Tonight, five students, including Levitra and Tom, will be sent to the Forbidden Forest for detention.
Aside from Andre Shafik, a senior, the other four are first-year students.
"Alright, let's get ready to go," said Mr. Ogg, the gamekeeper, emerging from the cabin with his hounds.
"Tonight, we'll primarily patrol two routes. So, we need to split up..."
Even before Mr. Ogg finished his words, Andre and the others' faces paled.
"Mr. Ogg, this... do we need to split up into two groups?" Andre asked hurriedly.
"Of course," Mr. Ogg said matter-of-factly.
"If it's just one route, I can handle it myself. Why would I need you?
It's precisely because we have to patrol multiple routes that we need more manpower."
"But..." Andre wanted to say something, but Mr. Ogg sounded impatient.
"You're the only senior student here tonight, right?"
Mr. Ogg asked.
"Yes... yes."
"That's good. We can split into two groups. I'll take two juniors, and you take two juniors.
Then we'll go through these two roads separately..."
"Huh? Mr. Ogg! I... I'll lead the way?"
Andre was stunned.
He was already scared enough, and he had thought that with Mr. Ogg leading the way, there would be no safety issues.
But now, not only did Mr. Ogg not take him, he actually let him lead two freshmen on his own?
Mr. Ogg said with some dissatisfaction: "What? Is there a problem?
You are a senior student and you are almost an adult.
You are fully capable of entering the outer periphery of the Forbidden Forest.
There will be no danger outside the Forbidden Forest.
Many dark creatures and magical animals will not come to the outer periphery.
Otherwise, wouldn't the area around the castle be full of these dangerous guys?"
"But...what if, what if there is a problem, I don't know if I can handle it.
I am confident that I can protect myself, but I may not be able to take care of the freshmen I am leading!"
Mr. Ogg said, "Don't worry, I arranged a relatively safe route for you.
There are often centaurs patrolling that road.
Even if there is any threat, they would have solved it long ago."
"And centaurs generally won't make things difficult for wizards, especially students like you, and it's outside the Forbidden Forest. They have an agreement with Hogwarts..."
"Of course, this is based on the premise that you won't foolishly provoke these guys."
"If you really encounter some danger that is difficult to deal with, just send a red signal to the sky, and I will Apparate directly over."
"Okay, any other questions?"
Having said that, what else could Andre do but go for it?
"Then... Mr. Ogg, what is our mission?"
Andre asked bitterly.
"It's simple.
Check the roads for traces of feces or other things left by magical animals. If so, use this bag to bring back some samples. I need to determine which animals' migrations are abnormal.
Also, if the road signs are broken, repair them.
It's very simple, just like taking a walk along this path and then coming back.
Okay, let's start dividing into teams now.
Who of you little ones would like to come with me?"
As soon as Mr. Ogg finished speaking, the other two first-year students immediately raised their hands.
Seeing that Levander and Tom didn't react, Mr. Ogg said, "Well, it seems you don't have any objections to this.
You two, follow me."
He looked at Levander and Tom and said, "You two should follow this senior and go in through the path over there.
Oh, and take Burke with you; I think he might be able to help you."
Mr. Ogg then assigned his hound to them.
In the wizarding world, animals seemed to be more intelligent.
Burke, receiving the order, trotted over to Andre's group.
"Alright, grab your tools and let's go!"
Mr. Ogg gave the two freshmen a bag each and headed down one of the paths.
Andre, his face grim, picked up the bag from the ground.
"I... let's go too."
Levander smiled, "Don't worry, Andre.
In fact, it's safer for you to come with us.
It might even be safer than following Mr. Ogg."
Andre thought about it and suddenly felt that what he said made sense.
To Andre, Levid's strength seemed mysterious and powerful.
Furthermore, Tom's abilities were not bad either, far superior to those of the other freshmen who struggled to even cast the Levitation Charm.
This meant that it would be much safer for him to take these two with him than to take the two who knew nothing at all.
With this thought, Andre's expression softened considerably.
The three of them and their dog set out in silence.
The Forbidden Forest was gloomy even during the day.
At night, it was pitch black, even the stars obscured by the towering, dense canopy of trees.
Andre's custom-made oil lamp barely illuminated an area within five or six meters; anything further was too dim to see clearly.
So, once they entered the Forbidden Forest, they were practically enveloped in darkness.
Andre's hair stood on end.
The thick darkness utterly robbed him of any sense of security.
It was as if many eyes were staring at him from the unknown darkness, keeping his heart on edge.
The hound, Burke, led the way.
In the middle was the uneasy Andre.
Following behind Andre were Levid and Tom.
Compared to the suspicious Andre, Levid and Tom seemed much calmer.
Levid was not afraid because he was confident enough in his abilities.
And Tom was able to stay calm because Levid was right next to him.
If something really happened, with this guy's ability, nothing should go wrong...
"There are no dangerous creatures around, don't worry."
Levid said.
"How did you know?"
Andre asked doubtfully.
Levid raised his hand, revealing Nagini in his hand, "She told me.
Snakes can sense the heat around them... If any creature approaches, she can tell us the first time."
Levid's words did not reassure Andre.
It was too unbelievable.
You can give an early warning with a small snake?
Andre didn't believe it at all!
It would be better to trust the hound Burke in front than to trust Levid!
Levid and Tom didn't care whether Andre believed it or not.
After walking another hundred meters or so, Levid and Tom stopped.
Andre, who was nervous, immediately noticed that the footsteps behind him had disappeared.
He turned around and looked at Levid and the others in confusion.
"Why did you stop suddenly? Hurry up and finish the task quickly so that we can go back quickly!"
Andre saw the two standing there looking around and couldn't help but urge them.
"According to Professor Slughorn's notes, there should be some wild fang geraniums over there."
Levid pointed to the left of the road as if he didn't hear Andre's words.
"Fang geranium? What is that?"
Tom asked.
Tom is a little biased now and is not very knowledgeable about herbology.
"Haven't you read the book on herbology?
The fangs of this plant can be used to make potions, and the leaves too..."
Tom said impatiently, "There are so many plants that can be used to make potions..."
"But the fang geranium is difficult to pick because it's poisonous.
One leaf can be sold for 5 gold galleons in Diagon Alley!
Almost the same price as unicorn hair..."
Tom also became excited in an instant: "Why didn't you say so earlier?!
What are you waiting for!
You should know how to pick it, right?"
Andre was stunned when he saw the two people talking and about to walk to the side of the road.
"You two! Where are you going?"
"We're going to pick some potion ingredients. You go ahead by yourself."
Levid said.
"What?!
Do you know what you are talking about?"
Andre was crazy.
Now, even on the supposedly safe path, he was trembling with fear.
These two guys were actually trying to stray from the path and get some potion ingredients?
Levid smiled. "I know exactly what I'm talking about, Andre.
Professor Slughorn knows we're doing this.
Otherwise, how would we know the location of those plants?"
"But...but..."
"Shafik, aren't you afraid to go alone?"
Tom asked, frowning.
Levid said, "That shouldn't be the case. Didn't he just tell Mr
. Ogg that if he were alone, he could survive the danger?"
"Scared? I'm not afraid. I'm just...if anything happens to you, I'll be in trouble too!"
In fact, Andre's voice was trembling.
"Well, then, how about you come with us?
You can 'protect' us," Levid said with a smile.
"Why...why should I go with you?"
"Come on or not," Tom said, heading towards the road.
Levid smiled and followed.
He'd come to the Forbidden Forest for these "local specialties" in the first place.
Otherwise, why would he be doing detention in the Forbidden Forest so late at night?
Wouldn't it be better to sleep in the dorms?
Andre watched the two men disappear into the darkness, gritted his teeth, and followed.
He claimed he wasn't afraid, but in reality, he was terrified. Better to follow those two than go it alone!
After all, if anything went wrong, it wouldn't be his fault; it would be those two running off on their own!
He'd clearly come to chase them back!
Burke, who had been leading the way, saw the men go to the side and, quite tactfully, followed.
Professor Slughorn's notes were indeed correct.
They'd only walked about fifty meters to the side when they came upon a clearing between several large trees, where five or six venomous geraniums grew.
Levid pulled two pairs of gloves from a small bag he carried.
"These are dragonhide gloves. They'll protect you from venomous geranium bites."
"Where did you get the dragonhide gloves?"
Tom asked, puzzled.
"I bought them online," Levid said casually.
"What?" Tom was confused; he had never heard of the word.
"Um, I mean, I used an owl to buy them from the shops in Diagon Alley. Professor Garrick recommended several good ones."
"You're as well-prepared as ever..."
Under Levid's guidance, the talented Tom quickly mastered the art of picking fang geraniums.
Andre watched them picking slowly, his anxiety already growing.
This wasn't the safe road we were on before; this was in the Forbidden Forest!
Who knew how many dangerous creatures lurked around!
Andre felt a pang of fear just standing there for a minute.
"Can you guys hurry up? What if..."
"No, this plant is extremely poisonous. Otherwise, why would it be so expensive?"
Levid said as he carefully stored the leaves and fangs in a box.
"Your bag looks so small, how can you hold so many?" Tom finally realized something was wrong.
How could such a small bag, after packing two pairs of dragonhide gloves, still hold such a large box?
"I asked Professor Hicks to make this for me. It only requires a small, traceless extension charm.
Of course, please keep it a secret; the Ministry of Magic doesn't allow anyone to use it privately."
"I want one too..."
Another five or six minutes passed, and Levid and Tom had finally gathered almost everything they could.
"Can we go now?"
Andre was on the verge of collapse.
"Of course, let's go," Levid said.
Andre was overjoyed.
"Then let's get back to the main road. We've been delayed for too long."
"Huh? Wait!"
Levid's words made Andre's heart leap again.
"Again...what's going on?"
Andre asked tremblingly.
"Look, Burke found something."
Levid walked over.
Sure enough, in front of Burke, there was a black mass.
"It's unicorn feces.
It's still fresh, which means the unicorn is nearby," Levid said after identifying it.
"How did you know?"
Tom asked.
"Because there's a unicorn tail hair here!"
Levid used a branch to pick up a long white hair.
"Um... you just said, how many gold galleons are a piece of unicorn tail hair?"
Tom asked.
"The current market price is 5 gold galleons a piece." Levid smiled.
"Let's go. I think you must know how to collect unicorn hair."
"That's my forte, Tom!"
Andre beside him was almost crazy.
These two guys actually planned to go deeper into the Forbidden Forest?
"Bock, lead the way!" Levid said excitedly.
"Woof woof!" Bork led the way, Levid and Tom followed closely behind.
Seeing that even the hounds had followed them, Andre had no choice but to follow.
Not long after, they saw a snow-white unicorn under a tree, slowly licking the moss at the roots.
"Let's go!" Levid immediately cast his nightmare magic, and the unicorn was immediately bewildered, lost in its own unique dream.
Then, the two of them walked up to the unicorn in a dignified manner.
Levid picked up a branch and used Transfiguration to transform it into a pair of scissors.
"Here, cut the hair off its tail from the roots and collect it. Remember, don't damage its tail."
Tom no longer cared where Levid got the scissors.
Levid eyed the unicorn's horn with envy.
Unfortunately, if a unicorn's horn was cut off directly, it couldn't regenerate; it had to be left to fall off naturally...
Forcibly taking the unicorn's horn would severely damage it, so Levid couldn't force it.
After all, just getting the materials was fine, as they could regenerate, after all.
But if these magical animals were harmed, it would be a real disaster.
However, unicorns are full of treasures. Besides their horns, they also have valuable items.
Livid used Transfiguration to transform another branch into a large syringe...
Unicorn blood is also very valuable!
Andre watched the two men's actions from the side, confused again.
"No... We are in solitary confinement in the Forbidden Forest!
Are you here to buy goods?"
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