The Crup is a dog bred by wizards and resembles the Jack Russell Hound, but with a forked tail.

This dog is extremely loyal to wizards, but fierce to Muggles.

At the beginning of the lesson, Professor Kettleburn asked the students to work in groups of four to get acquainted with a baby swallow-tailed dog.

"These little guys, they can eat almost everything."

Professor Kettleburn hobbled among the students, bending down from time to time to pet the dogs' heads.

"Now, you can feed these little ones the food I prepared beforehand and try to bond with them."

Scott and Roger are in the same group as the Weasley twins, and Professor Kettleburn assigns them a dark-haired puppy.

At this time, they were squatting on the ground, surrounding the puppy in the middle.

The puppy barked a little uneasily, clearly wary of them. It was only when Professor Kettleburn stroked it that it wagged its forked tail in joy.

"Oh, little one?"

Fred frowned and used a twig to pick out some of the cow's entrails from the bucket beside him.

"Eat, little one?"

The black puppy leaned over and sniffed it, and immediately pounced on it to feast on it.

"Look, the little one's tail is wagging, which means that he approves of me." Fred triumphed again.

"I think we all need to get acquainted with this little guy, so let's start feeding it in turns!" Roger picked up a twig and put it into the barrel, stirring it in the disgusting entrails.

A foul smell came to his face, and Scott covered his nose and took two steps away in disgust.

"No, I don't need to!"

At this point, Professor Kettleburn asked the students aloud, "Can anyone tell me what I need to do to legally breed a swallowtail dog to get a license from the Department of Magical Biological Management and Control?" ”

Scott perked up.

It's time to add points to the class!

In the spirit of not wanting nothing in vain, he quickly raised his hand.

"Then please ......," Professor Kettleburn glanced over the students who had raised their hands, and finally called Scott's name, "Mr. Trolope is invited to answer the question." ”

Good luck!

Scott stood up with a triumphant smile, "Okay, Professor. ”

He began to endorse the script.

"Any wizard who wants to apply to keep a swallow-tailed dog must complete a simple test before they can obtain a license from the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control.

Owners of swallowtails are legally obligated to remove their peculiar tails by means of painless cutting charms when they reach the age of six to eight weeks, so that they do not attract the attention of Muggles.

In addition, wizards wishing to keep a swallow-tailed dog will need to prove that they can control the breed in Muggle settlements. ”

"That's right, Mr. Trollope." Professor Kettleburn gave Scott a thumbs-up with his remaining hand, "I have nothing to add to this question, and for that I will give Ravenclaw ten points." ”

This is the practice of Professor Kettleburn in class. He will only ask one question per class, and if a student answers the question correctly, he will use up the bonus points for one lesson at a time.

And these questions are usually not too difficult, almost whoever is clicked on can earn it.

This makes everyone raise their hands enthusiastically in the Conservation of Magical Beasts class.

"The swallow-tailed dogs you've met now are all five-week-old little ones." Professor Kettleburn continued the class, "You should try to get acquainted with them for the next two weeks. ”

He excitedly announced: "In two weeks, you will be able to remove their strange tails by hand and use a painless cutting charm!" ”

In the midst of the uproar among the students, Professor Kettleburn exclaimed, "So in these two weeks you will not only have to learn how to raise these little ones, but you will also have to review the spells in your spare time, and you must make sure that you have no accidents when you use the painless cutting charm." ”

"Oh, poor little one." George immediately touched the puppy's tail maliciously, "You're about to lose half of your tail!" ”

It's a pity that the puppy is eating happily, not realizing his upcoming tragic fate.

At the end of the lesson, Professor Kettleburn gave an assignment on the history of wizards breeding swallowtails.

"Painless cutting spell? Is this it? ”

After class, on the way back to the castle, Fred grinned and raised his wand.

"Diffindo!"

A bright pink light flew from the tip of his wand, severing a branch in front of him.

"It's a cutting spell, but it may not be painless. Maybe you can try using it to cut Percy's nose off and see if he howls. George said.

"Great idea!" Fred excitedly said, "Without the nose, Percy would not be able to dream of becoming the Minister of Magic, and then our future may be much easier." ”

With that, he happily high-fived George, with an eager expression on his face.

“……”

Scott was tempted to ask what kind of devil these two guys were, and once again he felt deep sympathy for Percy.

And...... Why does it sound so familiar without a nose or anything?

With these two brothers, perhaps Percy, who has no nose, may indeed give up his dream of becoming Minister of Magic...... Instead, choose the more promising career of the Dark Lord.

"Professor Kettleburn is probably mistaken, we haven't learned the Painless Cutting Curse. I think it was like a spell used for clinical procedures, probably only used by the healers at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. ”

Roger was thinking back to the books he had read.

"Maybe we can go to the school hospital and ask Madam Pomfrey."

"No, we can't go to the school hospital!" Fred immediately shook his head desperately.

George said in an accusatory tone: "Madam Pomfrey strictly forbade us to go near her territory!" ”

"Just because we gave Harry a toilet seat from the school toilet as a gift last school year to Harry, who was unconscious in the hospital room!"

"Madam Pomfrey has listed us as refusals!"

"Unless we cut off our hands and feet completely."

"Otherwise, we won't be able to set foot in the school hospital!"

“……”

Scott didn't know what to say. Every time he thinks these two guys are weird enough, they can do something even weirder.

"Leave this to Roger and me." Scott said, "I can also go and ask Professor Flitwick for advice, and I'll teach you when we learn it." ”

Roger also said helplessly: "Just do it." ”

"Thank you, Scott! Roger! ”

"May Merlin bless you!"

Fred and George began to praise both of them again in exaggerated terms, and did not stop until they couldn't stand it anymore.