ding! Ding ding!

Three arrows collided with the invisible magical barrier in succession.

"Fluorescent!" Eddie's wand illuminated the surroundings just in time.

"Grow bigger quickly!"

Scott once again swung his wand just in time, enlarging a nearby rock to block an arrow coming from the side.

"Stop right there, you horsemen!"

"We are students of Hogwarts!"

A centaur's voice came from the woods, "Stop right now! They are junior wizards from Hogwarts!"

"Who knows!" another voice said. "Let's subdue them first!"

Fred immediately retorted, "Is your so-called uniform just shooting a few holes in us with arrows?"

“I urge you not to do this!” Eddie shouted. “You cannot harm Hogwarts students!”

A voice rang out from nearby, "I see clearly now, they do look like they're not yet adults, they must be Hogwarts students."

Scott certainly sensed a centaur approaching, but he did not stop it.

Let the centaur observe them up close.

Of course, if it shoots arrows at them, it will face Scott's full-force attack.

The centaur who was observing them retreated again as he spoke.

"Get out of here, young wizards!" the voice that spoke first called out again. "The Forbidden Forest welcomes no outsiders tonight!"

"What happened here?" Eddie asked curiously.

Another voice said menacingly, "This is none of your business, little wizard! You must leave here as soon as possible!"

“This…” Eddie looked at Scott.

“We can’t agree to their terms,” Fred said softly. “What if those hawks come back tonight and we’re not there…”

George added, "Those eagles might be attacked by animals, and the panoramic telescopes might be damaged by animals."

"Gentlemen, we need to go to the lake!" Scott said loudly.

"I told you, leave the forest! Go back to your castle!" The unfriendly voice seemed even more agitated.

A gentler voice said, "You shouldn't be here. Hogwarts calls this the Forbidden Forest, which means you're forbidden to enter."

Scott frowned.

He understood perfectly well that it was impossible to persuade these centaurs with words; they were always exceptionally stubborn.

But if they give up, as the twins said, there's no way to guarantee the safety of those panoramic telescopes.

At that moment, Fred whispered to Scott, "Hey Scott, can you teach them a lesson?"

George also said, "We might need to beat them before we can go to the lake."

“It’s better not to clash with them; it’s too much trouble,” Eddie disagreed. “Let’s think of another way.”

What can we do?

"Are we going to give up?"

The twins clearly didn't want to leave.

"Hurry! Get out of the Forbidden Forest!"

With a warning sound, whoosh!

An arrow pierced the air and landed at Scott's feet.

“Something’s not right,” Scott said. “They shouldn’t be this aggressive normally; something must have happened.”

The twins, who were very familiar with the Forbidden Forest, nodded in agreement, saying that they had ventured into the Forbidden Forest countless times in the past and had never encountered such sensitive and tough centaurs.

"Let's go."

"Ignore them!"

Fred and George were determined not to give those three centaurs any face.

"They won't hurt us; it's an agreement between them and Hogwarts."

"Let's go straight to the lake."

The two took a few steps when two more arrows shot out with a whooshing sound, landing right in front of their feet.

"We're not joking anymore!" the centaur shouted angrily. "If you don't leave, I'll shoot your legs with my arrows; these kinds of wounds are easy to heal anyway!"

"They seem to be serious?"

Fred and George stopped in their tracks.

The sound of hooves rang out again, and three strong centaurs emerged from different directions in the woods, surrounding Scott and his three companions.

One of the centaurs glared at them, holding a bow and arrow. "Since you don't want to leave on your own, we'll tie you up with ropes and throw you back to the castle!"

“Don’t be so irritable, Bane,” the centaur in front of them said.

"Hello, my name is Ferenze," it introduced itself.

"Scott."

"Eddie."

“Fred.”

“George.”

The four of them then announced their names.

Ferenze looked up at the sky above, then solemnly looked at the four people, "You..."

His expression changed, and he raised his bow and arrow, pointing it at George.

“You’re not a little wizard.” He stared sharply at George’s blue face. “Tell me, who are you?”

"What is this thing and what is it that is a hybrid of a wizard?" Bain, who was standing next to him, also noticed George's expression.

"Pfft." Fred couldn't help but laugh out loud.

“Of course I’m a little wizard!” George raised his hand and pulled back his hood. “I’m just under a spell!”

But the three centaurs still stared at him with suspicion.

Chapter 348 The Secret Battle in the Forbidden Forest

“He’s my brother, we’re twins.” Fred also reached up and pulled down his hood. “He’s just under a curse.”

"And you are..."

Clearly, Bain had his sights set on Fred's petrified right hand.

"twin?"

Ferenze stared at Fred and George for several moments before putting down his bow and arrow.

“If you look closely, you do look exactly alike. I’ve heard Hagrid mention that Hogwarts has a pair of very mischievous twins.”

"It's us!"

Fred and George immediately raised their hands at the same time.

"We're the only twins in this school!"

"And you won't find anyone more mischievous than us!"