Snakes at Hogwarts

Harry ran over in a hurry and found that they had come to a fork in the road, with a small path on the left and right leading to the darkness where he couldn't even see his fingers.

Hagrid and his friends were standing at the intersection, obviously waiting for him.

This made Harry somewhat embarrassed.

"Harry, why did you fall behind just now?" Hagrid asked as he jogged to catch up with the team in front.

He had just been busy chatting with Andros, and almost didn't notice Harry falling behind.

"I~I was a little distracted just now." Harry explained quietly.

"That's not okay! It's very dangerous here. You need to be more attentive in this forest!" Looking at Harry who was still in a daze, Hagrid couldn't help but warn him.

"But Hagrid, we have come so far and haven't encountered anything yet." Ron complained.

From being frightened at the beginning to encountering nothing until now, he took it for granted that this forest might not be as dangerous as the legend said.

As soon as Ron finished speaking, there was a noise from the forest on the right.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

The sound seemed like something was running fast in the woods.

This crow's mouth!

Cursing under his breath, Andros quickly raised his wand and pointed it at the forest not far away.

Beside him, Hagrid immediately pulled out an arrow, loaded it on the crossbow, and raised it to prepare for shooting.

These two are the reactions of normal people.

As for Harry and Ron, they were standing there with pale faces, as if they were frightened by the sudden encounter and didn't know what to do.

"Get behind me quickly!" Hagrid reminded loudly, and he looked a little nervous.

Because the sound was gradually becoming clearer, it meant that the unknown mysterious creature in the forest was quickly approaching a few people.

This also means that it is likely to be some kind of aggressive magical creature, and my group accidentally broke into its territory.

The air seemed to freeze at this moment. Andros held his breath and stared at the forest not far away attentively.

The low bushes were rustling and swaying.

In terms of shaking, this creature doesn't seem to be very big?

Before he could think any more, he could feel the thing coming out of the forest, and before Hagrid could react, Andros' spell had already sounded.

"Restrain yourself!"

Along with the cold spell, four black ropes with the thickness of an ordinary person's thumb emerged from the tip of Andros' staff and shot towards the low bushes quickly.

That little thing I don’t know what it is is hiding here!

Naturally, Andros used the Living Rope Spell, which was his best spell.

This is the inconspicuous little spell in the original book where Quirrell conjures a rope to tie Harry up in the secret room where the Philosopher's Stone and the Mirror of Erised are hidden.

After nearly a month of continuous practice, Andros has been able to control four ropes at the same time, and the thickness and length of these ropes have also been significantly improved due to continuous practice.

Speaking of which, the Living Rope Curse should be the most proficient spell that Andros uses. Combined with the memories of his previous life, he can make this prank spell that most wizards think is a trivial trick come true.

As for what kind of memory it is, it’s not convenient to reveal it, cough cough cough.

Like the flocks of birds, the rope summoned by the Living Rope Spell is also embodied by Andros's magic power. In other words, within a certain range, Andros can sense whether the rope touches something.

To use an inappropriate analogy, these ropes are more like part of his body.

Ahem, part of the magic in the body.

...

Under the control of Andros, the four ropes penetrated into the bushes like four cooperating black snakes. They searched quickly inside and quickly caught the small thing lurking inside.

The ropes were tied together in circles, tightly tying up the creature in the bush. Judging from the strength of the struggle, the creature didn't seem to be very big?

Andros waved his wand, and the rope extending from the tip of the wand was lifted high, causing the creature that was already tightly entangled in the rope to be hoisted into the air by the rope.

At the same time, Hagrid raised the lantern high. Under the dim light, above the low bushes, a small thing covered with black fluff was screaming.

It was about the size of an adult wizard's hand and looked like an enlarged, fattened black mouse.

But unlike ordinary mice, it has a long snout like a platypus.

This seems like it?

"A Niffler?" Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief, and then put down the stone crossbow in his hand.

"Don't be nervous, Ender, it's just a sniff, it's not aggressive." He said to Andros beside him. The latter's sharp reaction just now surprised him, an old hunter who has lived around the Forbidden Forest for many years.

Can the Living Rope Spell still be used in this way?

I haven't seen such a talented little guy for a long time.

...

Is this Sniff?

Andros retracted part of the rope, lifted this creature that looked very similar to a mouse in front of him and looked at it carefully. This was the first time he saw this magical creature that was rarely mentioned in the original work.

He found that the creature's front paws were flat like shovels, which seemed very useful for digging in the soil.

Although the sniffer struggled violently, it was obviously to no avail because its limbs were tightly tied with ropes.

Even the long muzzle was tightly entangled in the rope, which made it only make an indistinct squeaking sound.

"This is Niffler, a very magical little guy." Hagrid spread the knowledge about this magical creature to the first-year wizards around him.

“They are docile, non-aggressive, and these little guys are not partial to anything shiny, so they are particularly suitable for hunting for treasures.

Some wizards who specialize in searching for treasures or the goblins in Gringotts will specially train Nifflers as a good helper in locating the location of treasures. "

"Cool! Can I have one?" Ron's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard that such a humble little guy could find treasure.

"I don't recommend you do this. If you keep this kind of thing at home, it will definitely tear down your house. They can destroy everything around them in search of shiny things." Hagrid smiled, and he naturally guessed I can figure out what kind of thoughts are hidden in Ron's head.

"Okay, Ender, put this poor little guy down. It's time for us to get going."