Chapter 111: Patronus Charm
"Tuk tuk. ”
There was a knock on the door.
"Hagrid, are you home?"
"Oh, is that Kevin?" Hagrid got up and walked to the door.
"Crunch. ”
"Well, and Clarence, and Jensen. As soon as the door opened, the three people who greeted him made Hagrid stunned for a moment.
"Morning, good morning, Professor Hagrid. They responded with a slurred response.
Xu saw the restraint of the two at a glance, Hagrid turned to the side and smiled heartily: "Isn't this a little celebrity in our school newspaper? Come in, children, it's cold outside." ”
"Hagrid. As his companion buries his head and enters the house, Kevin calls to the half-giant in front of him.
"I've received the letter, and I'll take you there in a moment. Hagrid understood, and put his arm on Kevin's shoulder, "Let's go inside, I've freshly baked some rock crust cakes these days." He blinked.
As the words fell, seeing Hagrid turn around, Jensen hurriedly put the rock skin cake in his hand back on the table. At this time, Clarence was covering his cheek with one hand, and immediately blocked in front of Jensen when he saw this, and there was still a trace of soreness on his face.
"What's wrong?" Hagrid wondered, noticing Clarence's strange expression.
"Well, we just want to say that in fact, the most published article in the school newspaper lately is about Kevin. "Putting his arm around Clarence's shoulder, Jensen poked his head out from behind him to cover for his companion," the two of us were just mentioned in passing, and the real celebrity was actually Kevin. Isn't it, Clarence?"
"Well, that's it. After a little mouthful, Clarence spoke a lot more smoothly, "Especially in those days, the reporters are going crazy! Not to mention the students who write the school newspaper, even the major newspapers outside the school have sent many people to interview Kevin every now and then." ”
"That's harassment, to be exact!" said Jensen, intensifying.
Clarence also danced with his eyebrows: "That's it, even our daily lives have been affected, let alone Kevin!"
"Wasn't it settled by Headmaster McGonagall? Kevin smiled and sat down next to the two of them.
"So Kevin, you've been through this, oh, it's unimaginable!" Hagrid said, pointing to the crust cake on the table, "Eat, boys, this is a little cake that I have baked carefully." ”
"Then you're welcome. ”
After speaking, Kevin naturally picked up a piece of rock skin cake and threw it into his mouth, followed by a tooth-sore "click" sound, accompanied by a relaxed look on his face, and the two teenagers next to him were stunned for a while.
"How's it going?" Hagrid asked, looking intently at Kevin, a little expectantly.
"It's more milky than last time, it's delicious!" Kevin raised his eyebrows, and Kevin looked approving, "Is it cottage cheese?"
"Yes, yes, Kevin, you'll taste my cooking!" Hagrid clasped his hands in front of his chest, trembling with excitement, and the next second he turned to look at the other two, "Clarence, Jensen, why don't you two eat?"
"yes, let's have a piece, it tastes great!" Kevin replied.
"Well, we've had breakfast. After a moment's hesitation, Clarence excused himself with some embarrassment.
"But ......"
Jensen hurriedly interrupted Kevin: "Yes, the two of us have eaten a lot, and our stomachs are already full." As he spoke, he glanced at the latter.
"Oh, that's a shame!" Hagrid continued, changing his tone, "but I always have rock crust cakes here, and I'll always have a chance to taste them, and I'm looking forward to your next visit." ”
Looking at Hagrid, whose eyes were slit, and then at his companions who were looking at each other, Kevin said at the right time, "By the way, Hagrid, why didn't you see Yaya?"
"Oh, you mean toothy, when I first woke up in the morning, it was constantly gouging through the crack in the door. I couldn't help it, when I cleaned up the ashes, I opened the door and let it out. I don't know where to have fun now!"
Hagrid's attention was easily shunned, and when it came to Tooth, he seemed impatient, but his tone was full of pampering.
"That's when I received a letter about you. ”
"Is this one?" explained Jensen, pulling out a roll of parchment from beside him, looking at the other three's gazes, "I just sat down and found out. ”
"Hagrid, what's in the letter?" asked Clarence.
"Can we take a look?" Jensen continued.
"Oh, don't you know?" Hagrid quickly reached for the letter and stuffed it into his arms, "Then you can't read it." ”
Glancing at each other, Clarence and Jensen smiled knowingly, and the latter spoke, "What do we not know?"
"It's Principal McGonagall who asked me to take Kevin to practice spells in the Forbidden Forest, because she said it was a secret that no one else could know. Hagrid shook his head, "Normally, Mrs. McGonagall would inform us teachers in person, and no matter how bad it was, she would send someone to deliver the news. So I guess she used an owl to deliver the letter this time because she wanted to keep it a secret. As he spoke, he took out the parchment and shook it in his hand, then carefully stuffed it back into his bosom.
"Oh, I see!" said Clarence and Jensen in unison, smiling treacherously.
"Smack!"
This time, Kevin was dumbfounded, slapping his head and staring at Hagrid in disbelief.
"How's it going?" Hagrid smirked at Kevin staring blankly at him, "Am I smart?"
"You're awesome!" Jensen gave a heartfelt thumbs up, and Kevin's sigh changed his tone, "but that's not why we're here. ”
"So, why did you come to me?" Hagrid quickly forgot about the topic.
"Mead, Hagrid, it's such a small thing. Clarence shrugged.
"We want to try it again, believing that you still have a lot of surplus here, and that you are not a stingy person. Huh, Hagrid?" said Jensen.
"It's gone. ”
"Gone?!" they said in unison again.
"It's been more than a month, and I don't have much to store. Hagrid explained innocently, "Besides, Kevin took most of the last time at once...... It turns out that I still want to drink it until the beginning of spring next year. "When it comes to the back, it's more like a broken thought.
The two of them were choked up for a moment, but after a moment of silence, they began to look at each other secretly. This scene was seen by Kevin, but when he got to this step of the field, he didn't want to deal with these two goods anymore, and he was resigned to it.
"Oh, that's a pity!" Clarence glared at Hagrid with a look of regret.
"Yes, that's a pity!" Hagrid sighed, as if sympathizing with them and at pity for himself.
"Hagrid, I think you'll have to make up for our regrets!" Jensen said with a straight face, "Otherwise, we won't be able to eat or sleep well when we go back, and we won't be able to study well, and we will all be blamed by Ms. McGonagall when she asks!"
"What? Oh, yes!" Hagrid scratched his head, confused, "so what to do?"
"Take us to the Forbidden Forest!" Clarence snapped up.
"No, that's not okay! it's terrible there, don't say you're just students, you're adult wizards, and you can't trespass in the Forbidden Forest!" Hagrid blurted out, flatly refusing.
When it comes to the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid is unusually clear-headed.
"Let them both come along. ”
Hagrid's resolute attitude made the two of them unable to do anything for a while, and at this moment, Kevin's words suddenly surprised them.
Looking at Clarence and Jensen, Kevin explained to Hagrid, "Normally, you take us to class on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest. This time, I would go a little deeper, so that the two of them would know the dangers of the Forbidden Forest, and they would not come here to make trouble in the future. ”
Faced with the accusations hidden in Kevin's words, Clarence and Jensen only smiled, not paying attention to it at all.
"However, the depths of the Forbidden Forest are dangerous for me......"
"It's okay, I'll take care of their safety. And, having seen the horrors inside, I'm sure they'll soon offer to return, and we won't be staying long this time. With that, Kevin stood up, "Since Principal McGonagall trusts me, then Hagrid, you should support me as well." After all, we all believe in Principal McGonagall, don't we?"
"There's some truth to that...... However, we will listen to me as deeply as we go, and we will come out at once, whether we are in danger or not. Hagrid compromised.
"How's it going?" Kevin looked sideways at Clarence and Jensen.
"No problem, that's up to you. ”
"Seconded. ”
The plan was right in the middle, and the two agreed neatly.
......
"They all know, why didn't you stop me just now?"
Walking to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid came back to his senses, and while the two excited teenagers walked in front, he whispered to Kevin on the side, his tone full of anxiety.
"How did I know you would be so honest?" Kevin shook his head as he spread his hands, "By the time I tried to stop it, you had already said everything you shouldn't have said!"
"Oh!" said Kevin, who was frustrated, "I just can't fix that!"
Pouting helplessly, Kevin didn't say anything, just stepped on the snow step by step, and walked towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest. At this time, not far ahead, I saw Clarence and Jensen reflexively trotting towards Kevin.
"What's the matter?" Kevin grinned, "It's just right, we can get out." ”
Glancing at Kevin, they didn't say anything, but said to Hagrid, "We forgot, you can lead the way." ”
"Oh, yes. Hagrid walked ahead without looking back, "Follow me." ”
"Do you already know Hagrid's character?" said with a white smile and a smile as Kevin walked forward with his feet on his feet.
"Of course!" said Clarence, smugly, "I am nicknamed Encyclopedia, and his name is Jack-of-all-trades, which you don't know." ”
"That's right. Rubbing his hands, Jensen leaned over to Kevin, "What spell are you going to practice this time? ”
"Call the gods to guard. Kevin said casually, he didn't have the heart to keep it a secret at the moment, so he simply said bluntly, "Don't ask me, I don't know what this has to do with the Forbidden Forest." ”
"Understood, but before I do that, I want to ask, what is the Guardian of the Gods?" Jensen looked puzzled.
"Oh!" Kevin stroked his forehead again, he had no intention of explaining.
"I know this, I've read it in books before, it's a spell of the Patronus Charm. After a moment's silence, Clarence looked stunned.
"Oh!"
Seeing that Kevin nodded weakly, Jensen looked like this.
“...... Wait, what?Patronus Charm?!" the two exclaimed again.