Hogwarts Black Lagoon, near the Forbidden Forest.

This originally empty land has long been planted with various crops, just connected to the pumpkin field and soft lawn not far away, and is only roughly surrounded by a few wooden stakes, which is regarded as the dividing line used to distinguish the vegetable field.

The sky had gradually darkened, and only a dark red glow hung in the distant sky.

At night, the lake swells and gently laps on the shore, making a soft sound of water, mixed with the sound of the wind blowing through the forbidden forest not far away, forming a harmonious and wonderful natural duo.

The lights of Hogwarts Castle in the distance were already on, orange light streaming through the windows......

If nothing else, count the time, Hermione, Hannah, and Luna should have finished their Halloween show by now, sat in the auditorium, and started to get ready for a sumptuous holiday feast, right?

Elena sullenly kicked the clods of dirt at her feet, sat on top of the large pumpkin outside Hagrid's cabin, and looked enviously at the brightly lit Hogwarts Castle in front of her, swallowing as she rubbed the little lo-mei in her arms.

Not far from the girl, there was a warm campfire burning - she preferred to sit outdoors in the woodland and watch the sun go down and the lake and the forbidden forest rather than stay in Hagrid's cabin silly.

Frankly, Professor McGonagall's punishment didn't have much to complain about.

As a student, if you make a mistake in class, such as not turning in an assignment for two months in a row, or even using illusions to trick the professor and get a grade, it is indeed a violation of school rules.

Even if Elena has a certain logic and reason, she still can't escape the punishment of confinement.

The main thing is that Minerva McGonagall only accepted part of her defense, about the follow-up "not seriously unleashing Transfiguration, it is for everyone's safety", "If I click on this wand, Hogwarts may be gone"...... Professor McGonagall didn't even believe a single punctuation mark.

As a result, Elena needs to take the place of Rubeus Hagrid tonight, temporarily tending the vegetable garden near the Forbidden Forest and patrolling the fringe fields - the whole process of confinement will not be over until Hagrid finishes her Halloween dinner at the castle and comes out to replace her.

Strictly speaking, the symbolic significance of this "confinement" punishment is far greater than its substantive punishment.

As a gamekeeper, Hagrid doesn't stay in the castle for long, and the half-blood giant is lucky enough to have the chance to get in the Halloween spirit.

As Hagrid promised, he would come out of the castle in an hour at most to take over Elena's job.

Hermione, Hannah, and the others also comforted the unhappy white-haired dumpling, saying that they would leave her some delicious food to share when she returned to the auditorium - tonight's Halloween party lasted from dinner until eleven o'clock at night, so Professor McGonagall's confinement was more of a small warning.

Of course, according to Professor McGonagall, it was to prevent someone from sneaking out of the castle to steal vegetables and fish.

"Deserted...... No one is going to leave the castle at this time. ”

Elena picked up the dog in her arms, looked at the three little black heads, and muttered to herself.

Since the rules of Hogwarts' Happy Farm have been gradually improved, stealing vegetables has become less and less common, and it is rare to be able to grow potatoes in exchange for delicious dishes, and few people will choose to do thankless theft - whether it is stolen vegetables or caught fish, they can only be cooked by the students themselves, and the Hogwarts kitchen refuses to handle all ingredients of unknown origin.

"Whew! Huh?"

The three-headed little lo-mi blinked in confusion, obviously unable to understand Elena's unhappiness, and stretched out her tongue to lick the girl's hands flatteringly, trying to make the little master in front of her feel better.

At this moment, the dog's head in the middle, who was hesitating whether to lick his left hand or his right hand, was suddenly stunned, his little light pink nose twitched, and he turned to the direction of the forbidden forest not far away with a confused face, and barked nervously.

"Woohoo!"

"Huh, is there anything over there?"

Following Xiao Luwei's reminder, Elena turned her head sideways and looked curiously at the dark Forbidden Forest next to her.

The jungle not far from the vegetable garden seemed to hide some animal, and there was a slight rustling of the dense bushes, and a faint neighing of horses could be heard...... Huh? Could it be a centaur?

Elena immediately jumped off the large pumpkin vigilantly, subconsciously pulled out her wand and held it in her hand, and looked at the shadow with a frown.

The Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts is inhabited by several colonies, and she has long known this, and she has the impression that the Centaurs are not friendly to wizards - in the eyes of the Centaurs, "The Forbidden Forest" is a false proposition, and only the woods belong to them.

It stands to reason that the centaur tribe is supposed to be entrenched in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and rarely set foot in the area around Hogwarts Castle.

However, Elena is not sure whether these self-proclaimed messengers of nature will be ready to ask for an explanation because of some of the changes she has brought to Hogwarts.

"Fluorescent flickering. ”

Elena whispered, and with a delicate flick of her wand, a firefly-like white light emerged from the tip of her wand and trembled towards the bushes not far ahead.

"Who's there? ”

Hearing the girl's voice, there was another tremor in the bushes, and then a small golden figure cautiously walked out from behind the trees...... Smaller than a typical foal, slender and elegant, glowing with a misty pale golden glow in the glow of fluorescent shimmers.

An outlier unicorn cub, if nothing else, should be one of the same Elena and the others had seen before.

The fur on the little one's neck hung down softly, his big lake-blue eyes shimmered, and a small young horn on the top of his head seemed to be a little longer than he had seen before, at least it was no longer the round soft bag.

"Strange, why are there unicorn cubs running over here...... Don't scream, you're scaring others!"

Elena glanced at the timid little guy not far away, patted the head of the three little milk dogs who were still grinning, and put the wand in her hand back on, revealing a warm and friendly smile.

"Don't be afraid, come over to my sister, it's warm on my side. ”

Facing the little silver-haired witch in the flickering firelight, the little golden unicorn couldn't help but tremble, and the little hooves subconsciously moved back, as if they wanted to turn around and hide back in the bushes.

However, the little unicorn hesitated slightly, and a hint of human stubbornness flashed in its big lake-blue eyes, and it trotted all the way to Elena's side, and then opened its mouth - bite.

"Huh?"

Elena was slightly stunned, and looked down at the beautiful little golden unicorn in front of her in confusion.

I saw that this little guy didn't know what was wrong, and as soon as they met, he bit her sleeve tightly, as if he wanted to drag her in the direction of the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and his nose made a purring sound, looking extremely anxious.

What's going on? This little guy ......

Elena looked around, and the entire hunting lodge was quiet, and there was no sign of danger.

At this moment, Elena, who was stroking the golden sideburns of the little unicorn, suddenly moved, raised her right hand with a solemn face, and twisted thoughtfully in the firelight.

A silvery-white, glittering viscous substance appeared on the tip of her finger.

This is...... Unicorn blood?!

There is no doubt that the source of the bloodstains is not the ignorant little guy in front of him, at least Elena did not see any obvious wounds on it, so the answer is self-evident, but the extent of blood staining in such a large area ......

That injured unicorn could be dangerous, and even highly likely to have ......

If you count the time, Hagrid may not be back for at least ten minutes, and it will be too late.

"Lu Wei, let's go!"

Without much hesitation, Elena gritted her teeth, stomped her foot hard, put the three little milk dogs that were still in a daze on her chest, and ran towards the dark depths of the Forbidden Forest with the guidance of the little unicorn.

While the unicorn has the ability to heal most of its wounds, the unicorn's own wounds are difficult to heal, which is an Achilles' heel of this powerful magical creature - on the plus side, she may just be a veterinarian...... Right?

......

Meanwhile.

At Hogwarts Great Hall, the Halloween singing performance has just ended.

Hannah asked casually as she ate the fragrant pumpkin pie in front of her.

"Speaking of which, Professor Quirrell doesn't seem to be here tonight?"

"Maybe I'm sick. When I met him in the afternoon, the professor's face was very bad. ”

Hermione shrugged her shoulders and replied nonchalantly, her gaze wandering over the sumptuous table.

"By the way, do you think Elena will like this roasted pumpkin seed, or should we cut her some more lamb chops, so that when she returns to the Great Hall after her confinement, she won't have to have another house-elf serve it. ”

"You say, will Sister Elena get lost outside the castle?"

Luna Lovegood turned her head with some apprehension and looked at the empty spot beside her.

"Shall we go out and see her early?" I'm a little worried about the ...... if there's some bad guy."

"Don't worry, Luna. Elena is not stupid, she doesn't run around by herself when she's alone. Besides, I think if there are really any bad guys, it's the bad guys who need to worry about it, right?"

"But ......"

"It's okay, it's okay. Eat first, eat first, this apple pie is so good!"

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Well, today's this, it's not out of context~ it should be ~ weak ~