Hogwarts from another world

The Christmas holidays are approaching day by day.

The whole Hogwarts is filled with an atmosphere of enthusiasm, everyone is impatient and looking forward to Christmas.

After all, Christmas doesn’t just mean the arrival of holidays and relaxing days, it also means sumptuous Christmas meals and fun, varied gifts…

But for Matthew and his second-year Slytherin students, before the Christmas vacation, they still need to participate in the last "after-school practice" of this semester——

The person in charge of the last after-school practice is Professor Kettleburn, the teacher of Care of Magical Creatures. This is not good news... because it means that they need to go to the Forbidden Forest for their last lesson of the semester.

In this cold winter, they naturally prefer to spend time in the castle with a roaring fire; instead of going outside the freezing cold castle and freezing themselves half to death.

……

On the last Saturday before Christmas break, the semester is over for most students.

Many people had already left Hogwarts early and went home for Christmas; the school seemed much deserted than usual. A silence as thick as the snow on the ground enveloped the entire castle.

Early on Saturday morning, the five second-year Slytherin boys all left the common room early.

They were fully armed, wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, gloves on their hands, scarves around their necks, even bearskin hats on their heads, and rubber boots on their feet... The five of them had just walked out after the genius had just begun to shine. He walked through the castle's oak door and stepped into the snow.

There was silver light all around, and there was a vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth; a cold wind blew, and even though he was wearing thick clothes, Matthew couldn't help but shiver.

But there is nothing we can do about it, because this is the request of Professor Kettleburn, the teacher of Care of Magical Creatures.

They walked hard in the snow.

It took them almost twenty minutes to walk from the castle to the Forbidden Forest, a distance of just a few hundred yards...each step had to be stepped in thick snow.

Finally, almost all of them were bruised and swollen from the cold, and finally arrived in front of Professor Kettleburn's cabin——

This thatched hut looked as if it would collapse under the weight of snow at any moment.

Matthew walked over and knocked on the door hard several times.

Soon, the door opened, and Professor Kettleburn appeared limping behind the door, revealing his old face.

"You're here, kids..." the Care of Magical Creatures teacher said loudly, "Come in quickly!"

The fire in the house finally made them feel a little warm in this cold winter.

The cabin has only one room. There were many turkeys, hams, and bacon hanging from the ceiling, and a large kettle was boiling water in the fireplace.

Professor Kettleburn worked hard for a long time and made each of them a cup of steaming tea to help them ward off the cold...

"What do you need us to do for you, Professor?" Draco Malfoy asked eagerly while drinking tea.

Obviously, he would rather finish the last class of this semester early and then enjoy the two-week Christmas vacation.

"Don't be anxious, kid..." Professor Kettleburn asked calmly, "I don't think you have had breakfast yet?"

There was no doubt about it, after all, it was still dark, and the Great Hall of Hogwarts wasn't even open yet.

……

They spent about half an hour in Professor Kettleburn's cottage, eating some "rock cake" and drinking some hot tea.

The body that was almost frozen gradually became warm.

Taking advantage of this time, Professor Kettleburn also "armed" himself...including installing his three prosthetic limbs, changing into a thick moleskin coat, and wearing a helmet-like woolen helmet. cap.

Of course, he didn't forget to stick his wand at his waist.

"Okay, children!" Professor Kettleburn said, "I think you have finished warming up... Let's set off now to the Forbidden Forest!"

"Are we really going to the Forbidden Forest..." Theodore Nott glanced at the white patch of land in the distance worriedly, and questioned in a low voice, "We might freeze to death in there..."

"Don't be afraid, child," Professor Kettleburn replied carelessly, as if he didn't care at all. "The temperature in the Forbidden Forest is much higher than the outside, not that cold... not to mention you are with me. …”

"But Professor, have you forgotten..." Crabbe also questioned with a naive face, "There are many terrible monsters in the Forbidden Forest... just like the big black dog that appeared at the beginning..."

"Are you questioning me, young man?" Professor Kettleburn looked a little angry, "I am almost as familiar with the Forbidden Forest as I am with my wife... As long as you follow me, you will not encounter anything. Any danger!"

Several people quickly shut up and there was no more "objection".

Moreover, Professor Kettleburn's words seemed to slightly encourage their low mood...

Then, following Professor Kettleburn, they set off!

……

Six tightly wrapped people left the hut by the Forbidden Forest.

They stepped on the snow and headed towards the Forbidden Forest. At the same time, lines of footprints were left on the snow.

Among the five Slytherin students, only Matthew has ever participated in Professor Kettleburn's after-school practice (last year when Professor Kettleburn was responsible for leading them in after-school practice, the other four were lying in school within the hospital).

Therefore, Matthew is also the only person who has a little understanding of this old professor who seems to be a bit "bohemian".

"Professor Kettleburn," he walked in front and asked softly, "What is the content of our practice after class today?"

"It has something to do with those damn centaurs..." Professor Kettleburn answered with some difficulty in the cold wind,

"They seem to be very restless recently, damn... So I plan to go into the depths of the Forbidden Forest today, look for evidence that they deliberately left their habitat, and then report it to Principal Rosier... Those living in the Forbidden Forest must be allowed to Those damn parasites inside need to settle down..."

"...As for you, just be my temporary assistant; it's more to take you to experience the atmosphere in the Forbidden Forest!"

"Centaurs... restless..." Matthew murmured.

At the same time, he couldn't help but frown.

For some reason, thinking of everything that happened in Hogwarts recently... Matthew had a very bad feeling.