Chapter 153: Rove: Shirley, I'll miss you! (4,000 words!) )
After leaving the principal's office, Rove returns to his box and finds Shirley in a canyon.
She was feeding the dragon Norber, and with a constant wave of her wand, she sent half-meter-long carnivorous slugs flying into the sky.
Noble hung upside down on a cliff face, like a giant bat, its claws embedded deep in the rock.
Smelling the food, Noble suddenly opened his eyes as bright as carbon, wisps of green smoke curled up from the dragon's nose, and then dragon flames erupted from his mouth, like a brilliant orange-yellow storm.
The carnivorous slugs instantly scorched and fell down with a circle of flames, and the air was filled with the smell of roasted meat.
Before the charred slugs had touched the ground, Noble had already flown in, biting the roasted food, and then waving its huge black dragon wings and flying towards the sky.
Rov walked over to Shirley and helped her feed Noble, and the mountain of food in the cart was also decreasing little by little.
After feeding the slugs, the two walked along a quiet path towards the air-winged bird's habitat, and Shirley whispered:
"Rove, I saw Noble hovering over the meadow for a long time today, staring at those Ream cows."
Rove raised his head, looked at the huge black shadow in the sky with wings soaring, and sighed:
"This guy is underwhelmed again, I will warn her not to fight the idea of that group of Ruiem cows again, and if she does not obey, she will be petrified for a while."
This isn't the first time Noble has done this.
Previously, Rove asked for a few goats from Aberforth, saying that he was raising them, but in fact, he wanted to eat mutton in winter.
But within two days of raising it, it was eaten by Norber, a sheep thief, and she didn't expect that she would now have the idea of a Ruiem cow again.
The Ream Cow is a highly prized magical creature that provides Rove and Shirley with excellent milk every day...... You can't be humiliated by Nobel.
Shirley covered her mouth and smiled, "Noble probably doesn't like to eat carnivorous slugs. ”
This is true, carnivorous slugs are slugs no matter how they are said...... The mucus on the body can't be good.
"It's okay, I've already negotiated with Aragog, and he'll provide us with the meat of the eight-eyed spider." Rove laughed, "I won't give Noble slugs in the future." ”
The eight-eyed giant spider looks hideous and ugly, but it is also known as the Scottish terrestrial hairy soft-shell crab...... The body is huge and the meat is delicious, and everyone who has eaten it says it is good!
With the eight-eyed giant spider as food, you are not afraid that Noble will be a picky eater, and then attack other magical creatures.
"Aren't those eight-eyed spiders all descendants of Aragog?" Shirley said with a look of surprise on her face, "It's really willing to give it to us as food." ”
"Shirley, the eight-eyed giant spider has a brutal personality, and when there are more of them, they will kill each other." Rove explained.
This is also the reason why they have a strong reproductive ability and basically have no natural predators in the Forbidden Forest, but their numbers are always limited to a certain level...... All infighting is dead.
"Eight-eyed spiders don't eat the corpses of their own kind." Rove said softly: "Those eight-eyed giant spiders that were killed, Aragog didn't give them to us, they were also discarded. ”
The eight-eyed spiders are highly intelligent and understand the human language, but they are not classified as "humans" along with goblins, vampires and other creatures, but are classified as "beasts" because they cannot overcome their ferocious nature.
This natural nature also makes Aragog not care about the lives of his children and grandchildren...... A bunch of tool spiders, dead and reborn!
"By the way......" Rove paused, "Speaking of the breeding of the eight-eyed giant spider, I suddenly remembered another thing. ”
Seeing that the young man's face was solemn, and the ponytail girl thought it was such an important thing, she pricked up her ears and listened carefully, only to see him say softly:
"Noble is an adult, and according to the growth cycle of the fire dragon, he will have to come into heat in a few months. It's time for us to find her a male dragon to breed. ”
Shirley: "......"
When the dragon is two years old, it will leave its juvenile stage and enter adulthood, and then it will soon have its first estrus.
When they are in heat, they are extremely short-tempered, especially the female fire dragon, which is terrible.
If Rove doesn't want his chest destroyed, he has to quickly find a male dragon and vent his anger on Noble.
Of course, Rove, the breeder, can also solve it with his own hands, but after all, this is the first time that Noble has been in heat as an adult, so it would be too inhumane to give her a toy directly!
The "daughter" that Rove had promised Hagrid to take care of had to be made clear and comfortable for Nober.
"Forget about the local dragons in the UK." Rove thought for a moment, shook his head and vetoed:
"Welsh Green Dragon...... It's green, it's too ugly. ”
The Black Dragons of the Hebdili Islands are good, but they are too easy to fight and have a tendency to violence. ”
"The Ukrainian iron belly is the largest fire dragon, and the physique is good, which can satisfy Nobble, but the IQ is not good...... Silly big guy. ”
Rove held his chin and groaned:
"I've been in the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary for a long time, and I have a lot of affection for the Romanian long-horned dragon, and they are not bad......
What do you think, Shirley? ”
"Aren't you going to Austria with Dumbledore during the summer vacation?" Shirley hesitated:
"Why don't you go to Norway first? If you're not in a hurry? ”
"It makes sense that Noble is a Norwegian spinosaurus, and she probably doesn't like other kinds of dragons." Rove's eyes lit up and said, "It's better to steal ...... Ahem, there is a Norwegian spinosaurus who volunteered to be a son-in-law. ”
"Shirley, I'll talk to you...... Breeding is a matter that requires careful care, and different types of dragons are different in size......"
The ponytail girl looked at the gushing Rove with a dull face, she was young and ignorant, listening to the young man teach the secret of breeding, she was really panicked, and almost ran away!
And last time, he taught her how to milk and milk the Riem cow, so that Shirley, who was watching from the sidelines, was so ashamed that she didn't sleep well for several nights.
It's all Rove's hooligan action in my dreams!
The ponytail girl was in a complicated mood, a little melancholy and resentful...... She's still a child!
Fortunately, the two finally arrived at the airwing bird habitat, and Shirley exhaled quietly and gently rubbed her hot cheeks.
The airwing bird's habitat is a towering mountain cliff where it uses its claws to dig a nest for itself to sleep in.
Seeing Rove and Shirley coming, the wings of the air-winged bird clicked, suddenly opened, and flew downward, and when it landed, its wings flapped, and the wind blew fiercely, and dust was raised around it.
Around the neck of the air-winged bird, there is also a huge Elizabeth ring made of special materials.
This is to be worn by animals after surgery or during the sick period to prevent them from scratching the wound and affected area on their own.
On the belly of the air-winged bird, a thick bandage is wrapped.
The air-winged bird was attacked by the dark wizard, and Namelia couldn't cure it, so she asked for help from Torov, and he brought back the box.
After re-examining the injury, Rove said softly:
"Shirley, it's almost healed.
If I don't come back within three days, you can remove the bandage and remove the Elizabeth ring on the top of its head. ”
"Okay, I'll make a note of it." The ponytail girl nodded, jotted it down in her notebook, and she quickly asked suspiciously:
"Rove, you're leaving school for Easter break?"
Rove hummed and said:
"I do need to get out."
He was quick to talk about the plans he had made in the principal's office, and Shirley had known about it for a long time, so there was no need to hide it.
Sirius eventually decided to pretend to be Harry and go with Lupin to meet Peter and capture him.
Of course, Phineas tried his best to stop it, he was now full of worries about the severance of the Black family's bloodline, but he was only a portrait, and it was impossible to stop Sirius.
This plan is not as dangerous as it seems.
Since Peter asked Gibbon to take Harry there, it means that Voldemort wants to be resurrected, and he is probably in a baby state now, and basically does not have much combat power.
Sirius and Lupin had to deal with Peter alone, and the danger was greatly reduced.
Shirley thought about it, frowned slightly, and said:
"But it's not going to work, is it?"
"We killed Peter on Halloween last year, and that's something that's already happened...... He was destined to die that day.
Sirius and Lupin couldn't have died last year if they had caught Peter this time. ”
"That's right." Rove smiled, "So, my mission is to use the time turner, go back to last year's Halloween, and use the Patronus Charm to notify 'us' and go to the Screaming Shack!" ”
On Halloween night, screaming that Peter was killed in the shack, which one was Peter...... This is a question that Rove has been thinking about for a long time.
You know, at that point in time, there were at least two Peters in the same plane at the same time:
One is Peter, who lives in the moment;
One is Peter from the future.
But as it turned out, neither Peter died, and lived until the day they snatched Hermione's time turner, successfully completing the year-long time loop.
Rove thought for a long time, smoothed out this mess, and finally speculated:
There's also a more futuristic Peter, who uses the time turner again and goes back to Halloween night.
At that point in time, there were three Peters alive at the same time!
What Rove has to do is to guide his past self and kill the third Peter completely!!
Shirley fell silent, bit her lip, and said, "Rove, can I go back with you?" I can help too. ”
"Nope." Rove shook his head and said, "This time it's not going to the Forbidden Forest, maybe you're facing Voldemort...... There is danger that you can't go. ”
The ponytailed girl didn't speak, just lowered her head and gently kicked a pebble at her feet, which landed in the lake not far away, splashing the water.
"Shirley, you can help me if you stay at Hogwarts." Rove looked at the depressed girl and comforted:
"I'm not going to bring the box back this time, I'm going to leave it with you, and you're going to take care of those magical creatures."
Rove took out a key, handed it over, and said:
"Here's the key to the box, you hold it...... If I'm gone, and those guys don't obey and want to get out, you'll use this key to lock the box completely. ”
Shirley took the key in a daze, and she whispered, "Can I manage it?" ”
In the past, she was just a little assistant, with the help of Rove, and he solved all the problems she encountered.
But now the boy has to go back in time, and I don't know how long it will take to come back...... Shirley was a little unconfident that she could handle so many magical creatures.
Rove raised one hand slightly, pressed the girl's head, rubbed it, and said with a smile on his face and a look of encouragement:
"Of course you can, Shirley! You're my favorite assistant...... There's no better girl at Hogwarts than you! ”
Shirley tilted her head slightly, staring into Rove's eyes, as if to determine if he was lying, and finally smiled.
The ponytail girl's watery eyes were hazy and shy, and the innocent appearance of biting her thin lips made Rove lose his mind for a moment.
It's so pretty!
Suddenly remembering something, Shirley stretched out her slender fingers and grabbed a silver chain from her neck.
"Off, the abbey grandmother said I took it with me when she found me, and I've been wearing it around my neck ever since.
You wear it, it protects you. ”
Rove took the pendant, which still had the slightest wisp of body temperature and the fragrance of the girl's body, and gently stroked the cross at the end of the silver chain.
Shirley was a little shy, she had been wearing this pendant for more than ten years, and she had never taken it off, and it was the first time she gave it to someone else...... Still a boy.
"Thank you." Rove put the pendant around his neck, he quietly stared at the shy ponytail girl, and smiled:
"Will you come with me again?"
Shirley nodded obediently.
Neither of them spoke, quietly, walking side by side along the quiet path along the willows by the lake, the cool breeze blowing the surface of the lake.
The sky had darkened, and the dome of the chest had a ceiling like that of the Hogwarts Great Hall, and the starry sky was shining on the ground, like a stream of water.
Rove admired the view, he hugged the back of his head with both hands, it was rare to be so lazy and leisurely, his head swayed, like a mountain grass swaying in the breeze.
Just then, Rove noticed Shirley tugging at his sleeve, he stopped, turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The ponytail girl twisted the corners of Rove's clothes with both hands, she lowered her head, her expression could not be seen clearly, the breeze was blowing, and the hair at the corners of her forehead was undulating.
"Rove, you must come back early."
"Well, don't worry...... Maybe I'll leave tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow. ”
Rove raised his arm, gently brushed Shirley's sideburns and hair, and stretched out his fingers to gently grasp the girl's ponytail hanging from her chest.
He laughed and said:
"I'm going to miss you."
Shirley's pretty face turned crimson, she suddenly took a step forward, hugged the boy, and murmured:
"Rove, I'll miss you too."
The wavy waters of the lake rubbed against the rocks that were out of the water, rattling.
At that moment, the starry sky was shining, and the boy and girl embraced each other quietly.
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