Chapter 274 Where is Lu Wei?
The Forbidden Forest is very large, but dogs are hard to find.
Albert and Hagrid have been walking in the Forbidden Forest for more than ten minutes, but still haven't found any clues. To put it bluntly, it was just wandering around in the Forbidden Forest.
"Hagrid, do you have any plans?" Albert thought that Hagrid, the person involved, was probably in a hurry and had no time to think, so he ignored many things, so he reminded him.
Albert didn’t want to wander around the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. Although he felt that he had good luck, relying on luck to do things always felt unreliable.
"Well..." Hearing this, Hagrid pulled out several strands of his long beard before he could regain his composure. "I don't have time to think about this, and I'm not good at using my brain. I just plan to go look for it in the Forbidden Forest first. Look, maybe you can find the traces left by Lu Wei."
Sure enough, you have no plan, are you going to look around and try your luck?
Albert couldn't help but sigh in his heart, stopped and looked at Hagrid helplessly and said: "Looking like this is purely a matter of luck. If you are lucky, you will find it later. If you are not lucky, you won't be able to find it in ten days and a half." arrive."
Hagrid was silent and said to Albert: "My mind is in a mess right now. I know you are smart. What should I do now?"
"This..." Albert asked tentatively: "How did you find things before?"
"Walking around in the Forbidden Forest." Hagrid looked a little embarrassed. "I'm familiar with the outer areas of the Forbidden Forest, but... it will take a lot of time, and I'm worried that Lu Wei will run around and hurt Hogwarts." student."
"Concern leads to chaos." Albert sighed, raised **** and said, "There are two ways. First, ask the residents here. You should know the residents in the Forbidden Forest, right?"
“Residents, residents?” Hagrid asked Albert a little confused, “Do you mean centaurs?”
"Not only centaurs, but also other magical animals." Albert reminded Hagrid, "The three-headed dog is a very dangerous magical animal. Without your feeding, it needs to hunt to fill its belly. It is in the forbidden The outer reaches of the forest definitely belong to top predators, and most animals have specific activity ranges. Of course, it would be better if the centaurs could provide useful intelligence."
Hagrid immediately understood that the three-headed dog was running around in the Forbidden Forest, but it always needed to fill its stomach, which meant that Lu Wei would be attracted to the hunting ground with abundant prey.
This was also one of Hagrid's original worries, what if Lu Wei attacked the students due to hunger.
There are not many animals in the Forbidden Forest in winter.
“Let’s go to several nearby places where animals are densely populated to look for Lu Wei.” Hagrid led the way. He was very familiar with the Forbidden Forest and knew where to find animals in winter.
“The second method is the elixir.” Albert saw Hagrid react and walked behind him.
“What is that?” Hagrid had never heard of Elixir, and his knowledge of magic might not be as rich as Albert’s.
"It's a lucky potion, a magical potion that makes your luck better after drinking it. I also have some lucky potion. If you really can't find Lu Wei, you can use it to try your luck." Albert explained casually, " Of course, it may not be successful.”
Hagrid relaxed, feeling that it would be great to have a reliable helper. At least, he wasn't worrying alone anymore.
At first, Hagrid left food in the place where Lu Wei was originally kept, and would check it every day. Although the food had signs of being chewed, it was not done by Lu Wei.
The two walked on the snow for a while. Hagrid pointed to the marks on the ground and said: "There is an animal trail here. Occasionally, deer or other animals will pass by. However, most animals will drink in the nearby river in winter." The water, there’s a spring there, it doesn’t freeze completely in the winter.”
When we arrived at the river, we did find many traces of animal activity, but we still couldn’t find the footprints left by Lu Wei.
"Let's continue walking up. The spring is located near the activity range of the centaurs. Let's go over and see if the centaurs have seen Lu Wei. It's difficult to hide what happens in the Forbidden Forest from the centaurs." was reminded by Albert. Afterwards, Hagrid quickly entered the state.
Although doing this is also unreliable, Albert can't think of a better way.
"Wait, Hagrid, let me try the flying spell." Albert suddenly thought of something, raised the wand in his hand, and chanted a spell towards the surrounding forest.
The flying spell is also effective on living creatures. Albert thinks that the magic power is already very strong. Maybe if he is lucky enough, the three-headed dog will fly back by himself.
This is the most ideal situation.
Of course, the reality is quite cruel.
Failed.
However, if you think about it, a magical creature like a three-headed dog is probably very resistant to magic. Unless Albert used the Elder Wand to cast a spell, he had no hope of success. He just wanted to try to see if he could make some noise. If he was lucky enough, he might actually succeed.
Hagrid looked at Albert who was casting the spell, and then at the surrounding woods, feeling a little disappointed.
"Hagrid, can you use the Flying Charm? Do you want to try to use the Flying Charm to summon things on Lu Wei." Albert thought for a moment and said, "I mean things like dog pens."
"No, you know, Lu Wei grew up too fast, so I didn't bring a dog collar for him." Hagrid was a little embarrassed.
Albert found himself speechless. The growing three-headed dog did grow very fast.
The two of them continued to walk upstream along the river and entered the range of activities of the horse people.
Before he could go far, he heard some noises coming from his side. He raised his bow and aimed in the direction of the sound, and asked aloud: "Who is there? Come out."
"It's me, Hagrid." The brown-red centaur walked out of the woods. His eyes swept across Hagrid's body and landed on Albert. Then he looked at Hagrid again and said, "You shouldn't bring The foal came here.”
“Ronan, have you ever seen a three-headed dog?” Hagrid asked his centaur friend expectantly.
The brown-red centaur did not reply, but looked at Albert again and asked softly: "Have we met?"
“Yes, last night, thank you for your help.”
"Ronan." Hagrid repeated, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice. No one likes to be ignored, and Hagrid is no exception.
"I've seen it, Hagrid, a three-headed dog. It wasn't very friendly. It seemed hungry. The patrolling centaurs drove it away with arrows. You can try your luck over there." Ronan raised his finger and pointed. One direction, that was the direction Albert and Hagrid had just come from.
Hagrid glanced in the direction where Ronan raised his finger and fell into a brief silence.
"You are half the owner here. Can you help Hagrid find his little pet? I think you should not...!" Albert tried to ask the centaurs for help.
Before Albert could finish his words, he was pushed by Hagrid, indicating that it was time to leave.
Albert looked at Hagrid with a strange expression, but quickly shut up.
“Goodbye Ronan, thank you for the information!” Hagrid said goodbye to the centaur.
"The centaurs won't help." Hagrid waited until he took Albert far enough before he said, "The centaurs are all like that, don't expect them to be of much help. Let's go, let's keep looking. I have a hunch that we might be able to find Lu Wei today."
Your hunch is useless.
Albert couldn't help but want to complain. He felt that if Hagrid told Dumbledore the truth, he might have found his little pet.
"By the way, Hagrid. Do centaurs have a wide range of activities?" Albert remembered something and asked curiously.
"Yes, the range is very wide." Hagrid reminded, "You need to be particularly careful when dealing with them. Most centaurs don't like wizards very much."
(End of this chapter)