Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse

Chapter 57 If the ball escape bird can hybridize with the owl...

"Ball Escape Bird?"

Harry, who had just entered the wizarding world a few weeks ago, said in a Muggle voice: "What is that?"

"It's a pretty interesting bird."

Hagrid explained with a smile: "Their wings are small, they can't fly, and they are fat, so they can't run very fast... But they have a strange ability, that is, they can suddenly fly when they encounter danger. disappear from this world, and then reappear after the danger has passed. During this period, no one can find them, and no one knows where they went..."

"Awesome."

Harry admired with envy, and then couldn't help but think about how great it would be if he also had the ability to disappear from the Dursley's house, disappear from the Potions class, disappear from the room with the three-headed dog, Then live a free and safe life...

"The dodo is actually the dodo." Seeing Hagrid's silence, Avada popularized Muggle knowledge: "They were originally creatures from Africa, but they were killed by a group of Muggles who hunted wantonly. They were chased around, and some of the unskilled ones who disappeared were actually hunted by Muggles... Later, it wasn't until wizards helped them migrate their populations that they were able to settle in other parts of the world."

"That's right. Until now, Muggles still thought that the ball evader was extinct by themselves - but this also has the advantage, that is, they can learn some lessons and be a little gentler when dealing with other animals, but only a little. …”

Hagrid muttered to the four of them: "Follow me. We'll find out when we get there."

…

The word "Forbidden Forest" is a misleading name. It makes many students who are new to Hogwarts think that the so-called "Forbidden Forest" is just a small forest inside Hogwarts, or the school's forest farm - but it is not.

This forest is the largest magical ecosystem in the UK. Its scale, unknown nature and biodiversity rank among the best in the world. So rather than saying that the Forbidden Forest is the forest farm of Hogwarts, it is better to say that Hogwarts was built on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

It is precisely for this reason that the Hogwarts school's control over the Forbidden Forest is limited to the area closest to the school to ensure the safety of the school and to obtain some magical materials. As for the things deeper in the Forbidden Forest, such as centaurs, Acromantula swarms, various strange or dangerous magical creatures, and even rumors of fire dragons - Hogwarts ignored them and let them take their course. natural development.

Therefore, it is relatively normal for a group of magical creatures to spontaneously migrate to Hogwarts from the Forbidden Forest occasionally, and the school is happy with it - as long as the group of creatures is not too dangerous, it can generate revenue for the school .

As a magical creature with a danger level of only XX and a magical ability, the school naturally welcomes the ball escape bird to settle in.

'Oh my God, a living dodo...'

Although she had long known about the existence of this magical creature from books, Avada, who had lived as a Muggle for decades, still couldn't help but sigh when she saw a large group of lively dodos with her own eyes.

Maybe somewhere on another earth, there will be a large group of dodos living silently like coelacanths, waiting for human discovery and protection?

I hope so, but at least in this world, they live well.

"They look just like ordinary ostriches... No wonder ordinary people dare to hunt them without restraint."

Harry was standing in front of a ball evader, watching as it used its huge beak to pluck a berry from a bush, then suddenly raised its head and let it slide down its beak into its belly. He tried to touch the feathers of the ball evader with his hand, but the ball evader just shook its body and went to find food again.

"They are not very afraid of people, not to mention that I have been with them for a while. In fact, they were a little nervous at the beginning..."

Hagrid also squatted down with a smile, took out a bag of what seemed to be dried berries and sprinkled them on the ground, which immediately attracted a large group of ball escapers scrambling for food: "If they don't encounter real danger, they won't It will easily show the ability to disappear.”

Avada felt quite regretful when he heard this: If there was a ball-escaping bird that could display its abilities in front of him, it might be able to inspire him in terms of space. But now, we can only settle for the next best thing and deduce the principle of ability from their structure itself.

You can't take out your magic wand and hit the ball escapers to force them to disappear, right?

"Is it possible for this kind of bird to be tamed? Like an owl?" He still asked unwillingly: "And then let it use its ability to disappear to deliver letters to people - wouldn't that be much faster than an owl?"

"It doesn't seem possible."

When Hagrid was deep in thought and seemed to be inspired by something, Ron explained: "Charlie and Professor Kettleburn did this subject a few years ago, and found that although the ball escaper can be domesticated, it is almost impossible. Let it actively use the ability to disappear, it seems that they really only use disappearance as a life-saving trump card, rather than using it in daily life..."

Baron also smiled after hearing what Avada said: "Besides, even if the ball escapers are willing to deliver a letter for you, they can't lock the recipient's location like an owl."

"That's right."

Ron nodded and glanced at Balon with satisfaction - he always felt that he had missed something, and Balon helped him make up for it.

"Here, here, you can feed them these dried fruits and become familiar with them..."

While the others were talking, Hagrid went back to the hut, took out four small bags of dried fruits and gave them to the four Avadas. Avada saw that the first thing Ron did after opening the package was to take one and taste it for himself. Then he nodded with satisfaction before starting to feed the birds, so he also tasted one - it tasted pretty good.

Then he squatted down, poured the dried fruit into his hand and fed it to the ball escape bird, while observing the magical structure of this magical animal that seemed to be related to space.

"Can I get a feather?"

This little time was definitely not enough for him to see anything, so he wanted to get a feather and go back for long-term research, but he was afraid of injuring the ball escaper if he pulled it out directly, and he was afraid of affecting the integrity of the sample if he cut it off with magic. So I had to ask Hagrid for help.

"You also think their feathers are beautiful, right? They would be suitable for making quill pens or bookmarks...Wait a moment."

Hagrid knelt down and played with a ball escaper for a while. Then he saw the ball escaper turn its head and pluck a feather from itself and hand it to Hagrid's hand.

"Here, take it."

After teasing the ball escaper for a while and letting it leave with satisfaction, Hagrid handed the feather to Avada.

Avada:…

Hagrid's affinity with magical creatures is really strong. It's no wonder that he became a master of magical creatures through pure self-study, and was even hired as a professor at Hogwarts as an undergraduate... but he wasn't very good at classes.

"But the idea you mentioned just now is quite interesting. Maybe I can try to cross-breed the owl and the owl to see if I can get a variety that can disappear and lock the recipient's location..."

"That would be great."

Ron on the side heard Hagrid's muttering and exclaimed: "My Errol is almost too old to fly. If it disappears, it will definitely save a lot of energy..."

"Since it's too old to fly, why do we still use it to deliver letters?" Baron asked doubtfully, and then he realized: "Is it because it refuses to give up its job? I have several owls in my house who are like this. You can try..."

"Is there such an owl?"

Ron interrupted Balon in surprise, and then said with some distress: "Errol probably doesn't have this temperament - but the family really doesn't have the spare money to buy an owl at the moment."

"Not even one...Sorry."

Balon almost blurted out something rude. He had heard that the Weasley family, one of the twenty-eight sacred clans, was in poor financial condition due to its overpopulation, but he did not expect that it would be in such a state of decline.

"Who wants this? It's not..."

Although Ron is still young, he has some understanding of his family's financial situation. However, he has not met many people when he first arrived at Hogwarts, and he usually cannot follow his best friends who grew up with Muggles. Lee made it clear. Now that I have finally met a knowledgeable person, I can't help but pour out my bitterness. Harry and Avada also moved forward curiously—both of them lacked sufficient knowledge of the details of how magical society operates.

"God, haven't they thought about it..."

"Indeed, I have to admit that most of those guys who love to flaunt how pure their bloodline is..."

"It is indeed Fudge, that guy is simply..."

"Yes, yes! And his deputy Umbridge also..."

So surrounded by a group of ball escapers, Ron and Balon chatted happily, and Avada and Harry also enjoyed listening to the gossip of the Ministry of Magic and pure-blood families.

"By the way, which house are you from? I don't think I've seen you at the long table in Hufflepuff." While chatting, Ron suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know the origin of the person in front of him - but Since it is the friend of the "eating hunter", it should be Hufflepuff, right?

"Slytherin, Harry didn't tell you?"

"..."