Hagrid led them to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, pointed to a path hidden in the woods, and said to them, "Since you are curious about what is in the woods...... Let's go!"

Albert and the others looked into the forest one after another, and there was a dead forest in their field of vision, and a cold wind blew from the forest, making the four of them shiver and shiver together.

"Hagrid, aren't you going to prepare?" Albert asked, thinking that Hagrid would take his weapon and enter the Forbidden Forest with his bare hands.

"Ready?" Hagrid tilted his head, as if pondering what Albert meant. After a moment, he patted his chest with the palm of his fan-sized hand and said confidently, "As long as you are with me, no creature in the Forbidden Forest will harm you." ”

Albert gave Hagrid a thumbs up and complimented, "It seems that not everyone can be a hunting ground keeper. ”

"That's nature. ”

Hagrid walked ahead, and Albert hurriedly followed.

There was a dead silence in the woods, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the movement of the short-legged men was greatly hindered, and it was particularly difficult to walk.

"It's a shame that you want to catch rabbits in this environment. Albert pulled his boots out of the snow, and he could feel the snow pouring into them.

"Catch a rabbit?" Hagrid paused, turning his head to look at Albert and the group, "What rabbit to catch." ”

"Nothing, the last time we were here, we found a hare. George muttered, "We're going to go fishing near the Black Lake recently." ”

"Hagrid, where are you going to take us?" Fred asked as he glared at George, digressing the subject.

"Take you around and learn about the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid gestured to the snow around him, "It's always been like this, you know. ”

"I've heard of troll activity in the Forbidden Forest. Li Jordan suddenly asked, "Is this true?"

"Forest trolls, they're in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and it might take days to walk. Hagrid said confidently, "Even if you encounter trolls, you don't have to worry, I can defeat them with my bare hands." ”

"Are there really trolls here?" Albert was surprised.

In fact, Albert did not doubt that Hagrid would be able to fight the trolls, after all, this person has the blood of giants and belongs to the characters who can walk sideways in the Forbidden Forest.

"There were, and there are quite a few. After Dumbledore took over as Headmaster, he decided to keep the trolls away from Hogwarts, he didn't like stupid guys. Hagrid explained, "Trolls are stupid and dangerous to most students. ”

"I think the principal knew that there would be students who were curious to enter the forest, so he drove away all the dangers in the vicinity to prevent students from having accidents. Fred guessed.

"Makes sense. Several people chimed in.

"I'm curious, how can there be a road here?" Albert pointed to the fork in the road, "It's not like a beast path. ”

"Most of the roads here are carved out by me. Hagrid said proudly. "Of course, some of them were beasts. ”

For the rest of the year, Hagrid took them around the forest, encountering no danger or seeing any magical creatures.

There are no beasts in the woods, and there are no curious anecdotes, only the cold and dead silence of winter.

It reminds Albert of the adventures he once saw, and behind the thrilling adventures, there is often a boring rush day and night.

In the dense bushes, there is a rare clearing, and the sunlight spills through the branches, reflecting a golden yellow in the clearing.

Albert's gaze fell under an old pine oak with an unnatural bulge. He walked over, brushed away the snow above, and dug out a mushroom from it?

No, not quite like a mushroom, this thing should be called a mushroom.

"Hagrid, do you think this thing can be eaten?" Albert handed Hagrid the mushroom he had found.

"What are you doing with this?" Hagrid scratched his head, but nodded anyway and explained, "Yes, it tastes okay, but I don't eat this thing, it's usually only available in winter, and it's scarce and hard to dig." ”

Don't eat this thing?

The corners of Albert's mouth twitched, staring at what he was doing, he thought it was a bit like ......

"What are you digging here?" asked George, curious.

"Nothing. I've heard that this thing is delicious when baked. Albert coughed lightly, bent down and gouged out a smaller one in the snow. He used his wand to turn a twig into a bag, tossed what he dug into the bag, and stuffed it back into his robe's pocket.

"Roasted, delicious?" Hagrid raised an eyebrow, "I haven't tried it." ”

"Ahem. Albert changed the subject, "Hagrid, are you going to take us around the woods?"

"The forbidden forest is very big, and I can't walk for a few days. Hagrid's face was covered with embarrassment under his beard, and no one else could see it.

After walking for a while, Albert heard the sound of gurgling water in the distance, and there was a stream nearby, and it was not frozen yet?

Hagrid suddenly stopped, raised his hand to signal the few people behind him to stop, his eyes fixed on the figure not far away, and shouted, "Whoever is there, come out." ”

"Hagrid, why are you here?" spoke a witch who seemed to know Hagrid.

"Are you?" Hagrid looked a little embarrassed, apparently forgetting the other man's name.

Albert looked curiously at the visitor, a witch with short gray hair and a protruding chin.

"Wilmina Graplan. The witch introduced herself, "We've met a few times. ”

"Oh, hello, Graplan. Hagrid patted his head awkwardly and said that he had met each other a few times in Professor Kettleberg, and Grapelan was also an expert in magical biology, and occasionally exchanged ideas with each other.

"Hagrid, what are you doing here?" the witch Graplan's gaze fell on the four students behind Hagrid, "they're Hogwarts students!"

"This ......" Hagrid was embarrassed, not knowing what to say, and it was obviously not in accordance with the rules for him to take Albert and the others into the woods.

"Ahem, ma'am, Hagrid actually brought us here to dig matsutake mushrooms. Albert pulled something he had just dug out of his pocket, "By the way, satisfy our curiosity." ”

"Matsutake mushrooms?" Graplan's gaze fell on Albert's mushroom, and Hagrid looked at him suspiciously.

The latter nodded awkwardly, pretending that was how things were.

Grapeland didn't follow up, she wasn't a professor at Hogwarts, and she didn't have much to say about it, so after a few casual conversations with Hagrid, she took her leave and left to visit Professor Kettleber.

"What is that lady doing here?" asked George curiously.

"To visit Professor Kettleber, they are experts in magical creatures, and I have met her a few times at Professor Kettleber's place. Hagrid scratched his head and said, "I heard that Professor Kettleber's bird and snake eggs have hatched, and I'm going to give her a few." ”

"By the way, you guys can really make up a lie casually?" Fred looked at Albert angrily, "It seems that I can't believe your nonsense in the future." ”

"I call it wit, you know?" Albert repeatedly emphasized. "Do you know what wit is?"

"And, we did dig up matsutake mushrooms. This thing is said to taste good in charcoal, and it would be nice if you could dig it up. Albert had never tasted matsutake mushrooms, and he was a little curious that roasted matsutake mushrooms were as delicious as they were rumored.

"Ahem, that's not the point, why is that witch going to visit Professor Kettleber?" Fred said curiously. "Could it be that the professor of conservation magical biology lives in the woods?"

"Professor Kettleber does live in the forest. Hagrid coughed dryly and reminded, "Still, I think we should go back." ”

"Didn't you say that it was dangerous in the Forbidden Forest?" asked Lee Jordan rhetorically.

"Professor Kettleber lives on the outskirts of the forest, and the magical creatures he raises need an open space to move. Hagrid coughed lightly and said, "Alright, I think we should go back." ”