Early the next morning, Leon quickly got up. It was Sunday, so there were no classes. Therefore, Leon decided to visit his beloved Eight-eyed Giant Spiders in the Forbidden Forest.
He had no choice. Although he had scammed two thousand gold coins from Dumbledore, he had given them all to Snape to buy materials. Leon was still short of money.
After breakfast, Leon ran straight to the Forbidden Forest. When he passed by Hagrid's hut, he frowned. He could vaguely hear the sound of chickens and dogs jumping inside. He could even see some smoke. Obviously, something was lit inside. It was obvious that the culprit of the fire was the Norway Ridgeback named Norbert by Hagrid.
"Hagrid, oh Hagrid, if you're still going to be stubborn, don't blame me for being rude. Ridgebacks are still dragons, even though they're underage, they're still worth some gold coins.”Outside Hagrid's cabin, Leon muttered a few words before entering the Forbidden Forest.
The familiar primeval forest, the familiar stench of soil, but what was unfamiliar was the centaur that suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Pony, get out of the forest.”The centaur who was blocking the way shouted when he saw Leon.
"Why?" Leon was not afraid. It was just a centaur, and a centaur at that. There was no need to be polite.
"The forest is dangerous now, and didn't your headmaster tell you that ponies can't enter?”To Leon's surprise, the centaur was very patient, which made Leon's plan to cause a conflict and counterattack fail.
"I can go in and out of the forest, and if you don't believe me, you can ask our professor, Snape.”Naturally, Leon was too embarrassed to play dirty since the other party was so friendly.
"I don't know why your Professor would think so, but the forest is very dangerous now, and I'm kind to young wizards among centaurs, so you might get attacked if you run into anyone.”The centaur frowned and replied. He was obviously very dissatisfied with the irresponsible professor that Leon mentioned.
"What's your name?" Leon had no intention of leaving. Instead, he started to get close to her, but he basically had an accurate answer.
"Firenze, what about you, young wizard?" Seeing that Leon didn't leave and didn't have any intention of going deeper, Firenze was relieved. He looked at Leon with a friendly gaze.
"Leon Chris." Leon also replied with his own name, Firenze. At the same time, he sighed that his guess was right. This blond hair, handsome face, silver horse body and ponytail, and friendliness towards humans, who else could it be but Firenze, the centaur alien who might become a divination teacher in the future?
"Then, Chris, listen to me now. Go back quickly.”Firenze called Leon's name and continued to persuade him.
"Can you tell me what happened in the forest? You centaurs weren't guarding the forest the last time I was here.”Leon asked curiously.
"Last night, someone attacked the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest. We found him when we rushed over. Although we didn't see who he was, we were sure that he was an adult wizard. He was very evil and seemed to want the blood of the unicorns. We arrived at the right time and didn't let him hurt those noble creatures, but the unicorns were frightened.”Firenze hesitated for a moment, but still chose to explain.
"That's why centaurs nowadays are very resistant to wizards. Even if you're a pony, they won't be polite to you. Although they won't kill you, they won't give you a lesson.”
"I think I have a higher chance of teaching them a lesson.”Leon then waved his wand and broke a thick oak tree beside Firenze.
Firenze looked at the mirror-like incision and gulped."Even so, I can't let you in. If there really is a conflict and casualties are caused, it might cause a lot of trouble.”
" Well, we were allies. I know you centaurs and the Eight-eyed Giant Spider in the Forbidden Forest are mortal enemies. You killed the Eight-eyed Giant Spider, and the Eight-eyed Giant Spider killed you. My main purpose in coming here is to kill the Eight-eyed Giant Spider. You must have noticed the traces of my battle with the Eight-eyed Giant Spider last time, right?" Leon sighed and put away his wand, indicating that he had no ill intentions.
"Oh, so it's you. Thank you for helping the centaurs. I would have introduced you to my people at some other time, but you're not fit to enter the forest now.”Firenze looked at Leon with joy. The Eight-eyed Giant Spider was indeed their mortal enemy.
However, the Eight-eyed Giant Spider had restrained itself quite a bit during this period of time. It seemed to have been caused by the commotion caused by the Eight-eyed Giant Spider. Although the centaurs did not see what had happened, the traces of the fierce battle and the blood of the Eight-eyed Giant Spider on the ground told the centaurs that the battle had been intense. Now, Firenze finally understood why the Eight-eyed Giant Spider had been obedient.
"Alright, but I have a question. Regarding the Eight-eyed Giant Spider, did you collect its venom after hunting it? If you do, you can make a deal with me. The venom of the Eight-eyed Giant Spider is very helpful for my potion research.”Leon gave up on the idea of entering the Forbidden Forest and changed his mind. Although he couldn't hunt the Eight-eyed Giant Spider, the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest seemed to be a good economic chain.
"Yes, but most of it was used to poison the bow and arrow. If you really want it, I can give you some.”Firenze replied in a friendly manner.
"I need a lot of it, but it doesn't matter. Other than the venom of the Eight-eyed Giant Spider, I also need herbs.”Leon continued to ask.
"There are, but our tribe also has pharmacists. Although they are not as strong as potions, their healing effects are not much different. I can't make the decision.”Firenze replied helplessly.
"Doesn't your tribe lack anything?”Leon was speechless.
" We can make and capture the things we need on a daily basis. Moreover, we have signed a trade contract with Hogwarts. Some materials and seasonings that cannot be obtained in the Forbidden Forest will be provided by Hogwarts.”Firenze explained.
Leon patted his forehead. It was not that no one cared about this path, but that Hogwarts had taken it long ago. No wonder the centaurs were aloof and aloof in the Forbidden Forest. It turned out that Dumbledore had already arranged everything.
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I can't take it anymore. I've been working since I woke up this morning. My arm is numb. Let me take a break.
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