Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

He could also see some friction marks on some trees - he was sure they were the marks left by the Modra rats rubbing against the trees.

"It's really... varied."

Ryan couldn't help but marvel at the diversity of species within the Forbidden Forest.

But his footsteps did not stop, and he continued to move towards the depths of the forbidden forest.

He understood - if Hufflepuff really had left behind a nursery that had never been discovered, then it must be located deep in the Forbidden Forest.

"According to what Jinzhen said, the teacher may have set up a magical restriction. Perhaps some special method is needed to remove it... Hmm?"

Ryan muttered to himself.

After he walked some distance deeper into the forbidden forest, he noticed a big tree not far away.

There is no particular difference between it and other trees in the Forbidden Forest. They are all ancient trees that have grown for thousands of years.

But at this time, there was a huge dent on the trunk of the tree.

When Ryan approached, he immediately smelled a pungent odor.

"The smell of trolls..."

Ryan frowned and followed the trail with a little caution.

Soon, he saw some primitive and dilapidated tools in an open space surrounded by several huge trees.

For example, there were huge wooden sticks, stone objects that looked like crucibles, and smelly snot left on the ground.

In fact, the whole lot smelled like three-month-old socks.

"One, two...nine?"

Ryan searched for traces nearby, and after coming to a conclusion, he frowned in surprise: "A mountain giant tribe?"

Of course he was surprised.

Through the traces, Ryan could determine that the trolls that once lived here were mountain trolls.

They are one of the most dangerous types of trolls and have extremely bad tempers.

But that's where the problem lies.

Mountain Trolls - As the name suggests, they should live in caves in the mountains, not in the forest!

So Ryan walked over to the trees surrounding the clearing.

Then, he found a rune carved on each tree.

"A simple 'binding spell' with a slight concealing effect. Not very complicated... but enough to deal with the troll."

"They've been out of service for a while."

Ryan made an accurate judgment.

"So, someone brought them into the Forbidden Forest—they are being kept here."

Ryan frowned. "Hagrid?"

He was a little skeptical, but quickly dismissed the speculation.

Hagrid would have to be crazy to keep trolls in the Forbidden Forest - they were not just dangerous, they were impossible to tame.

not to mention...

"There's not just one troll here, but a whole tribe of trolls."

Ryan couldn't help but recall the information he had just learned from Harry this morning.

"Perhaps the one who wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone?"

He guessed so.

But it was obvious that there was no point in just speculating here, so Ryan quickly collected his thoughts.

"Whoever it was, the trolls aren't here anymore... Where were they taken?"

Has he left Hogwarts? Or has he been sent somewhere else to be raised?

Ryan didn't know.

But at this moment...

"Shh!"

The rustling sound coming from the grass behind him made Ryan alert instantly.

"The figure appears! (Homenum Revelio)!"

He did not dare to use the clairvoyance spell on himself, but instead used a humanoid detection spell - otherwise the stench left by the surrounding giants would make him lose his combat effectiveness under the effect of the clairvoyance spell.

"A trap? Someone ambushed me!?"

Ryan was secretly annoyed at himself for being a little careless.

But the next moment, he found that his human form detection spell had no effect.

The person coming is not human!

He relaxed a little, staring at the swaying grass without blinking.

Then...

"Shh!"

Ryan saw a pure white kitten poking its head out from the grass.

"Meow!"

It walked up to Ryan, licked its fur, and then tilted its head to look at him.

Then, it moved closer to Ryan's feet and began to rub against them—its movements were a little awkward, but...

I have to say, it's really cute.

Ryan: "..."

He glanced at the white cat with a subtle expression, and met its red-gold eyes that glowed like flames.

"It's you?"

He recognized the cat—he had seen it before, when he first went to Black Lake to play with Shaga'ae this semester.

He originally thought that the other party was a pet raised by a little wizard, but now it seems that it is not the case.

Because Ryan hadn't heard of any little wizard's pet going missing during this period, and he didn't think a normal pet would appear in the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

so...

"You live in the Forbidden Forest?"

he asked in a low voice.

The cat gave him a puzzled look, then nodded while licking its paw.

"You can understand what I'm saying... you do have the bloodline of magical beasts."

Ryan muttered, then raised his wand doubtfully.

"The curse stops immediately!"

He chanted a spell to the white cat.

In the end, nothing happened. The white cat just looked at Ryan with a puzzled look.

"Good—not Transfiguration."

Ryan put away his wand and turned to leave.

But as soon as he turned around and took a step, he found that the white cat followed him.

It followed him closely, and its long tail rubbed his wizard robe from time to time.

Ryan: "..."

Then again, it's kind of cute.

"You want to follow me?"

Oddly enough, Ryan was not originally an animal lover - this was evident from the fact that he did not choose to buy a pet when he was in Diagon Alley.

But when he saw this cat, he always felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to it.

"Meow!"

The cat nodded and rubbed him affectionately twice.

so...

"Cough cough..."

Ryan coughed twice and said, "I'm looking for something in the Forbidden Forest. If you think there's anyone familiar...or a familiar beast who can lead me to it, in return - I can adopt you."

He spoke seriously, but then he felt that his words were a little ridiculous.

But after hearing this, the white cat seemed to think seriously for a while, and finally...

"Meow!"

It meowed, folded its ears and nodded its head.

Then it turned around and walked in one direction, wagging its tail.

Chapter 58: Centaurs, descendants of the four great ones! (One more chapter, please read later)

"Really?"

I watched the white cat turn around and leave, then turn around after walking a distance to signal me to follow it.

Ryan raised his eyebrows, then followed decisively.

After leaving this area filled with the stench of giant monsters, he did not forget to cast a supersensory spell on himself.

But what was strange was that after he followed the white cat.

Along the way, he really didn't see many beasts in the Forbidden Forest - they successfully avoided them.