Chapter 98 Centaur

The Forbidden Forest was dark and silent, and the moonlight poured down from the branches above, like broken crystals, scattering silvery white debris on the fallen leaves. ☟

Not long after leaving, Kyle suddenly found that the nearby environment was somewhat familiar.

Not far away, a group of moon-crazed beasts were staring at them curiously through the trees with their big eyes.

At this time, Hagrid suddenly said: "In addition to the unicorn cubs, there are also a lot less Moon-Crazy Beasts here."

Kyle was panicking, but on the surface he asked calmly: "Are we going to look for them today too?"

"No, no need." Hagrid shook his head and said, "Because there is nothing strange about the other Moon-Child Beasts here, I think they may have gone to the southern forest, where there is a larger group of Moon-Child Beasts. "

"That's it...that's good."

Kyle breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking deeper into the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid.

But before leaving, he also took out a large handful of fresh white leaves and threw them nearby, as a snack for the moon-crazy beasts.

Hagrid also saw Kyle's movements, but now his mind was occupied with the stolen unicorn cub, so he didn't pay too much attention to it and just assumed that these fresh fruits were planted by Kyle himself.

The further the two of them walked forward, the more anxious Hagrid looked.

Kyle looked at him and thought for a moment: "Could it be that other animals stole the unicorn cub."

"Impossible." Hagrid said: "Unicorns are very attached to their cubs, and this animal has strong magic. Without conspiracy, even a fire dragon cannot easily approach and take them away. Cub."

They walked through a woodland covered with moss and mushrooms and came to a winding stream.

"Ouch..." Yaya suddenly howled.

In the silent Forbidden Forest, this sharp bark seemed particularly harsh.

"Ya Ya, did you find something?"

Hagrid hurriedly ran over and at the same time took out an arrow and loaded it on the crossbow, ready to shoot at any time.

Yaya sat there and patted a branch next to him with his front paws. There was a black rag the size of a palm hanging on it.

"Well done Yaya, well done!"

Hagrid took the rag, rubbed it gently in his hands twice, then put it under his nose and smelled it.

"It feels rough...and it has this special smell." Hagrid murmured, "I know, some outsiders must have been to the Forbidden Forest."

"Isn't this just an ordinary rag?" Kyle asked.

"No." Hagrid said with certainty: "This cloth is made of a special kind of rattan. It has a rough texture. Clothes made of it are very uncomfortable. The only advantage is that it is tough and wear-resistant. ░░x ░.░c░o░m░

Therefore, only those Aurors who need to perform tasks outside for a long time and those who raise dragons will wear them. "

This rag was the first clue they found.

Hagrid wanted Fang to find the person based on the smell, but Fang just walked around in a circle and returned to the same place.

Hagrid looked disappointed.

The two continued walking along the creek and carefully looked for something nearby.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed past.

"Who's there!" Hagrid raised his crossbow and stood in front of Kyle, shouting: "Come out, I see you."

"Hey..."

With the sound of hoofbeats, a half-man, half-horse creature walked into the clearing.

The figure above the waist is a human with red hair and beard, but below the waist it is a brown-red horse body with a long red tail trailing behind.

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"Oh, it's you, Ronan." Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How are you?"

He stepped forward and shook hands with the centaur.

"Good evening, Hagrid." Ronan's voice was low and sad. "You want to shoot me with an arrow?"

"Just in case, Ronan." Hagrid patted his quiver, "There is a little wizard here this time, and I have to protect his safety.

Oh, by the way, this is Kyle Chopper, a student at Hogwarts. "

Then he said to Kyle: "This is Ronan, a centaur."

After seeing that the person who came out was a male centaur, Kyle's interest instantly lost most of it, but out of politeness, he still nodded and said: "Hello."

Ronan looked at Kyle carefully, then put his arms on his shoulders, slightly bent his front legs and said, "Good evening, nice to meet you."

Kyle was a little confused. He always felt that something was wrong with this centaur, and that he was acting a little too formal.

Horse people are arrogant. Under normal circumstances, when facing strangers, they can only nod at most, instead of... bending down and bending their legs like just now.

That was the kind of treatment only Dumbledore had.

"Ronan, I'm glad to meet you here." Hagrid put away the crossbow and said, "A unicorn cub was stolen. Did you see anything?"

Ronan didn't answer immediately. He stared at the sky without blinking.

"Don't worry," he said. "Mars is normal tonight."

"Yeah, just like other times." Hagrid raised his head perfunctorily and continued: "But did you see anything, Ronan, anything unusual, or a stranger or something like that."

"You're a little weird," Ronan said inexplicably.

"I'm fine!" Hagrid was a little impatient, "I mean, have you seen anything abnormal?"

"Come with me." Ronan glanced at them, turned and walked into a low bush.

Hagrid and Kyle quickly followed.

They walked through the trees and stopped in front of a thick tree. At this point, Ronan disappeared.

"It's really strange that he will actually lead us." Hagrid looked around and whispered: "These centaurs know a lot of things, but they are always tight-lipped. I always thought that they knew nothing about anything except things around the moon. I’m not interested in anything.”

At this time, Yaya suddenly jumped out and lay under the tree, screaming "ouch" non-stop.

"Did you discover it so soon?"

Hagrid and Kyle quickly followed.

Where Yaya was, there was a piece of hollow in the tree trunk. It looked like bread that had been bitten by someone, and there were very obvious traces of corrosion on the edge.

Hagrid leaned forward, touched his chin and said, "This must be some evil black magic."

Kyle couldn't see the gap because of his height, so he walked around.

This tree is really big, almost five meters in diameter. Even in the Forbidden Forest, big trees of this size are very rare.

Compared with it, the surrounding plants seemed to be undernourished, growing small and short. Kyle didn't need to walk over at all, he just glanced at it and saw it.