#108 - Black Lake Anomaly
With Professor Flitwick's assurance, Moon felt even more confident about the Warming Charm.
After Professor Flitwick left, Hermione pulled Moon aside to demonstrate the Warming Charm again.
It wasn't until she understood exactly where the Petrification Curse appeared that she sighed helplessly.
"Actually, I used to not understand why you would spend so much time on one spell, but now it seems your approach is actually very wise."
Hermione's learning method has always been focused on knowing more, which is why she spends so much time in the library every day.
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Moon's learning of magic focuses more on practice, which is not only determined by his own personality.
It's also because he needs to solidify these magical foundations before he can face the dangers of another world with more confidence.
"Actually, I'm also very envious of you. You read books so fast. I bet you know a lot more spells than I do."
Hearing Moon's self-deprecating remark, Hermione visibly relaxed.
"Okay, well, everyone has their own strengths, right?"
"That's right."
After speaking, Hermione went to the library again.
She still had eleven Transfiguration books she found yesterday that she hadn't finished reading, and she wanted to finish them all before the clay figure was completed.
Harry and Ron had already run off.
After not understanding Professor Flitwick's explanation, their minds had already flown out of the classroom.
So, in the end, only Moon went to Hagrid's hut by the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
After winter arrived, the grass outside Hogwarts had turned yellow and withered.
The path to Hagrid's hut became clearer after the obstacles were gone.
When Moon saw Hagrid again, he was studying the two carnivorous plants.
"Oh, why didn't that little one come?"
Seeing that something was missing from Moon's shoulder, Hagrid and Fang both looked disappointed.
"Bouncing has found some new friends recently, so I couldn't find him either."
"Okay, you must bring him next time. I've prepared a lot of dried sticky insects."
Woof~ Woof! After Hagrid finished speaking, Fang also barked twice.
"Oh, and Fang, he also misses that little guy very much."
"Okay, definitely."
Moon said, reaching out to stroke Fang's head. He wanted to explain for Bouncing.
"I'll definitely bring him next time, you know it's too cold in winter."
Woof!
Hearing that Fang wasn't angry at Bouncing, Moon felt relieved.
"Fang can play by himself. Come and see these two little guys, they've really produced a lot of seeds."
The little guys Hagrid was talking about this time were naturally the two carnivorous plants.
After the flowers of the Venus flytraps completely withered in winter, they began to fully nurture seeds.
Now, their flower walls have swollen with large seed pods.
"These are all seeds. We'll definitely be able to grow a large patch next year."
As Hagrid spoke, Moon carefully examined the two carnivorous plants.
The two seed pods on them were already larger than Moon's fist. It was estimated that there should be hundreds of seeds in each.
"Are you sure this place can accommodate them?"
After roughly estimating the number of seeds, Moon asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I've already chosen a spot in the Forbidden Forest. Planting them there can also help me curb those little spiders that like to run around."
After this period of brief understanding, Moon already knew that Hagrid liked to stuff all kinds of things into the Forbidden Forest.
He had not only arranged the location of the carnivorous plants, but also thought of their food source.
This made Moon have to admire Hagrid's efficiency.
"Are there many spiders in the Forbidden Forest?"
Thinking that more than two hundred carnivorous plants would definitely need a lot of insect food, Moon was still a little worried.
"Well, originally there was only one, but then I found it a partner, but I didn't expect them to be so fertile."
As Hagrid spoke, he moved the carnivorous plants to a place further away that had sunlight.
"Now it's good, I don't have to worry about them running around anymore."
Hearing Hagrid say this, Moon couldn't help but be curious about how many spiders there were in the Forbidden Forest.
After ensuring that both Venus flytraps had received sunlight, Hagrid returned to the house to find some tools.
"Let's go, Professor Sprout has already told me, you need the black soil under the Whomping Willow, right?"
"The Whomping Willow? Near the castle?"
Since joining Professor Sprout's Herbology Club, Moon had learned about all kinds of magical plants.
The Whomping Willow was one of them.
The book introduced that this magical plant is generally used by wizards as a guardian force.
The function is similar to that of a tamed troll, generally to guard or protect some secret thing.
"That's right, this big tree is in another direction of the Forbidden Forest. I think it must be to prevent certain animals from running into the castle."
Hagrid said, picking up an iron shovel and a pickaxe, while Moon took a burlap bag.
"It seems the area near the castle is still very dangerous."
After listening to Hagrid's introduction, Moon recalled his discussion with Hermione.
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This sentence had been imprinted in Moon's mind.
"That's right, I don't know what's wrong these past two days, they're not peaceful at all."
After coming out of Hagrid's hut, you could see the vast Black Lake.
After hearing Moon say that the castle was dangerous, Hagrid also thought of what had happened on the Black Lake these past two days, and pointed in that direction helplessly.
"The Black Lake is not peaceful?"
Moon vaguely felt like he knew something.
"Yes, there's a giant squid in the Black Lake. It was very stable originally, but I don't know what's wrong these past two days, it keeps wanting to run ashore."
Hearing Hagrid's explanation, Moon knew that this giant squid was Bouncing's new friend.
"You don't know, I've already driven away several waves of little wizards, telling them not to get close. It would be troublesome to be dragged into the water by that big guy."
Hagrid was very distressed about this matter, especially since some little wizards were very rebellious.
The more you don't let them do something, the more they insist on doing it.
Hagrid introduced to Moon all the way how he had fought wits and courage with the little wizards again and again these past two days, while Moon, the person who knew the whole story, had been playing the role of a listener.
After Hagrid rambled on all the way, Moon decided that when he went back, he must warn Bouncing that he had to run a little further away when playing with this big friend.
After introducing the experience of driving away the little wizards seven or eight times, Moon and Hagrid arrived at their destination.
The Whomping Willow in the distance was very tall, and each branch was also very thick. Moon couldn't imagine how painful it would be to be hit by this guy.
But since he knew this was a Whomping Willow, Moon naturally wouldn't get close.
After arriving near the Whomping Willow, Moon had already discovered that the soil in this area was exactly the clay he was looking for.
"Dark brown soil, it's here."
"Okay, I'll dig, you wait on the side."
After Hagrid finished speaking, he picked up the iron shovel and started working, while Moon observed the situation in the entire area.
He found that the closer the soil was to the Whomping Willow, the darker the color, and the soil for making [Snape] was similar to that at the roots of the Whomping Willow.
"How did the [Marauders] get this soil back? Aren't they afraid of the Whomping Willow?"
