Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 99 Footprints in the Forbidden Forest

Kyle, who didn't find any clues, returned to the big tree.

Just when he was hesitating about what to do to see the gap, Yaya suddenly ran over, opened his mouth and bit his robe.

 “Don’t fuss, Yaya.” Kyle lowered his head and touched its head and said, “Now is not the time to play.”

But Yaya didn't care about this and pulled him to Hagrid's side, then used his front paws to pry away the fallen leaves on the ground.

 Under the fallen leaves, two rows of footprints are clearly visible.

 “This is…” Kyle took a deep breath.

 “Hagrid! Look! There are footprints here!”

After hearing Kyle's voice, Hagrid quickly lowered his head. He also saw the two rows of footprints.

 “Well done, Yaya!”

Hagrid touched Yaya’s head and complained: “Why didn’t you tell me earlier.”

After Yaya heard this, the dog actually showed an aggrieved expression on his face, and slapped Hagrid's trousers hard with his front paws.

It was wet there, and there was a ring of obvious tooth marks.

 Obviously, Yaya had tried his best to remind him, but Hagrid was too focused on the tree trunk to notice.

 In desperation, it found Kyle.

 “I’m sorry Yaya, I blamed you wrongly.” Hagrid quickly apologized after noticing this.

It turns out that not every pet is like Fawkes. Hagrid’s words made Yaya feel better, and he lay there happily wagging his tail.

Kyle also took out a piece of dried Motla rat meat and fed it to Yaya as a reward, then squatted next to him and observed the footprints.

There are two rows of footprints, and they are very messy. It seems that someone had a fierce battle here.

The outer circle of footprints is normal and looks like the size of an adult, but the row of footprints closer to the tree is different.

 They are very large, almost twice the size of a normal human, and look like they belong to Hagrid...

 No, this is Hagrid's.

Kyle suddenly remembered that he had seen such footprints in the pumpkin patch. They were exactly the same size, and even the texture of the soles were exactly the same.

Kyle frowned and said, "Hagrid, have you been here before?"

"Impossible." Hagrid said with certainty: "I will definitely not forget such a big tree if I have been here before, but I have no impression at all now."

"Then how do you explain this?" Kyle pointed to the big footprint and said, "The patterns on it are exactly the same as your shoes."

"What did you say?" Hagrid leaned down and saw the footprints clearly.

Then his pupils shrank suddenly, and he exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost: "This is impossible!"

 “I’ve never been here, I promise!”

 Then he seemed to think of something and said quickly: "Could it be that I accidentally left it just now?"

"Unlikely." Kyle shook his head.

 The footprints you just left are not hidden under fallen leaves.

Moreover... Kyle touched the soil at the edge of the footprints again. It was already very hard. If it had just been stepped on, the soil should be soft.

“That’s it for today.” Kyle stood up and said, “Let’s go back and ask Principal Dumbledore. He might know what’s going on.”

Hagrid was completely confused at this moment. He became a little more awake after hearing Dumbledore's name. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Dumbledore must know." Kyle took out his wand and used the cutting spell to cut those people off. The footprints were taken out along with the surrounding soil.

Then he dug up another piece of corroded tree trunk and used the floating spell to take it outside the Forbidden Forest.

On the way back, Hagrid was still walking at the front, but now his mind was very confused and he seemed a little absent-minded.

"By the way, Hagrid." Kyle asked curiously: "How did you know that the unicorn cub was missing?"

"Professor Kettleburn told me." Hagrid said: "Originally it was him who came this time, but the unicorn who lost his cub was in a very violent mood. He needed to look at him at all times and couldn't get rid of him at all. Get out of the way."

Kyle suddenly understood.

Professor Kettleburn is also a famous master of magical beasts and one of Newt's few friends. If it were him, then there would be no problem.

However, unlike Newt, Professor Kettleburn's character is more reckless and hasty, which has also resulted in him now only having one arm and half a leg.

Kyle still can't figure out why this professor was sorted into Hufflepuff. No matter how you look at it, Gryffindor is more suitable for him.

 The Sorting Hat was definitely drinking fake wine at that time.

On the way back, they met the centaur again, but it was not Ronan, but a young centaur with platinum hair.

"Hey, Hagrid, why do you look so absent-minded?" The other party said first: "This is not possible. The Forbidden Forest at night is very dangerous. Don't forget that you have a pony with you."

"Oh, Firenze...yes, you are right." Hagrid patted his head, turned to Kyle and said, "Sorry Kyle, I was a little confused just now."

"It doesn't matter." Kyle said with a smile: "I believe that with you following me, the creatures in the Forbidden Forest will definitely not harm us."

 “Thank you.” Hagrid also showed a smile.

"A little confused?" The centaur named Firenze looked at Hagrid, his eyes were surprisingly blue, "Are you in any trouble?"

“I don’t know if it’s trouble or not.” Hagrid scratched his hair and said, “Firenz, have you seen me in the Forbidden Forest before?”

“A lot of times,” Firenze said. “I see you almost every week.”

"That's not what I mean." Hagrid pointed to the direction they came from, "I mean...over there, next to the huge chestnut tree."

"I think I understand what you mean." Firenze raised his head and said, "Mars is normal today."

"Okay, I knew that was the case." Hagrid said a little irritably, "Can't you just say it...forget it, let's go."

Hagrid walked past Firenze, and Kyle glanced at Firenze thoughtfully.

 The centaur named Ronan said the same thing before.

 Mars is normal…

 Is this normal?

Firenze did not leave immediately, but followed them until Hagrid took Kyle to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and then he stopped.

 …

In front of him is the lair of the Moon-Child Beasts. Looking at the Moon-Child Beasts dancing in the moonlight, Kyle subconsciously thought of the scene of their first night outing, when they were almost caught by Hagrid...

Um?

Kyle suddenly stopped. If he remembered correctly, Hagrid must have gone to the Forbidden Forest through this road at that time.

 …

 (End of this chapter)