Chapter 395 The Commotion in the Forbidden Forest

( ) "Harry... is it getting warmer around here? Or... is it my illusion?"

Ron's feeling is not wrong, because many little wizards have noticed changes in the surrounding temperature. To be precise, with every few steps they took, the temperature of the environment increased.

After everyone followed Hagrid along the forest path for a short distance, the students wearing scarves had to untie them.

"Hagrid, what did you get?" Hermione asked nervously as she stuffed the scarf into her schoolbag.

Yes, she couldn't calm herself down, because the temperature here was no longer what it should be in the woods. If it was higher, she was really afraid that she would have to face a terrible forest fire in a while.

"It's almost there." Hagrid looked calm, and he even had time to pretend to be mysterious. "Those little guys are easy to get along with...Of course, maybe you have already felt it, but it's a little hot."

However, even though everyone felt as if they were in an oven, the woods were still as dark as ever. The flame that everyone expected showed no signs of appearing at all.

After walking for about ten minutes, Hagrid turned another corner with everyone. Immediately, the little wizards immediately found several large wooden boxes lined up in the dark place ahead.

And that kind of flame-like heat seems to be emanating from those wooden boxes.

Most of the students from the two colleges stared at the wooden boxes cautiously under the cover of tree trunks, most of them had surprise and surprise in their eyes.

"Don't you think it's incredible?" Hagrid smiled happily, "Come on, get closer, get closer—they're all docile, almost harmless, and have a good temper."

"A box made of wood?" Ron asked suspiciously, "Why aren't those wooden boards warmed up at such a high temperature? What's in it?"

"Good question!" Hagrid stepped forward, reached out and patted one of the wooden crates, "I'll open them in a moment, but before that, I want to tell you one thing—"

"I want to make a special statement," he said seriously after a pause, "the little guys here are very precious, and they are not very strong, so they must be treated with care. And then...these little guys are all managed by your Mike Supplied by Professor Lane, he said - girls might like them!"

Before the words fell, there was a buzz of whispering in the surroundings.

Maca as a professor,

Hogwarts is basically considered the most popular at present. Of course, his popularity does not all come from his brand new Ancient Runes class, but more from his legendary experience.

After all, Hogwarts has never had a professor as young as him since the beginning!

After Hagrid said this, everyone was aroused curiosity. And Hermione, the three of them, also felt a little relieved after Hagrid's words.

"Okay, then I'm going to open the box, everyone look carefully—"

At the same time he said these words, he had already lifted the top cover of the wooden box. Looking at his light appearance, it seems that these covers are not fastened with nails, but just put on them casually.

When the wooden box was gently opened by Hagrid, the students who got close immediately caught a glimpse of a warm crimson color. Inside that wooden crate, there seemed to be little things moving around.

"The students in the back—" Hagrid beckoned and said, "Stay closer, we'll be fine!"

He was talking, but his hands didn't stop. Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand into the box that radiated high temperature continuously, and the next moment, he lifted out a cute little creature covered in red.

"Oh - my God!" Hermione couldn't help but exclaim, "Cat?"

Before everyone's eyes, the one held by Hagrid by the nape of its neck was a red kitten with no trace of variegation all over its body. In Hagrid's hands, it remained motionless obediently, just observing its surroundings with those big jewel-like orange eyes.

To be honest, everyone is actually very strange, why can Hagrid hold it with his hands?

Judging from the temperature they felt, that kitten should be scalding hot like magma, so how could it be so easily carried in his hand?

"As you can see, this little guy is very good, and not very afraid of people." Hagrid said enthusiastically, "To be honest, when Professor McLean handed them over to me, it was the first time I See this creature."

"However, Professor McLean has already introduced them to me in detail. It is said that they are called 'fire civets', and they are a very wonderful and rare creature—at least I have never even heard of them."

"...but they look pretty, don't they?" Hagrid took two steps forward, extending his arms to show the kittens in his hands to the class.

"Professor Hagrid," said Hermione with bright eyes, "isn't it hot?"

"Of course, it's not hot at all..." Hagrid seemed happy to be asked, "In fact, their body temperature is not much different from that of ordinary cats. The closer you get to them, the hotter they feel—but in fact, the heat doesn't really exist."

"Not real?" Harry looked at the kitten suspiciously, wondering, "What do you mean?"

"According to Professor McLean, this heat comes from the soul." Hagrid said in a mysterious tone at first, but smiled again the next second, "Well, of course, under normal circumstances, it will only let us It 'feels' hotter, it won't do any harm."

"Although this kind of heat makes us immediately think of flames, this little guy is actually afraid of flames. Remember what I said before? They don't like bright places, let alone flames..."

Having said that, Hagrid suddenly waved to the students.

"Okay, so next, who wants to be the first to hug it?"

The little wizards had already seen Hagrid touch it unscathed, and this little animal, which looked exactly like a cat, looked very cute, and many people couldn't hold it anymore.

However, at this moment, there was a commotion in the depths of the forest. Immediately afterwards, the sensitive person suddenly felt the ground under his feet begin to vibrate slightly.

The students who noticed this change immediately became a little flustered, because the vibration was expanding with time, and it seemed that something was rushing towards them.

Hagrid frowned, turned his head abruptly, and looked into the distance through the gaps in the trees.

But this is a forest after all, and the trees are so dense that you can't see far away with just a pair of eyes. He is not observing with his eyes, but listening with his ears.

"...The centaurs? There are quite a few of them... What's wrong with them?" Hagrid listened carefully, and then stopped wasting time pondering, and seized the time to greet the students of the two colleges, "Everyone Don't panic, walk back along the path you came from—there is only one road, don't worry about getting lost! Move, move—”

Under his urging, the students turned around in a hurry and walked away in the direction of the forest. Because when I came here, I just walked like a walk, and now I was going back to catch up with the speed, so I ran out of the Forbidden Forest within a few minutes.

At the edge of the forest, Hagrid didn't continue to follow everyone, but stopped in his tracks.

"Harry, take everyone back to the castle!" He shouted loudly from behind, "If you meet other students on the way, please pick them up together, and then notify Professor McGonagall as soon as possible!"

"Hagrid, what's the matter?" Harry asked loudly over his shoulder.

"The centaurs! There are a lot of them—it's not normal!" Hagrid said succinctly, and then waved his hand at him, "Go, I'll go back and check the situation first!"

After saying that, he turned around without hesitation, plunged headlong into the dim Forbidden Forest, and quickly disappeared from Harry's field of vision.

At the same time, among the running crowd behind the three of Harry, two figures slowed down one after another and looked towards them.

"Hermione, you and Ron follow everyone first, and I'll go take a look too—" Harry wanted to rush back as he said, but was staggered by Hermione.

"What are you talking about! I have to go too—" said Hermione, frowning.

"And me!" Ron continued.

"You are prefects, shouldn't you play the role of prefects now?" Harry retorted seriously, "We must not all go into the forest, and someone needs to report the situation to Professor McGonagall! The other students can't just do this Leave it alone—”

After all, it has not been peaceful recently. When such an unexpected situation occurs, it must be treated with caution. All three people present knew this truth, and there was nothing wrong with Harry's decision.

"Then—you must be careful, don't be reckless!" Hermione urged.

"I understand." Harry nodded immediately.

Hermione and Ron looked at each other, said nothing more, turned around and chased the students towards the castle.

"So, maybe the Auror investigation team from the Ministry of Magic will really come in handy?" Harry muttered, moving his feet, and ran towards the Forbidden Forest again.

Although Hagrid said it was a centaur, it was not known whether it was Harry or not. If it was a centaur, he had encountered it in the Forbidden Forest before, and he didn't seem to have any malice towards the wizard.

As Hagrid said, the centaur community has been with Hogwarts for a long time. Although the exchanges between the two parties are not very frequent, they have always been inseparable.

The centaurs didn't go out of the forest, and Hogwarts, except for Hagrid, rarely went into the Forbidden Forest. After so many years, the two parties have always lived in peace, so there shouldn't be any conflicts out of nowhere this time.

At least at this moment, Harry surmised.