From Azkaban To Hogwarts

On Friday, the bright sunshine penetrated the barrier woven by the trees in the Forbidden Forest, creating beautiful light and shadow on the moist soil.

William and the others carried a cage made of wood and worked hard to find relatively dry land in the Forbidden Forest.

"So, why did we come to the Forbidden Forest today - the land is not dry yet!"

After accidentally falling into a hidden puddle, Adams couldn't help complaining with an exaggerated expression.

"It's been done well. Fortunately, it didn't rain today. Hagrid said there will be big consequences this weekend. It won't be as easy as today to come to the Forbidden Forest."

William gave Adams an apologetic smile - Hagrid had said that the road might be difficult to walk, but he didn't expect it to be so muddy. The consequences of Wednesday's rain were more serious than he thought.

"Merlin's beard, the land in the Forbidden Forest is worse than the greenhouse. You know, I just irrigated the land in the greenhouse today."

Adams used his wand to dry the moisture on his shoes. His voice was full of energy, not at all as decadent as he said.

"Oh, shut up, Adams. I don't feel much better than you. At least you got up at this time. But Professor William told me that breathing more fresh air in the Forbidden Forest will help improve my sleep quality."

Professor Singed also complained, but judging from the smile on his face, he was having a great time.

‘These two bastards didn’t even take a few steps into the forest before they got into it—they agreed to help me catch rabbits. I think you’re just here to amuse the children! ’

Behind them, Aphra took steps that were too big for her height, walking like a small adult.

Probably because she heard the two adults complaining, her steps became more vigorous, walking with her head held high like a proud little hen.

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It all started on the early morning of Friday. When William woke up and found that the sky was not only cloudless, but blue with no clouds in sight, he was surprised and ran to Hagrid's cabin.

During class yesterday, he discovered that there was a lack of teaching aids. Humans must not be used to practice those wounds, so it was also necessary to find experimental animals. After thinking for a long time, he decided to get some rabbits to serve as teaching aids.

Considering that Hagrid was a gamekeeper, William planned to ask him if he had any way to get a batch of rabbits - it was not impossible to buy live rabbits at once, but if Hagrid could provide a venue, this could solve some of the training problems in the future. Far more convenient than buying a rabbit.

"Rabbits? There are plenty of them in the Forbidden Forest, and there are quite a few near the edge. As long as you bring a container, you can easily catch them all."

Hagrid said this. William originally wanted to invite him to come with him, but he had to go out to buy some supplies for the school on Friday, so he had to give up.

With the idea of ​​catching a coolie and using it as an interesting activity, William sincerely invited Adams. Adams found it interesting and invited Singed, who was resting at this time in the past. Just when the three-person team was preparing to set off, Professor Taylor Appeared again.

"Sorry, Professor Singed, if you all leave, there will be no teacher left in the morning lounge. If possible, can you help me take care of Aphra temporarily?"

Although Adams kept complaining to William on the way that Professor Singed must have grown too old to be entrusted with the task, the four-person rabbit catching team was finally formed.

The two comedians were trying their best to tease Aphra, the group's favorite, and the remaining cage bearer, William, could only watch their performance - because of the reason he was teasing people last time, Aphra now directly calls him Uncle Liar. , and cast a suspicious eye on all his actions.

"Afra, don't take such big steps, be careful that all the mud and water get on your new robe."

William, who was walking at the end of the team, looked at Aphra with his peripheral vision while observing whether there were any rabbits around him, reminding her not to fall.

Today, the little girl is wearing a brand new bright red robe, which looks very nice, but it is already covered with wet rainwater on the branches and muddy water splashed from the occasional small puddles.

"No, you lied to me again!"

The little girl made a face at William, and then hummed happily.

‘Do you want to be so vindictive? ’

William shook his head helplessly, and then saw a rabbit quickly emerge from a bush, and rushed into the distance like an arrow.

Before it could run a few steps, Adams in front had already raised his wand: "Here comes the rabbit!" (Note)

The rabbit that was escaping at high speed jumped into the air, its gray figure drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then rushed into Adams' hands.

Adams grabbed the rabbit's ears and twirled it in front of Aphra's eyes as if showing off, then pulled the cage from William's hand and stuffed it in.

Wizards catch rabbits so casually - after all, rabbits themselves cannot resist any spells. Even first-year students can find it extremely easy to harm rabbits in the Forbidden Forest. Students from Hufflepuff were caught on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Mostly for this reason.

"By the way, William, if you want to do an experiment, these rabbits won't be scared to death, right?"

"Hagrid said there should be no problem. These are not just wild rabbits. There are centaurs in the Forbidden Forest."

While they were talking, they had already gone some distance into the Forbidden Forest. The number of rabbits here had obviously increased. While the three professors waved their magic wands, rabbits made cooing sounds in the air, and then were held up and stuffed by their ears. In a wooden cage.

Aphra, the only tourist, kept shouting, and then fidgeted with her little hands to point out the location of the rabbits - although before she could point them, the unlucky rabbits took off.

"Harvest."

William simply counted the number and found that the number was enough and the cage was almost full. He weighed the last rabbit in his hand and began to evaluate it.

‘Forget it, too thin. ’

William put it on the ground by its ears, and then kicked it gently - the rabbit that had been pretending to be dead when it was placed on the ground rushed out like an arrow from a string.

"We've almost caught him. It's still early. Should we wait a little longer to have lunch in the Forbidden Forest or go back?"

"Let's deal with it in the Forbidden Forest. I'm an outstanding student who graduated from Hufflepuff. Carrying tableware with me is a basic skill."

Adams looked proud, then looked at the little girl next to him, "Afra, what are you doing?"

Aphra squatted there, looking extremely depressed. She pulled her cloak and showed the stains to the three of them. Her tone was full of the despair of a little girl in life:

"I'm going to get beaten."

Note 1: The flying spell can be used on living creatures. In the seventh part of the original book, when Harry was being hunted when his birthday was transferred, he used Hagrid to fly to save Hagrid who almost fell to death - at that time, Hagrid was trying to After saving Harry, he jumped on a Death Eater from high in the air.

ps; I didn’t finish writing during the day, and I was very disappointed...

Also, it’s bad today, but it will be fine during the day tomorrow.