Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 85 Forbidden Forest Coordinator

Just like a child poking an ant with a stick, Bourne used the bat "Triple Speed" as a small stick to poke the unconscious Quirrell.

"Did he faint from anger?"

Then he raised his hands and looked obediently at the two professors McGonagall and Snape who hurried over.

"I promise, Professor Quirrell was definitely not knocked unconscious by a Bludger."

"Mr. Slughorn."

Professor McGonagall ordered: "Go and celebrate the victory with your teammates. Let our professor handle the matters here."

Translated, this means: You little wizard, don't cause trouble, just go away.

Bourne obeyed the advice, got on his broomstick and ran towards the exit of the arena.

Although he didn't get the expected bonus points for "rescuing people", it at least confirmed where the two-faced professor used the blood of the Peruvian Venom Fang Dragon he bought.

This wave is not a loss.
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A few days later, in the trophy room, Byrne shared his discovery with a few of his "teammates."

Peeves exclaimed: "So, that stupid Quirrell actually drank the fire dragon's blood directly?"

"Yes."

Bourne nodded firmly.

He also added: "It's just that after he drank the fire dragon's blood mixed with swelling potion, his body actually swelled like that, which is somewhat unexpected."

"But it's also a good discovery."

Fred said with a smile and glanced at his brother.

George immediately understood what Fred was thinking, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Really an interesting new idea."

Well, these two fun-lovers once again associated the application of this discovery with the field of pranks they are most familiar with and concerned about.

Only Mr. Sherlock in the magic portrait, because he was a fairly knowledgeable wizard during his lifetime, understood what Bourne wanted to express.

Generally speaking, swelling potion is a kind of external magic potion. It is a common first aid method for wizards: when a wizard is bitten by a poisonous magical creature, or is poisoned due to trauma due to other reasons, he can apply it immediately Swelling agents work in such a way that toxins are temporarily concentrated in the swollen area.

Using this first aid method can prevent toxins caused by trauma from spreading throughout the body, thereby preventing the poisoned person from being poisoned to death.

This agent works by contact with the skin. In other words, if you accidentally take the swelling potion, the things that will become swollen should be the wizard's tongue, lips, throat, esophagus, or at most the intestines and stomach, and...

As for Professor Quirrell, after drinking the spiked fire dragon blood, he inflated into a balloon as a whole.

"This means that when drinking the fire dragon's blood, Quirrell might be casting some kind of spell. Therefore, the fire dragon's blood, which is rich in magic power, carried the swelling potion and spread throughout his body, causing him to swell into a A balloon.”

Although he did not go to the scene to watch the Quidditch match, the great detective still reconstructed some scenes at that time through reasoning and interpretation of clues.

Then, they shared some information after the first game of the Quidditch League——

Quirrell was finally rescued.

The person who saved him was Snape.

After several attempts to break the curse failed, the Potions Master slapped his forehead and realized that he might have been blinded by the lamp.

Anyway, he already knew that Quirrell was suspected of being a Death Eater. In the spirit of "it doesn't hurt to give it a try", before Madam Pomfrey came, he poured a bottle of "Shrinking Potion" into Quirrell who fainted without permission. ".

As a result, he didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

After taking a bottle of magic potion, Quirrell, who had inflated into a balloon, was transformed back to his original shape. And Quirrell woke up immediately and kept saying: I'm fine, I can still hold on, I will definitely be able to do it...

He even refused to be inspected by Madam Pomfrey, which made the old woman very dissatisfied that even Principal Dumbledore did not dare to offend.

And the next day, even though Quirrell was tied up like a mummy, he still insisted on teaching the young wizards a lesson in black magic protection.

It is a medical miracle.

And this also made Snape, who had always had thoughts about this course, even more dissatisfied, so much so that he wanted to use a time turner to go back in time and give himself a big blow.

However, when Quirrell was in class, many young wizards noticed that while he was teaching, he took the time to drink the "magic potion" he brought several times.

According to him, this is a specialty he bought while traveling in the East, and it is particularly suitable for nourishing the body.

Sister Patil from India directly declared: "This must be the holy water flowing in the Ganges River, clean and hygienic."

However, Hufflepuff's Justin felt that this was not necessarily an Indian specialty.

"Maybe it's from Japan," he said. "I've seen one of their specials, and it's full of monsters with great bodies. Maybe they drink this specialty product."

All in all, it has everything.

But what is intriguing is that the little wizards only discuss these matters. No one carefully scrutinizes who "drugged" Quirrell, but even Principal Dumbledore did not investigate the matter seriously.

On the one hand, it's because Quirrell has been actively avoiding it and has a very negative attitude; on the other hand, it's because this matter is really difficult to investigate.

The culprit behind Quirrell's transformation into a balloon, according to Snape's speculation, was probably some kind of inflation potion that went wrong during the brewing process.

However, the little wizards in the first and fifth grades (this potion is included in the OWLs exam) have all made this potion in class not long ago, and they all brought their results back to the dormitory.

In other words, the first and fifth grade wizards are all suspects!

This is difficult to check.

Some young wizards who like conspiracy theories speculate that an unnamed old wizard may think that the position of "Defense Against the Dark Arts" is a "consumer", so since Professor Quirrell has no big problems, then naturally there is no need for it. Study deeply.

However, a few people in the trophy room (plus a ghost and a magical portrait) don't see it that way.

Dumbledore had been "walking the bird" frequently before, and they had vaguely guessed that the principal probably also had some doubts about Quirrell. Dumbledore probably did not take action to clear up this hidden danger because he lacked evidence and was unable to characterize Quirrell's behavior.

After all, Quirrell is an official professor who has signed the Hogwarts Magical Contract, and it is true that this guy showed some tricks, but not all.

This is more difficult to do.

The Weasley twins and Mr. Sherlock chatted for a while, and they were discussing what they should do next: continue to stimulate Quirrell and let him reveal more tricks? Or simply report everything they know so far to Dumbledore and let the wise old man make his own judgment.

As for why the twins and Sherlock were mainly discussing it, it was because the other two members of the small team had different opinions.

Peeves feels that there is no need to talk about "the rules of the world" when dealing with "evil ways" like Quirrell, and he should just hit hard.

"He's lucky he didn't get killed last time. Next time I'll take out the Napoleon cannon..."

Such explosive remarks frightened George and Fred. The two of them said "Uncle Peeves" on the spot, and quickly calmed down the grumpy old man who was about to pull his French cannon if he disagreed.

Unlike the Weasley twins, Bourne actually agrees with Peeves. To deal with the enemy, you must have this kind of spirit from morning to night.

However, because he had read the reply written by Dumbledore, he knew that Peeves' Napoleon Cannon should have been on the defense list of Hogwarts' guardian magic, and it would probably not be able to kill Quirrell.

Moreover, what would happen if Quirrell was killed?

His goal is not actually Quirrell, but to completely purify the remnant soul of Voldemort possessing Quirrell!

"We still have to find a way to continue weakening that guy without giving him time to recover." Bourne thought to himself.

So, he suggested to several people: "The 'oriental specialties' Quirrell has been drinking these days are most likely the blood of magical animals.

However, after drinking the fire dragon's blood with the swelling potion added, he should not dare to go to Hogsmeade to find someone to buy it now.

Therefore, the reason why Quirrell still has something to drink, apart from the possibility that he still has stocks, the remaining possibility is that he will now take the risk to hunt some magical animals in the Forbidden Forest to directly obtain blood.

We'd better find a way to go to the Forbidden Forest to confirm. If he really dares to do that, even if it's just to add some trouble to him. "

"Yes, that's right, that's what I thought just now." Although it was a bit shameless to say this, Peeves still expressed his support for Bourne's idea.

Similarly, this idea was also confirmed by Sherlock and the Weasley twins, and everyone reached a consensus.

Then the question arises: How should they get to the Forbidden Forest?

In this action, Peeves and Mr. Sherlock must first be eliminated. It is inconvenient for them to leave Hogwarts Castle.

Moreover, the twins' idea of ​​sneaking out of the castle at night was rejected by Bourne.

First, I went to the Forbidden Forest every day (because I didn’t know when Quirrell would go), and it was easy to be caught doing such a regular night parade.

Secondly, Bourne has entered the Forbidden Forest and knows that its real area is much larger than it appears from the outside. Even if he can sneak into the Forbidden Forest, if he rushes around like a headless fly, Quirrell will be blocked. The probability is actually not high.

Just when several people were at a loss what to do, Bourne suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of the Mirror of Erised that could retrieve books on its own.

"How could I forget it!"
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"...In 1415, because a group of unicorns were introduced to the Forbidden Forest to breed and breed, in order to take care of the new cubs born in their group, the then principal Judith hereby approved the appointment of the warden and key keeper of the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts. According to the request, the post of 'Forbidden Forest Coordinator' was added.

Any young wizard who has passed the corresponding assessment and has the ability to rescue magical animals can join the forest patrol team and patrol the Forbidden Forest every night.

The salary of a 'forbidden forest ranger' is as follows: a weekly salary of 16 cecos (or 1 ounce of dragon's liver, two unicorn shed tail hairs); half a pint of energizing potion every month to ensure that students can study during the day; once hired , his college received 15 extra points for honors, and the student’s final grade on the Care of Magical Creatures class that year was increased by 7 points..."

The above content is all from "Hogwarts: A School History". However, this is the edition published in the late 18th century. In order to save printing costs, the latest school history has deleted all these "irrelevant" contents.

When Bourne seeks the help of the Mirror of Erised, the mirror with the "Mark of Purity" not only points him to the location of the antique book, but also thoughtfully displays the page number of the above text.

Although it is a rare ancient book, Mrs. Pince will definitely not let the little wizard borrow it, but as the assistant librarian of the library, Bourne can use the copying spell to copy a few passages in the book without any problem.

When he found George and Fred with the parchment recording the above content, the Weasley twins were instantly stunned.

The expressions of the two people: Σ(°△°|||)︴

After communicating in the trophy room, the two of them have been working on finding a more hidden secret passage to prepare for sneaking out of the castle in the middle of the night.

But they never expected that Bourne would find such a way to go to the Forbidden Forest without being punished and even get a reward - it was like finding a "hidden copy" of Hogwarts.

Next, things started going smoothly: they first went to find Hagrid. The current guard and key keeper of the Forbidden Forest was stunned for a moment after hearing what they said. Then he lifted the bed doubtfully and took out a quilt. He had used the fire dragon skin that had been used for many years to cover the "Professional Handbook" at the foot of the bed.

"To be honest, I have never read this book." Hagrid blew away the dust on the cover and rummaged through it while warning them: "Don't ever talk about this to anyone else... Uh, Especially Headmaster Dumbledore."

In fact, Bourne felt that he should be more worried about Mrs. Pince. If the lady knew how he treated a book, Byrne could guarantee that Hagrid would not be able to borrow even a piece of parchment from the library in the future.

"Forbidden Forest Co-ordinator...well, let me look for-"

Stretching out his index finger as thick as a carrot, Hagrid opened the contents of the "Occupation Manual" and searched bit by bit for the word 'Forbidden Forest Coordinator'.

"——What? It actually exists!" He looked at Bourne and the Weasley twins with wide eyes. Because of the participation of George and Fred, he really thought these little wizards were joking with him just now.

According to the page number, he turned to the "Forbidden Forest Assistant Recruitment Regulations" page, and Hagrid began to read out what was written on it.

"Recruitment conditions: At the turn of autumn and winter, when the unicorn tribe in the Forbidden Forest has cubs born, the guards of the Forbidden Forest have the right to recruit qualified young wizards as coordinators to form a forest patrol team.

Qualification review for coordinators: The young wizards who apply for the "Forbidden Forest Coordinator" must be strictly reviewed by the professor of the Care of Magical Creatures class in accordance with the requirements of the corresponding "Professional Handbook". "

Although the introduction to 'Forbidden Forest Assistant' in Hagrid's "Professional Handbook" is actually just two sentences, it cannot be denied that this does illustrate the inheritance of this "hidden position" in history, and at the same time It must also be sanctioned by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"I really didn't know there was such a thing before." After all, he came from Gryffindor House, and after learning such a new thing, Hagrid also thought it was quite interesting.

Therefore, he decided to give the three young wizards who discovered this "hidden position" a chance instead of rejecting them outright.

He took out a huge quill pen, found a piece of parchment, and wrote a "Qualification Review Recommendation Letter" to Bourne and the others according to the standard format in the "Professional Handbook."

Then, Hagrid took them to find someone who could conduct a qualification review for them.

(End of this chapter)