Study Days at Hogwarts

"I hate rain!"

"You've said that more than once."

"Why do we have to go outdoors to teach Care of Magical Creatures on a rainy day?"

"Who knows?"

Although he often encountered similar situations last year, Albert felt particularly irritable every time it rained. Going out to class on a day with heavy rain was simply a torture.

The students were made miserable, and were covered in mud every time they came back. Many would rather go to Defense Against the Dark Arts classes than take Care of Magical Creatures classes outdoors in such horrible weather.

The heavy rain has been falling for nearly half a month. The lake water has risen sharply. The ground outside the castle is muddy. On the way to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, it is easy to fall if you are not careful.

As they passed the hunting lodge, Albert saw Hagrid wearing a raincoat and draining the pumpkin patch.

"These pumpkins are so big, Hagrid must have used the Expansion Charm," Fred muttered under his breath.

Ordinary pumpkins simply cannot grow so huge. The pumpkins grown by Hagrid swelled to the size of a flower shed. Can we not make people suspicious?

"That's what your little sister said too." Hagrid put down the farm tools, glanced at the four people coming this way and asked, "What are you doing here now?"

"We will take care of magical animals at the edge of the Forbidden Forest later." Albert replied.

"By the way, Professor Kettlebo seems to be retiring?" Hagrid suddenly said, "At the end of this year, when I went there just now, I heard him complain about his sore waist and leg pain. You know, he has left... A lot of hidden injuries are easy to occur on rainy days.”

"Who will take over?" Lee Jordan asked.

"Probably Professor Wilmina Graplan." Albert said without thinking.

"How do you know?" The four of them turned their heads towards Albert and asked curiously.

"We have seen her before, remember?" Albert reminded helplessly, "It was in Professor Kettlebo's forest cabin."

"Will Williamina be our new Care of Magical Creatures professor?" George continued.

"It's Wilmina." Albert corrected: "I don't know. However, if she doesn't have time to come to Hogwarts as the professor of Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid, you can give it a try. Maybe Dumbledore will It is agreed that you will take over Professor Kettlebo’s vacant seat.”

At this moment, Fred, George and Lee Jordan all turned their heads and looked at Albert with a strange look. They always felt that Hagrid was unreliable as a professor of Care of Magical Creatures.

But hearing Albert say this gave them the feeling that Hagrid was very likely to become the Professor of Care of Magical Creatures.

"That... I'm thinking about it," Hagrid said. "I heard that Professor Kettlebo recommended Professor Grape-Plan to Professor Dumbledore, but Professor Gra-Plan is still considering it. She doesn't seem to be able to stay at Hogwarts for a long time. Professor Care of Magical Creatures.”

"If Professor Kettlebo retires and Professor Grapeland is unwilling to stay at Hogwarts for a long time, I will submit an application to Professor Dumbledore." Hagrid said with a smile, "You know that I am also committed to protecting magical creatures. Very good at it.”

"To be honest, I don't really want Hagrid to be Professor of Care of Magical Creatures."

After the four of them walked away, Fred whispered: "You should know what I mean. Hagrid may have some knowledge about protecting magical creatures, but he has no experience teaching students at all, and Hagrid always gives me a very... An unreliable feeling.”

"If he becomes the professor of Care of Magical Creatures, maybe a troll will appear in class that day." George agreed with Fred's words.

However, what Albert said just now always gave them a bad premonition that Hagrid might really become the professor of Care of Magical Creatures.

"It's useless even if you look at me like this, I'm just telling the facts." Albert shrugged nonchalantly and said: "Professor Wilmina Graplan is indeed very suitable to fill the vacancy, but if she doesn't apply , Hagrid’s probability of success will be very high.”

The class location was near Professor Kettlebo's cabin. As soon as they approached, they heard Lockhart's scream. The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor ran out of Professor Kettlebo's cabin, looking extremely embarrassed.

He also tripped over George's foot and fell heavily to the ground, making it covered in mud and taking a few sips of muddy water.

"Are you okay, Professor Lockhart." Albert reached out and pulled Lockhart up from the ground.

"It's okay, it's okay. I just came to discuss the bird and snake egg yolk shampoo with Professor Kettlebo, but I was attacked by the bird and snake."

After speaking, Lockhart took out his handkerchief and wiped the muddy water on his face. When he was about to return to the castle, he thrust a clinker bottle into Albert's hand and whispered, "This is the bird and snake egg yolk shampoo I developed." , you can take it back and give it a try, the effect is really good.”

"What's this?"

Looking at Lockhart's leaving figure, George returned his gaze to the bottle given by Lockhart, picked it up and looked up and down.

"Bird Snake Egg Yolk Shampoo, maybe?" Albert said casually.

"You'd better throw that thing away. It's dangerous. I've never seen anyone so luxurious as to use bird and snake eggs to make shampoo. Professor Lockhart must be crazy." Professor Kettlebo He came out on crutches, chattering nonstop, and looking very dissatisfied with Lockhart.

This can't be blamed on him. Professor Kettlebo treasured his nest of birds and snakes, but Lockhart actually planned to use the eggs of the treasure to make some kind of bird and snake egg yolk shampoo, which almost drove him crazy. Finally, he quietly released birds and snakes to drive away the annoying Lockhart.

Professor Kettlebo used magic to levitate an iron barrel burning charcoal, and took Albert and others to the woods on the side of the cabin. There were several lush evergreen trees and a large dry area below where a bonfire was piled.

After the moist bonfire was lit, a large amount of white smoke came out.

"What you are going to learn in this class is how to draw blood from salamanders. Last year I introduced you to the magical creatures called salamanders. Currently, there is an epidemic of cold in the school, and Madam Pomfrey needs to use a lot of fire. Lizard blood to make a pick-me-up." Kettlebo poured an iron bucket of salamanders into the campfire and handed out glass test tubes to the students, then showed them how to draw blood from the salamanders.

"This is a good opportunity for you." Professor Kettlebo said with a smile, "Whoever can obtain the most salamander blood before the end of get out of class will get a special reward."

"What special reward?" a student asked curiously.

"This is it."

As he spoke, Professor Kettlebo took out a silver statue from his pocket and said with a smile, "This is a bird and snake statue that I made from bird and snake eggshells."

"That thing should be sterling silver." Albert discovered that Professor Kettlebo really liked birds and snakes.

While everyone was attracted by the so-called special rewards, the Weasley twins focused on the salamanders in the campfire. They seemed to want to "save" the salamanders from the Care of Magical Creatures class.

"What do you want this for?" Albert asked in confusion.

"We want to study the effects of giving fireworks to salamanders." Fred and George explained in a low voice.

"Are you devils?" Li Qiaodan muttered. Although he said so, his face showed an eagerness to try.