"I hate the rain!"

"You've said that more than once. ”

"Why do we have to go outdoors on a rainy day for a Magical Beasts conservation class?"

"Who knows?"

Although he often encountered similar situations last year, every time he encountered a rainy day, Albert felt particularly irritable, and going out to class on a rainy day was purely a sin.

The students were miserable and covered in mud every time they came back, and many would rather go to Defence Against the Dark Arts class than go outdoors in this kind of ghost weather to take a Magical Beasts protection class.

The heavy rain has been falling for nearly half a month, the lake is rising violently, the ground outside the castle is muddy, and on the way to the edge of the forbidden forest, it is easy to fall if you are not careful.

Passing by the hunting lodge, Albert saw Hagrid draining the pumpkin field in a cloak of liat.

"These pumpkins are so big, Hagrid must have used the Expansion Charm. Fred muttered quietly.

Ordinary pumpkins can't grow so huge at all, and the pumpkins that Hagrid planted are so swollen that they are the size of a trellis that they don't make people suspicious?

"That's what your little sister said, too. Hagrid put down his farming tools, glanced at the four people who were coming this way, and asked, "What are you doing here now?"

"I'm going to take a lesson on the protection of magical beasts at the edge of the Forbidden Forest later. Albert replied.

"By the way, Professor Kettleber looks like he's retiring?" Hagrid suddenly said, "At the end of this year, when I just passed, I heard him complain about his back and legs, you know, he has a lot of dark wounds on his body, and he is prone to attacks on rainy days. ”

"Who's going to substitute for the class?" asked Lee Jordan.

"Probably Professor Wilmina Graplan. Albert said without thinking.

"How do you know?" The four of them all turned their heads to Albert and asked curiously.

"We've seen her before, remember?" reminded Albert, rather helplessly, "in Professor Kettleber's cabin in the woods. ”

"Will Weymina be our new Conservation Magical Creatures professor?" asked George.

"It's Wilmina. Albert corrected, "I don't know." However, if she doesn't have time to come to Hogwarts as a professor of Protecting Magical Creatures, Hagrid can give it a try, and maybe Dumbledore will agree to you taking over Professor Kettleber's vacancy. ”

At this moment, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all looked at Albert with a strange gaze, and they always felt that Hagrid was unreliable as a professor of protecting magical creatures.

But hearing Albert say this gave them the feeling that Hagrid was very likely to become a professor of protecting magical creatures.

"That...... I'm thinking about it. Hagrid said, "I've heard that Professor Kettleber recommended Professor Grapeland to Professor Dumbledore, but Professor Graplan is still thinking that she can't seem to be a professor of conservation of magical creatures at Hogwarts for long. ”

"If Professor Kettleber retires, and Professor Grapeland doesn't want to stay at Hogwarts long, I'll submit an application to Professor Dumbledore. Hagrid laughed, "You know I'm pretty good at protecting magical creatures as well. ”

"Honestly, I don't really want Hagrid to be a professor in the Conservation of Magical Creatures class. ”

After the four of them walked away, Fred whispered, "You should know what I mean, Hagrid may know something about protecting magical creatures, but he has no experience teaching students at all, and Hagrid always gives me a very unreliable feeling." ”

"If he becomes a professor in the Conservation of Magical Creatures class, maybe the trolls will show up in class that day. George agreed with Fred.

However, Albert's words just now always gave them a bad premonition that maybe Hagrid would really become a professor in the protection of magical creatures.

"Even if you look at me like that, it's useless, I'm just telling the truth. Albert shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and said, "Professor Wilmina Graplan is indeed a good fit to fill the vacancy, but if she hadn't applied, Hagrid would have a good chance of success." ”

As they approached, they heard Lockhart's screams, and the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor ran out of Professor Kettleber's cabin, looking extremely embarrassed.

He also tripped over George's foot and fell heavily to the ground, leaving him covered in mud and drinking a few sips of muddy water.

"You're alright, Professor Lockhart. Albert reached out and pulled Lockhart up from the ground.

"It's okay, it's okay, I just came to talk to Professor Kettleber about the Bird Snake Egg Yolk Shampoo, and I was attacked by the Bird Snake. ”

After saying that, Lockhart took out a handkerchief to wipe the muddy water on his face, and when he was about to return to the castle, he stuffed a clinker bottle into Albert's hand and whispered, "This is the bird snake egg yolk shampoo I developed, you can take it back and try it, the effect is really good." ”

"What is this?"

Looking at Lockhart's departing back, George refocused his gaze on the bottle Lockhart had given him, picked it up and looked it up and down.

"Bird Snake egg yolk shampoo, probably?" Albert said casually.

"You'd better throw that thing away, it's dangerous, I've never seen anyone have the luxury of taking the eggs of birds and snakes to make shampoo, Professor Lockhart must be crazy. Professor Kettleber came out on crutches, babbling incessantly, looking displeased with Lockhart.

He can't be blamed for this, who made Professor Kettleber treasure his nest of birds and snakes, Lockhart actually planned to use the baby's eggs to make some bird snake egg yolk shampoo, and almost drove him crazy. In the end, he quietly released birds and snakes to drive away the nasty ghost Lockhart.

Using his magic, Professor Kettleber floated a charcoal-burning bucket and led Albert to the woods on the side of the hut, where there were several lush evergreens and a large dry area underneath where a bonfire was piled up.

When the damp campfire was lit, a large amount of white smoke came out.

"What you're going to learn in this lesson is how to take blood from salamanders, and I introduced you to this amazing creature last year. Currently, there is a flu epidemic at the school, and Madam Pomfrey needs to use a large amount of salamander blood to create a pick-me-up. Kettleber poured an iron bucket of salamanders into the campfire, handed out glass test tubes to the students, and showed them how to collect blood from salamanders.

"It's a good opportunity for you guys. Professor Kettleber smiled and said, "Whoever gets the most salamander blood before class ends will receive a special reward." ”

"What special reward?" A student asked curiously.

"This is it. ”

As he spoke, Professor Kettleber pulled out a silver statue from his pocket and said with a smile, "This is a bird snake statue I made out of bird snake eggshells. ”

"That thing should be sterling silver. Albert found out that Professor Kettleber was really fond of bird snakes.

While everyone is drawn to the so-called special reward, the Weasley twins set their sights on the salamander in the campfire, as if they want to "save" the salamander from the Magical Beasts Protection class.

"What do you want this thing for?" Albert asked, puzzled.

"We wanted to study what happens when you feed a salamander with fireworks. Fred and George explained in a whisper.

"Are you devils?" muttered Lee Jordan, who himself said with an eager expression on his face.