Chapter 736: Night Walkers Under the Moon
Speaking of which, Hagrid had been teaching the conservation of magical creatures at Hogwarts for several years, but he was more accustomed to living in the somewhat dimly lit and scruffy hunting lodge than in the castle's clean office.
If he had to ask why, he might have done more to be able to take care of his precious magical creatures at any time, but it was not because he missed Dumbledore.
The favor Dumbledore had given him was enough to keep in mind for the rest of his life.
"Professor Hagrid, I'm sorry to trouble you to stay with me so late today. Tomorrow is Monday, and if you need to prepare for tomorrow's lesson, you can just sit here and read by the light for a while, without worrying about my presence. ”
In the old days, Hagrid's hut would have been rarely visited, especially after dark, and even Harry and the others, who often came to visit the house, would only come when there was something to do.
Today, however, there was one more person than usual in the hunting lodge.
"I'm all right, Mr. Lemay."
Hagrid gave up the only armchair in the cabin to the other man, and sat on top of several barrels that were placed next to each other, matching his body without a sense of disobedience.
"I don't usually prepare for a class, and I only need to think hard for a few days when picking a new animal," Hagrid continued, taking a sip ......of hot tea, "'You should choose what the students will be interested in, not what you will be interested in, if it is practical. That's what Maca told me in the first place. ”
As he spoke, he waved his palm the size of a trash can lid again, and said helplessly: "It seems that everyone thinks that those little guys I like are more ...... Well, more grumpy? Oh, I can't describe it because I think they're all cute......"
"Really?" The old butler said curiously, "Then what exactly do you like about the 'little guy'?" ”
"That's a lot—"
When it comes to these topics, Hagrid is particularly energetic.
“…… For example, Kemeramon! During the Triwizard Tournament, I helped the trainers of the Greek Rare Animal Sanctuary take care of a female. Seriously, that little girl...... It's exciting! ”
"Oh, the Final Three?"
Regarding Hagrid's "bold" remarks, the old butler's expression seemed a little subtle.
"That sounds like a good ......"
"Of course, it's actually very good," Hagrid was saying, and as for the other party's feelings, he had long since thrown them out of the clouds, "It's a pity, if only you could see it with your own eyes - in this day and age, Kemera is hard to find!" ”
"Well, I've heard that there are only a few places in the world where they can be found, and only the Greek Rare Animal Sanctuary, which is the place of origin, has two heads raised independently." The old butler reluctantly agreed.
"Yes, I didn't expect you to know a lot! Looks like you love them too—" Hagrid nodded happily, "but you don't know what it's like to actually come into contact with them." Ah...... The waist, the legs, and the strength of the twist are really ......"
While one of the two people in the room was chatting passionately, and the other was obviously at a loss, a figure suddenly came to the window on the side of the cabin.
The figure came so quietly that neither of the two people in the room noticed it.
……
At the same time, outside the window of the hunting lodge.
"Waist and legs? What is this talking about? The old witch standing by the window listened attentively, and couldn't help frowning slightly, "Well, no matter what you're talking about, at least the goal is to find ...... I didn't expect him to hide here. ”
It seems that she had tried to look around the castle before she came, but she didn't find it.
"However, it's more convenient for me to take it here...... It's much easier than being in a castle. The old witch thought to herself, "It's just that Professor Rubeus Hagrid seems to have the blood of giants, and he needs to pay more attention when he starts to do it for a while." ”
After a moment's deliberation, she looked around a few more times to make sure there was no one else nearby.
However, Marca had told her at first that the vestibule had already been emptied by Professor McGonagall. At this moment, it seems that she happens to be given enough room to show.
After another careful confirmation, the old witch left the place again, and hurried straight to the school gate.
Mapping out a path before launching an action is what a good planner needs to do. Rather than the strange vigilance magic that covered the school, the gate was a more fitting breach.
The magic used for vigilance was originally the effect of the rune array set up by Maca herself, and it could only be turned on and off by the principal's office.
It was something he had concocted after a series of attacks on Hogwarts, and it was originally intended to deal with Voldemort and Greenwald, and it was something that could be dealt with casually.
And this old witch of the African wizarding world not only has a lot of confidence in magic, but also believes that she has enough shrewdness in these details.
This keen insight is also one of the experiences that have supported her to get to where she is today in this life.
However, the defensive spell set on the school gate has always been the handiwork of Professor Flitwick, and naturally it is not so easy to break.
Therefore, the old witch had to spend a lot of time at the school gate, in order to clear her retreat as little as possible.
But just as she stopped near the school gate, another figure had already arrived at the place where she had left off—near Hagrid's hut.
In the room, Hagrid and the old butler seemed to continue to chat, and Hagrid was as interested as ever.
"One is Professor Hagrid, and the other is who?"
At this time, it was Ens who was still on top of the Astronomical Tower. True, he came alone, while Alexander remained on top, keeping a close eye on the situation.
The two of them had discussed it, and if Alexander noticed that there was indeed something unusual down there, or if it was simply Ens gesturing to him, then he would go straight to the professors to report the situation.
"Hmm...... Whoever it was, it must have been a guest on Hagrid's side," Ens pondered as he listened, "So, am I really just too suspicious?" ”
As he thought so, he glanced back at the top of the Astronomical Tower, only to see Alexander above waving at him. After noticing that he looked up, he stretched out his arms straight in the direction of the school gate.
"What...... Meaning? ”
Ens didn't understand for a moment, he looked at the school gate that was dark and rumbling in the night, and then at Alexander's small figure in the starry sky, and secretly wondered if the other party wanted him to go to the school gate to check.
"Could it be that there are other suspicious figures over there?"
He subconsciously took a few steps to the side, trying to find an angle to see more clearly, but unexpectedly, he kicked a broken broom in the corner of the wall.
In the midst of this sudden accident, Ens still maintained a certain degree of vigilance. His movements were quick, but he hastily reached out and grabbed the broom handle accurately.
Unfortunately, the other end of the broom clicked against the wall, and the sound was especially clear in this quiet night.
The next moment, the sleeping hound in the house barked violently - this timid fellow was awakened by such a small movement!
"Bang!"
Hagrid had been a hunting groundsman at Hogwarts for fifty years, and even now, he has been consciously juggling this mission.
If the old witch had sneaked around as silently as he had done before, he might not have noticed it, but if a sound had reached his ears, he would have moved more quickly than a frightened unicorn.
While Ens was still secretly frustrated by his little mistake, the door to the hunting lodge had been opened from the inside. Hagrid, on the other hand, leaned out of the room at once.
"You're from Hufflepuff...... Ens Taon? It's so late, why are you here! ”
"Uh, I just saw a suspicious guy on the Astronomy Tower."
To Hagrid's questioning, Ens had to be honest - he didn't want to add any more bad records to his head!
"That should be the one from the African delegation...... Well, the old witch with the skull cane. ”
"Oh?"
When Hagrid heard this, he immediately lowered his voice, and then quickly ran out and grabbed Enns' arm and walked back to the hut.
"I won't mention the fact that you still come out to run around at night, anyway, you come in first, don't make a noise."
With that, Ens was dragged by Hagrid into the hunting lodge, and the wooden door closed again. At the top of the astronomical tower, Alexander, who saw this scene, was at a loss, so he had to watch from above.
……
In fact, that series of movements was discovered by the old witch at the school gate.
Although Hagrid's hut was a little far from the school gate, as mentioned before, the Hogwarts front courtyard was too quiet at night.
Whenever there is some unnatural sound, it will be transmitted far away, even near the school gate, it can be faintly heard.
Originally, the old witch was still trying to break the spell with the help of alchemy, but when she realized that the situation had changed, she decisively chose to return to investigate the specific situation.
In order to ensure her own safety, she also immediately raised the skull staff in her hand and waved it lightly in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.
She waved it, only to hear the sound of a whisk somewhere on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, the sound of something rubbing against the bushes.
The moon was hiding behind the clouds again, and the front court of Hogwarts Castle seemed to be getting hazy and hazy.
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