Chapter 669 Hermione Wants to Touch the Unicorn
Malfoy left the History of Magic classroom satisfied. After a long conversation, the problems that troubled him were basically resolved.
What he needs to do now is to get a confession from his father and remain humble to the Death Eaters.
Hagrid's temporary suspension did not cause too much trouble. The little wizards lost interest in this topic after discussing it for a while. Professor Graplan's unicorn was discussed more enthusiastically than Hagrid's life experience.
What’s more interesting is that this topic miraculously only affected Hagrid, and Mrs. Maxim, who was in a similar situation to Hagrid, did not suffer unreasonable trouble.
This may be because Hagrid's status is far inferior to that of the principal of a famous magic school. But in the final analysis, it is still difficult for wizards to believe that such elegant and noble Madame Maxime has the blood of a giant. They prefer to believe that she just has a bigger frame.
Compared to the turmoil Hagrid suffered before, this was just a small matter. But it still dealt a huge blow to Hagrid. Hagrid locked himself in his hut and even Harry and Ron were missing.
But this has little to do with Tom. He is quite looking forward to the unicorn brought by Professor Graplan.
Tom came into contact with a unicorn in the Forbidden Forest when he was in first grade, but the unicorn had been severely injured by Quirrell and died shortly after Tom expelled Quirrell. This is the first time Tom has seen an adult, healthy unicorn.
Other students share Tom's passion for unicorns.
So when Professor Grapeland came to the lawn outside the castle, she found that students from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff had already arrived, stretching their necks eagerly to wait for her to come. It was a huge difference from the students who were still arriving sparsely five minutes after the last class started.
The students' performance proves that her courses are very successful. Even the stern Professor Graplan could not help but smile. This is the happiness of being recognized for the fruits of your hard work.
"I believe most of you know the content of this class, so come with me!" She went straight to the point and led the students to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
This time, she has prepared a bigger surprise for these little wizards.
The unicorns that live in the Forbidden Forest have given birth. In fact, the unicorn's cub had been born for some time, and it was she, Graplan, who delivered the unicorn.
This is also the reason why she knows the unicorn and can take it outside the forbidden forest.
Professor Graplan was very excited when he learned that he was about to become a substitute teacher for the Care of Magical Creatures class. After signing a contract with Dumbledore, she immediately entered the Forbidden Forest, hoping to find a few magical animals suitable for lectures.
Then, with great luck, she met the legendary unicorn tribe deep in the Forbidden Forest. What's more coincidental is that at this time, the female beast in the group is in a state of dystocia. Graplan, who has a lot of research on magical animals, provided some help and helped deliver the baby, allowing the unicorn to survive the difficulty.
This allowed her to gain the unicorn's trust. Now, with the cubs a little older, she's also allowing students to meet the legendary unicorn's cub.
If one wizard in a thousand has seen a unicorn, probably not one in ten thousand has seen a unicorn cub.
Unicorn cubs will receive the strictest protection from the pack. Adult unicorns may also be seen by wizards who go to or stray into the edge of the Forbidden Forest while foraging. Unicorn cubs that only wander deep into the Forbidden Forest with their mothers are basically impossible to be encountered.
Before taking the students to see the unicorn, Professor Grapeland said to the little wizards very seriously: "Unicorns are powerful, but they are also shy and afraid of strangers, so I hope your movements will not be too sudden. Violent - also, girls in front and boys in back, unicorns don’t like to be touched by men.”
The boys present:...
I'm so angry, when can we boys stand up in front of unicorns? ! We also want to touch the unicorn!
The boys all showed envious expressions as they watched the girls pushing and shoving in front of them to form an untidy square formation.
When they saw the male unicorn at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, a suppressed cheer erupted from the formation. They were amazed by the beauty of the unicorn.
"Look!" Padma shouted excitedly, pointing to the forest behind the unicorn.
Following Padma's guidance, everyone successfully saw the unicorns in the woods. Unlike the adult male, the unicorn in the woods is obviously smaller, and the eyebrows and eyes look much softer. At first glance, it is a female unicorn.
What's even more surprising is that there is a small golden dumpling next to the female unicorn's feet.
Unlike the pure white color of adult unicorns, the hair on unicorn cubs is light golden like gold. Under the warm winter sun, the cub seemed to glow.
Faced with such a scorching gaze, the little unicorn slinked and hid behind its mother's butt, revealing only a short, rabbit-like golden tail.
"Unicorn cubs are very sensitive creatures. Bringing them here is already the limit." Professor Graplan said with some regret: "But this is also a rare chance. Unicorn cubs are extremely rare. , I’m not even sure if Professor Scamander has seen it before. You can get closer so you can see more clearly - but keep your distance!"
Since the female beasts and cubs are very sensitive and reserved, it is impossible for Graplan to let them come to the outside of the forbidden forest and be watched by students like the male beasts.
Now, the girls were divided into two groups. One group gathered around the adult unicorn and petted it, while the other group got as close as possible to the cub to observe its appearance.
"By the way, Tom, I remember that you can change into the form of magical animals by touching them, right?" Hermione remembered something. She walked beside Tom and whispered coyly: "Then...can you, Hmm... How about trying to touch this unicorn cub?"
Hermione struggled for a long time and was too embarrassed to ask Tom to copy the form of a unicorn cub. She could only give him a tactful hint and ask him to find a way to change into the form of a unicorn cub.
Girls simply cannot resist the temptation of furry animals!
Tom:…
"You should know that even if it is a unicorn cub, its essence is still me, so if you want to touch it, just touch me directly. You can completely skip this step~" Tom raised his eyebrows at Hermione .
Hermione's face suddenly turned red, and she felt her cheeks getting hot.
"Then, that's not necessary!"
But after listening to Hermione's words, Tom still walked towards the cub.
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