After leaving the principal's office, Rove returned to his box and found Shirley in a canyon.
She was feeding Norbert, the fire dragon, and she kept waving her wand, causing half-meter-long carnivorous slugs to fly into the sky.
Norbert hung upside down on a cliff, like a giant bat, its claws deeply embedded in the rock.
Smelling the smell of food, Norbert suddenly opened his eyes as bright red as carbon. Wisps of green smoke curled up from the dragon's nose, and then dragon flames were sprayed from his mouth, like a brilliant orange storm.
The carnivorous slug was instantly charred, falling downwards with a circle of flames, and the air was filled with the smell of barbecue.
Before the blackened slugs touched the ground, Norbert had already flown over, bit into the roasted food, and then waved his huge black dragon wings and flew towards the sky.
Rolf walked over to Shirley and helped her feed Norbert. The mountain of food in the cart was gradually decreasing.
After feeding the slugs, the two walked along a quiet path towards the habitat of the airwing. Shirley complained in a low voice:
"Rolph, I saw Norbert hovering over the meadow for a long time today, staring at the Riem cattle."
Luofu raised his head, looked at the huge black shadow flying in the sky, and sighed:
"This guy deserves a beating again. I will warn her not to take advantage of those Riem cows again. If she doesn't obey, she will be petrified for a period of time."
This is not the first time Norbert has done this.
Rolf had previously asked for a few goats from Aberforth. He said he wanted to keep them, but actually he wanted to make some of them and eat them in the winter.
But after only two days of raising it, it was eaten by Norbert, a sheep thief. Unexpectedly, she would now have the idea of Raem cattle again.
Reem cows are extremely precious magical creatures. They can also provide Rolf and Shirley with high-quality milk every day... but they can't be spoiled by Norbert.
Shirley covered her mouth and smiled: "Norbert probably doesn't like eating carnivorous slugs."
This is the truth, a carnivorous slug is still a slug after all... The meat cannot be of good quality if it is covered in mucus.
"It's okay. I have already discussed it with Aragog. He will provide us with Acromantula meat." Rolf smiled and said, "I will not feed Norbert slugs in the future."
Although the Acromantula looks ferocious and ugly, it is also known as the Scottish terrestrial hairy soft-shell crab... It is huge in size and has delicious meat. Everyone who has eaten it says it is good!
With the Acromantula as food, he was not afraid that Norbert would be picky and attack other magical creatures.
"Aren't those Acromantulas all descendants of Aragog?" Shirley said with surprise on her face: "They are really willing to give them to us as food."
"Shirley, Acromantulas are cruel and will kill each other when their numbers increase." Luo Fu explained.
This is also the reason why they obviously have strong reproductive ability and basically have no natural enemies in the Forbidden Forest, but their numbers are always limited to a certain level... They all died fighting among themselves.
"Acromantulas will not eat the corpses of their own kind." Luofu said softly: "Those killed Acromantulas were discarded if Aragog did not give them to us."
The Acromantula has high intelligence and understands human language, but it is not classified into the "human" category along with fairies, vampires and other creatures. Instead, it is classified into the "beast" category because they cannot overcome their ferocious nature.
This innate nature also makes Aragog not care about the lives of his descendants... They are just a group of tool spiders, dead and reborn!
"By the way..." Luof paused and said, "Speaking of the reproduction of the Acromantula, I suddenly remembered one more thing."
Seeing the serious expression on the young man's face, the girl with the ponytail thought it was such an important matter. She pricked up her ears and listened carefully, and saw him whispering:
"Norbert is already an adult. According to the growth cycle of the fire dragon, she will go into heat in a few months. It's time for us to find a male fire dragon for her to breed with."
Shirley: "..."
When a fire dragon is two years old, it will leave the juvenile stage and enter the adult stage, and will soon have its first heat.
When they are in heat, their tempers are extremely bad, especially the female fire dragon, which is even worse.
If Rolf didn't want his box to be destroyed, he had to quickly find a male fire dragon to vent his anger on Norbert.
Of course, the breeder Luofu can also solve the problem by hand, but after all, this is the first time Noble has been in heat since she was an adult, so it would be too inhumane to just give her a toy!
Rolf promised that Hagrid would take good care of his "daughter" and that he must make clear and comfortable arrangements for Norbert.
"Forget it about the British local dragons." Luof thought for a while, shook his head and objected:
"The Welsh Green Dragon...it's so green, it looks so ugly."
The black dragons of the Hebridean Islands are good, but they are prone to fighting and tend to be violent. "
"Ukrainian Iron Belly is the largest fire dragon. He has a good physique and can satisfy Norbert, but his IQ is not up to par...he is stupid and big."
Luofu held his chin up and muttered:
"I stayed in the Romanian Fire Dragon Sanctuary for a long time, and I have a lot of affection for the Romanian Longhorned Dragon. They are not bad, and the fertilizer does not flow out of the dragon's field...
What do you think, Shirley? "
"During the summer vacation, aren't you going to Austria with Dumbledore?" Shirley said hesitantly:
"How about you go to Norway first? If you're not in a hurry?"
"It makes sense. Norbert is a Norwegian Spinosaurus. She may not like other types of dragons." Luo Fu's eyes lit up and he said: "It's best to steal... Ahem, there is a Norwegian Spinosaurus who volunteered to come to the door. son in law."
"Shirley, let me tell you... you have to be very careful about breeding. Different types of dragons have different sizes..."
The girl with the ponytail stared blankly at Luo Fu, who was talking endlessly. She was young and ignorant, and when she listened to the young man imparting the secret of breeding, she was so ashamed that she almost ran away!
And last time, he taught her how to induce and milk the Reem cow, which made Shirley, who was watching from the sidelines, so embarrassed that she couldn't sleep well for several nights.
The dream was filled with Rolf’s hooligan moves!
The girl with the ponytail has complicated emotions, a little melancholy and resentment... She is still a child!
Fortunately, the two finally arrived at the Airwing's habitat. Shirley breathed out quietly and gently rubbed her hot cheeks.
The airwing's habitat is on a towering mountain cliff. It uses its claws to dig out a nest for itself on the cliff that is large enough to sleep in.
Seeing Rolf and Shirley arriving, the Airwing bird's wings clicked, opened suddenly, and flew downwards. When it landed, its wings flapped, strong winds blew, and dust rose up all around.
On the neck of the air-wing bird, there is a huge Elizabethan circle made of special materials.
This is specially worn by animals after surgery or during illness to prevent them from scratching wounds and affected areas.
There was a thick bandage wrapped around the Airwing Bird's abdomen.
The airwing was attacked by a dark wizard. Nymeria couldn't cure it, so she asked Rolf for help, and he brought the box back.
After carefully checking the injury again, Luofu said softly:
"Shirley, its injury is almost healed.
If I don't come back within three days, you will remove the bandage and the Elizabethan ring on the top of its head. "
"Okay, I'll note it down." The ponytail girl nodded and wrote it down in her notebook. She quickly asked doubtfully:
"Rolph, you're going to be away from school over Easter break?"
Luofu hummed and said:
"I really need to get out."
He quickly told of the plan that had been hatched in the principal's office. Shirley had known about it for a long time, so there was no need to hide it.
Sirius finally decided to pretend to be Harry, go with Lupine to meet Peter, and then take the opportunity to catch him.
Of course Phineas tried his best to stop him. He was now worried about the Black family's bloodline being cut off, but he was just a portrait and could not stop Sirius.
This plan is actually not as dangerous as imagined.
Since Peter asked Gibbon to take Harry there, it means that Voldemort wants to be resurrected. He is probably in an infant state now and basically does not have much fighting ability.
The only person Sirius and Lupine need to deal with is Peter, so the danger is greatly reduced.
Shirley thought for a while, frowned slightly and said:
"But there's no way this plan will work, right?"
"We killed Peter on Halloween last year, that's what happened... He was destined to die that day.
If Sirius and Lupine caught Peter this time, he wouldn't have died last year. "
"That's right." Rolf smiled: "So, my task is to use the time turner to go back to last Halloween, and then use the Patronus Charm to notify 'us' to go to the Screaming Shack!"
Who was the Peter who was killed in the Screaming Shack on Halloween night... This is a question that Rove has thought about for a long time.
You know, at that time point, there were at least two Peters in the same space and time at the same time:
One is Peter who lives in the present;
One is Peter from the future.
But it turns out that neither Peter died and lived until the day they stole Hermione's time turner, successfully completing the year-long time loop.
Luo Fu thought for a long time, smoothed out the mess, and finally concluded:
There's also a more future version of Peter, who once again uses the time-turner and travels back to Halloween night.
At that time and space node, there were three Peters alive at the same time!
What Rove has to do is to guide his past self and kill the third Peter completely! !
Shirley fell silent, bit her lip, and said, "Rolph, can I go back with you? I can also help."
"No." Rolf shook his head and said, "This time we are not going to the Forbidden Forest. We may face Voldemort... It's dangerous, so you can't go."
The girl with the ponytail didn't speak, she just lowered her head and gently kicked up a pebble at her feet. It fell into the lake not far away, making splashes.
"Shirley, you can help me if you stay at Hogwarts." Rolf looked at the depressed girl and comforted:
"I won't bring the box back this time. I will leave it at your place. You have to take care of those magical creatures."
Luofu took out a key, handed it over and said:
"This is the key to the box. Take it...if I leave and those guys disobey and want to run out, you can use this key to lock the box completely."
Shirley took the key blankly and whispered, "Can I manage it?"
In the past, she was just a little assistant. With Luofu's help, he would solve any problems she encountered.
But now the boy has to go back to the past, and he doesn't know how long it will take before he can come back... Shirley is a little unsure of how she can deal with so many magical creatures.
Luofu gently raised one hand, held the girl's head, and rubbed it. He said with a smile on his face and an encouraging look:
"Of course you can, Shirley! You are the assistant I like... There is no girl in Hogwarts who is better than you!"
Shirley tilted her head slightly, staring into Luo Fu's eyes, as if to determine whether he was lying, and finally smiled like a flower.
The ponytailed girl's watery eyes were hazy and shy, and her innocent look biting her slender lips made Luo Fu feel dazed for a moment.
So beautiful!
Shirley suddenly remembered something. She stretched out her slender fingers and grabbed a silver chain from her neck.
"Rolf, the nun in the monastery said that I had it with me when she found me, and I have been hanging it around my neck as a protective talisman since then.
You wear it, it protects you. "
Luofu took the pendant that still had traces of body temperature and the girl's body fragrance, and gently touched the cross at the end of the silver chain.
Shirley was a little shy. She had been wearing this pendant for more than ten years and had never taken it off. This was the first time she gave it to someone else... she was still a boy.
"Thank you." Luof put the pendant on his neck. He quietly stared at the shy ponytail girl and smiled:
"Would you like to walk with me again?"
Shirley nodded obediently.
Neither of them spoke, and they walked quietly along the quiet path along the willow bank by the lake. The cool breeze blew and rippled the surface of the lake.
The sky has darkened, and the dome of the box has the same ceiling as the Hogwarts auditorium. The starry sky is bright, reflecting on the ground, like a stream flowing down a slope.
Luofu admired the beautiful scenery. He held the back of his head with both hands. It was rare for him to be so lazy and leisurely. His head swayed like grass in the mountains swaying slightly in the breeze.
At this moment, Rolf noticed that Shirley was tugging on his sleeve. He stopped, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
The girl with the ponytail twisted the hem of Luo Fu's clothes with her hands. She lowered her head, unable to see her expression clearly. The breeze was blowing, and the hair on her forehead was undulating.
"Rolf, you must come back soon."
"Well, don't worry... maybe I'll leave tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow."
Luofu raised his arm and gently smoothed Shirley's hair at the temples, then stretched out his fingers to gently hold the girl's ponytail hanging to her chest.
He smiled and said:
"I will miss you."
Shirley's pretty face turned red. She suddenly took a step forward, hugged the boy and murmured:
"Rolf, I will miss you too."
The rippling water of the lake rubbed the rocks above the water, making a splashing sound.
At that moment, the starry sky was bright, and the boy and the girl hugged each other quietly.
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(It’s a little awkward... I’ll send the 4,000-word chapter first.
Thanks to "Zhou|Ren", "WFSmtinF", "I'm a Siberian Tiger" and "Hurry Up Update" for their tips. )
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