To the west of Hogwarts Castle, this is a Forbidden Forest area made up of a large expanse of gloomy woods. Next to the narrow, fast-flowing river that flows at the bottom of the valley, a clearing by the river is home to foxglove and wild roses, and bees buzz to and fro, which is also a major water intake for the Centaur tribe.

Alan stepped out of the shadow of a large tree.

Several pony men drop their water bottles in warning, and several guards kneeling on the slopes of a lush, soft grass raise their bows and arrows and leap vigilantly from the ground.

They then recognized the wizard in front of them as Alan Harris, the current Headmaster of Hogwarts. However, the wizard in front of him with strange pale cheeks and some ominous aura was not Allen in his junior years after all, which made these horses who knew him only feel uncomfortable, and their hooves slashed uneasily on the ground a few times.

A brownish-red foal even shuddered, and Alan realized that this was probably the first centaur he had ever met, with long red hair, a shiny brownish red body from the waist down, and a long red tail trailing behind her.

The horsemen slowly withdrew their bows and arrows, bent their front legs in the direction of his back, lowered their haughty heads, and bent their waists.

Alan took the initiative to step forward and greet him: "Hello, I'm Alan Harris, the current headmaster of Hogwarts, I'm looking for Matilda, please help inform me." ”

"The head man knows everything. A centaur with a brown mane said vaguely. No sooner had he finished than the sound of horses' hooves came from the woods, and after a while a majestic and strong horseman stepped out with a vigorous step, its strong body glowing with a chestnut sheen, its noble head raised in a dashing manner, a lock of golden-red beard fluttering on its chest, and its eyes were deep and charming, and it seemed to hide the starry sky in them.

"Matilda, I'm glad you're in as good shape as I was when I first saw you. Alan responded enthusiastically.

"Forever friend of the centaurs, thanks to you, our centaur tribe has a better understanding of the foreshadowing of the stars than the rest of our kind. Matilda raised her head in a dashing manner, her attitude no different from how young she had been," said Let's go inside. ”

After rounding a few hills, the familiar scenery reminded me of a few years ago, and Alan drove past several bushes to the silver star lake, where the breeze ruffled the surface of the lake and brought the stars to the world.

In some straw baskets on the grass were filled with cooked oatcakes sprinkled with sunflower seeds, which Alan had eaten when he was entertained in first grade, knowing that they were seasoned with herbs and cheese, and that the fruit and honey wine was contained in a sliced wooden glass.

Alan didn't cast his magic, he just sat down on the grass, picked up a piece of oatmeal and broke it into his mouth, the Forbidden Forest air was cool, fresh, with a faint fragrance of flowers, and in the distance, a few foals could not do the quiet cultivation of the adult centaurs next to them, they ran around the star lake, playing happily.

"Alan, the stars tell me that sooner or later the silence of this star lake will be broken. Matilda's tone was full of worry after Alan had eaten all the oatcakes and took a sip of fruit wine.

"Matilda, my friend, I know you're worried about the Hogwarts renovations, but trust me that I won't let them affect the centaurs. Alan put down his gourd glass.

"As friends and our benefactors, we should have supported your decision......" Matilda's deep eyes looked at Allen, and he smoothed his beard raised by the wind, "I've heard that a dragon farm will be built near the Black Lagoon and that various magical animals will be relocated here, and the foals are deeply concerned about this. ”

"Matilda, when I designed the drawings, I took into account the interests of the natives of the Forbidden Forest, even if I didn't consider our friendship. Alan replied in a sincere tone, "Trust me, trust the Hogwarts professors and Umbrella staff, we have enough means to keep them under control, and not let them threaten you from ravaging the Forbidden Forest like the eight-eyed spiders used to do. ”

Matilda shook her head: "Of course I believe you Alan... I know the sinister intentions of the wizards who came to tell us the news, so I had to pass this news on to you through Ferenze, but my concern is that the appearance of these magical creatures will destroy the biological chain here..."

"This trust in you... I am very grateful for that, Matilda. Eren said and took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, "I understand your concerns, the centaurs have lived here for many years, all their resources depend on the Forbidden Forest for their survival, and these new magical creatures... Their presence will inevitably lead to fewer prey and fewer resources available to you..."

"After the eight-eyed spiders disappeared a few years ago, there are more newborn foals... It's not easy for the centaur tribe to expand to the size it is today... The centaurs of our tribe have lived in this forest for generations. Matilda nodded solemnly, "I studied your wizards' laws when I was younger, and if there is a horse population in a country, the magical government of that country will set aside a special living area for us, and the owner of this area is not actually us horsemen... And Alan, you still have Hogwarts, and you are the real master of this Forbidden Forest... Alan, I learned about your family's power from Ferenze, so I beg you, my friend, to place the dragon farm and those magical creatures in other areas?"

"Matilda, like I said before, of course I thought about this when I was designing, please don't worry about the dragons, the Forbidden Forest can't satisfy them... And prefer to be fed to prey on these lazy guys themselves... In fact, I set up a dragon farm at Hogwarts for..."Allen's fingers tapped on his leg to clear the image of Drogon and Lacey in his mind, and replaced it with a more confident statement, "In fact, I brought so many magical creatures in Hogwarts for the purpose of my educational reform, the content of the previous magical beast protection class... In fact, most of the content is too casual and unsystematic, which is very much at the level of the professors themselves... Anyway, it's for wizarding students, you know that there are now three schools at Hogwarts that deal with students of different ages, and their curricula are almost completely different, but they all have a need for magical creatures..."Noticing that he had diverted a little from the topic, Alan cleared his throat, "So how could I let you centaurs be implicated because of Hogwarts education, and Hogwarts will regularly provide centaurs with living supplies as compensation." ”

"Thank you for your generosity, Alan. Matilda refused, "But the centaurs are enough to survive on their own, and we don't allow ourselves to accept handouts from others..."

"It's not a handout, this forbidden forest will be very lively in the future, and it should not even be called the forbidden forest anymore, this is an outdoor classroom for the students... Matilda, on behalf of Hogwarts, I cordially invite the centaurs to be rangers of the Forbidden Forest, and I ask you to help these little wizards who have entered the Forbidden Forest while the professors are teaching, and if you wish, please teach them, just like the professors are like your foals, so that they can use their own way to avoid the harmful plants and learn not to be harmed by dangerous magical beasts..." Matilda, on behalf of Hogwarts, I cordially invite the centaurs to serve as rangers of the Forbidden Forest, and ask that you help these young wizards who have entered the Forbidden Forest while the professors are teaching, and if you wish, you can even become teaching assistants to educate them, just like the professors are like your foals, so that they can use your way to avoid the harmful plants and dangerous magical beasts... Of course, the most important thing is that you know that the situation has not been peaceful recently, and the maintenance of order and tranquility in the Forbidden Forest requires the help of the Centaurs... For wizards, the patrolled Aurors don't have the advantage of you centaurs in the Forbidden Forest... So to keep the students and Hogwarts safe... It's not a handout, it's a request from me. ”

"If this is a Hogwarts program, then I promise my clan won't have any objections to it in the future....Alan, I understand that you want to help the centaur tribe get more resources and improve their lives... But you know the habits of the centaurs, with the exception of ferencze, most centaurs don't really want to socialize too much with wizards... Of course you're different—" Matilda's blonde beard swayed from side to side on her chest, and he was more accustomed to speaking outright, in a way he was not used to.

Alan didn't interrupt the other party's train of thought, he just let himself take another small bite of oatmeal and put it in his mouth and chewed it.

It took a long time for the centaur leader to clear up his words: "Alan, friend of the centaurs, you should know that in the division of the Ministry of Magic, we centaurs are not divided into people, although we are voluntarily divided into beasts... Ferenze's situation is different, it was a unilateral choice of its own, but if the centaurs of our entire tribe were directly involved in the wizard's work..."Matilda shook her head, "it would make our tribe considered a traitor to the centaurs by the rest of the centaurs, and it would cause problems for your Ministry of Magic... I know you've been at odds with other countries lately, so I can't agree to your request or accept your funding, but Alan, this matter of patrolling the Forbidden Forest... In fact, we've been doing this for years, and we'd have told Dumbledore some signs of the Forbidden Forest, so please keep it up to us centaurs. ”

(End of chapter)