Chapter 148 Being a Guest and Growing Up
On Sunday morning, after Yang Tian got up, he rushed to Hagrid's hut with a book in his hand. There was no other way. In this tense moment when his life could be at stake, the first thing to do was to catch the Thestral in his own hands.
But he didn't know much about the Thestrals! Even if it wasn't difficult to get a Thestral from his grandfather, who knew if the Thestral could perform a perfect analysis? When the Thestrals performed the analysis of the Half Moon, wasn't it because of a Silencing Spell that the analysis of the Fate Line was affected? This time, it was a matter of life and death, and he was ready to take advantage of the magic riot to complete it in one fell swoop!
In that case, what else is there to say? Yang Tian naturally wants to find Hagrid, an expert on magical animals, to learn first-hand information about the Thestrals...
"Hi, Yang Tian, I received the message from Meng Mengjiao last night. I was so excited the whole night. Welcome to my home." Hagrid's rough voice sounded at the right time.
"Thank you, Hagrid. Actually, I've wanted to come over and play for a long time. This is my gift." After saying that, he handed over the book.
Seeing Hagrid's slightly dissatisfied expression, Yang Tian said playfully: "Oh, what's that look? This is an illustrated book of some magical animals in China. Are you sure you don't want it?"
"What? Fantastic Beasts Illustrated Book? Of course, of course I need it. Come in and sit down." Hagrid scratched his head embarrassedly and hurriedly let Yang Tian into the house. However, the moment their bodies crossed, the illustrated book ran into Hagrid's hands...
Yang Tian didn't take it seriously, instead he happily chatted with Hagrid.
Hagrid couldn't put the illustrated book down and kept asking for more details. Yang Tian naturally told him everything he knew...
Finally, when Hagrid was about to take a break after flipping through the halfway point of the illustrated book, Yang Tian asked casually, "Hagrid, do you know any Thestrals?"
"Of course, I am still confident in magical creatures. How should I put it? This is a gentle but very pitiful little fellow. Just because it is associated with death, it is misunderstood and alienated by many people." Hagrid seemed indignant about the experience of the Thestrals: "But only people who have seen death can see the Thestrals. Are you sure you can see them?"
"Of course, I can see them. That's not a good experience, is it?" After a pause, Yang Tian asked, "Is it difficult to buy a Thestral?"
"Sorry, I don't want to mention your sad story. Oh, I mean, that's not difficult, as long as you have enough gold Galleons and the corresponding status. Of course, ordinary people don't even think about it. After all, it's not an easy task to completely seal the death aura in the Thestrals. And few people can stand the Thestrals that exude death aura, right? Even I feel a chill when facing them." As he spoke, Hagrid shuddered inadvertently.
As expected, Yang Tian thought to himself when he heard this.
"Then do you know how to get a wild Thestral?" Yang Tian asked persistently.
"Oh, get wild Thestrals? That depends on whether these little guys like you. There are two ways to capture Thestrals, one is to attack with force, the other is to use wits. The Thestrals' favorite food is a magical plant called ghost grass. When you encounter wild Thestrals, you will gain their favor by feeding them ghost grass, and then..." Hagrid patiently explained how to get the Thestrals: "Of course, luck is a minority after all. At this time, you need to use force..."
After Hagrid's careful explanation, Yang Tian finally grasped the method of capture. But he continued to ask: "Then you should know where the Thestrals live, right?"
"Of course I know that. Apart from other things, there are traces of them in our Forbidden Forest. After all, the forest is the favorite environment of the Thestrals. It's just that due to their special characteristics, they live on one side of the Forbidden Forest."
Until this moment, the slightly slow Hagrid finally discovered the problem. He asked hurriedly: "Yang Tian, what do you want to do? You know you can't enter the Forbidden Forest again!"
"Hagrid, as a friend who has shared life and death with me, can I trust you?" Yang Tian played the emotional card by asking instead of answering.
"Of course, Yang Tian, we have experienced life and death together. But..." Hagrid tried to make an excuse.
"Then I solemnly ask you, Hagrid. I really need your help this time. I need a Thestral, and a Thestral that has not been sealed with death energy." Seeing Hagrid want to speak again, Yang Tian interrupted directly: "Please listen to me first. I am not fooling around, nor am I joking. This matter is directly related to my Chinese magic training. I must find it as quickly as possible, otherwise it may even endanger my life! Are you willing to believe me?"
"Is it really that serious?" Hagrid was startled. After a long while, he said in a tangled manner, "But it's not easy. Thestrals live deep in the Forbidden Forest, and the unsealed Thestrals don't like sunlight, so they don't show up during the day. They only bathe in the moonlight at night... But even if we exclude the bastards from the mysterious organization, the Forbidden Forest alone has been extremely unstable recently. It's too dangerous!"
"Is it still the matter of hunting unicorns that we talked about last time? Has the murderer not been caught yet?" Yang Tian asked puzzled.
"Oh, the murderer is so cunning! After you talked about it last time, I told Dumbledore the whole story. Dumbledore also went on patrol several times, and the Forbidden Forest was indeed quiet for a while. But recently, the murderer seems to be stirring again. I found that there are often traces of reconnaissance near the gathering places of unicorns. I am still hesitating whether to report this situation to Dumbledore again." Hagrid looked unwilling.
"You can report again tomorrow. Tonight, help me get a Thestral. Hagrid, I'm not a person who likes to cause trouble to my friends, but this time, I really need your help." Yang Tian said firmly.
"Okay, I'll help you this time. Who asked you to do it? I'll wait for you at 10 o'clock tonight!" Hagrid promised solemnly...
In the afternoon, in the abandoned classroom, all the members of the study group except Pansy and Daphne gathered together. Everyone looked solemn as they listened to Hermione, Penelope and Padma share their experiences and insights of this trip...
Perhaps the bloody truth was too heavy, the atmosphere at the scene was very depressing...
"Do you know how sad I was when I saw the bodies of those children hanging on the cross? The people in this organization are all crazy. They don't treat us as human beings at all." Hermione recounted her own mental journey.
"Yes, this evil organization is simply terrifying. We all know that they target wizards, but are they willing to take a chance with a one in a hundred thousand chance? That's one hundred thousand lives!" Padma said indignantly.
"We should call on more like-minded friends to act together and completely destroy this organization." Hannah said firmly.
"Believe me, I think the most important thing we should do now is to work hard to improve our strength, especially our combat ability." Penelope said firmly:
"The cruelty of the evil organization is indeed frightening. But I saw the huge gap between us and Yang Tian. It is no exaggeration to say that during the entire battle, the three of us were just a burden."
"Don't say we are still young. In the same battle, although Yang Tian didn't have many opportunities to attack, every time he attacked, he was able to change the situation. So we haven't practiced enough. I suggest that we add a practical training class every two days to improve our practical level."
Penelope's words were quickly responded to. Parvati was already angry about not being able to participate in this battle, and now she was even more indignant and said, "Yes, I support this proposal. I don't ask how much we can help, but we must not be a drag." The other friends echoed...
Seeing this, Yang Tian said cunningly: "In this case, should we start practicing? It seems that our hot pot feast will be postponed again. It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that everyone's fighting spirit is too high."
After saying this, he burst into laughter. He thought that this remark would arouse everyone's appetite and make them laugh. But this time, it didn't!
Neville put his arm around Yang Tian's shoulders and said, "Yang Tian, start training. I want to become stronger!"
"Yes, we all want to become stronger!"
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