"Hmm... an ox-horn bow that cannot be pulled without half a ton of strength, a dozen armor-piercing arrows as thick as arms with blood grooves and barbs, a logging ax that I can't even lift... .”
"Hagrid!"
Looking at Hagrid who was packing his equipment in front of him, Harry stared at him with horror on his face.
"Are you sure we're not going to attack some secret fortress in the Forbidden Forest, or simply slay a dragon?"
"These things are illegal! Why are you taking me to the woods?"
Although in the 'original book', the Forbidden Forest did not show anything particularly dangerous, but after seeing Grindelwald come to Hogwarts to teach Dark Magic Defense, and the Triwizard Tournament was just held last year, Animagus can make people After transforming into the mecha-wearing Cat Superman... Harry would never simply think that the Forbidden Forest would remain unchanged.
"Oh, these?"
After backing up the bow and putting the arrows into his bag, Hagrid waved his hand, "This is for me to use later. Professor Grindelwald asked me to catch some little guys for him to use as class materials. In the past few months, Lin Zi A small group of giant man-eating monsters came in. They were so slimy and disgusting that I didn't want to fight them, so I just nailed them to the ground with an arrow and dragged them away. I also cut down two trees and came back. I was running out of firewood at home. "
"But I won't take you to find them. You have just started learning magic. You can't deal with those dangerous guys, and your fists are not strong enough."
Hagrid chuckled, then pointed to the wooden shelf in the corner, "Just bring the long hair brush. The little cutie I want to bring you to see is not in danger. Don't worry, Harry. "
"That's it..." Although he felt relieved, at the same time, Harry also felt a little regretful, "Hagrid, what is the giant man-eating monster you are talking about?"
"A strange thing that looks like a giant. That guy has no hands, but has foot-long claws. It is covered with a layer of thick hair, but when you pinch it, it will produce oil, which is sticky and disgusting, because someone is far away. I witnessed them eating people, so I called them giant man-eating monsters, but who knew."
Hagrid spread his hands, "I've also seen these guys eating water and grass from the ditch. In fact, they are quite peaceful in the forest. Apart from being unable to communicate, I don't think they... forget it, magic. Nine-and-a-half out of ten researchers in the department are a bunch of idiots who have never been through the woods. What Professor Kettleburn said is really true. Since Mr. Newt Scamander resigned, the Department for the Management of Magical Creatures has done nothing but beheadings. Apart from the executioners, there is only a bunch of garbage waiting to rot and stink."
"Let's not talk about the giant man-eating monster for now. We've got our things, right? Let's get two rabbits or ferrets to take with us. If there are gifts, those little guys will talk better. After all, it's your first time to see them. "
After casually fixing the huge logging ax on his back, Hagrid grabbed a small ax and put it in his pocket. Looking at the black blood stains on the ax blade, he guessed that this thing was used by Hagrid for hunting.
"You really know a lot about magical creatures, Hagrid." Harry, who followed Hagrid out the door, couldn't help but said, "To be honest, he's better than any wizard I've ever met, not just with his fists."
"Ha~" Hagrid grinned, "I just stay in the woods for a long time and see more things, so I know more. If you ask me to use some magic, then I will be far behind." .”
Hagrid, whose voice was a little low, muttered: "But the Ministry of Magic won't allow me to cast spells."
"Why?"
"Oh, nothing, some old stories."
Hagrid waved his hands and muttered, he didn't want to think about it.
After walking along the Forbidden Forest for only a few minutes, the sound of flowing water could be heard from afar, but with the obstruction of the forest, Harry could not see the location of the stream.
"That's about it here." Hagrid raised his finger to signal Harry to be quiet, then he walked a few steps forward gently, took out the small ax he had previously carried in his pocket, and held it in his hand.
After holding his breath for five or six minutes, Harry saw Hagrid suddenly raise his hand and throw four or five axes at an astonishing speed. He only heard a few muffled sounds of "doo, dong, dong" and a panic. The sound came from the front.
"I got two, that's almost enough."
After Hagrid stretched out his big hand to pull away the dense thorns that were as tall as a person in front of him, the hidden stream in the distance was exposed to Harry's field of vision. Two ferrets with mixed black, brown and white hair were nailed to death with a small axe. On moist land near streams.
"Ferrets are the hippogriff's favorite... uh... I seem to have let slip... hahahaha."
Hagrid felt something was wrong in the middle of the sentence and scratched his hair in embarrassment, "But you will know later, it won't be a problem if you tell me earlier."
"They're a beautiful bunch of ponies, Harry."
Since we've already let it slip, let's just say more and change the subject to ease the embarrassment.
"These ponies have the heads of eagles and the bodies of horses. Their wings can reach seven meters when they are spread out. Many wizards like to ride them and fly in the sky. Apart from the Thestrals, they are the best flying companions. They are a bit slow, and have a somewhat arrogant temper, so ordinary wizards are difficult to tame, but as long as you learn to respect them, hippogriffs are easy to talk to."
"Bring your ferret with you. I will teach you how to greet him later. I just tamed these little guys not long ago. They were originally just a small group, but after I brought back a few griffins, After that, the number of them increased several times. These guys were the cross between a griffon and a horse, and there happened to be many beautiful wild horses in the Forbidden Forest, just on the grassland to the east of the forest."
"The front paws of most hippogriffs are eagle talons. If you see a front paw that is a lion's talon, you must try to tame it if you have the opportunity."
"What's the difference?" Harry asked with some confusion, squatting down and using hemp rope to tie up the ferrets on the ground and pack them up.
"Because the front paws are lion claws, they are not hippogriffs. Although they are also hybrids of griffins and horses, they have a new name, griffins."
“The biggest difference between the griffin and the hippogriff is that the former does not have wings for flight, while the griffin has powerful wings and perfectly inherits the powerful power of the griffin. "
"They are powerful creatures that can fight fire dragons in the sky. Their steel wings are both flying wings and extremely sharp blades. The flashing storm when waving their wings can cut through the scales of fire dragons, and even bathe in dragon blood, swallowing After gaining the dragon heart, they will advance into more powerful dragon-blooded griffons, and their featherless lower bodies will grow dragon scales to make up for their final shortcomings."
Hagrid's interest became particularly high whenever something involved dragons.
"I have always believed that fire dragons are the most fascinating magical creatures in the world, bar none! But griffins can actually fly in the sky -"
Hagrid, who was expressing his emotion loudly, suddenly closed his mouth and looked at the stream in the distance with a hint of caution.
"What's wrong, Hagrid?"
"Something is coming. Listen carefully. The footsteps are very chaotic. They are humanoid creatures, and there are at least four or five of them. What are they chasing-"
"Damn it! Why are you two bastards here!!!"
