HP Parallel World

Although they have made full use of the summer vacation and met and understood many magical creatures, in the final analysis, they still studied the Care of Magical Creatures course from the third grade last semester. Therefore, Violet and his group passed the

After passing the academic level test, they all need to enter the fifth grade class of Care of Magical Creatures in this school year.

"In the past entire school year, I have led everyone to learn about many magical creatures that either live on land or have the ability to fly. Therefore, this semester, we will focus on aquatic creatures.

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Last week's Care of Magical Creatures class actually took place at the Black Lake. In this week's Care of Magical Creatures class, Professor Descartes is no longer just content to start his own class in the wetland area on the shore of the lake.

The course is taught.

"Our lesson today is about the horse-shaped water monster, and in order for it to get along well with everyone, I have actually prepared a lot of carrots. So next, all we need to do is to find them.

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She had not come into contact with this magical creature when she read the original novel. The first time Violet learned about this magical aquatic animal was actually because of the spin-off movie she had watched in her previous life.

"I don't know how many students have heard of the story of the Loch Ness Monster that is widely circulated in the Muggle world. Although Muggles have been searching and researching this issue for many years, they still have not achieved anything.

Real research results. The reason is actually because the Loch Ness Monster that Muggles talk about is actually a creature that belongs to our magical world."

At the end of last week's class, the students were told not to go to the woods before the next class, but to gather at the small pier under the castle. Professor Descartes was confirming that all students

After everyone arrived, they were allowed to board the wooden boat moored on the small pier.

When she was a first-year student last school year, she took such a wooden boat from the other side of the Black Lake to this small pier. This was the second time that Violet went boating on the Black Lake of Hogwarts.

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"The magic originally cast on the ship has expired, so everyone has to figure out how to make the ship move."

As the person tasked with leading the first-year students across the lake on the night of admission, Professor Descartes needs to cast magic on these small boats in advance to ensure that after the first-year students board the boats,

There is no need for anyone to paddle, and the boat can move directly from one end of the lake to the other.

However, after all, more than a week has passed since the opening ceremony, so the magic cast on the boat is now no longer effective. "The purpose of our class today is definitely not to cross the lake, so I said more than a week ago

The magic you cast is actually of no use to you. If anyone can't use magic smoothly to make their boat move, then if there are oars over there, I have no objection to you using human power to do it.

solve this problem."

While speaking, he occupied a small boat by himself and asked at least three other students to board the same small boat together. Professor Descartes did not want these small boats specially built for first-year freshmen to bear the weight of senior students, so he directly

Sinking into the lake water.

"Okay, just do it by yourself!" He thought that this was not a difficult magic, so he jumped onto the boat first. Amir just took out his wand, and then knocked on the side of the boat in a muttered voice. He was silent at first.

The wooden boat moored on the small pier started to move.

Since the boat was not very fast, he jumped onto the wooden boat before the boat left the dock. Winnie used this method to create as many opportunities as possible for Violet and Vincent to board the same boat together.

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"..." Seeing that Winnie jumped directly from the pier to the boat with his hands and feet, indicating why he suddenly had extraordinary motor skills at this time, Violet soon boarded a boat as well.

The boat, and then set off with Vincent who was also on the same boat as her.

Since the boats docked at the small pier can accommodate all first-year freshmen, even if the current restriction is that the boat originally used by four freshmen is currently only allowed to be used by a maximum of three people, the number of boats at the pier is definitely sufficient

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Since Weini has successfully applied for the academic proficiency test at the end of last semester, and indeed passed the test during the summer vacation, other people in the school can of course also choose to sign up for this test in order to skip a grade.

Qualifications.

Therefore, in this new Care of Magical Creatures class, not all the students Violet met were real fifth graders. In fact, there were some who passed the exam like them and then skipped a grade to come to class.

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For these students who chose to skip a grade, because their learning status in other subjects is not enough to meet the abilities required by Professor Descartes, they are basically unable to use magic to move the boat smoothly. Moreover, they are not able to use magic to move the boat smoothly.

Not only are these students who have failed to reach the fifth-grade level of learning in practical magic courses, but some of the real fifth-year students are also unable to meet Professor Descartes' requirements.

Some of the numerous boats were just spinning on the spot without any intention of leaving the dock; some did not move in the established direction according to the wishes of the passengers, but deviated crookedly.

The planned route; some even bumped directly on the calm water, like a mad bull, throwing the people on the boat directly into the water...

Before I could actually start today's lesson, I just made a lot of tricks at the small dock. Many of those who failed in the magic of making the boat move quickly chose to give up.

It was then decided to use manual labor to solve the problem.

After all, the students who skipped a grade just wanted to try it out to see if they could do this kind of thing. Even if they couldn't meet the professor's requirements, it didn't really matter. These students chose to use paddles.

Of course there is no problem in moving the boat.

But for those students who are already in fifth grade, it is really a bit fatal to not be able to make the boat move at a predetermined speed and route.

"..." He was worried about these students who were about to take the Ordinary Wizard Level Qualification Examination this school year, but were still unable to get the boat moving smoothly. Professor Descartes did not intend to worry about them.

Provide help to keep their boat moving smoothly.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you guys are going to take the ordinary wizard level qualification exam this school year! As a result, the magic practice turned out to be like this. It seems that you still need to spend more time on the spells class, so that you can

Make sure you pass the exam at the end of the school year!"

Thinking that it is indeed necessary for the students to practice their practical skills, but also need to consider the progress of their own courses, Professor Descartes just asked the students on the pier after struggling for a while, and asked those who still

People who have not been able to achieve success all use human means to solve problems.

Sitting on the smoothly moving boat, Violet, as someone who, like many others, had heard stories about the Loch Ness Monster in her previous life, remembered very clearly that the legendary Loch Ness Monster was a fact.

Above is a creature that looks very much like the long-extinct plesiosaur.

But of course, the very famous photo that was said to have captured this creature was eventually refuted and rumored to be a fake. The person who took the photo had never seen any so-called water monster.

After going through the few words that Professor Descartes just said as a foreshadowing for the course, it became immediately clear that the truth about the Loch Ness Monster in this parallel world actually refers to the horse-shaped water monster they are going to learn today, Violet.

I am actually very interested in this magical creature.

It can transform into various animal forms with the help of its innate magic, but the one that appears most often is a horse. The horse-shaped water monster is not something that can only stay in the water and cannot go ashore at all.

animals. But of course, they live in the water most of the time and only come ashore occasionally.

With broad-leaf cattail grass as its mane, when it moves in the water, it is actually more like a group of moving kelp. Occasionally, the horse-shaped water monster will do things that harm humans, but it is not a common phenomenon.

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As an omnivore, it will eat aquatic plants as well as fish and shrimps living in the water. If the water monster encounters a famine problem, it will actually come ashore in search of food.

You can choose to lure a careless person to ride on its back, then run quickly, and dive into a river or lake before the other person gets off your back. The horse-shaped water monster can wait until it rides on his back.

After the people drowned, they were eaten directly as food.

Even if you meet someone who can swim, you can open your mouth and bite the other person's ankle or wrist. The horse-shaped water monster only needs to use its strength to drag the other person to the bottom of the water, and then force them to drown.

"I believe that most students have heard of the fact that the horse-shaped water monster can eat people during times of famine, but of course, the horse-shaped water monster we need to see during class today is absolutely impossible.

Will eat people. Firstly, of course, because the natural ecology of the Black Lake is very healthy, and it is impossible for the horse-shaped water monster to lack food; secondly, because the water monster we need to see today has actually been eaten by us.

Surrendered."

Use the placement spell to put the horse's bridle on the head of the horse-shaped water monster, just like taming an ordinary horse on land, and conquer the horse-shaped water monster. The wizard who finally succeeded can completely make the tamed horse-shaped water monster become

It is docile and obedient and no longer poses a threat to humans.

But of course, just like many stories say that horses will be loyal to their owners, the horse-shaped water monster certainly has this quality. Therefore, if someone just goes to tame the horse-shaped water monster for fun,

Then if he discards it casually, the horse-shaped water monster that has been hurt by this scumbag-like behavior will bear a grudge against the person who tamed it in the first place.

If things really develop to this point, then the person who abandoned his animal companions had better not go into the water. Because once the horse-shaped water monster he abandoned originally recognized the monster that appeared in front of him in the water,

This person is the bastard who abandoned it in the first place, so it will immediately attack and won't stop until the bastard is drowned in the water.

"With so many plants on land, the favorite food of the kelpie is actually carrots. Therefore, if you want to lure the kelpie living in a certain area of ​​water, then using carrots as bait will naturally

It’s the best choice.”

Since they have tamed the person they need to see in class today, they only need to call the other person's name on the water to welcome the other person's appearance a moment later. Professor Descartes, as the person who loves animals,

Of course, he would not let his partner run out of the water in vain. Therefore, the carrots he brought today were not so much used to lure the horse-shaped water monster to appear, but they were completely delicious meals that he brought to his partners.

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"I...I heard a noise!" Since the huge body of the water monster is not suitable for living in areas with relatively shallow water levels, the students were asked by Professor Descartes to get on the boat and come.

Went to the deep water area of ​​the Black Lake. After the boat stopped at the predetermined location, they saw Professor Descartes tapping his throat with the wand, and then calling the name of the horse-shaped water monster with a magically amplified voice. The students did not wait long.

, and directly heard the noise coming from underwater.

Since the water in the Black Lake is not crystal clear, you can actually only see a few meters underwater, and it will be difficult to see clearly any further. After the students heard the call of Professor Descartes after the horse-shaped water monster,

Of course, I couldn't directly see the big thing swimming underwater.

The neighing of horses could be heard very clearly from under the water, and the students started talking excitedly or nervously. "Have you seen it? I seemed to have seen it just now, on the surface of the water.

Suddenly a big shadow passed by, I don’t know if it was a horse-shaped water monster or not.”

"I also saw that big shadow. There were a lot of kelp-like things swaying around. I thought that was the horse-shaped water monster."

Before the water monster actually appeared, everyone was lying on the side of the small wooden boat, trying to see the underwater creatures through the lake water as much as possible. The students did not wait long before they heard a splashing sound.

"To me, this really looks like a horse covered with kelp." Because she had already prepared for it, she waved her wand in advance and used a magic shield to create an invisible umbrella in mid-air.

Erlite thus effectively ensured that when the horse-shaped water monster came out of the water, it was not able to let the huge water splash brought up by it rain directly on her and Vincent like rain.

As for other people who had not thought about this and therefore were not prepared in advance, they were in misery. They were soaked from head to toe, and they were forced to step on the water accumulated in the cabin of the boat.

Most of the students in the water were not angry because they got wet.

Just because all their attention was taken away by the horse-shaped water monster.

Not only does it have a kelp-like mane on its neck, its tail is also made of the same material, and the four hooves of the horse-shaped water monster also have relatively short hair made of kelp.

The texture of the skin looks a bit like soaked leather. Faced with this animal that is wet all over and is still making a neighing sound even after it comes out of the water, Violet can be said to have uncontrollable urges.

A lot of curiosity and doubts.

"Judging from the structure and shape of the creature, its appearance is obviously not suitable for survival underwater!" There is no tail that can help oneself move underwater, similar to the tail of a whale. At the same time,

It doesn't have the fins that ordinary fish have, and it doesn't have webs like frogs and ducks. Violet really doesn't understand how this animal can move flexibly and freely underwater.

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"After all, we are in the magical world! If I choose to use Muggle thinking to understand the problem, I lose." She quickly convinced herself in her heart, and then fully enjoyed the class.

In today's course, we didn't just see a horse-shaped water monster.

"This guy was already pregnant when he was tamed by me, so the little guys you see now are all his children. Generally speaking, it takes five years to grow from a cub.

Big, these little guys are only over three years old so far.”

While teaching the students, he waved his magic wand and distributed the carrots prepared in advance. Professor Descartes did not forget to emphasize what should be done when feeding carrots to the water monster.

"It's not okay to hold the carrot in your hand like you're holding a baseball bat, nor is it okay to pinch the carrot with a few fingers. If you do this, either the other person won't eat it at all, or it's easy for the other person to give it to you when you feed it.

If you are accidentally bitten, the correct approach should be like this."

Cut the carrots into finger-length pieces in advance, and then put these somewhat cone-shaped carrots in the palm of your hand just like placing a small simulated pyramid in your palm.

, Professor Descartes then stretched out his palm and brought the carrot in his hand to the horse-shaped water monster's mouth.

First, he snorted and smelled the carrot in Professor Descartes' hand. Then he opened his mouth and ate the carrot. The exposed teeth of the horse-shaped water monster were actually no different from those of ordinary horses -

Big white horse teeth.

"Don't tremble and swish, be cautious and spread your palms flat, so as not to be bitten."

Driving the boat he was on, he shuttled between the students' boats, and then corrected their feeding postures. Professor Descartes repeatedly emphasized: "The more scared you are, the more you shake, and the more you take incorrect postures."

The more you feed them, the more likely you are to be bitten by them, understand?”

"I'll give it a try too." Since the horse-shaped water monster is a freshwater creature, she has not been able to see this magical creature in the bay of Dragon Country. Violet is still quite interested in today's course content.

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Violet quickly took a piece of carrot distributed to them by Professor Descartes, and then held it in her hand. Violet stretched out her hand towards the cub floating on her side.

Since the opponent does not have sharp fangs, he is not afraid of being bitten by such teeth. Violet knows very well that as long as she spreads her palms as flat as possible, it is actually not easy for the opponent to bite her.

easy.

Since the carrots that have been cut in advance are long enough, there is no need to touch the palms of the students' hands. The horse-shaped water monster only needs to close its upper and lower teeth, and then hold the carrot between its teeth.

After biting the food, he raised his head and took the carrot between his upper and lower teeth into his mouth. The horse-shaped water monster then started chewing happily.

"If you can become friends with them, then you can actually ride them underwater."

He said that he had once ridden a horse underwater, and when the horse-shaped water monster surfaced, it moved quickly on the water as if it were sitting on a surfboard. Professor Descartes said: "If anyone needs water,

If you want a mount, then the Horse-shaped Water Monster is definitely the best choice."

"It's just a pity that those mermaids who make their home in the water have no legs, but only have a powerful tail. Therefore, they cannot ride the horse-shaped water monster well. Of course, if there is any

If there is an underwater carriage that needs to be pulled in the mermaid village, then of course this is a different matter."

During the class, Professor Descartes was not worried at all when he saw some students falling from the boat into the water due to their unstable center of gravity because they were leaning over half of their bodies.

Yes, they will help you."

Just as he finished speaking, he saw the student who had fallen into the water being pushed back into the boat by the cub of the water monster. Professor Descartes added: "Actually, even if the boat flips over on the water, there is no need to be afraid.

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It means that an adult equestrian is fully capable of flipping a boat overturned on the water back. Professor Descartes continued: "So, this is why if someone abandons his tamed equestrian, then

It’s better that he doesn’t appear near the water.”

He can completely hide his figure underwater with the help of his kelp-like mane. As long as the horse-shaped water monster confirms that the person on the boat is the bastard who abandoned him in the first place, he can completely hide his figure underwater.

With enough strength, he hit the bottom of the boat in one breath.

Either knocking a hole into the wooden boat, or knocking the boat over completely. After the horse-shaped water monster waits until the person it wants to retaliate falls into the water, you can of course imagine what actions it will take next.

As the mother of several children, she surfaced first, and after confirming that there was no danger on the water, she allowed the children lurking underwater to also show their heads on the water. The mother of the horse-shaped water monster showed her considerable trust.

Descartes, so even if the other party appears on the water with a large number of strangers, it will not suspect that these people are harmful to itself and its children.

It feels like the dolphins in the ocean park, very friendly and kind. After these cubs appear on the water, after establishing a relationship with the students who feed the carrots, they will even treat them very affectionately.

His head rubbed against the other person's arm.

"..." means that this wet feeling is actually not good, but it will not make her feel disgusted with this seemingly friendly and docile animal. Violet then followed up from the flute.

Professor Carl learned such information.

"If their friend is drowning, then if the water monster cannot find the boat on the water in time, it will even take the initiative to carry the other person on its back, and then swim to the diving area.

And then return the drowned person to the shore."

The more you describe the characteristics of a tamed Equus, the more people will like this creature. At the end of today's class, Professor Descartes received extensive feedback from his students.

Good reviews.

"Should we go rowing on the lake in the next class? This is really great. There are neither lakes nor rivers near my home. At the same time, it is not close to the sea at all. I want to see it on weekdays.

Aquatic life is very difficult."

After finishing today's class and rowing the boat to the small pier below the castle, I expressed this emotion. Not only one of the students lived in a non-coastal area.

"Although I have seen enough marine life during the holidays, I am actually quite interested in this kind of freshwater aquatic life." He said that if they also want to row a boat on the lake in the next class, there is nothing wrong with it.

As the students' fleet slowly approached the small pier under the castle, Violet noticed that someone was actually waiting for the return of Professor Descartes on the small pier.