"Hagrid!"

"Oh, Maca? I was looking for you just now...... Come and take a look, I've found a Moon Idiot Farm that is willing to work with us...... Ah, and Hermione is here too? ”

Hagrid said as he threw a handful of feed balls farther away. Those little meat balls were controlled by the innate abilities of those little ones in the air, and not even a single one fell to the ground.

"Farms?" Maca nodded, "That sounds good. ”

He casually chimed in, and walked towards the herd of moon beasts.

Not to mention that they all grew up under the care of wizards! When someone approaches, instead of running away, they will bounce towards you.

"Hermione, come along! These little ones are not afraid of people. ”

After Maca opened her mouth, Hermione cautiously walked over there.

But at this moment, Maca suddenly looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

"It seems that we had good luck today."

"What's wrong?"

Hermione also subconsciously glanced at the moon, but she didn't see any vision except that it was really bright.

When Maca heard this, she didn't explain, and directly pointed at the moon beasts beside her.

It turned out that at some point, a thin layer of light mist began to fill the silver-gray skin of this group of moon beasts. The glow like water vapor turned from faint to thick, and soon the moon beasts were slightly enveloped.

At first glance, they look as if they are standing in a glowing cloud, adding a lot of illusion to this small backyard.

"Oh!"

Hermione stood on the edge of the moon beast herd, watching in amazement as the scene gradually changed and formed, and suddenly felt a sense of dreaminess that she had never felt before.

"It's ......"

"It's because they've just eaten and drunk, and the moonlight is bright enough tonight...... So, they're ready to dance. ”

As soon as Maca finished speaking, she saw those little ones tilting their necks and raising their big heads, looking at the silver moon in the sky.

After a while, more than a dozen moon beasts formed a circle very tacitly, and then raised their forefeet in unison and turned into a posture of standing with the soles of their hind feet.

Seriously, that's hard for them.

Because the bodies of these little creatures do not seem to be very balanced, and the thin legs are not proportional to the round bodies, it is certainly impossible for animals like them to exist in nature if they were not magical creatures.

They can rely on mind magic to hunt flying insects, but they are enough to support their bodies upright with natural magic, and they can even continue to dance in a complex and unique way.

The mist of light around them swirled gently in the moonlight......

Suddenly, with the sound of a stampede, the moon beasts that stood upright were already trotting in a circle.

In the faint light and mist, they sometimes move forward and sometimes backward, and even if they can't see their flat hind feet because of the silver mist, you can understand just by listening to the sound - these little ones dance very complicated.

"Maca was right, the Luna Beast's dance isn't easy to see—they're picky about moonlight." Hagrid nodded to the side and said, "I brought this first small batch back at night, I didn't expect to see such a rare thing that night, our luck is indeed good!" ”

Over the course of a few tens of seconds, their dance moves gradually changed.

At first, the moon beasts were just in a circle, and they circled each other one after another. But as time progressed, some of them began to stand out on their own, alternating between circles.

While admiring the charm of this primitive dance, Hermione's habit of getting to the bottom of it made her more and more curious to understand the question of what was the meaning of the dance they were dancing.

And at this moment, Maca, who was standing on the side, seemed to know her thoughts, and suddenly spoke:

"I still remember that when I was in the third grade, I passed the dance of the Moon Beast, but because the textbook "Monsters and Their Origins" didn't describe it in too much detail, so the test was very simple...... But in fact, as far as I know, Mr. Scamander has raised a small group of Moon Beasts himself. ”

"Then why didn't-"

Hermione immediately asked in a whisper, but before she could finish speaking, Maca continued:

"I think it's because he hasn't figured it out - while many amazing biologists have speculated that the Moon Nymph's dancing behavior is likely to be related to mating and reproduction, no one has any solid evidence to support this idea."

"Oh, that is...... They don't look for a mate right after the dance? ”

When Maca heard this, she immediately bowed slightly.

"Yes, maybe dancing in the moonlight is just entertainment for them, right?"

Since these were all things that were not in the books, the studious Hermione listened attentively. But in the end, she tasted Maca's last sentence, and always felt that the latter had some meaning.

You know, just now at Slughorn's ball, I rejected him!

Hermione hesitated, wondering whether to tell her the real reason for her refusal, but before she could make a decision, Maca seemed to remember something again.

"By the way, do you know the Muggle world's Crop Circle (1)'? That's actually the trail of the Lunador's dance - this is what Mr. Scamander told me the last time he came, and I was quite surprised to hear it! ”

"Oh! Are you sure? When Hermione heard this, she forgot her thoughts for a while, and said in surprise, "I saw a news report on TV when I was at home on vacation, and I wondered if this was a wizard playing a prank!" ”

However, if you have to say that it was done by a wizard, it is not unlikely. Because there are almost no wild moon beasts to be found at present, and most of those strange circles are accidents caused by poor management of the farm.

During the casual conversation between the two, the dance of the Moon Idiot Beasts gradually came to an end. Maca and Hermione, who were aware of this, also tacitly stopped the words in their mouths, and watched the movements of the little ones gradually slow down until they stopped completely.

Immediately, the light mist intertwined with the moonlight slowly began to fade, revealing the shallow stampede marks on the ground in the backyard.

Seeing the Moon Beast scattering, Hermione suddenly felt a little empty in her heart, as if something was missing.

"Oh—it's over."

The most serious person to look at was Hagrid, who barely spoke, staring at the dozen little ones from beginning to end, jumping dazzledly.

His love for these magical creatures is indeed unmatched by few people.

"Hagrid, when the time comes, you can go and talk to Professor Flitwick and ask him to try to help you make a glowing little moon with Transfiguration."

The event must be held during the day, let alone during the day, even at night, and it may not happen to be such a sunny day.

But Hagrid seemed a little puzzled.

"Why don't you go to Professor McGonagall?" He asked subconsciously.

"Don't bother Professor McGonagall," Maca said, spreading her hands, "she still has a lot of things to do...... Honestly, I'm going to find a suitable Transfiguration professor for the school before the next school year arrives, which will at least ease some of the burden on her! ”

"Oh, you're right!" Hagrid nodded repeatedly, "You still know how to think about others." ”

"Alright, let's go first......" Maca looked left and right, then said to Hermione, "Aren't you going back to the dorm?" Let's go, I'll send you! ”

He said so, but in fact, he was thinking in his heart that Hermione would most likely refuse - no matter how likable the Moon Idiot was, it couldn't make people change their minds all at once, right?

Unexpectedly, Hermione didn't say anything this time, just nodded silently.

The two of them said goodbye to Hagrid and walked wordlessly in the direction of the castle with some wet grass. Maca was ahead, and Hermione was a step or two behind.

"Maca."

In fact, Maca's side hadn't even figured out what reason to find to guide Hermione to speak, but Hermione actually took the initiative to tug at the back of his robe.

He couldn't help but stop and slowly turned around.

"What's wrong?" Maca asked softly, "Is there anything you want to say to me?" ”

It was almost obvious that he was pushing the conversation forward, but if Hermione finally had the intention to say something, how could he not seize the opportunity?

Even if he was a little blunt, he had to follow the atmosphere and ask.

"Hmm."

Sure enough, Hermione finally whispered.

"I know I was acting weirdly at the prom before...... But don't worry, I'm not affected by anything dangerous. ”

When Maca heard her say this, she quickly understood.

"At first I did wonder if it was Helmau," he explains, "but by the way through it I knew that the problem was certainly not as serious as I had thought at first. Since you don't want to say it, I won't ask anymore......"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and said:

"Come, I'll send you back!"

"No, wait—"

When it wasn't clear at first, Maca naturally wanted to find out. But after slowly confirming that he was afraid that he was a little worried, he didn't expect that Hermione wanted to explain again.

"Actually, I just thought about it, and then I realized that you were right." She said softly, "At the moment we can't hide anything because of some personal issues...... Doing so can easily lead to misunderstandings. ”

"So, I think it's better to explain what happened at the ball just now."

She said this somewhat slurred, and Maca thought about it, but nodded in agreement.

"Hmm...... Actually, I just had a stomachache. ”

As she listened, Maca suddenly blinked and froze.