Ted and Hagrid discuss the Centaurs, with whom Hagrid communicates frequently in the Forbidden Forest.

Don't look at the centaurs as if they don't eat the fireworks of the world, and they are completely closed. Not really.

It is difficult for them to be self-sufficient in all aspects, and they need the materials of the wizarding society.

Every month, Hagrid would go to the centaur tribe to take the herbs and magic materials they had gathered, and then bring some of the supplies the centaurs needed.

Hagrid is unscrupulous in the Forbidden Forest, and that has a lot of money.

It's not just about being able to fight!

What's the use of being able to fight? Coming out to mix is to talk about power~

Ted and Hagrid chatted about the tribal social structure of the centaurs, remembering some of the knowledge that Professor Quirrell had left for him.

Professor Quirrell had studied the Centaurs in the first place.

However, he soon changed the direction of his research to study species that are not very protected by the law, and even if he is caught, he will be fined at most - such as trolls.

So there are some issues that Professor Quirrell hasn't delved into, such as the one that Ted has always been concerned about.

Ted asked cautiously, "Hagrid, are there many centaurs?" ”

"Not much! The tribe in the Forbidden Forest numbered less than eighty people. ”

"What about centaurs and children?" Ted asked again.

"I don't see many centaurs, they are generally in the core of the tribe and are protected. The same goes for foals - the centaurs refer to both underage ponies and wizards as foals. ”

Ted nodded, and finally saw the dagger: "Then may I ask, did the centaur people also grow up drinking Nai?" Where do you drink it? ”

Hagrid scratched his head, "I—I don't know. I haven't seen it! ”

Malfoy's eyes behind him were about to pop out: What the hell are you talking about? Drink, drink?!

At this time, Malfoy finally confirmed: You must not mess with this Ted, he is different from us normal people! He's a pervert!

Ted was a little aggrieved: You misunderstood me! I'm just wondering if centaurs are mammals? Where did you give birth again...... Scientific research, what's wrong with me?!

Ted's question shook Malfoy for years. Even years later, I still think about this problem. He almost became his inner demon: where did he drink it?

Well, sure enough, it was assimilated unconsciously.

Enter the room of Zhilan, and don't smell its fragrance for a long time~

……

"Be careful!" A faint light flickered in Ted's arms, and Ted shouted to alert Hagrid and Malfoy, as he waved his wand "Ice Arrow!" ”

A twenty-centimeter-long sharp blue ice arrow flew out and collided with a huge black shadow that suddenly rushed from the ground.

"There are many obstacles!"

"Frost Nova!"

Ted's spell was cast so fast that a spell flew out at about the same time as the cold shockwave beneath his feet.

The obstacle hit the black shadow, and the black shadow didn't seem to be too badly injured by the ice arrow, but the obstacles did slow down its flight.

Then the cold blast of the Frost Nova covered its body.

"Quack~" There was a dull cry like a cow's moo, and the thing was frozen by a large block of ice. Although she can still move, she is slow like an old lady.

Hagrid pulled the trigger, and a crossbow bolt thicker than Ted's thumb plunged into the monster's body, and then—Hagrid dropped his crossbow and rushed forward screaming!

The big fist like a hammer crackled and landed on the monster's slippery body......

After a minute, Hagrid stood up breathlessly and cursed, "Damn it! How could a tentacle frog appear on the edge of the Forbidden Forest? It's so big! ”

Tyde's attack was a huge jeep-like toad.

It has tentacles of varying lengths on its head, as well as eyeballs on its tentacles.

It hid in the mud underground, covered in thick rotting leaves, and hibernated, not even breathing, as if hibernating.

Hagrid had a good conversation with Ted, and he had been thinking about the centaurs, and he didn't expect that a tentacle frog would leave the swamp area and run to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, so he was deceived by this incident.

This thing is actually very dangerous, although it doesn't have much magic ability, but the skin has strong magic resistance. And it's strong and good at sneak attacks.,Often swallow prey alive in one bite.,Recognized by the Ministry of Magic as a dangerous XXX and a half magical creatures.。

Fortunately, thanks to Peter, the spirit crystal servant in Ted's arms, he has been turning on the "Spirit Detection" to perceive the surrounding mental bodies on behalf of Ted, and detected the faint thought fluctuations of this big toad, which reminded Ted in time to avoid being attacked.

Ted and Hagrid naturally won't be affected by this big toad, but if they suddenly attack, Malfoy will be swallowed by the pill~

……

The one-minute battle, although not long, was intense.

Without Ted's help, Hagrid would have had a bit of a struggle to take this thing down.

The main thing is that he can't use his little umbrella (his wand) in front of both Ted and Malfoy.

Now, Hagrid is carefully dividing up the spoils.

Although this big toad is ugly, it can be regarded as a treasure all over it.

Tongue, skin, antennae, eyes, internal organs...... It's all magic materials, and a few of them are quite valuable.

Hagrid handled it with a knife and said, "Ted, you've got half of the loot this time, and that freezing spell is so good." The Frog Monsters are frozen by you! ”

At this time, Ted and Malfoy were far away. After all, Hagrid's movements were still a bit bloody.

Malfoy was even more frightened just now, hiding behind Toothtooth, and now he has reaped Toothtooth's contempt.

Ted walked over to a frightened, somewhat depressed Malfoy.

"Sit down, there's still more than an hour. Eat something? Ted handed over a piece of beef jerky.

Malfoy hesitated and took it.

He didn't eat this kind of inferior food, but he was really hungry, and the beef jerky was really fragrant.

Malfoy: I put up with it~ Eh, it's so fragrant!

Ted leaned against the trunk of the tree, looking at the dappled moon through the thick foliage.

"Draco, can I call you that?"

Malfoy hesitated, nodded for the sake of the beef jerky.

"Draco, I don't hate you." Ted's words startled Malfoy.

"I don't feel like there's really a bad guy in the school, and I'm willing to make friends with anyone. Maybe our college is different, but that's not a reason for us to be opposed......"

Malfoy stared at Ted blankly, and forgot to chew his beef jerky: What are you talking about? Are you crazy?

Ted continued, "Draco, I don't care if you insult me, I don't care. But I can't tolerate you insulting my friend. Mudbloods should not come out of your mouth...... I hope you have friends you want to protect too. ”

Malfoy stared blankly at Ted, he really didn't know what to do, or what to say?

Is he taunting me for having no friends? I...... I have...... Yes...... Hiss~

"What do you think of purebloods?" Ted asked.

"Pureblood?"

"Yes, it's what you call pureblood."

"Pureblood is a symbol of honor!" Malfoy was on his way.

Ted nodded, "What if I tell you that it's not?" ”

"You ......"

Ted interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Do you know the history of your Malfoy family?"

"Of course I know!"

"No, you don't know. History is a little girl who is dressed up arbitrarily by the victors. ”

"Secrecy divides wizarding and Muggle societies, which until then had been mixed. Although many wizarding families date back to BC, most of them intermarried with Muggles. At that time, no one even mentioned the term pureblood. ”

"You! You are talking nonsense! ”

"Like your ancestors......"

Armand Malfoy, a member of the Norman army, followed William to Britain. As Malfoy secretly provided magical help to William during this time, he was given a piece of land in a prime location in Wiltshire. The land belonged to a local landowner, whose descendants lived here for ten centuries...... Your family is not even indigenous to Great Britain. Got it? ”

"It wasn't until 1692, after the passage of the International Confederation of Wizards' Secrecy Act, that the term of pureblood began to rise for three hundred years."

By that time, the Malfoys had fully integrated into Muggle high society. Although now you have been vehemently denying it, there is ample evidence that Lucius Malfoy I was a suitor of Elizabeth I, but ultimately failed~"

"Some wizarding historians in the wizarding world believe that the queen never entered into marriage after that because she was cursed by your ancestors."

"The Malfoy family continued to annex the surrounding Muggle lands, expanding their already large estate. You have also managed to dabble in Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the richest wizarding families in Britain. ”

"Although your family initially opposed the Law of Secrecy, they quickly chose to take sides when they could not stop it, severing all previous ties with the Muggle family and denying having had a deep relationship with them."

Ted munched on beef jerky as he blandly recounted the Malfoys' family history, and Draco's pupils dilated.

Tonight is destined to be the day when his three views are shattered and rebuilt.

For example, the problem of horse people breastfeeding, and the family history that has never been mentioned.

"It is not a shameless thing to be completely dependent on Muggles, but it should be the norm in the wizarding world, and even relying on non-magical magnates to rise, is recognized by people in the wizarding world in the East and the West, and one of the most honorable ways for wizards to achieve self-realization, such as Merlin himself, who is famous in history because of his epic of assisting Muggle kings."

Ted patted the stunned Malfoy on the shoulder and wiped his hands by the way: "So, what is pure blood or not, everything depends on interests." Pureblood is nothing more than an excuse for vested interests to come together. ”

"I can tell you a secret ......"

Ted leaned into Malfoy's ear: "The mystery man is a half-blood wizard~"

Malfoy eventually forgot how he had returned to the castle and his apartment. When I opened my eyes the next day, I felt like I had a nightmare.

In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore and wrote a letter to his father, begging him to tell him the truth......

(End of chapter)