Just as Zhang Xu was trying to think about what he had done recently, Professor Sprout finally said what she had asked Zhang Xu for his help today.

"Dumbledore told me that the plants in greenhouse 51 could be taken out and planted." Professor Sprout said.

When Zhang Xu heard this, his spirit was shocked, and it was time for those peas, corn, watermelons and other special plants that had been specially cultivated in the No. 51 greenhouse in the past few years to get out of the greenhouse.

Looking at the Hogwarts floor plan in the office, Zhang Xu knew that this time he was called by Professor Sprout to discuss how to grow these special plants.

Since that bombing, Dumbledore has rarely been seen in Hogwarts, and now Professor McGonagall is basically handling all the big and small affairs in the school, and Dumbledore only occasionally sends back some instructions.

Zhang Xu also received some instructions, from which it can be seen that Lao Deng is most worried that the Death Eaters will infiltrate Hogwarts to cause trouble, so he recently asked Zhang Xu to strengthen the defenses in the secret passage.

Then Zhang Xufeng aimed to grow almost all kinds of mushrooms from greenhouse No. 51 in the secret passage.

Now, planting peas, potatoes and peppers around the castle is an even bigger system.

Zhang Xu and Professor Sprout discussed for an afternoon before discussing the planting area, planting manpower, and daily management issues to a big framework. With this big framework in place, the rest of the details can be done by trustworthy students. Therefore, Zhang Xu did not hesitate to nominate Neville Longbottom to be in charge of this matter.

After leaving the most tedious task to Neville, Zhang Xu left Professor Sprout's office.

Not long after Zhang Xu left the office, he saw Filch walking towards him with two dejected second-graders.

In the past few years, Filch has been very satisfied, he is no longer helpless against the mischievous students because he can't do magic, and therefore he will not be too the students to vent the pressure because they are too stressed.

There was also gossip that he was going to have a drink with Mrs. Pince, the librarian.

"What's wrong with the two of them, Filch." Zhang Xu greeted.

"They use contraband in the castle, Mr. Zhang." With that, Filch held up the bag with the Weasley Magic Tricks logo on it.

Obviously, the bag was not harmless.

"I just heard Professor Sprout say that she needs someone to take care of the plants in her office." Zhang Xu said to Filch.

The two students who were caught were all stunned when they heard Zhang Xu's words, and Professor Sprout's good temper was well-known in Hogwarts. It would have been easier if the confinement had fallen into the hands of Professor Sprout, the two students thought in unison.

Zhang Xu, who saw the thoughts of the two of them, smiled and said nothing, many things need young people to experience in person before they can know the truth.

Filch was also eye-catching, he knew the power of the plants in Professor Sprout's office, and those plants were kept in the office because of the danger.

Just as Zhang Xu was about to say goodbye to Filch, Filch suddenly remembered something, so he said to Zhang Xu: "Mr. Zhang, Professor Slughorn is looking for you. ”

Zhang Xu was not surprised that Slughorn wanted to find himself, and it would be a strange thing if he didn't come to find him.

Sure enough, on Zhang Xu's way to the cafeteria for dinner, he met Professor Slughorn around the corner of the hallway.

This is an unexpected chance encounter, after all, if both parties want to meet, they can just come to the door directly, and there is no need to block each other on the road.

"Good evening, Mr. Zhang." The chubby Slughorn greeted Zhang Xu with a smile on his face.

"Good evening, nice to meet you, Professor." Zhang Xu replied.

Maybe it was because he learned about Zhang Xu's speaking habits from others in advance, or maybe it was because his proud connections had no role in front of Zhang Xu, Slughorn asked Zhang Xu straight to the point: "I heard that you are very familiar with the inside of the Forbidden Forest?" ”

Zhang Xu's eyes widened, and he pretended to be surprised and looked at Slughorn and said, "If I say yes, will you deduct my points?" ”

Slughorn was amused by Zhang Xu's exaggerated and funny expression, his bulging body shook in laughter, looking like a ball bouncing on the ground.

Slughorn laughed for a moment before stopping, then he said, "I'd like to find a magical and rare plant in the Forbidden Forest, and if you have any news of them, I'd be happy to exchange them for a small gift." ”

"What kind of plant is it?" Zhang Xu asked curiously.

"Have you ever encountered a native sheep in the Forbidden Forest?" Slughorn asked.

The native sheep, also known as the plant sheep, appear to be one or several goats climbing on a large tree, but in fact the sheep are the fruit of that tree.

When the sheep (fruit) on the tree are ripe, they will jump off the tree on their own and walk slowly into the distance.

When sheep are captured and taken away by predators, the seeds in their bodies take root there.

Such native sheep used to be found throughout Eurasia, but as the number of humans increased, it became more and more scarce.

Because humans will cook and eat the sheep (fruit) after grabbing it, the seeds in its body will be cooked, so that it can no longer reproduce.

Therefore, the current native sheep can only be occasionally found in inaccessible places.

When Zhang Xu saw this amazing plant in the library's collection, he found that almost all of the recent sightings had taken place in Wales, perhaps because the sheep there were not just for food.

Knowing what Slughorn was looking for, Zhang Xu's brows furrowed at this moment, and he replied: "There have been no native sheep in the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts for many years, because in recent decades, there have been many eight-eyed spiders here, and the fruit has been eaten by those eight-eyed spiders before it is ripe. ”

At this moment, Slughorn's brows furrowed, and then he asked unwillingly, "So there is no news lately?" ”

Zhang Xu thought for a moment and said, "If I have the opportunity, I can go to my centaur friends to inquire, they often operate in the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, and there may be news." ”

At present, there is only such a way, and Slughorn can only wait for Zhang Xu to bring back the news from the Forbidden Forest.

Just as he was about to walk to the cafeteria, Slughorn said to Zhang Xu, "I'm going to hold a small weekend party in Hogwarts, I wonder if Mr. Zhang is available?" ”

Zhang Xu complained in his heart that Lao Deng actually agreed with him to bring outsiders to Hogwarts Castle at such a time, and then pointed to his head and replied: "You know that my body has not fully recovered, if my body allows, I will definitely go back to participate." ”

Zhang Xu has nothing to dislike in his heart for such a party, and knowing people from all walks of life for a long time can be used as a good way to rest after studying.

However, in order to prevent Slughorn from treating himself as a signature dish, Zhang Xu still did not say enough to say anything, and made a good excuse for his refusal when necessary.