Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 16 016. Swallowtail Dog Painless Cutting Curse

The Crup is a dog bred by wizards, very similar to the Jack Russell Hound, but with a forked tail.

This dog is extremely loyal to wizards, but fierce to Muggles.

After the class started, Professor Kettleburn asked the students to work in groups of four to meet a puppy with a swallowtail.

"These little guys, they can eat almost anything."

Professor Keitelborn staggered among the students, bending down from time to time to pat the dogs' heads lovingly.

"Now, you can feed these little guys the food I prepared in advance and try to bond with them."

Scott and Roger were in the same group as the Weasley twins, and they were assigned a swarthy puppy by Professor Kettleburn.

At this point, they were squatting on the ground, surrounding the puppy in the middle.

The puppy barked uncomfortably, obviously wary of them.Only when Professor Keitelborn strokes it does it wag its forked tail cheerfully.

"Oh, little guy?"

Fred frowned and used a stick to pick out some cow guts from a nearby keg.

"Eat, little guy?"

The black puppy came over to smell it, and immediately jumped up to feast on it.

"Look, the little guy's tail is wagging, indicating that he approves of me." Fred was proud again.

"I think we all need to get acquainted with this little guy, so let's start taking turns feeding him!" Roger also picked up a branch and put it into the barrel, stirring it in the disgusting internal organs.

A stench hit his face, Scott covered his nose and took two steps away in disgust.

"No, I don't need it!"

At this time, Professor Kettleburn asked the students loudly: "Can anyone tell me, if I want to legally keep a swallowtail dog, what should I do to get a license issued by the Department of Management and Control of Magical Creatures?"

Scott was refreshed.

It's time for class bonus points!
In the spirit of not wanting it for nothing, he quickly raised his hand.

"Then please..." Professor Kettleburn's eyes swept over the students who raised their hands, and finally called Scott's name, "Please ask Mr. Trollope to answer this question."

Good luck!

Scott stood up with a triumphant smile. "Okay, Professor."

He started scripting endorsements.

"Any wizard who wants to apply to keep a swallowtail dog must complete a simple test before receiving a license from the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control.

The owner of the Swallowtail is legally obliged to use the Painless Cutting Charm to remove the peculiar tail when the dog is six to eight weeks old, so as not to attract the attention of Muggles.

In addition, wizards wishing to keep Swallowtails will need to prove they can control the breed in Muggle settlements. "

"That's right, Mr. Trollope." Professor Kettleburn gave Scott a thumbs up with his only remaining hand, "I have nothing to add to this question, and for that I will Points to Ravenclaw."

This is the practice of Professor Keitelburn in his classes.He will only ask one question in each class, and if the student answers the question correctly, he will use up the credits for one class at a time.

And these questions are usually not too difficult, almost whoever gets the point can earn it.

This made everyone raise their hands enthusiastically in the Conservation of Magical Creatures class.

"The swallow-tailed dogs you know now are all five-week-old babies." Professor Kettleburn continued the class. "In the next two weeks, you should try your best to get acquainted with them."

He announced with some excitement: "In two weeks, you will remove their strange tails by yourself and use a painless cutting spell!"

Amid the uproar among the students, Professor Kettleburn said loudly: "So in these two weeks you not only have to learn to feed these little guys, you also have to review the spells in your spare time, and you have to make sure you use them. There will be no surprises when the painless cutting spell is used."

"Oh poor little guy." George immediately touched the puppy's tail maliciously, "You're about to lose half of your tail!"

It's a pity that the puppy is burying his head and eating happily, unaware of his impending tragic fate.

At the end of the class, Professor Keitelborn gave an assignment about the history of wizards nurturing swallowtail dogs.

"Painless Cutting Spell? Is that this?"

After class, on the way back to the castle, Fred jokingly said while raising his wand.

"Diffindo!"

A bright pink light flew from the tip of his wand, severing a branch in front of him.

"It's a cutting spell, but it's probably not painless. Maybe you could try cutting off Percy's nose with it and see if he howls," George said.

"Good idea!" Fred said excitedly. "Without a nose, Percy can't have the dream of being Minister of Magic, and our future may be a lot easier."

Having said that, he happily gave George a high five, with a look of eagerness on his face.

"..."

Scott wanted to ask what kind of devil these two guys were, and once again developed deep sympathy for Percy.

And... there is no nose or something, why does it sound so familiar?
With two brothers like this, perhaps Percy, who lost his nose, might indeed give up his dream of being Minister of Magic...and choose the more promising career of the Dark Lord.

"Professor Keitelborn is probably mistaken, we didn't learn the Painless Cutting Spell. I remember it was a spell used for clinical surgery, probably only used by the therapists at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. more."

Roger was thinking about the books he had read.

"Maybe we can go to the school hospital and ask Madam Pomfrey."

"No, we can't go to the school hospital!" Fred immediately shook his head desperately.

George said accusatively, "Mrs. Pomfrey strictly forbids us to come near her turf!"

"Just because we gave Harry, who was unconscious in the ward, a toilet seat from the school toilet as a gift last school year!"

"Mrs. Pomfrey listed us as refusal!"

"Unless we cut off our hands and feet completely."

"Otherwise we won't be able to step into the school hospital for half a step!"

"..."

Scott didn't know what to say.Every time he thinks these two guys are weird enough, they can do something even weirder.

"Leave this to me and Roger," Scott said. "I can also go and ask Professor Flitwick for advice, and I'll teach you after we learn it."

Roger also said helplessly: "Let's do it like this."

"Thank you, Scott! Roger!"

"May Merlin bless you!"

Fred and George began to exaggerate and praise the two of them again, only to stop until they couldn't take it anymore.

(End of this chapter)