As Rolf, who had two and a half years of wandering experience in the Forbidden Forest, he left Hogwarts with Shirley very familiarly.
The two of them met Professor McGonagall on patrol, and Rolf almost broke out in a cold sweat. After all, she had said that if she took Shirley and Hermione on a night out again, she would break his legs.
This time it was even more extreme. Instead of going on a night trip, he went to the Forbidden Forest. If Professor McGonagall was to "catch him in bed", not just one leg would be broken, but three cruel legs.
After leaving the castle, Rolf and Shirley each rode a broomstick, passing by Hagrid's cabin, flying into the deep Forbidden Forest, and finally landed by a lake.
Shirley raised her head and looked around. In front of her was a scenery she had never seen before:
The gray dark forest is shrouded in warm mist and floating moonlight.
The lake water under the trees is still steaming, and the misty steam wraps around the trees, like the breathing and whispering of the forest.
Shirley squatted by the lake, reached out and scooped up a handful of water in her hand, shook it gently, and asked in a low voice: "The water is hot, is this a hot spring?"
"It's not a hot spring. There are magical creatures active under the water, which heats the lake water." Luo Fu explained.
He bent down to pick up a flat stone and threw it sideways. The stone made dozens of ripples on the water and hit the rocks on the other side.
The water float seemed to be awakened by something. There was a rattling sound under the water, and there was also a flash of light, flickering on and off, like thousands of fireflies wrapped in silver flames.
Shirley looked at the bottom of the water and said in surprise: "Is it the Red Flame Crab?"
"That's right!" Luofu put his right hand into the water, bent his middle finger, and trembled repeatedly. Soon a crab took the bait and clamped his finger.
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It was a black crab with two bright white stripes on its back, a blue belly and pink eyes.
Luo Fe once received a task from the system about red flame crabs. As long as they are tamed, they can breathe fire...but they only breathe fire from their buttocks.
If this skill was used after eating Hualaishi, the scene would be unimaginable... So, he refused without even thinking about it.
Luo Fu and Shirley took the net and caught a lot of red crabs. These crabs are extremely delicious when steamed... you must try them!
After catching crabs, the two came to a winding path. The cracked rocks paving the way were covered with moss and half-hidden in the brown soil and fallen leaves.
Thick brown tree roots push up from under the rocks, making people trip over them if they are not careful.
Shirley held a yellowed ancient map with undulating mountains, and drawings of magical creatures in some areas as territory markers.
This map has been passed down to the Scamander family for many centuries.
Every Scamander who is engaged in research in the field of magical animals will enter the Forbidden Forest to explore, and then draw what he finds on a map.
In recent years, Rove has gone deep into the Forbidden Forest and made many revisions to it.
He pointed to the place names and mountain names, explained and introduced them to Shirley one by one, and finally reminded:
"We are now at this location. To the south is the centaur tribe, to the east is the habitat of the Acromantula, and to the north is a group of giant monsters."
Shirley nodded gently and suddenly asked in a low voice:
"Rolf, if I make a new discovery in the Forbidden Forest, can I also mark it on this map?"
"Of course." Luo Fu pointed at the map and said, "Look here, my grandma's handwriting is on it. Isn't it ugly?"
Shirley looked at the handwriting with the octopus crawling, held back her smile and said, "It's very beautiful."
Luofu stretched out his hand to hold her ponytail, pulled it gently, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's just the two of us here, and I won't secretly sue you."
The girl with the ponytail smiled brightly, raised her head slightly, stared at Luo Fu's side face and said, "I sincerely do so!"
Luo Fu gave Shirley a thumbs up and praised him: "With your sweet mouth, my grandma will definitely like you very much when she sees you."
Shirley pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I will continue to do so!"
Luofu suddenly narrowed his eyes. He took out a short knife, held the blade between his thumb and forefinger, raised it over his shoulder, flicked his wrist, and skillfully shot the knife towards a big tree.
The short knife hit the tree trunk, shaking with the remaining strength.
Soon, a centaur emerged from behind the tree. He had red hair and a beard, and a long red tail trailing behind him.
"Good evening, Ronan." Luofu greeted happily: "Long time no see."
Ronan glanced at the obsidian dagger and said with a sad expression: "Rolf, you almost stabbed me in the head just now. Is this your meeting gift?"
"Don't worry, I'm sensible." Luofu smiled and said, "You're late."
"Our tribe is under martial law. It's very troublesome to come out at night." Ronan complained: "The Forbidden Forest is very dangerous recently. You shouldn't appear here, and you shouldn't ask me out."
"Professor Dumbledore said you can come to the Forbidden Forest, and I trust his judgment even more."
Luo Fu introduced: "Shirley, this is Ronan, the centaur I mentioned to you... who is thinking about Bain's fiancée..."
"Hey, you kid, stop talking nonsense!" Ronan jumped to his feet and said, "When did I miss Bain's fiancée?"
"Well, you didn't help let Nymeria go?"
"Hush, don't you dare say such nonsense!" Ronan glanced around warily, then lowered his voice and said:
"I have nothing to do with Nymeria, but you...you have provided her weapons and potions for most of the past six months, and I even said that the two of you are having an affair."
"..."
Shirley smiled. She had heard Rolf mention the centaur named Nymeria and had always been curious about her and wanted to see what she looked like.
Ronan looked at Shirley, who was dressed like a wizard hunter, and frowned: "You brought a pony to the forest?"
"Shirley is my assistant." Luo Fu explained: "I took her to the Forbidden Forest to find her way."
"You even have an assistant?"
Ronan walked over. After he saw Shirley's appearance clearly, he was amazed that this human witch was actually much prettier than Nymeria. He clicked his tongue meaningfully:
"Rolf, are you sure you don't have ulterior motives?"
"Go away!" Luofu said rudely: "How is the Forbidden Forest doing lately?"
"It's very dangerous." Ronan whispered: "We centaurs usually don't go out at night. The Acromantulas have no managers. They kill each other and many of them died."
"It's okay, I will bring Aragog back this time to regain control of the Acromantula." Rolf said softly.
"Ronan, do you know what happened in the Forbidden Forest a few months ago?"
On Halloween night, a dazzling white light appeared in the Forbidden Forest. At that time, Dumbledore also left the principal's office and went to the Forbidden Forest.
Ronan sighed, raised his head and stared at the sky.
"Mars is very bright tonight." Rove said, "I know... let's be serious."
"..."
Ronan hesitated, but still didn't answer. He finally sighed and said: "There are many secrets hidden in the forest."
"Shirley, you see, these are the centaurs." Rolf said softly: "They are all Riddlers. They know many things... but are unwilling to reveal them to the outside world."
"Rolf, I really can't tell you what happened." Ronan shook his head and said, "You don't want to see me being hunted down by the tribe like Nymeria, do you?"
"Forget it, I won't force you anymore." Luo Fu said seriously:
"Ronan, it's okay if you take us directly to the discovery site, right? If you don't take us there, I'll go find Nymeria. Anyway, she and I are now in a cooperative relationship."
Ronan stared upwards without blinking. After a moment, he sighed and said:
