Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

"Ha..." Hagrid subconsciously supported the table. The beard on his face couldn't hide the embarrassment on his face. "Ahem... I accidentally dropped it two days ago."

The four little wizards looked at me and I looked at you. Of course they all understood what the so-called 'accidental fall' meant. Gal lowered his head and rubbed the potato twice more, and finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

The embarrassment is really embarrassing, but it is really funny that everyone is so secretive and hidden.

When Garr smiled like this, Cedric couldn't help it and started laughing, followed by Hagrid, Arlin, and finally, even Munn was stunned.The five people were just laughing messily in Hagrid's hut like a crazy husky. Only Yaya looked at this and that with a blank face, helplessly pressed his ears with his paws, and lay down again.

Laughter is a good thing. No matter how unspeakable or embarrassing something is, once everyone laughs tacitly, the matter will become an old glass ball and be placed on the shelf of memories.Even if I mention it again one day, I will only feel that it is a small absurdity of the past, and maybe a little ashamed and shameful, but that's it.

After washing the potatoes and cutting the meat, it was natural that Gal was the one doing the cooking.Hagrid made some hot tea, and Moon used a spell to help him fix the table. Except for Garr who was working around the cauldron, the rest of the people sat around the table, drinking hot tea and smelling the The aroma of meat is waiting for the meal.

I don’t know when it started to snow again outside. Cedric and the others talked about Nathaniel. Unexpectedly, Hagrid actually took out the school newspaper. Although he was drinking heavily in those days, the school He didn't miss a single issue of the newspaper - come to think of it, if it wasn't for reading the school newspaper and many other newspapers in the wizarding world, Hagrid wouldn't have been so ashamed. After all, there were Mu Mu everywhere in those two days. News about En and the gang's quarrels with each other came one after another.

However, Hagrid could only read a newspaper with a partial understanding. As a half-giant who was expelled from Hogwarts early, he was still a little weak in reading and writing words - his reading was okay, most commonly used words He knew them all, and he could get a rough idea of ​​the few that he didn't know, but he couldn't recognize some of the more obscure or written vocabulary.

As a result, everyone happily talked about Munn's "tongue-in-cheek fight with other scholars" at that time. Munn was a little worried at first, fearing that Hagrid would have any bad emotions again when everyone mentioned these things.But Hagrid listened with great interest, and even clapped his hands from time to time.Obviously, Moon thought too much and was too complicated.

After a while, Gal finally simmered a large pot of fragrant broth - beef, potatoes, onions... When Hagrid brought the pot to the table, the gluttons in everyone's stomachs were about to go down their throats. His eyes popped out, and Moon's stomach growled unsatisfactorily.

Just like that, in less than half an hour, the whole pot of broth was shared by all five people.

1Chapter 17 Visiting the Forbidden Forest Again

During the time he stayed with Hagrid, Hagrid never mentioned taking Moon into the Forbidden Forest - maybe Professor Dumbledore hadn't told him yet, or maybe he thought Cedric and the others were there, It’s not easy to bring this kind of thing up and talk about it on the table.

After sharing the large pot of broth, the four little wizards sat with Hagrid for a while and helped Hagrid do some work.Although there are only a few children, they can still help to some extent. If they are not strong enough, they can still use the wand.

Of course, Hagrid was definitely not willing to let these little guys have too much trouble, so after a while, he hurriedly drove away the four little guys, whose faces were red from the cold, on the pretext that he had to patrol the Forbidden Forest. .

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In this way, life passed leisurely.

Nathaniel may not be very good in other aspects, but in terms of endurance, even Moon began to admire him a little - although he has never paid attention to it since those casual articles at that time. I have put all my efforts on Nathaniel, but there is no doubt that this kind of thing will tend to ferment, and it will always go in a bad direction.

As a result, Nathaniel's life became even more miserable. There were fewer and fewer people around him to talk to, and there were fewer and fewer friends. Even a few people who were quite "like-minded" on weekdays began to have some feelings for him. Become distant.

There was no way, if they didn't alienate Nathaniel, they themselves would end up in the same fate as Nathaniel.

To be honest, it should be said that the word "rebellion" is quite appropriate to describe the recent Nathaniel Carlo.

But even in this situation, he never came to Munn, whether it was to cause trouble to Munn, or to come to Munn to beg for mercy.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Moon sent a letter to Nathaniel Carlo. It was not to get close to him or to blackmail him. On the contrary, Moon told him how to break the obstacles he had set for him. Got him.

Although this guy bullies his classmates, is arrogant and domineering, and is not too young, he grew up in an outrageous family. Two of the elders in the family are die-hard Death Eaters, and most of the others are also. They are extremists who are full of discrimination against non-pure-blood wizards.Moon thought about it carefully, there must always be a chance.After all, there is always a possibility - Nathaniel Carlo's nature may not be bad, but the family environment and the influence he had during his upbringing led him to what he is today.

As for whether he can catch it, or whether he will sneer after reading it and decide to go his own way and endure it, that is his own business.

The stumbling block that Munn set for him is actually very easy to break. He just needs to really change his ways and stop bullying others, and the situation will naturally get better gradually. After Nathaniel Carlo was isolated, Si Within Leitlin, especially the lower grades, almost most people regard Gemma as the eldest sister. Even though his image in other colleges has been so bad that it is difficult to recover (mainly due to his own fault earlier), as long as Gemma No longer hostile to him, at least within Slytherin House, his situation would immediately become much easier.

What's more, if that day comes, Moon will be willing to clear his name, and other people in the school newspaper office will naturally be willing to help him speak justice in their own colleges.

It is precisely because of this that Moon left this sentence at the end of the letter: His future is actually still in his own hands.

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A few days later, seeing that Christmas was getting closer and closer, Moon finally received news from Hagrid.It happened to be a sunny Saturday, and as soon as he received the small note from Debbie, Moon hurriedly left the book behind and rushed outside Hagrid's hut.

"Ha, how about it? This must be your first time entering the Forbidden Forest -" Hagrid was just halfway through his words when he slapped his forehead. The crisp sound frightened Munn. Big jump: "——No, you also entered the Forbidden Forest last winter, although not voluntarily."

Moon smacked his lips, not knowing how to reply to his words.

Although Hagrid was right, and he definitely had no intention of exposing Moon's scars, the problem is that being beaten unconscious and tied into the Forbidden Forest is really not a glorious history...

Hagrid himself probably didn't realize this, because he continued to say, "Well, anyway, you must not have had time to take a good look at the Forbidden Forest last time. To be honest, it is indeed a bit dangerous here, but it's It's quite interesting. Ha, I mean, at least the scenery is nice, and you know, although there are some... well, little animals that are somewhat dangerous to little wizards like you, they're not as dangerous as most people think. It’s so dangerous, I guess you can understand what I mean.”

Moon nodded. Indeed, those "little animals" were indeed not as dangerous to Hagrid at least as most people thought.

Isn't it just an Acromantula or a three-headed giant dog?

Well, not dangerous at all.

"Oh, by the way, even though I said that, I put Lu Wei somewhere else first. But dogs are always nostalgic. If it runs back to that place later, you But you must stand behind me, and, never-" Hagrid turned around and said solemnly: "--don't make any unnecessary moves, Lu Wei's temper is not very good. , it may misinterpret some actions as provocation. Trust me, you definitely don’t want to see that happen.”

"..." Moon's face turned a little dark when he heard this. He dared to go against Forrest, but Lu Wei...

This thing is really a bit out of line for him.

So he kept Hagrid's words in mind. If he really met Lu Wei later, he would have to show the basic qualities of a mannequin no matter what.

Don’t get carried away with the mannequins wearing clothes.

Fortunately - everything went smoothly. Following Hagrid all the way deep into the Forbidden Forest, Moon only saw a few birds standing on the branches and boldly peeking down, and a few passing by. Animals, he suspected there might be a hedgehog among them, but it must be a little thing with thorns on its body.He had previously thought about the possibility of the blue-feathered bird he had rescued in the dormitory, but he had never seen it until he arrived at his destination.

What's even more fortunate is that Lu Wei is not here.

This meant that he could follow Hagrid to the observation point that had been prepared, and use the binoculars to peek into Lu Wei's life in the Forbidden Forest.

Chapter 148 The real reason for getting lost

The exploration of the "crime scene" yielded nothing - this is actually as it should be, a long time has passed, animals are "coming and going" in the forbidden forest every day, and it has been raining and snowing recently, even if there is anything left The traces of it have long since disappeared.Besides, Moon was not looking for this in the first place. He was a wizard, not Sherlock Holmes.

On the other hand, Hagrid has always been a little nervous since arriving here. After all, it is his sin, which is understandable when he thinks about it.

After walking around in a rough circle and getting a clear idea of ​​what was nearby, Moon nodded to Hagrid and followed him straight to Lu Wei's observation point.

Seeing a big three-headed dog for the first time, Munn was inevitably a little nervous - but it wasn't a big problem. It was quite far away, and Munn wasn't too afraid that Lu Wei would come over and bite him. Hagrid was blocking him in front.

It is different from what I saw in the movie in my previous life. Lu Wei does not look so "honest", but has a fierce look. The hair on his body is very short, and there is a weird luster, and his eyes are full of animality. Even though he was just lying there looking at the sky, it still made people feel a little chilly.

Fortunately, he only had to look at it from a distance. After Moon stared at Lu Wei's three heads twice, he quickly pulled Hagrid away.

Not long after the two left, Lu Wei turned his head and glanced at the place where they had just been, and then lay down again and continued to look at the sky with their three heads.

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"How's it going? Is that enough? I think it's better to take you over to take a look around. The closer you can get a clearer view." Hagrid reiterated his earlier plan. To be honest, if it weren't for Dumbledore If neither Professor Lido nor Moon himself agreed to do this, he would have dragged Moon to Lu Wei and looked at him carefully.

After all, although Lu Wei is a bit fierce, he still doesn't regard it as a provocation - provided that he is present.

"It's okay, it's okay." Moon explained: "I just need to see Lu Wei's appearance clearly, and the rest is not really necessary."

"That's good..." Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he patted Moon's head gently, "It's okay, don't be too stressed. I'm not... well, I don't care about the results. "

His words indeed sounded like he was trying to comfort Munn - but no matter how you looked at it, this big guy's face was full of fear. It was obvious that he really cared about the final answer that Munn gave.

Thinking about it, this matter is of great importance to him after all, and of course he will care about it very much.

Moon didn't say much, just nodded slightly.

At this point, everyone can only resign themselves to fate.If there were any bad consequences...he and Professor Dumbledore would never hide it from Hagrid.

The two returned the same way and left the Forbidden Forest. Suddenly a cold wind blew outside. The two people who had their own thoughts chatted casually for a few more words. Then one returned to his hut and the other headed towards the castle.

After returning to the dormitory, Moon took out his brazier and crystal ball, and quickly began to construct in his mind the appearance of the Forbidden Forest, the appearance of Lu Wei, and the appearance of Jacob Thor. The time was the day when Lu Wei was lost. ——That is October 28th.

"Listen to my request and show me a vision of the past—"

But to Moon's surprise, nothing appeared in the crystal ball, there was no lingering fog, and no changes occurred. It was as if the crystal ball was broken.

Of course the crystal ball is not broken, so there is no doubt that something is wrong.

Moon frowned and tried again on October 27th without giving up, but there was still no response from the crystal ball.

Isn't it possible that the Mortland Glass Illusion Technique can view events so long ago?

Moon hesitated for a moment, searched for almost a day, and tried to peek into the common room, but there was no problem at all. He could even see him and his roommates having a fight in the common room one day in September. .In other words, it is not a problem with the equipment or the Motlan glass illusion itself.

With a thought, Moon removed Jacob Saul from the factors that constructed the Motlan glass illusion. Sure enough, the next moment, a scene from the early morning of October 28 appeared in front of Moon.

First, the scene of the Forbidden Forest was gradually formed by the mist, followed closely by Lu Wei's three big heads. They all stared ahead, baring their teeth, their faces full of ferocity and impatience.Immediately afterwards, the angle of view expanded, and Moon could clearly see a group of giant wolves lingering not far in front of Lu Wei.

Then, everything in the mist began to evolve slowly, and the real reason why Lu Wei ran away was also clearly seen by Moon - the group of giant wolves kept provoking Lu Wei back and forth, and they went back and forth like this for about seven or eight days. After this time, it seemed that Lu Wei was just roaring in place. One of the giant wolves almost jumped in front of Lu Wei and roared like crazy at the head in the middle.This time, Lu Wei couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out, chasing the butts of the giant wolves while roaring and running away.

Something even more jaw-dropping happened next: after a while, two giant wolves jumped out of nowhere, holding huge branches in their mouths, and ran back and forth several times from where they had previously provoked Lu Wei. In this way, all traces on the ground were swept away.

Therefore, it is no wonder that there has been no reaction in the previous crystal ball - because Jacob Thor has never appeared from beginning to end.

So here’s the question… Why didn’t Jacob Saul take advantage of this opportunity and slip away?If Lu Wei hadn't been taken away this time, how could Jacob Saul have passed Lu Wei's guard?

Moon knocked his head helplessly. It was almost full of question marks, but he obviously couldn't think of anything just sitting here. Without a specific time, he couldn't use the Motland glass illusion to pry. As for Jacob Thor's way of guarding through Lu Wei - he can't try every time of every day during this period. If this is the case, the problem will not be found, and he will die of exhaustion on the crystal first. The ball is in front.

After thinking about it, he decided to take the crystal ball to see Professor Dumbledore.In any case, the abnormal behavior of this group of giant wolves can almost completely prove that it was Jacob Saul's instruction to lure Lu Wei away.And just proving this was enough for Hagrid to realize that the problem didn't really lie with him.

It's not that our army doesn't work hard, but the enemy is too cunning.

After all, it seems from Lu Wei's performance that he really tries his best to stick to his position, but after all, he is just a three-headed dog, not a serious human being, and cannot face a group of giants. The wolf's various provocations were completely ignored.Not to mention Lu Wei, even many people will be fooled by the strategy of sending the tiger away from the mountain.

Not everyone is Sima Yi.

Chapter 149 The giant wolf in the forest

A very wise man once said that God does not play dice.

Moon didn't know whether God played dice or not. After all, he didn't know God, but God definitely liked playing tricks on others.

For example, Moon was teased severely now. He looked at Professor Dumbledore in confusion and asked: "You mean... these giant wolves were originally in the Forbidden Forest?"

Professor Dumbledore nodded slightly, with a rare hint of embarrassment on his face. Of course, for Professor Dumbledore, who had experienced many storms, it was just embarrassing, and he completely covered it up in the blink of an eye. And these shouldn’t be the giant wolves that came with Jacob Thor.”

Moon didn't quite understand why the old man made such a judgment, but there was no doubt that the professor had his reasons, so he looked at Professor Dumbledore and waited for his explanation.

"Hmm... do you know about the descendants of werewolves?"

"Are you referring to the offspring of two werewolves who were united in wolf form on a full moon night? These two groups of giant wolves are really as mentioned in the classics. They are very rare and even thought to only exist. From the legendary 'descendants of werewolves'?"

Professor Dumbledore nodded, "Yes, that's right. In fact, there has always been a group of descendants of werewolves living in the Forbidden Forest. Not only do I know their existence and know them, but so does Hagrid. That's why I It is said that the giant wolves that followed Jacob Thor to the Forbidden Forest were not this group - if they were really them, Hagrid would definitely recognize them and tell me."

It must be said that the professor's reasons are very good, and Moon also agrees with him.The problem is, this makes Moon even more confused.

"Since this group of giant wolves already lives in the Forbidden Forest, why do they go to all the trouble to lure Lu Wei away? Could it be that they have also been recruited by Jacob Thor?"

Professor Dumbledore crossed his arms and pondered for two seconds, then rejected Moon's idea, "I think that's not the case. The leader of this group of giant wolves - ah, the one who jumped in front of Lu Wei, It is very old now, just like me, and I am afraid that it is more concerned about maintaining its status. And they have always had a good relationship with Hogwarts. As for why such a thing happened... I think the reason is, Lu Wei. "

"Lu Wei?" Moon frowned, seeming to have something in mind.

"That's right, Lu Wei." The professor nodded and said: "For them, Lu Wei is an uninvited guest after all, and the matter of bringing Lu Wei to the Forbidden Forest was in a hurry, and we didn't have time to tell the Forbidden Forest. All the animals said hello. I think it is possible that Lu Wei had some conflict with these giant wolves, so the scene we saw happened."

Speaking of this, the old man himself couldn't help feeling a little emotional, "Now it seems that we were negligent..."

Moon did not comment. The matter was at this point. There was no point in saying this. The really meaningful thing was that if it was true as the old man said, wouldn't the blame come back to Hagrid?

There is no doubt that Professor Dumbledore is absolutely happy to take the main responsibility for this. After all, he is the one in charge. There is a problem in communication and coordination with the animals in the Forbidden Forest. He is responsible for it. It is also appropriate to take the main responsibility.But the problem is, Hagrid doesn't think so.

Under Professor Dumbledore's interested gaze, Moon crooked his knuckles and knocked on his forehead, then raised his head and said to the professor: "Professor, can we tell Hagrid about this later?" Thought I could try to get him again - uh, I mean, give him a hand."

The old man didn't take Moon's strange oral habits seriously. To be honest, he might have found it quite interesting.In short, he easily agreed to Moon's words.

In his words, why not?

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Of course, Moon was not bragging. Even though things seemed to be heading in a direction that was unfavorable to Hagrid, there were still doubts, which meant there was still hope.

Still the same question - Jacob Thor did not take advantage of the giant wolves in the Forbidden Forest to lure Lu Wei through Lu Wei's guard. So, when did he pass through?

This is the key question that really relates to how much responsibility Hagrid has to bear.

Of course, it was true that he had a clue, but as for how to figure out this matter, Moon's eyes suddenly darkened.

Fortunately, there is hope after all.

After returning to the common room, Moon opened a book as usual. The several Mortlan glass illusions in the morning had already made him very tired. Instead of rushing straight to Hagrid's hut to learn more about the situation, Moon , it is better to let yourself rest and be quiet first, and sort out your thoughts by the way, maybe you can gain something else.

As a result, he failed to wait for other harvests, but instead waited for another heavy rain.

Gall and Arlin were having fun outside, but they happened to run into Professor Flitwick, so they were roped in and ordered to help count the boxes shipped from outside the school.

Originally this was nothing, but the problem was that when they came back, they happened to be caught in the heavy rain. Just like that, when the two little wizards rushed back to the dormitory in embarrassment, they were already drowned.

Moon and Cedric were dumbfounded as they helped the two of them hang clothes on the stove for baking, while listening to the two people muttering about "the damn weather, the damn heavy rain, the damn box..."

Just when Yaerlin complained for the third time, there was a sudden knock on the small window of their dormitory.

Several little wizards looked at the windows together, only to find that what was knocking on their windows was not stones or suddenly larger raindrops, but a beautiful little bird that was pecking at the window frame with its beak.

Gal looked at the emerald green bird in confusion and muttered, "Is this a new species of woodpecker? It won't break the window frame, right?" [Note 1]

Different from the doubtful looks of the other three people, Moon looked at the little figure outside the window in surprise - yes, the little guy tapping on the window frame was the bird he saved last month.

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