Harry...... Is it warmer? Or is it ...... Is it my delusion? ”

Ron's feeling wasn't wrong, as many young wizards noticed the change in the temperature around them. To be precise, with every few steps they take, the ambient temperature rises a little bit.

By the time they had followed Hagrid along the forest trail for a short distance, the scarf-wearing students had already had to untie them.

"Hagrid, what did you get?" Hermione asked, a little nervous, as she tucked her scarf into her bag.

Yes, she couldn't calm herself down, because the temperature here was not what it should be in the woods. If she had risen a little higher, she would have been afraid that she would have to face a terrible sea of forest fire for a while.

"It's almost there," Hagrid said calmly, even pretending to be mysterious, "those little ones are very easy to get along with...... Of course, maybe you've already felt it, it's just a little hot. ”

However, even though everyone felt as if they were in an oven, the forest was still as dark as ever. The flame that everyone expected had no sign of appearing at all.

After walking for about ten minutes, Hagrid took the group around the corner again. Suddenly, the young wizards immediately noticed that there were several large wooden chests lined up in the shadows ahead.

And that flaming heat seemed to emanate from those wooden boxes.

Most of the students from the two academies stared cautiously at the wooden boxes under the cover of tree trunks, and most of them had surprises and surprises in their eyes.

"Isn't that incredible?" Hagrid smiled happily, "Come, all come closer, closer—they're all docile, almost dangerous, and good-tempered." ”

"Chests made of wood?" Ron wondered, "With such a high temperature, why aren't those planks on fire?" What's in there? ”

"Good question!" Hagrid stepped forward and reached out and patted one of the crates gently, "I'll open them in a moment, but before I do, I'll tell you something—"

"I'll make a point of comment," he paused, and said earnestly, "the little ones here are precious, and not very strong, so be careful." And then there'...... These little ones, provided by your Professor McLean, he says - the girls might like them! ”

Before the words fell, there was a buzzing sound around them.

As a professor, Maca is basically the most popular at Hogwarts. Of course, his popularity doesn't come entirely from his new Ancient Magic Lessons, but more from his legendary experiences.

After all, Hogwarts has never had a professor as young as him!

When Hagrid said this, everyone was piqued with curiosity. And Hermione and the three of them were also a little relieved by Hagrid's words.

"Alright, then I'm going to open the box, everyone take a closer look-"

As soon as he said this, he lifted the lid of the wooden box. Judging by his light appearance, it seems that these lids are not fastened with nails, but just casually covered the top.

When Hagrid gently opened the wooden box, the students who got close to him immediately caught a glimpse of a warm red. In that wooden crate, there seemed to be something small moving around.

"The students in the back—" Hagrid beckoned, "get closer, it'll be fine!" ”

He said that he didn't stop at hand. Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand to the box that was constantly radiating high temperatures around, and the next moment, a cute little creature covered in red was brought out by him.

"Oh my!" Hermione couldn't help but exclaim, "Cat? ”

In front of everyone's eyes, the skin of Hagrid's neck was carried by a red kitten without a trace of variegation on its body. In Hagrid's hands, it was very obediently motionless, just looking at its surroundings with its large, jewel-like orange eyes.

To be honest, people are actually wondering, why Hagrid can just carry it in his hand?

Judging by the temperature they felt, the kitten should be as hot as magma, how could it be so easily carried in their hands?

"As you can see, this little guy is very well-behaved, and he is not very afraid of people." Hagrid said with gusto, "Seriously, it was the first time I'd seen such creatures when Professor McLean handed them to me in his own hands. ”

"But Professor McLean has told me about them in detail, and it's said that they're called 'fire cats,' and they're a very strange and rare creature - at least I've never heard of them."

“…… But they look beautiful, don't they? Hagrid took two steps forward, stretched out his arm and showed the kitten in his hand to the class.

"Professor Hagrid," Hermione said, her eyes lit up, "isn't it hot?" ”

"Of course, it's not hot at all......," Hagrid seemed happy to be asked, "in fact, their body temperature is not much different from that of a normal cat, and the reason why we feel hot is that we get closer to them—yes, the closer we get to them, the hotter they feel is not real." ”

"Not real?" Harry looked at the kitten quizzically, wondering, "What do you mean?" ”

"According to Professor McLean, this heat comes from the soul." Hagrid said in a mysterious tone at first, and then smiled again the next second, "Well, of course, under normal circumstances, it will only make us 'feel' hot, and it won't hurt anything. ”

"Although the sensation of heat immediately reminds us of flames, this little guy is actually afraid of flames. Remember what I said earlier? They don't like bright places, let alone flames......"

With that, Hagrid suddenly beckoned to the students.

"Okay, so next, who wants to be the first to hug it?"

The young wizards had already seen Hagrid touch it unscathed, and the cat-like creature looked so cute that many people couldn't hold it anymore.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the depths of the forest. Immediately afterward, the sensitive person suddenly felt the ground under his feet begin to shake slightly.

The students, who noticed the change, immediately panicked, as the vibration spread over time, and it seemed as if something was rushing towards them.

Hagrid frowned, turned his head sharply, and peered into the distance through the gaps in the trees.

But after all, this is a forest, and the trees are so dense that you can't see far with a pair of eyes alone. He wasn't looking with his eyes, he was listening with his ears.

“…… Is it a centaur? There are quite a few of them...... What's wrong with them? Hagrid listened carefully, then wasted no more time pondering, and hurried to beckon to the students of the two houses, "Don't panic, follow the path you came from—there is only one way, don't worry about getting lost!" Move, move—"

At his urging, the students hurriedly turned around and walked briskly away in the direction of the outside of the woods. I was just walking like a walk when I came, but now I was rushing back at a speed, so I ran out of the Forbidden Forest in less than a few minutes.

At the edge of the woods, Hagrid stopped instead of following them.

"Harry, take everyone back to the castle!" He shouted behind him, "If you meet other students on the way, pick them up and inform Professor McGonagall as soon as possible!" ”

"Hagrid, what's wrong?" Harry asked in a loud voice.

"Centaurs! A lot of them - not normal! Haghg said succinctly, then waved his hand at him, "Go, I'll go back and see what happens!" ”

Without hesitation, he turned around and plunged headlong into the dim Forbidden Forest, quickly disappearing from Harry's vision.

At the same time, two figures in the crowd running behind Harry's three slowed down and looked at them.

"Hermione, you and Ron go first, I'll go and see—" Harry said and tried to rush back, but Hermione dragged him along.

"What are you talking about? I have to go—" Hermione said with a frown.

"And me!" Ron continued.

"You're prefects, shouldn't you be playing the role of prefects now?" Harry retorted earnestly, "We can't all go into the woods, and somebody needs to go and report to Professor McGonagall!" The rest of the students can't just leave it alone—"

After all, it has not been peaceful lately, and it must be treated with caution when such an unexpected situation occurs. It was clear to all three of them that Harry's decision was fine.

"W-you must be careful, don't be reckless!" Hermione admonished.

"I understand." Harry nodded immediately.

Hermione and Ron looked at each other, didn't say anything more, turned around and chased after their classmates in the direction of the castle.

"So, maybe the Ministry of Magic's Auror Investigation Team is going to come in handy?" Harry muttered, and with a movement of his feet, he ran towards the Forbidden Forest again.

Although Hagrid said it was a centaur, it was not known if it was Harry or not. If it's a centaur, he'd met it in the Forbidden Forest before, and he didn't seem to have any ill will towards wizards.

As Hagrid had said, the Horse Colony and Hogwarts had been together for a long time, and although the two sides had not communicated much, they had always been well water.

The centaurs don't get out of the forest, and Hogwarts rarely run into the Forbidden Forest except for Hagrid. After so many years, the two sides have always been at peace, so there should be no conflict this time.

At least for the moment, that's what Harry was speculating.