By the time Hermione came out of the Room of Requirement, a long time had passed.

The corridor outside was still so dark that she couldn't see her fingers, quietly engulfing her figure; The rain outside the castle seemed to unconsciously become much heavier, thoughtfully muffling the sound of her hurried footsteps.

However, on such a "gentle" rainy night, she was not the only one to take care of.

As Hermione was feeling dark again and secretly returning to the dormitory the way she came, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed outside the window at the end of the hallway, illuminating a hidden corner behind her.

There, a figure shrouded in a hooded cloak flickered.

The figure stood still, its entire face hidden in the shadow of its hood. Looking at the slight tilt of his head and standing still, it seemed to be listening to the distance Hermione had left.

"Boom—"

Another explosion rang out from the clouds, breaking through the storm curtain and reaching the ears of everyone who was still awake.

After confirming that Hermione was far away, the figure moved. I saw that he took a light step, and took a few steps to the place where the door of the room disappeared, and stretched out his hand to touch it slightly.

As one can see, it is indeed a white wall, leaving no trace.

The figure seemed to be undying, not only walking around the neighborhood a few times as Hermione had done before, but also pulling out his wand and examining the walls carefully, but never getting any results.

Eventually, as if giving up, the man stared in the direction Hermione had left for a moment, and then hurried away.

But the man didn't notice that while he was following Hermione all the way, someone was also quietly following him. When he turned the corner, there was another thoughtful figure in the hallway.

……

Hagrid is back.

Yes, because his wounds on his face were completely healed, so he could finally come back and teach everyone.

Early the next morning, when the young wizards entered the cool auditorium one after another, they noticed that there was a big man in the teaching staff seat.

Many of the Gryffindor students were fond of Hagrid, even though his Protecting Magical Creatures class was always a bit ...... You know...... It's a little exciting, but aren't the little lions in Gryffindor House a good bite?

Like the twins, Fred and George, and their iron buddies, Lee and the others, rushed to Hagrid with cheers and joy, and grabbed his broad, thick hands again and again.

Of course, there aren't a lot of kids who like Hagrid, but to be honest, it's not that much. Not to mention the Slytherins who have always rejected him, even in the Gryffindor house, where the voices of support are the majority, there are a few who seem to be reluctant.

By the way, all of them are girls.

Like Parvati, Lavender, and so on, when they saw Hagrid's figure, they immediately exchanged a few looks with a depressed face, and their mood was not very beautiful.

In this regard, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, three of Hagrid's "die-hard supporters", are not unable to understand the thoughts of those who are silently opposed.

Because in Hagrid's absence, Professor Graplan, who came to teach as a substitute, did teach more favorably - at least Grapeland wouldn't go to those magical beasts full of violence as everyone's subject.

After all, how many people would be willing to risk having their necks bitten off by "teaching aids" to attend a lecture?

Conservation classes for magical creatures have always been taught together between the two houses, with Gryffindor and Slytherin and Ravenclaw with Hufflepuff.

Last night it rained all night, from small to large, and then from large to small, until it was almost dawn.

So today it was wet everywhere outside, and even the residual temperature in the air seemed to have been washed away by the heavy rain last night, and everyone couldn't help but shrink their necks between the cold wind and the continuous blowing.

Harry and the rest of the students walked along the cobblestone path between the lawns, wrapped up and down, but they still didn't feel much warmth.

In the crowd, Hermione hid half of her face in her scarf, her eyelids drooped slightly, and she couldn't help but yawn as she walked.

It seemed that even though it was so cold around her, it still couldn't dispel the fatigue caused by her lack of sleep.

When she sneaked back to the dorm room last night, it wasn't really late at all, but when she got under the covers and tried to fall asleep early, she found that her mind was full of everything she had seen in the Room of Requirement.

In the midst of the turmoil in her heart, she stared until dawn before she was about to fall asleep.

“…… What do you think Hagrid will have for us in a moment? Ron looked in high spirits.

"Well, who knows?" Harry shook his head and said, "I just hope he can be as restrained as possible, after all, it's a lot of tension everywhere during this time, but it's best not to make any trouble." ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, the excitement on Ron's face also lowered slightly, "I see Aurors from time to time in the school these days, and I saw it early in the morning today...... I wonder if they've been scurrying around all night! ”

"Not really." "Not at night."

Harry and Hermione dismissed Ron's speculation almost simultaneously.

"Huh?" Ron said strangely, "How do you know?" ”

"It's a live map." Harry said in a low voice.

"Uh-oh, that's-" Ron nodded, and looked at Hermione again, "What about you, Hermione?" How do you know? ”

"Me?" Hermione had just woken up a little from her daze, but she regretted her subconscious answer just now, "Hmm...... In fact, I came out once last night. ”

"Come out, outside?" Ron was surprised, "It rained a lot last night?" ”

"Shhh Hermione said annoyedly, "Didn't come outside the castle, just in the hallway—I went to check the training ground we're going to use." ”

"Why don't you call me? And...... It's ...... that you're going to break the school rules on your own initiative Did you go somewhere else? I don't believe you just went to see the venue! Ron grumbled dissatisfiedly.

"Shut up!" Hermione said angrily, "Believe it or not......"

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the place where the class was held.

According to the Umbridge of the past, today was Hagrid's first class since her return, and she was bound to arrive early with a disgusting smile.

But as Harry and the others had seen, Hagrid was the only one standing in the damp grass, and there was no trace of the old woman anywhere, whether it was in the surrounding clearing or in the forest next to it.

It seems that Maca did it, but how did he do it, Hermione and the others are not willing to jump to conclusions. They didn't mind if it wasn't the Imperius Curse, but if it wasn't, that would be the best answer.

"We're here today for class!" Hagrid happily gestured to the forest behind him, "It's always dark in the woods, and they don't like bright places. ”

Yes, he did look pleasant, but there was one thing that didn't really match, because he still carried "half" a bloodied dead cow on his shoulder.

Malfoy, standing in the Slytherin crowd, looked a little nervous.

Of course, he wasn't fainting or anything, at least he wasn't afraid of dead cows. He remembered the only time he stepped into the Forbidden Forest a long time ago, he saw a certain brother who was eating the blood of a unicorn inside, and thus left a large shadow in his heart.

Since then, he has been far away from the woods, and has never wanted to go in again.

"Malfoy, what's wrong?" Sokas asked calmly.

"Hmm...... No, nothing. Malfoy shook his head with a dismal expression.

"Are you all ready?" With a pleasant smile on his face, Hagrid glanced at the young wizards of the two academies, "Alright, then...... I've designed a forest expedition for you in Year 5 to give you a glimpse of what magical animals look like in their natural environment. ”

"Yes, I want to...... What we're going to learn about this time is a rather rare creature. Well, as far as I know, I'm probably the only one in all of British wizarding who has tamed them-"

"Are you sure? Tamed? Malfoy looked a little trembling and couldn't seem to calm down, "I don't want to be hurt by any stupid stuff anymore, or I'll tell Daddy to get rid of them all!" Clean! ”

It seems that Malfoy's psychological shadow is not only in the Forbidden Forest, but also in the last Hippogriff.

Malfoy's face turned pale, and the Slytherin students whispered in agreement. Not only that, but the students of the other houses were also a little shaken, which showed that Hagrid's class was really not very reassuring.

"Of course, no problem." Hagrid frowned, "They're all good kids—as long as you don't foolishly provoke them, they're not happy to bite you!" ”

"You-"

"Enough, take class seriously!" Hagrid said annoyedly, "Come with me—"

With that, he turned and strode into the woods with the dead ox on his shoulder. Most of the students in the remaining two academies were a little hesitant, after all, the Forbidden Forest had always not allowed students to enter at will.

Of course, that means without a teacher.

"Let's go!" Hermione blinked her somewhat sour eyes and sighed.

Harry and Ron shrugged their shoulders, and the three of them took the lead in keeping up with Hagrid in the midst of everyone's hesitant gaze.

"Harry......" As he walked, Ron suddenly turned his head and said with some confusion, "Do you feel warmer?" Or is it ...... Is it my delusion? ”