Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

He is so irritable, just like a little child.

Vaughn followed Hagrid into the house. The hut didn't look very tidy, a bit like the bachelor dormitory where Vaughn lived when he first started working in his previous life. Many things were piled up randomly, but they could be easily found when needed.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly and warmly.

A huge table and huge chairs were placed by the fireplace, with a moleskin coat and a small pink umbrella thrown on top.

Hagrid hurriedly grabbed them and threw them aside, asked Vaughan to sit down, and poured him tea, muttering:

"You don't actually have to bring a gift. That's too polite. I didn't prepare anything... What would you like to drink?"

"…You're already pouring the tea, Hagrid."

"Oh? Oh... I'm sorry, I mean, it's rare for someone to bring me a gift when they see me, so I'm a little nervous..."

Bringing the tea to Vaughn, Hagrid plopped down in his huge chair, his small black beetle-like eyes unconsciously glancing at the small package Vaughn had brought.

Vaughn smiled and opened the package, revealing an atlas.

"I heard from Ron that you like animals very much. I'm sure I don't know as much about magical animals as you do, so I asked Dad to buy an animal atlas from the Muggle society."

"There are animals from all over the world, some of which you may not have seen before, so you can take a look to relieve your boredom."

This gift obviously touched Hagrid's soft heart.

He opened it carefully and took a look.

The size of the atlas is only suitable for the size of an ordinary human. In the hands of Hagrid, who is 11 feet tall, it looks very small.

This made him cherish it even more, and he put it away after flipping through a few pages.

After receiving the gift, Hagrid couldn't say what he had been thinking about. He explained, "The matter of the Philosopher's Stone concerns Headmaster Dumbledore, so I specifically asked you to keep it a secret. I didn't mean any other thing."

"I know. I haven't told anyone except Harry and the others, Hagrid. You can rest assured."

Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief, and then he heard Vaughn say, "Actually, I have a little favor to ask you for this time."

Hagrid immediately patted his chest: "What is it? As long as I can do it."

"I want to go to the Forbidden Forest."

"Ah..." Hagrid was stunned and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, little wizards can't go to the Forbidden Forest, Vaughn, I heard that you have good grades, right? Don't learn from your two brothers, Fred and George, those two little naughty boys, they gave me a headache..."

Vaughan interrupted him: "Listen to me, Hagrid, I'm not alone. I need you to be my guide and tell me what kind of magical animals and plants there are in which places."

"Uh, what are you doing?"

"I'm a pharmacist. I'm planning to develop a new potion and I might need some ingredients, so I want to observe it on site."

"This……"

Hagrid hesitated. He had heard of Vaughn's name too; of course, Harry and Ron had told him about it.

Seeing that his attitude softened, Vaughan immediately talked a lot about his ideas and significance for the potion, and how difficult it was to choose the materials.

Hagrid, the poor student, felt dizzy after hearing this. After a while, he finally nodded blankly and said:

"Okay, okay, I can take you there, but we have to agree first. We can't go deep into the Forbidden Forest, and we can't go to places I think are dangerous, like eight-eyed spiders and werewolves. Oh, and there are also centaurs. Those guys are not easy to talk to, and they talk nonsense all the time."

Hagrid is a man of action.

Since he had agreed and asked Vaughn if he had time today, he put on his moleskin coat, picked up the crossbow at the door, and decided to take Vaughn for a walk today.

"Tooth, come over... Oh - it's a beautiful cat, Vaughn, what's its name?"

"Guo Guo Cha," Vaughan replied, then called out, "Guo Guo Cha, stop chattering! It's hiding under the bed."

After a few more Meow Meow punches, Yaya was beaten so hard that he ran away in panic. Guo Guocha then returned to Vaughn with his head held high.

Hagrid was not angry, and explained to Vaughn: "I'm not surprised at all. Fang is a coward and a bully, but he is my good helper and many animals in the Forbidden Forest know him."

The two of them, along with a cat and a dog, quickly entered the forbidden forest.

This forest, which has existed for who knows how many years, has a completely different appearance from the outside world. The huge treetops supported by the ancient trees block out the sun, robbing it of almost all the sunlight, leaving only a few spots of sunlight to prevent the forest from being completely dark.

Wisps of mist were still lingering among the thick trunks of the ancient trees in sight.

Perhaps because it was daytime and not the time when most animals were active, the woods were very quiet and the air felt stagnant.

The only sound was the rustling of feet passing through the thick layer of fallen leaves.

Vaughan drew his wand.

Noticing his movements, Hagrid soothed him, "Don't worry, I've lived here for decades and I won't let anything happen to you."

He clearly didn't agree before, but now that they have really entered the Forbidden Forest, he has taken the initiative.

Vaughan smiled, said nothing, and didn't put away his wand.

He knew that the forbidden forest was not safe at all this semester!

Chapter 38: Forbidden Forest (Part )

"Look, that's a Bowtruckle over there. Don't look down on these little creatures. Although they are gentle and shy, they are very protective of their home - the tree they live in."

"Anyone who tries to invade their home will be attacked by them. Have you seen their little claws? They are particularly vicious and will gouge out their eyes."

Vaughn and Hagrid hid behind a tree, watching a guardian tree from a distance.

It is a magical plant that is said to be able to drive away dark creatures and is an excellent material for making wands. Some small creatures whose bodies look like they are made up of branches play and frolic on the guardian tree. They are the Bowtruckles.

"But those little creatures are easy to deal with," Hagrid whispered. "They love to eat insects. If you catch some and give them to them, you can please them and they'll give you branches from the Guardian Tree in return."

"Every year when Ollivander comes to collect materials, I do the same... Oh, you might not know that Hogwarts and Ollivander have a partnership. He buys wand cores and wand shaft materials from Hogwarts at low prices. These are usually the unicorn hair and various branches suitable for wand making that I collect. Then, he offers a 50% discount on the wands he makes to Hogwarts freshmen."

As they were talking, the two of them had already gone some distance into the forbidden forest.

As they "adventured" together and explained magical creatures, Hagrid's previous reserve and politeness quickly faded away, and he hardly stopped talking along the way.

But he does have a wealth of knowledge about magical animals.

Along the way, he had taken Vaughn to see fairies, elves, hairy crabs, and they even found a family of moonbeasts near a small mound.

This animal, which has huge eyes that are disproportionate to its head and looks particularly silly and cute, has a personality as gentle as its appearance.

Some of the cubs even swung their short legs and came up to Vaughn to sniff him.

Hagrid collected their droppings.

He told Vaughn that this was a very strong fertilizer, and if spread on the pumpkin field, it would make the pumpkins grow big and good.

He said to Vaughn, "It's too late this year. The pumpkins in the field are ripe now, and they'll turn yellow just in time for Halloween. Next year, next year you'll eat giant pumpkins filled with Moon Maniac excrement."

Vaughn was speechless. It was just normal fertilization, why could it be described as so disgusting?

"Speaking of which, Hagrid, the Forbidden Forest has been pretty peaceful lately, hasn't it?"

After observing the Bowtruckle for a while, the two of them set off again, and Vaughn asked casually.

"What are you asking about?" Hagrid scratched his head. "If it's about the little wizard trespassing, your two brothers always like to cause trouble in the Forbidden Forest. From that perspective, it's not peaceful at all."

"Well, I'll keep them in check. What I want to ask is, are there any animals hurt or anything? Maybe I can help you and make some potions for them."

"You, you're such a good boy, Vaughn."

Hagrid said emotionally, "No one ever wants to make potions for them... In fact, the unicorns seem to be having a bit of a hard time lately."

Vaughn looked very interested: "Oh? What happened?"

Hagrid shook his head and complained, "I don't know either. The centaurs informed me before that the unicorns were attacked, but you know, those guys are always talking about astrology and prophecies. I can't get any clearer than they say."

"I also found some injured unicorns, but they were too alert and didn't want to pay attention to me. I searched for a long time but couldn't find the reason."

Vaughn's eyes were calm.

It seems that his guess was right. Socket Man might have already started secretly collecting unicorn blood!

He looked up at the sky. Judging from the light leaking through the gaps in the treetops, it was still early in the evening. He asked Hagrid, "Can you take me out to see it?"

Hagrid didn't think much about it. He was a carefree person by nature. Just like before, he talked about danger, but when he really took Vaughn into the Forbidden Forest, he completely forgot about the "danger".

"Come on, come this way... Yaya! Guo Guocha won't hit you anymore, you coward. Hurry up and clear the way ahead!"

More than 2 hours later.

Hagrid took Vaughn to a clearing in the woods, a rare area in the forest with large areas of sunlight.

The lack of trees to steal light allows the low shrubs here to grow very well.

Some hollies are even laden with berries.

"I opened up this place more than ten years ago. Unicorns love to eat berries, so I planted some. Since then, they have been active nearby."

Hagrid waved the pink umbrella in his hand, drove away a few chattering fairies, and led Vaughan to the center of the clearing.

He said, "A week ago, I saw a unicorn hiding here. Its leg was injured. Look, there is still blood."

Hagrid pointed to a patch of indigo dirt at his feet.

Vaughan squatted down and took a closer look.

Unicorn blood is originally silver-blue and contains abundant magical power, like mercury.

But now it has been sprinkled on the soil for a week, and the wind and sun have already changed its color.

Seeing Vaughn's attentive observation, Hagrid thought he was worried and said with a smile, "It's normal for unicorns to be injured, Vaughn. This is the Forbidden Forest, and all creatures are in a natural competitive relationship. It may have accidentally strayed into werewolf territory, or been ambushed by some ferocious creature. It's not a big deal."

Vaughan didn't reply.

He observed the bloodstain for a moment, but did not touch it casually. Instead, he raised his wand:

"Reveal yourself urgently!"

The mystery contained in the spell, together with the desire to explore the truth, gives the magic the power to reveal hidden things and strike the indigo soil.

First, a faint white light emerged, as white as the moon, and one could feel its sacredness just by looking at it.

That is the inherent magic of unicorn blood.

It is very faint, but it is the result of natural dissipation.

But then, a few wisps of gray mist appeared from the white light.

They are entangled in the light, like maggots on the tarsal bones, corroding and penetrating the white light.

Vaughan seemed to be able to smell the smell of decay and death from the fog!