"Rubeus! Rupert! Not at home? ”

Rick knocked on the wooden door of Hagrid's hut, but there was no response from Hagrid, except for the screams of fangs.

Rick thinks Hagrid isn't at home and is about to leave. Through the window, he saw Hagrid's little red umbrella, half-lying on the shabby couch next to the fireplace.

He continued to knock on Hagrid's wooden door.

A few minutes later, after a loud crackling sound, Rick finally entered Hagrid's cabin.

"I'm sorry, Rick. At noon, Old Bob of Hogsmeade invited me to some beer. Hagrid scratched his enviably thick unkempt hair, and his half-open eyes showed that he hadn't woken up yet.

Old Bob is not the kind of wizard who is highly skilled in magic, many things need to be done by hand, and he is in his early eighties, and his body is not very neat, so it is very difficult to live alone.

The kind-hearted Hagrid hit it off with him, and for more than a decade, Hagrid would help him chop wood or carry some heavier items when he had free time.

Rick crouched on the ground, rubbing his hands on the tooth's cheek and patting its cheek. With a trick, he took out a chicken leg from behind him and rewarded it to the hero who woke Hagrid up.

"It's a beer bar again. Rubeus, next time I want to know if Headmaster Dumbledore is at school, I don't need to go to his office at all. Just come to you. ”

Rick teased Hagrid that since he came to Hogwarts, Hagrid, Flitwick, and Sinista would get together for drinks whenever Dumbledore wasn't at school.

Most of the time these people spend their time in Hagrid's hut chatting and bragging, talking about recent anecdotes about magical time.

Hagrid's popularity at Hogwarts School and Hogsmeade Village is not ordinary.

The reason why Rick knows so well is because he became a drinking buddy for these people on the tenth day after he joined the company. As a new recruit at the time, Rick had the audacity to claim to be the god of wine in the magical world of North America.

But after some competition, Rick asked the astronomy professor Aurora Sinista to teach him a lesson.

So far, he has not understood that Aurora Sinista, who seems to be quiet and thin, is actually like a Far Eastern woolly bear, drinking like drinking water, and adding half a catty of vodka to his mouth, he can do it without changing his face.

Rick taunted her stiffly, not seeing his red face because it was hidden from her wheat-colored skin.

"Haha, it's a new recipe, and old Bob won't tell me. What an unhappy old man! Does he want to bring the secrets of those wonderful dishes to Merlin? Stubborn old man!! ”

Hagrid didn't care about Rick's teasing words, or that he didn't understand the meaning of Rick's second half. As soon as he spoke of Old Bob's treasure, he was sleepy, and his eyes began to glow.

"Alright, Rubeus. I'm here to ask you for help, can you tell me about the Forbidden Forest? ”

Rick explained directly that he wanted to come and didn't want to waste time with Hagrid on his wine culture.

"The Forbidden Forest... There are too many dangerous creatures in that place, but I often go in and patrol them, and I know very well that as long as I don't trespass on their territory, there will be no danger. Oh, and so does Toothtooth, he can come and go in the Forbidden Forest as he pleases. It likes to run in the Forbidden Forest. ”

Hearing that Rick wanted to understand the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid's conversation box was suddenly opened, he was too familiar with the Forbidden Forest, and there was no problem talking about the Forbidden Forest for three days and three nights.

"Thanks, I have something to do, I can't drink. Oh, don't drink it either, do you need you to take me to the Forbidden Forest in a moment? ”

Rick rejected Hagrid's offer of butterbeer and waved his hand, telling him he needed his help.

"Rick, Headmaster Dumbledore said that everyone should not enter the Forbidden Forest without permission, and this is not just for the students of Hogwarts, but also for the professors. If he knew that I was taking you to the Forbidden Forest, he would have scolded me. ”

Hagrid looked slightly disappointed when he saw that Rick didn't drink the butterbeer he had added.

Hearing that Rick wanted to let him take him to the Forbidden Forest, he thought that Rick didn't know the school rules, and hurriedly reminded him that this was the rule of Headmaster Dumbledore.

"I know this, but there are mushroom-picking house-elves who have gone missing in the Forbidden Forest, and Timon in the kitchen has asked me to enter the Forbidden Forest and retrieve them. I don't think Dumbledore will blame us if he finds out about this. ”

The Forbidden Forest, also known as the Dark Forest, is the property of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by default in the English wizarding world. Since the establishment of the Hogwarts Four, successive Headmasters have treated this dark forest as a forbidden place for people to enter.

Not to mention exploring and developing this forest.

Rick doesn't think that the Forbidden Forest is not developed in order to ensure the greening rate of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

There must be some kind of secret in it.

"House-elves? Are you talking about them? When I was patrolling the Forbidden Forest, I often met them. They can't go missing, and although they look weak, they're good at running away. Arago, uh, even the most dangerous creatures can't catch them, and Hogwarts bans don't work for them. It must be that they are playful and forget the time to come back. ”

Hearing that the house-elves who loved to gather all kinds of food in the Forbidden Forest had disappeared, Hagrid's bull's eyes widened. He didn't want to believe that a house-elf that even the eight-eyed spider couldn't hunt could go missing.

He was so surprised that he almost slipped out of his mouth and told Aragog, the ancestor of the eight-eyed spider.

Rick pretended not to hear Aragog, and he shook his head, rejecting his conjecture.

If it was a young house-elf, Hagrid's guess was not unreasonable. But Yaya is already an adult house-elf, and Yaya has been working at Hogwarts for a year, so she can't forget to come back because of playfulness, as Hagrid said.

This is not a mistake that an adult house-elf can make.

They have been instilled from birth with the idea of serving wizards forever, and the word play has been erased from their minds over time.

"Whether it's missing or playful, we'll find out when we go in. You pack up, and let's go. ”

Rick urged Hagrid to take him to the Forbidden Forest as soon as possible, it was already about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Rick didn't want to delay it too late. There was still morning class tomorrow, and he didn't want to face the students with sleepiness.

Insufficient sleep time can seriously affect a person's energy, even for wizards.

"Okay! Rick! Let me wash my face with cool water, sober up, and let's go. ”