A clearing on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

When Ash came here from Hogsmeade, Shiroko had been waiting here for a long time.

However, when Ash saw the tall figure standing not far away, holding a lantern in his hand, he couldn't help but look a little surprised:

"Hagrid, why are you here?"

"Ash? Should I ask that? What are you doing here? ”

Hagrid's eyes widened and he hurried forward to stop Ash.

As soon as he asked, he suddenly thought of a possibility, and looked at Ash in disbelief:

"Don't tell me you snuck out of the secret passages of Hogwarts? Merlin is on top! You're only in the first grade! How can you ......"

Before Hagrid could finish speaking, Ash interrupted him and asked:

"Is there a possibility that I came out like this last night?"

“……”

Hagrid choked on for a moment, but when he thought about it, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.

As long as the students of Hogwarts who appear in the Forbidden Forest in the middle of the night, what is it that does not sneak out?

Ash retorted and asked:

"Alright, Hagrid, what are you doing here?"

When Hagrid heard this, he immediately stared at the two giant wolves trying to get close with a vigilant gaze, and said in a deep voice:

"I've got to watch this werewolf before he gets to Hogwarts!"

Ash looked at Hagrid in surprise, "Don't tell me you've been here all day?" Don't you have anything else to do? ”

“……”

Hagrid's expression was a little embarrassed: "Not exactly, I'll only look at them if they're here." ”

Ash understood Hagrid's thoughts, but he still didn't believe in werewolves.

Despite Ash's assurance, how convincing can a first-year student's assurance?

Hagrid may already be regretting agreeing to his request yesterday.

Ash said decisively:

"Hagrid, in this case, you go back first, and I'll talk to Dumbledore myself tomorrow."

"Huh? Okay, too. ”

Hagrid was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was indeed a solution, nodded and prepared to leave.

But he turned around and didn't take two steps before Hagrid suddenly reacted, no, he hadn't asked what Ash was doing here!

"Ash, you're ......"

He turned around and was about to ask, when he saw Ash already riding on the back of the silver-gray wolf, who had disappeared into the Forbidden Forest with one arrow.

"Stop!"

Hagrid exclaimed, subconsciously lifting the pink umbrella, but he was afraid of accidentally injuring Ash on the back of the giant wolf, so he hesitated and failed to cast the spell after all, so he gritted his teeth and chased after him with the lantern.

But how could he catch up with a werewolf known for his speed in the Forbidden Forest?

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Lying on Shirako's back, Ash asked softly:

"Shirako, do you know where to find the civet?"

Bai Zi did not respond, but answered Ash with practical actions.

Two hours later, they arrived at the cat's den, a long-abandoned, weather-soaked hut.

It was supposed to have been built by Hagrid or a forester from the past, and was abandoned by the cats as a breeding nest.

Upon noticing Shiroko's arrival, these magical creatures fled in all directions almost immediately.

But there are still more than a dozen ignorant cats who are attracted by beauty and are still in place, curiously looking at Ash on Baizi's back.

It is a fantastic animal that looks like a cat, they have large ears and hair somewhat similar to that of a leopard, with a yellow-brown fur with various spots on it. The tail resembles a lion's tail with a tuft of fluffy hair at the end.

But this combination does not make them seem weird, but rather has a unique beauty.

And just like sniffing, cats have a special magical ability: they can distinguish between the corrupt and the ill-intentioned.

"Good boy, come here."

Ash gently stroked the fur of one of the cats, fluffy and soft, quite comfortable to touch. The cat that was touched also happily picked up the fox and rubbed Ash's hand with his head and chin.

Seeing this, the rest of the cats immediately surrounded and rubbed their heads against Ash's body. However, Ash didn't catch them all, but just selected a few smaller kittens and put them in the bag.

Ash stood up, stroked Shiroko's face, and asked softly:

"Baizi, is there a sounding bird around here? A magical creature of birds that cannot make sounds. ”

Shirako nodded, crouched down and let Ash climb up.

"Meow~Meow~!"

"Meow~!"

The cats that had not been taken away surrounded them again, and they meowed reluctantly.

"Roar!"

Bai Zi immediately showed a fierce expression, bared his teeth and roared, scaring the cats away, and then ran into the Forbidden Forest and disappeared.

Walking all the way through the black woods, Ash saw the soundbirds perched on the treetops ten minutes later.

It was a small blue-blue bird with pale spots on its feathers.

It has a crest of feathers on the top of its head, and its tail feathers are almost twice as long as its body length.

The arrival of the white child caused many stunner birds to flutter their wings and fly into the distance, but just like their name, the stunner bird will not chirp for the rest of its life, and it will not let out a long screech until the moment of death, calling out all the sounds it has heard in its life.

Perhaps because of this quality, the feathers of the stunner can be used to make spitting elixirs and memory potions.

There is no doubt that several of the female soundbirds forgot to escape and were successfully captured by Ash.

But it also made Ash aware of a fact:

These magical beasts may all be his.

Unlike Sniff, neither the cat nor the soundbird are natives of the Forbidden Forest, but were rescued by Ash from other poachers. But now that these two magical creatures are inhabiting and breeding in the Forbidden Forest, they can only be the descendants of those magical animals that were once raised by Ash in the Room of Need, and then released by Dick!

After all, unlike Ash, Dick really has it his mission to save magical beasts. As long as Dick feels that these magical animals are no longer endangered, he will find a way to release them and take the initiative to help them adapt to the local environment.

And now that these magical creatures have appeared in the Forbidden Forest, Ash will be able to reverse Dico's clues from them.

Ash thought for a moment and asked:

"Baizi, do you know the Purple Horned Beast? What about Thunderbird and Iseron? ”

He described in detail the characteristics of magical animals such as the Purple Horned Beast, but Shirako only shook his head and replied in the negative. But for the two creatures that did not originally exist in the Forbidden Forest, the Ball Escape Bird and the Evil Woman Bird, Bai Zi gave a positive answer.

"In other words, the ones released are common magical animals."

Ash was thoughtful, which meant that Dick was raising the precious magical beasts himself. And with Diko's character, he will definitely release these unfed magical beasts before he dies, and the best place to release them is undoubtedly the Forbidden Forest.

But since there is no trace of these magical beasts in the Forbidden Forest, it means that Dick is probably still alive and insisting on feeding these magical animals.

"It's one of the few pieces of good news." Ash muttered.