Chapter 26: The First Sight of the Forbidden Forest (Part II)
"I'm going to be killed by your stupid chicken today!"
"Goh? Coo-goo? ”
A fluffy sky-blue ball looked at the boy who was running for his life in his arms with a pair of innocent eyes, and his fiery red hair, soaked in sweat, had turned into locks of hair.
"You might as well recite one more spell when you have time to speak—there are many obstacles!"
Beside the red-haired boy holding the ball, there was also a red-haired boy who looked exactly like him, and the discerning person knew at a glance that this was the kid of the Weasley family, the two of them had the same clothes, the same face, and almost no difference in figure, and the twins who had become brothers and sisters were about to explode at the moment.
Thinking that Dumbledore was not at school this year, and that the professors were all taking care of the new students on the first day of school, the twins who had finished lunch slipped out of the castle and quietly slipped into the woods, when Hagrid was cooking and couldn't see the two of them.
The Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts is indeed dangerous, at least in the mouths of the professors, but even so, the twins have never given up their curiosity and exploration of the Forbidden Forest, for the simple reason that this forest is always covered in dark green is full of golden gallons.
Hogwarts, the oldest school of witchcraft and wizardry in England and even in Europe, has a heritage beyond imagination, even Beauxbatons, a school that has received huge donations from the world's richest alchemists.
Officially known as the Dark Forest, this forest with a strong magical magnetic field is inherently capable of attracting magical creatures, a natural wonder nurtured by magical power, sheltering thousands of magical creatures while turning it into a natural treasure trove.
Even on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, you can find many magical creatures worth a lot of money, which can be called walking golden gallons.
At the end of the last school year, when the twins were wandering around the edge of the Forbidden Forest, they stumbled upon a group of chubby and cute little creatures - the ball birds.
These teleportation chocobos can't fly, but their silky 'phantom shifting' makes the mobility soar exponentially, and it is extremely difficult for a wizard to catch them, unless they are killed immediately, no amount of sturdy cages can restrain these birds that can teleport away at any time.
The feathers of the Ball Bird have always been in short supply of magic materials, and the escape props made with it can completely save your life in a critical moment, on the black market, a handful of the feathers of the Ball Bird can be sold for one Galleon, and a bald Ball Bird can earn at least fifty golden cuties.
The twins have been in need of a fortune due to some big dreams, and the Ball Bird has become their easiest source of gold gallons.
On the first day of school, taking advantage of the laxity of the guards in the Forbidden Forest and the temptation of the principal's absence, they quietly returned to the place where they met the ball bird a few months ago.
It's a pity that they came a step late, as elves who go anywhere freely, the Ball Bird Clan will not stay in one place for long, and the empty twins have only collected four or five Galleon Ball Bird feathers, compared to the pocket money of the two of them a month, this windfall is indeed very rich.
But their original plan was to get a ball bird back, and the twins spent a whole vacation working on research that gave them a lot of confidence that they could win the favor of the ball bird, and their good brother Cedric's father was the director of the Department of Magical Beasts Control and Management, although Hagrid said that the department was a group of goggles, but that was relatively speaking.
Although Hagrid did not complete all of Hogwarts' studies, more than forty years of experience as a hunting ground keeper made him far more aware of magical creatures than other wizards, even if it was a wild man, and it was full of the hard word of 'talking with his fists', but it was not comparable to ordinary people.
But just as the two of them were about to go home, a blue figure flashed away in the bushes not far away, and the twins with a heart dispelled the idea of going back in an instant, and quietly followed the fleeting blue light.
Even if the road ahead is tortuous, but for the sake of the golden and lovely Jin Garon, the two of them did not have a trace of complaining and gritted their teeth and carefully chased after it, unlike the ball escape bird who was indecisive and moved instantly, the two of them had to hide their bodies in the back and ensure that they did not lose it, it was a lot of hard work, and after an hour of tracking, the two of them finally waited for the time when the lone ball escape bird was tired of playing.
After spending a vacation studying and researching, the twins thoroughly figured out the preferences of the ball-escaped birds, and in order to develop this food that would make them happy, the twins spent all the two Galleons and four sike thirteen nats they had saved so hard, and even accidentally broke the pot, and were taught a good lesson by their amiable mother.
But the effort is worth it, the tired ball bird in the face of the food they prepare almost no resistance, compared to the insects, grass seeds, small fish and shrimp eaten every day, this carefully blended pet feed is no less than the aborigines of England in the gastronomic desert to taste the ultimate luxury of a French meal, even if John Bull and Gallic chickens do not deal with, but for the sake of food, these are small things.
Naturally, the ball bird gradually lowered its vigilance against the twins, after all, the two underage little wizards, there is no particularly big threat, as a magical creature, and it is a magic creature with a high level of magic power, the ball bird has a very good perception of danger and malice, the twins really want to be good to it, after all, the two of them just want to comb it every day, that's all.
But often, the road to victory is tortuous.
Dumbledore's departure made the twins dare to go to the Forbidden Forest on the first day of school, otherwise if it was a little late, not to mention the shadow of the ball bird, the bird feathers didn't know how much feathers could be left, and the fluffy light feathers blew away, and how much could be left if they went later It really depended on fate.
Just when the two of them reached out and put their hands on the little blue ball's body, the little guy who was originally stuffy and ate disappeared in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he ran twenty feet away, chasing a green forest fairy for a burst of evil birds to eat, fairies as weak magical creatures that exist all over the world, they have always been at the bottom of the food chain, this guy who looks like a little man with wings is actually some kind of insect.
The favorite food of the ball bird is them, the main ingredient of the twins' special pet food is the fairy bought in the magic shop, but there is a fresh fairy in front of it, the ball bird still can't help but want to eat two bites, although the fairy magic is weak, but it is also a magical creature, their dexterous movements are not easy to catch even the ball bird, just when the twins looked desperate as the ball bird chased the fairy and disappeared behind the bushes, a scream sounded from behind the bushes.
A stumbling blue light flickered crookedly, and the ball bird, whose wings had been broken, barely teleported thirty feet in front of the twins and fainted, and with a rustling of the bushes, several giant monsters with long hairs emerged from the forest not far away.
After an hour of intense pursuit, the twins gradually descended deeper into the Forbidden Forest, and they inadvertently crossed the forbidden area of low-risk creatures that Hagrid had managed to punch with his fists to reach the real Forbidden Forest area.
"The ball is flying!"
The twins, who had realized that something was wrong, gritted their teeth and used the Flying Charm, and immediately ran away the moment they received the ball, although they couldn't recognize what the hell the hell the guys were glowing green at them, but these guys would never let them go easily!
"Faint!"
Two red beams of light flashed, but there was no use.
The stronger the magic of the magic creatures, the stronger the resistance to magic, the path of magical creatures and wizards is completely different, if the wizard is a wizard who simply uses magic as a weapon, then almost all magical creatures are magic warriors who refine magic power into the body, strengthen themselves, and also have a certain ability to cast spells, and in the wizarding world, if it is not for the wizard to have 'civilization, inheritance, grouping, One can't beat ten' and so on, and their relatively weak total amount and quality of mana don't have any advantage at all.
The wizard's magic can be easily ignored even by house-elves, teleporting anytime and anywhere, and the inherent disadvantage in the quality of magic is a pain that wizards have to face.
The stun spells of the two third-year wizards didn't even make the hairy monster stun for a moment.
"Run!"
At the same time as seeing the food fleeing, the dull sound of stepping on the ground also sounded chaotically, and the sound of bushes and branches being trampled turned into two people running in front, the horror that continued to accumulate in their hearts, the great horror of death.