Chapter 41: The Forbidden Forest is a Treasure

'It's finally Ravenclaw's turn,' said Mrs. Hooch secretly. In front of the lion cub, she needs to concentrate her attention so that there are no surprises. Ravenclaw is different.

From left to right, fast or slow, the eaglets are basically able to call for broomsticks and hover in the air, and Mrs. Hodge never skimps on her praise.

Her compliment made the nervous eaglets relax a lot and boost their self-confidence.

It was Ralph's turn for the four of them.

Listening to the teacher's command, Ralph and William succeeded in the first attempt, unlike the "honest" Ralph, William did not do the action of calling.

This helped him win an approving look from Mrs. Hodge.

Claude and Daniel did not succeed the first time, but with the comfort and correction of Mrs. Hodge, they soon succeeded and received her praise.

It makes them happy.

Pleasant times are always short-lived, and that's the end of the week's flying lessons.

With a wave of her wand, the broomsticks from the little wizard's side flew to her side, lined up, and left the venue with her.

After putting the broom away, Madame Hodge went to find Minerva.

Second floor, Gryffindor Dean's Office.

"Minerva, I found a few more good seedlings, one of which is from your academy."

Mrs. Hooch excitedly spoke to Professor McGonagall as she entered.

"Just one?" Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow, conjuring up two chairs and a small round table in the cramped office.

Pulling some pastries and drinks from the cupboard, the two sat down in their chairs and began to talk.

"Minerva, seeing that a good seedling has engaged in other professions, from then on I can only watch the speeding figure on the field with envy from the audience."

"Or they were recruited by those rotten teams, and gradually lost their vitality, became lifeless, and their love for Quidditch unconsciously turned into disgust."

"I'm so bad!"

Madame Hooch confides in Professor McGonagall, who is drinking black tea and listening, this is not the first time.

She also has the same desire as Rolanda to form Hogwarts' own Quidditch team and reach the World Cup!

But this wish has always been a wish, after all, the school's funds are controlled by the school board, and they don't let go, even if she is the vice principal, it is difficult for her to form a team, and the school's funds are not allowed at all.

It was a bunch of rotten fellows, and if it weren't for Albus's insistence, they wouldn't even give a Muggle wizard a single nat of schooling.

On the contrary, the funding of other methods has been generous like a troll, and in just one school year, the Quebelique Field has been repaired three times, and the Hogwarts walls have been repaired twice......

Some school professors can do the work, but they have to find outside "brick houses" to help.

Finally, from time to time, school professors are checking and filling in the gaps.

There were mistakes that made Professor Flitwick die of shame, but who was his student?

There are also bugs and vulnerabilities that appear directly at the most critical points, resulting in all of them needing to be overturned and rebuilt......

The need to pay for salary subsidies and the lavish spending on major projects put Professor McGonagall, as Vice-Chancellor, under tremendous pressure.

"Minerva, I've heard about the Magical Beasts of the Forbidden Forest lately, isn't it? So, do you think it's possible for us? ”

Mrs. Hooch's words left Professor McGonagall deep in thought.

Lady Hooch wasn't the first to mention the Forbidden Forest to her, along with the Potions Professor, the Magical Beasts Protection Professor, and the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor.

The Forbidden Forest is a treasure!

the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider, 100 gold galleons per pint;

unicorn tail hair, 10 Galleons each;

There is also the feathers of the wicked bird, which is the best material for making quills, because it is very beautiful;

The venom of the Poisonhorn Beast is the raw material of some precious potions, and it is controlled by the Ministry of Magic, and it has no price;

The eggs of birds and snakes, the hair of invisible beasts, the skins of horned camels, and so on.

Not to mention the various herbs that are bred in the complex forbidden forest.

Many times, Professor McGonagall wanted to take down the Forbidden Forest and make her a part of Hogwarts for good.

However, as the vice principal, she knows some secrets.

Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts will always be partners, and there will be no affiliation.

This is the contract signed between the Big Four and the "Forbidden Forest" when they founded Hogwarts.

It guarantees the relative safety of young wizards at Hogwarts in the Forbidden Forest.

That's why Headmaster Dumbledore went to the Forbidden Forest to visit the centaur tribe to ask them for help, and the centaurs cleanly agreed.

However, not all creatures are affected by this contract, such as the Eight-Eyed Spider:

They are equivalent to invasive species of the forbidden forest, and it is only after several generations that this contract can take effect on them, so that they can fully integrate into the ecological family of the forbidden forest, and at the same time be protected by the forbidden forest.

[Blessing of the Forbidden Forest]: Hogwarts creatures will increase their opinion of their own creatures, if their creatures are injured or killed by Hogwarts creatures, Hogwarts creatures will be cursed by the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts for an indefinite duration.

Similarly, there are Hogwarts Blessings, Hogwarts Students' Blessings, and the like.

The Forbidden Forest also has more than one protection, and has different protections for different creatures.

Especially the new generation, whether wizards or magical beasts, whether in the Forbidden Forest or at Hogwarts, will be protected.

There is also a loophole, which is the relics of the Big Four, who have the weak authority and power to temporarily change the contract that covers both sides.

The third-floor lavatory is a striking example.

After dinner, the four of them went to the library to complete their homework for today's Defense Against the Dark Arts class and went back to their dorms.

In the dormitory, after Ralph hurriedly washed up, he began to practice the [Fire Spell] constantly, from normal spell casting to random spell casting, he covered his memories of various runifins, and began to feel the traces of spell casting.

When the roommate saw Ralph enter a focused spellcasting state, he didn't ask why, and stopped bothering him.

Instead, under Ralph's stimulus, they also began to practice spells.

Focus shortens the span of time.

Before I knew it, it was curfew time, and all that was left in the dormitory was the faint light from the window and Ralph's Fire Charm.

Feeling the change in light, Ralph stopped practicing, although this time the gain was not big, he didn't care, there was no result that could be achieved overnight.

He looked at them who were still practicing magic and asked:

"Are you going to sleep? I'm going to put out the flames. ”

"Well, go out."

"Okay."

Ralph scattered the flames into pink stars that flickered in the dimly lit dorm room and slowly extinguished.

After leaving a feather on the bed, injecting memories and transforming into a humanoid self, Ralph teleported back to the Forbidden Lair once again.