Chapter 10： Explore the Forbidden Forest

The first week of school just passed, and Hogwarts ushered in the first weekend.

Xie Lin has already thoroughly studied the Forbidden Forest Map, planned various routes, and prepared for various situations, such as refining a lot of potions and poisons that may be used.

Early in the morning, Xie Lin released the invisible phantom curse on himself, and sneaked into the forbidden forest alone.

The Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts is a vast expanse of forest, in which many kinds of creatures live, and even species that have become extinct outside. This is simply a barren land. No wizard has ever been able to explore a complete forest, because it is too big, and because it is too dangerous, there is no shortage of students who have disappeared in the forbidden forest in history.

The trees here are very tall, all above tens of meters, so the sky is covered in darkness. Only creatures living in the forbidden forest can adapt to this environment. They either have the vision to see things in the dark. , Either have extraordinary hearing, or keen observation.

The periphery of the Forbidden Forest is not very dangerous, and it can be seen that Hagrid, the hunting ground guard, often cleans this area. The well-prepared Schelling easily crossed the periphery, passed the active area of ​​12 eagles and horses raised by Hagrid, and continued to walk deep into the forbidden forest. After several studies, Schelling has already identified the two most dangerous areas in the Forbidden Forest, namely the Eight-Eyed Spider Nest and the Horseman Tribal Area.

Xie Lin was very cautious and stepped forward, constantly checking against the map to make sure he avoided these two areas. There were strange roars in the dark, and occasionally some malicious eyes gleaming in the dark. . When passing by somewhere, it should be a gathering place for certain social animals, and a disgusting smell blows on your face.

Schelling gripped the wand tightly, looked around carefully, stopped abruptly, looked down at the footprints on the ground. He recognized that this was the footprint of a wolf, several times larger than an ordinary wolf. It was probably a giant wolf, about the same size as the three-headed dog Lu Wei. Schelling knew that there were no real werewolves in the Forbidden Forest in the strict sense, but there were a group of wolves whose wisdom was close to humans.

There is an interesting allusion behind the origin of this wolf pack. According to legend, on the day of the full moon, two wolf-shaped werewolves mate under the moon, and the pregnant female wolf will produce pure wolf cubs instead of changing. The physical werewolf, this rare example has only happened twice in history.

One of them happened in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts. At that time, the principal of Hogwarts was Dumbledore. He broadly allowed the two werewolves to raise the little wolf cubs in the forbidden forest. Slowly grow up over time and become a group of silver wolves with beautiful silver white fur and high intelligence. Apart from being clever and spiritual, these silver wolves are no different from ordinary wild wolves. They do not have the bloodthirsty of werewolves and the thirst for human flesh, so they are not much more dangerous than ordinary wild wolves.

Under Dumbledore’s deliberate arrangement, rumors of werewolves in the Forbidden Forest began to spread among the students. The purpose was to deter students from sneaking into the Forbidden Forest. This rumor still circulates among students today, and Schelling has heard it from more than one person, including Draco.

Schelling is not afraid of a giant wolf, but a wolf is a social animal, he is not sure whether he can handle a large number of wolves. To be safe, he deviated slightly from the planned route and continued to walk deep into the forbidden forest.

Xie Lin first met three red hats. These are dwarf monsters that resemble fairies and ugly. They are bloodthirsty and easy to kill. After killing their prey, they will smear blood on their skulls. They also get red hats because of their blood-red skulls. The name. The red hat has no magic ability, but it is strong and fast, so it is quite dangerous for Muggles and young wizards who have just learned magic, but it can be easily dealt with with Schelling's strength. Schelling used Transfiguration to conjure the dense winding manteng, captured the red hat, and then cut off their skulls with the cutting curse. The blood-stained skulls are a good material for cursed black magic items. Of course Schelling won’t Let it go.

Red cap skull get!

Then Xie Lin encountered a blood-sucking magic bear spirit. The Phantom Bear Spirit is a variant of Bogut. It is an aggregation of fearful emotions. It is good at change. It usually appears in the image of an Australian koala, but has sharp fangs and slender claws. The blood-sucking magic bear spirit is the most ferocious variant, often attacking poultry. Hagrid’s chickens are often attacked by the blood-sucking phantom bear spirits, so they often have a headache. Of course, in front of Schelling who knows Occlumency, the blood-sucking magic bear spirit did not pose any threat at all, and Schelling used "funny" to repel it.

(Note: BloodSuckingBugbear, the original translation of the Vampire, from the Chamber of Secrets Hagrid suspected to be a fox in the Forbidden Forest or a vampire bear in the Dungeons and Dragons because the chickens he raised were killed The tyrannical bear goblin is a kind of giant goblin; but in Scottish folklore it is another bogey. Bug here means Bogey, and Bugbear literally means boge bear, or bear-shaped boge Especially, the author here chooses to adopt the second statement in accordance with Rowling’s traditional practice)

Continue to move forward, Xie Lin finally met the big boss of this adventure-an eight-eyed spider with two adult wizards on one head.

Fortunately, Schelling has always ensured that he is in a state of invisibility, otherwise he would be attacked by such a huge spider, I am afraid that he would not end well. Xie Lin knew that creatures living in such a dark place were generally afraid of fire, so he didn't hesitate to shoot the flame curse at the surface of the eight-eyed spider facing downwards. That was the weakness of the eight-eyed spider that Xie Lin had already studied.

After the abdomen of the eight-eyed spider was ignited, it uttered a sharp scream, and the whole body smashed because of pain. In order to avoid being affected, Schelling aimed at the last two feet of the eight-eyed spider and released the leg-locking curse. The eye spider rolled forward as if being pulled by the feet from behind, and died in a short time.

Xie Lin quickly took out a medicine bottle and began to collect the venom of the eight-eyed spider. A pint of venom is worth 100 gold gallons, and Schelling collected 3 pints from the spider's corpse before leaving contentedly. Worried about encountering more eight-eyed spiders again, Xie Lin decided to leave the forbidden forest and turned back the same way he came.

Eight-eyed spider venom is obtained!

Fortunately, he also collected a lot of beating toadstools on the way. The beating toadstool is a rare potion raw material. The cap is bright red with many white spots on it. It has a keen sense of surroundings. Once it detects that someone wants to pick it, it will jump and escape quickly.

Xie Lin first used Transfiguration to conjure a cover to cover them all, then grabbed them one by one and put them in a special container. Each toadstool is worth 3 golden gallons, and Schelling collected 20 at once, which means that the harvest this morning is as high as 360 golden gallons. You know, except for the employees of the Ministry of Magic, the monthly salary of most people in the wizarding world is only between 25 and 50 gallons!

The beating toadstool is obtained!

Forbidden Forest is indeed a good place to make money. Although it has delayed him a lot of time, it still makes him enjoy it.

Suddenly, Xie Lin stopped his footsteps, and an unexpected scene appeared in front of him. A giant eight-eyed spider and a giant wolf that were larger than the previous ones fell to the ground like a corpse, completely still.

Xie Lin cautiously stepped forward to check that the venom of the eight-eyed spider was completely dry and could not be collected. It should have been some time before he died. Although the giant wolf does not move at all, Schelling can still feel the unobvious body temperature on his body. He is considering whether to peel off its fur. After all, such a beautiful fur has no medicinal or alchemical value. It should be sold at a good price as a decoration.

Xie Lin took out the sterling silver dagger, and was about to peel the skin on the belly. The hand pressing on the belly suddenly felt an abnormal movement. Xie Lin frowned first, and suddenly realized, could it be...

Xie Lin guessed it right, he carefully cut his belly and gently cut his belly, put his hands through the cut without getting dirty, and actually pulled out 3 little wolf pups for him!

According to Schelling’s estimation, the pregnant female wolf should have been waiting quietly among the wolves, but unfortunately the wolves were attacked by an unknown number of eight-eyed spiders. As a result, the female wolf separated from the wolves and fought with one of the eight-eyed spiders. At this point, they will all die in the end. It is a pity that due to a period of death, the remaining vitality of the she-wolf is not enough to maintain the life of the little wolf pups, and two of the little wolf pups are exhausted soon after being taken out.

Xie Lin moved a compassionate heart, took out a few bottles of expensive nutrients from his pocket, fed the last little wolf pup brainly, and wrapped the little wolf pup in a night star cloak to keep it warm. The little wolf pup is in Xie Lin. He opened his eyes carefully for a while, and let out his first howl since he was born. Despite how weak and feeble the howling sound, Schelling witnessed the birth of a life with his own eyes. A tender corner of his heart was touched. An indescribable emotion emerged spontaneously, making the corner of his eye. Unknowingly, he got wet.

Hogwarts allows students to bring their own pets. Except for the regulations that students in the first grade can only bring owls, toads, and cats as pets, there are no restrictions on the types of pets for students in other grades such as Ron’s pet was a hamster spotted. Lee Jordan of Gryffindor also brought a pet tarantula. Of course, the eight-eyed spider or the three-headed dog are highly dangerous creatures except for Hagrid. No other students will use such terrible creatures as pets.

Schelling has decided to take the little wolf cub back to Hogwarts as his pet. At the moment he witnessed the birth of the little wolf with his own eyes, he and the little wolf had already established an emotional bond that surpassed ordinary owners and pets.

Besides, he has Newt’s suitcase, which means he can carry the little wolf pup with him, including class and home, without fear of being spotted. Because Dobby was not in the UK at the moment, Schelling had to go to the Owl House in person, borrowed school owls and placed a lot of pet food orders at the pet shop in Diagon Alley through mail order, and then personally took care of the still weak little wolf. He named the little wolf "Silver Ya".

Time passed day by day, and the pet food in Diagon Alley had been delivered. Xie Lin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise Xiao Yinya would continue to drink his nutrient medicine like this, and he would have to drink him poorly.

Schelling, who was busy taking care of Yinya, hardly had time to pay attention to the big and small things that happened on Harry's side, and even the event of holding the patron saint curse exchange was forced to postpone until next month.

Slytherin students already know that Schelling has a beloved pet wolf, and Schelling can always be seen inseparable from all over the campus. Daphne, Meredith, and Astoria are also very inseparable. Excitedly, he often took the opportunity to come to Xie Lin, trying to find opportunities to play with Xiao Yinya. Although Xiao Yinya was weak, she was not at all low in wisdom. He knew how to please people. He could always make a few girls giggle, which made those girls love this cute little wolf pup even more.