Chapter 281 The Thestral Pulling the Carriage
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Rui Chen 3499
The Harry trio made Lupine feel a little dazed, as if he had really returned to the first day of the school year when the four hijackers were still there.
He followed Harry and the three of them out of the station, and he could still answer some questions raised by Hermione along the way, and the strangeness between them had decreased a lot.
Hermione kept asking questions about magic, and Ron and Harry talked about someone frequently.
A person who has also been mentioned since Principal Dumbledore invited him back to school-Konno, Professor Kong.
From the words of Harry and Ron, Lupine gradually pieced together the image of Connor, a lazy but caring person.
The reason why there are two opposite evaluations is mainly because Konno only has one class a week, and he always mixes the course and practice well.
The four chatted on the muddy road, and finally came to the carriage.
"We can be together! Exactly four people!" Ron took the initiative to invite.
Naturally, Lupine had no reason to refuse this request, and they got into the carriage together.
"There is no coachman!" Harry was a little surprised. "It should be driven by magic, right? Hermione, am I right?"
"I don't know." Hermione shook her head. "I can't feel the fluctuation of magic power, but when I was waiting for you last year, I heard some small sounds, like the sounds of animals."
"Harry, is this the first time for you to ride a carriage?" Lupine asked curiously. "You should all be third-year students. You should have started riding a carriage last year, right?"
"Ahem..." Harry and Ron glanced at each other with embarrassment in their eyes.
A smile involuntarily appeared on the corner of Hermione's mouth, and she changed the subject: "Professor Lupine, do you know what drives the carriage? What kind of magic is it? I don't think I've seen it before."
"It's not powered by magic." Lupine looked towards the front of the carriage, where there were two Thestrals in front of the shaft.
They are like the skeletons of tall horses. The skeletons are covered with a layer of hard and rough gray iron-colored skin. Every bone is very prominent. It seems that they will get rid of the shackles of the skin at any time, and they look a bit terrifying.
In addition to the horse's body, thestrals also have a pair of wide bat wings and a thick tail, which looks extremely aggressive.
And their heads are the most distinctive, like the heads of fire dragons, with no pupils in their eyes, only a white hole, and when they sniff, they can still see the sharp fangs between their lips and teeth.
"What is that?" The curiosity of the three of Harry was suddenly attracted, "What kind of magical animal?"
Lupine couldn't help showing a smile, Harry and the others were very curious.
In his view, this is a good thing.
He had to admit that he could see some shadows of the four hijackers in the three of Harry.
"Thestrals, have you heard of them?" Lupine asked.
"No..." Harry and Hermione both shook their heads.
Ron stammered and said, "I heard the legend about the Thestrals when I was a child. It is an unlucky symbol! It is said that anyone who sees Thestrals will die!"
"That's an interesting point," said Lupine. "It's not so much that everyone who sees the Thestrals dies, but that only those who see death can see them."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little sad... When he graduated, he couldn't see thestrals.
They even needed the help of the visible powder to see the general outline of thestrals, for which they were deducted fifteen points by Professor McGonagall alone.
Now things are different, the ferocious face of thestrals cut his eyelids so fiercely, engraved in his mind.
James...Sirius...Thestrals are indeed ugly, just like what was recorded in that ancient book, they are just ugly skeletons...
"Thestrals can only be seen by witnessing death?" Harry blinked his eyes, pouted his mouth and hesitated to speak.
Lupine looked at Harry's tangled appearance, and added plainly, "It's not just about witnessing death, but also about having a certain understanding of death."
"From this point of view, thestrals are indeed unlucky. I don't want anyone to see this creature for one reason or another."
After a moment of hesitation, Hermione asked softly, "Professor Lupine, although it's presumptuous to say so. But...can you tell me what a Thestral is like?"
"Of course there is no problem. It is a good thing to have curiosity and maintain this curiosity." Lupine smiled and waved his wand. "I have no reason to refuse such a request."
The magical image of thestrals appeared in front of the three of Harry, allowing them to finally get a glimpse of this slightly mysterious creature.
"It's really not very pretty..." The three said with a little regret after seeing the Thestral's appearance.
"Lu Wei is cuter." Ron added.
The long rainstorm finally stopped, and the road leading to the school was very muddy. Through the shadowy woods, Harry and the others could still see the freshmen heading to the Black Lake.
"It's a good thing we're not freshmen!" Ron couldn't help but sigh, "I've seen several students slip and fall on that road!"
"It's much better than our situation at that time." Hermione took over the conversation and said, "At least now there are street lights and asphalt roads. We had gravel and mud roads back then!"
Taking advantage of a summer vacation, many places in Hogwarts have undergone renovations, and the most intuitive manifestation is on the road ahead for freshmen.
The asphalt road replaced the dirt road full of gravel, and there were street lamps along the way for lighting. Hagrid didn't even need to carry the big lantern when he guided the new students.
However, the tradition of freshmen re-taking the path of the founder has not changed. They still need to follow this path to the shore of the Black Lake, then go to Hogwarts by magic boat, and finally go to the school.
While Harry and the others were chatting, the speed of the carriage gradually slowed down, and the sky in the distance was terribly gloomy, with hardly any light visible.
There are many dementors floating in the sky, and there is a bright silver light below these dementors.
The silver light came from the Patronuses pacing on the walls, and they would look up to the sky from time to time, making the dementors completely afraid to act rashly.
Compared with the dementors encountered in the inspection compartment, this place was simply the lair of dementors, which made Harry and the others tense up.
Lupine sat aside and comforted: "Relax! Professor McGonagall and their patron saints are all here, and the dementors are just guards and will not act rashly!"
"Indeed!" Harry and the others quickly got rid of their tension, and a circle of golden light naturally appeared around their bodies.
Looking around, the students who had already arrived at their destination did the same thing, and the front was like a road made of golden light.
He followed Harry and the three of them out of the station, and he could still answer some questions raised by Hermione along the way, and the strangeness between them had decreased a lot.
Hermione kept asking questions about magic, and Ron and Harry talked about someone frequently.
A person who has also been mentioned since Principal Dumbledore invited him back to school-Konno, Professor Kong.
From the words of Harry and Ron, Lupine gradually pieced together the image of Connor, a lazy but caring person.
The reason why there are two opposite evaluations is mainly because Konno only has one class a week, and he always mixes the course and practice well.
The four chatted on the muddy road, and finally came to the carriage.
"We can be together! Exactly four people!" Ron took the initiative to invite.
Naturally, Lupine had no reason to refuse this request, and they got into the carriage together.
"There is no coachman!" Harry was a little surprised. "It should be driven by magic, right? Hermione, am I right?"
"I don't know." Hermione shook her head. "I can't feel the fluctuation of magic power, but when I was waiting for you last year, I heard some small sounds, like the sounds of animals."
"Harry, is this the first time for you to ride a carriage?" Lupine asked curiously. "You should all be third-year students. You should have started riding a carriage last year, right?"
"Ahem..." Harry and Ron glanced at each other with embarrassment in their eyes.
A smile involuntarily appeared on the corner of Hermione's mouth, and she changed the subject: "Professor Lupine, do you know what drives the carriage? What kind of magic is it? I don't think I've seen it before."
"It's not powered by magic." Lupine looked towards the front of the carriage, where there were two Thestrals in front of the shaft.
They are like the skeletons of tall horses. The skeletons are covered with a layer of hard and rough gray iron-colored skin. Every bone is very prominent. It seems that they will get rid of the shackles of the skin at any time, and they look a bit terrifying.
In addition to the horse's body, thestrals also have a pair of wide bat wings and a thick tail, which looks extremely aggressive.
And their heads are the most distinctive, like the heads of fire dragons, with no pupils in their eyes, only a white hole, and when they sniff, they can still see the sharp fangs between their lips and teeth.
"What is that?" The curiosity of the three of Harry was suddenly attracted, "What kind of magical animal?"
Lupine couldn't help showing a smile, Harry and the others were very curious.
In his view, this is a good thing.
He had to admit that he could see some shadows of the four hijackers in the three of Harry.
"Thestrals, have you heard of them?" Lupine asked.
"No..." Harry and Hermione both shook their heads.
Ron stammered and said, "I heard the legend about the Thestrals when I was a child. It is an unlucky symbol! It is said that anyone who sees Thestrals will die!"
"That's an interesting point," said Lupine. "It's not so much that everyone who sees the Thestrals dies, but that only those who see death can see them."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little sad... When he graduated, he couldn't see thestrals.
They even needed the help of the visible powder to see the general outline of thestrals, for which they were deducted fifteen points by Professor McGonagall alone.
Now things are different, the ferocious face of thestrals cut his eyelids so fiercely, engraved in his mind.
James...Sirius...Thestrals are indeed ugly, just like what was recorded in that ancient book, they are just ugly skeletons...
"Thestrals can only be seen by witnessing death?" Harry blinked his eyes, pouted his mouth and hesitated to speak.
Lupine looked at Harry's tangled appearance, and added plainly, "It's not just about witnessing death, but also about having a certain understanding of death."
"From this point of view, thestrals are indeed unlucky. I don't want anyone to see this creature for one reason or another."
After a moment of hesitation, Hermione asked softly, "Professor Lupine, although it's presumptuous to say so. But...can you tell me what a Thestral is like?"
"Of course there is no problem. It is a good thing to have curiosity and maintain this curiosity." Lupine smiled and waved his wand. "I have no reason to refuse such a request."
The magical image of thestrals appeared in front of the three of Harry, allowing them to finally get a glimpse of this slightly mysterious creature.
"It's really not very pretty..." The three said with a little regret after seeing the Thestral's appearance.
"Lu Wei is cuter." Ron added.
The long rainstorm finally stopped, and the road leading to the school was very muddy. Through the shadowy woods, Harry and the others could still see the freshmen heading to the Black Lake.
"It's a good thing we're not freshmen!" Ron couldn't help but sigh, "I've seen several students slip and fall on that road!"
"It's much better than our situation at that time." Hermione took over the conversation and said, "At least now there are street lights and asphalt roads. We had gravel and mud roads back then!"
Taking advantage of a summer vacation, many places in Hogwarts have undergone renovations, and the most intuitive manifestation is on the road ahead for freshmen.
The asphalt road replaced the dirt road full of gravel, and there were street lamps along the way for lighting. Hagrid didn't even need to carry the big lantern when he guided the new students.
However, the tradition of freshmen re-taking the path of the founder has not changed. They still need to follow this path to the shore of the Black Lake, then go to Hogwarts by magic boat, and finally go to the school.
While Harry and the others were chatting, the speed of the carriage gradually slowed down, and the sky in the distance was terribly gloomy, with hardly any light visible.
There are many dementors floating in the sky, and there is a bright silver light below these dementors.
The silver light came from the Patronuses pacing on the walls, and they would look up to the sky from time to time, making the dementors completely afraid to act rashly.
Compared with the dementors encountered in the inspection compartment, this place was simply the lair of dementors, which made Harry and the others tense up.
Lupine sat aside and comforted: "Relax! Professor McGonagall and their patron saints are all here, and the dementors are just guards and will not act rashly!"
"Indeed!" Harry and the others quickly got rid of their tension, and a circle of golden light naturally appeared around their bodies.
Looking around, the students who had already arrived at their destination did the same thing, and the front was like a road made of golden light.
