Chapter 289: Buckbeak and the New Plan
Evan and Hermione walked over to the fire and heard Ron trying to comfort Harry. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"You're going to do well!" Ron said, "You've got a firebow bolt!"
"Yes!" Harry nodded, as if his stomach was cramping, "I have firebolts, but Malfoy ......"
Harry didn't look very confident, and before Evan and Hermione could say anything, Wood suddenly stood up and shouted, "Team, sleep!"
This seemed to be a signal, and everyone felt like they were relieved.
Suddenly, the entire common room became empty. In order not to disturb the rest of the players, the other students also returned to their dormitories early.
Aven watched Hermione return to his bedroom, where he sat alone in the deserted common room for a moment, his mind shifting from the upcoming Quidditch final to the eight-eyed spider.
Just as he was thinking about it, the common room door was opened.
Colin panted and crawled in from the outside, a thick stack of forms in his hand.
"What's in your hand?" asked Aven curiously.
"Regarding the selection of courses for next year, you know, there are a few additional courses that need to be added in the third grade. Colin pulled out a form and handed it to Aven, "I just got back from Professor McGonagall's office, and she was going to come over to announce it herself, but given that tomorrow is the Quidditch final, she asked me to bring the form and promotional materials with me." ”
He walked over and posted a large notice on the bulletin board next to the fireplace, and the first thing Evan saw was an introduction to the divination class.
As with the cover of "Piercing the Fog and Looking Ahead", after introducing Professor Trelawney and the Divination class, the notice depicts a huge black dog standing in the mist, resembling Sirius' Animagus form, representing the ominous misfortune and calamity.
If he could, Evan didn't want to waste any time on this class at all.
However, the thought of those unpleasant prophecies forced him to change his mind, and decided to get as close as possible to Professor Trelawney as he had planned, so that he could keep track of the clues and deal with the ethereal future that he had changed by his own hands.
"Which course are you going to take?" said Colin, "I have just taken a brief look at the many courses to choose from, and Professor McGonagall suggests that we should consider them carefully. ”
"I haven't figured it out yet, but the divination class is a must!" Evan grabbed the quill on the table and ticked the box in front of the divination class.
"You chose a divination class!" said Colin, surprised, "I thought you, like Hermione, had always thought Professor Trelawney was a liar." ”
"For the most part, it is, but it cannot be denied that in rare cases, she can indeed make real predictions, and it is extremely important, which is why I chose this course. "And I have to admit that it's very easy to get a high grade in this class." It doesn't matter if you really see the future or not, just keep predicting that you are going to meet with misfortune, and Professor Trelawney likes to read this. ”
"I don't have any idea, but I know Harry has chosen Divination as well, and since you both did, it shouldn't be wrong. Colin also crossed his form and asked uncertainly, "By the way, what other classes did Harry take?"
Judging by the way he looked, it seemed that he was going to choose the exact same course as Harry. Despite their familiarity, Colin was still Harry's most adored supporter of all the young wizards at Hogwarts, and in some ways he was even more fanatical and persistent than Ginny.
"Protecting Magical Creatures, which Hagrid is the professor of, is always happy to bring some strange and magical creatures to class. ”
"That's right, I remembered!" Colin said with a slight increase in his voice, "Hagrid and his monster friend, the Hippogriff named Buckbeak. I've read those articles you and Hermione wrote, and it taught Malfoy a hard lesson at the beginning of the semester and did what I always wanted to do. ”
"Hippogriff!" said to Aven's mind.
"Buckbeak is good, but I hope Hagrid doesn't bring it into class, it looks scary. Colin continued, "I've read in books that ancient wizards used this flying monster to travel, and legend was often circulated in medieval Europe that someone rode a ......."
Colin began to tell Evan a legend he had heard as a child about monsters such as Hippogriffs in the Muggle world.
Evan was sure that Colin was definitely confusing the miraculous creature of the Hippogriff and the Griffon, as the protagonists of the legends he told were all griffins, creatures with the body and claws of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, and a sun-colored feather and coat.
The wizarding community generally believes that the griffin was the result of a dangerous magical experiment by ancient warlocks, far more dangerous than the Hippogriff.
In recent years, through the research of magical biologists, a new theory has been born, that is, the Hippogriff is the offspring of griffins and horses, and the male griffin and mare mate to give birth to Hippogriffs.
However, this claim is not very credible, and it is clear from the historical documents that have been handed down that griffons have always despised horses, so their union is anything but unusual.
There was even a proverb in the wizarding world of the Middle Ages: Don't try to match a griffin with a horse, meaning it's impossible.
So, as a combined offspring of the two, the Hippogriff's existence itself is also a symbol of wonder or love.
All of the above is purely conjecture in the academic community. There is hardly a living griffon in the wizarding world to verify this, and this historically famous magical creature has long since become extinct and is only survived by a vast array of myths and legends.
There was no need for Evan to talk to Colin about this, they weren't doing academic research, but Collin's mention of Hippogriffs and Buckbeak reminded him that he could use Buckbeak to fly into Alagog's lair.
There are many drawbacks of broomsticks, such as not being able to carry them around, unstable performance due to driving, and not being able to exit safely after killing Aragog, etc., and riding Buckbeak has no such problems.
The Hippogriff is highly intelligent and can understand the words and expressions of wizards, and it can take Evan into the territory of the Eight-Eyed Spider and take him away when everything is done.
Moreover, Buckbeak also has a certain attack power of his own, which can help Evan, instead of Aven worrying about it when he fights the Eight-Eyed Spider.
Using the Hippogriff Buckbeak instead of the Broomstick, the more Evan thought about it, the more he felt that the idea would work.
If it weren't too late, he would have wanted to give it a try now. (To be continued.) )