Chapter 1086 ? Horsemen Are Not Human
To the west of Hogwarts Castle, this is a Forbidden Forest area composed of a large gloomy forest. Next to the narrow, fast-moving river that flows at the bottom of the valley, there are large areas of foxglove and wild roses growing in the open space beside the river, and the bees are buzzing back and forth. This is also a major source of water for the centaur tribe .
Allen stepped out of the shadow of a big tree.
Several pony men threw down water bottles to issue a warning, and several guards kneeling on the hillside covered with lush, soft grass immediately raised their bows and arrows, and jumped up vigilantly from the ground.
Then they recognized the wizard in front of them as Alan Harris, the current headmaster of Hogwarts. But the wizard in front of him with strangely pale cheeks and an ominous aura is not Alan in the lower grades after all, which made these horsemen feel uncomfortable even if they knew him, and paw a few times on the ground uneasily .
A brown-red foal even shuddered, and Allen realized that this was probably the first female horseman he had ever met. She had long red hair, and her upper body was covered with shiny brown-red hair below the waist. The body of a horse, with a long red tail dragging behind it.
The centaur guards slowly put down the bows and arrows in their hands, bent their front legs towards his back, lowered their proud heads, and bent their waists.
Allen took the initiative to go up to say hello: "Hello, I am Alan Harris, the current headmaster of Hogwarts. I am here to find Matilda. Please inform me."
"The headman knows everything." A horse man with a brown mane said vaguely. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of hoofbeats in the forest. After a while, a majestic and strong horse came out with powerful steps. Raising it chicly, a lock of golden-red beard flutters on its chest, its eyes are deep and charming, as if there are stars shining in the sky.
"Matilda, I'm glad you're as good as I was the first time I saw you." Allen responded enthusiastically.
"My eternal friend of the centaur, thanks to you, our centaur tribe has already surpassed other tribes in understanding the signs of the stars." Matilda raised her head chicly, her attitude was no different from how she was so young. "Let's go inside and talk."
After bypassing several small hills, the gradually familiar scenery brought back the memory of a few years ago. Alan passed several bushes with ease, and they came to the silver lake of stars. To the world.
In some straw baskets on the grass were cooked oatcakes sprinkled with some sunflower seeds. Ellen had eaten some when he was served in the first grade and knew that they were flavored with herbs and cheese, and fruit and The fruit wine made from honey is served in split wooden wine glasses.
Allen didn't cast any magic, so he sat directly on the grass, picked up a piece of oatmeal cake and broke it into the entrance. The air in the Forbidden Forest was cool and fresh, with a faint fragrance of flowers. In the distance, a few ponies couldn't do it. The adult horsemen beside them practiced quietly, running and playing around the Xinghu Lake happily.
"Alan, the stars told me that the tranquility of this star lake will be broken sooner or later." Matilda's tone was full of worry after Alan ate all the oatmeal cakes and took a sip of fruit wine.
"Matilda, my friend, I know you are worried about the Hogwarts renovation and expansion project, but please believe that I will not let the renovation and expansion affect the living environment of the centaurs." Allen put down the gourd wine glass.
"As friends and our benefactors, we should have supported your decision..." Matilda stared at Alan with deep eyes,
He smoothed his beard that was blown by the wind, "I heard that a dragon farm will be built near the Black Lake, and various magical animals will be relocated here. The ponies are deeply worried about this."
"Matilda, when I was designing the drawings, even if I didn't consider our friendship, I also considered the interests of the natives of the Forbidden Forest like you." Allen responded sincerely, "Please believe me I believe that the professors of Hogwarts and the employees of the umbrella, we have enough means to control them, and we will not let them wreak havoc in the Forbidden Forest like the acromantia before and pose a threat to you."
Matilda shook her head: "Of course I believe you, Alan... I know the sinister intentions of those wizards who came to tell us the news, so I had to pass this news to you through Firenze, but I am worried The most important thing is that the appearance of these magical creatures will destroy the biological chain here..."
"This kind of trust in you...I am very grateful for this, Matilda." Allen said, taking a sip of wine to moisten his throat, "I understand what you are worried about. The horses have lived here for many years, and everything they have survived Resources are all dependent on the Forbidden Forest, and these newly added magical creatures...their existence will inevitably lead to fewer prey for you, and fewer resources you can obtain..."
"After those acromantids disappeared a few years ago, there are more newborn foals...It is not easy for the centaur tribe to expand to the scale it is today...Our tribe's centaur ancestors have lived in this forest for generations Matilda nodded heavily, "When I was young, I learned the laws of your wizards. If there are horse people in a certain country, the magic government of this country will set aside a special living area for us, and this area The owner of the forest is not actually our centaur... and Alan, you still own Hogwarts and you are the real owner of this Forbidden Forest... Alan, I learned about the power of your family from Firenze, so I beg you , my friend, I wonder if it is possible to place the dragon farm and those magical creatures in other areas?"
"Matilda, as I said before, of course I considered this when I designed it, please don't worry about the dragon problem, the Forbidden Forest can't satisfy them...and I prefer to prey on these lazy guys Being fed... In fact, I set up a dragon farm at Hogwarts for..." Allen tapped his fingers on his leg to clear the image of Drogon and Lacey in his mind, and replaced it with a more confident one Said, "In fact, the purpose of bringing so many magical creatures in Hogwarts is also part of my educational reform. The content of the protection of magical animals in the past...in fact, most of the content is too random and unsystematic. This is a test. The level of the professor itself... In short, this is for the students. You know that Hogwarts now has three schools for students of different age groups. Their curriculum settings are almost completely different, but the same thing is that they all have something for magical creatures. Demand..." Noticing that he had strayed a little far from the topic, Allen cleared his throat, "So how could I let you centaurs be implicated in Hogwarts education, Hogwarts will regularly provide centaurs with daily necessities as a compensate."
"Thank you for your generosity, Alan." Matilda refused, "But the centaur is enough to survive on its own, and we don't allow ourselves to accept other people's charity..."
"This is not a charity. This Forbidden Forest will be very lively in the future. It should not even be called the Forbidden Forest in the future. This is an outdoor classroom for students... Matilda, on behalf of Hogwarts, I sincerely invite The centaurs are the rangers of the Forbidden Forest. Please help these little wizards who enter the Forbidden Forest when the professors are teaching. If you want, please teach them, just like the professor is like your little pony, let them Use your methods to avoid those harmful plants, and learn not to be hurt by dangerous magical animals..." Allen bowed slightly, "Of course the most important thing, you know that the recent situation is very unstable, and maintaining the order and tranquility of the Forbidden Forest is imperative Human assistance... for wizards, patrolled Aurors don't have the advantage of you centaur in the forest... so to keep students and Hogwarts safe... this is not a handout, but from me request."
"If this is the teaching plan of Hogwarts, then I promise that my tribe will not have any objections to it in the future... Alan, I understand that you actually want to use this to help the centaur tribe obtain more resources, It can improve life...but you know the habits of the centaur, except for Firenze, most of the centaur actually don't want to have too much communication with wizards...of course you are different..." Matilda's golden red beard Shaking his chest left and right, he who is more used to speaking straightforwardly is not used to choosing his words.
Allen didn't say anything to interrupt the other party's train of thought, he just let himself take another small bite of oatmeal cake and chewed it in his mouth.
It took a long time for the leader of the centaurs to clear up his words: "Alan, friends of the centaurs, you should know that in the division of the Ministry of Magic, we centaurs are not classified as humans, although we are voluntarily classified as beasts. Yes... The situation in Firenze is different, it is a unilateral choice made by itself, but if the centaurs of our entire tribe are directly involved in the work of wizards..." Matilda shook her head, "It will make us This tribe is regarded as a traitor to the centaurs by other fellow centaurs, and it will also cause trouble for your Ministry of Magic... I know that you have not been dealing with other countries recently, so I cannot grant your request or accept your funding , but Alan, inspecting the Forbidden Forest... In fact, we have been doing this for many years. We used to tell Dumbledore some signs in the Forbidden Forest. Please continue to cover this matter with us centaurs .”