Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 769 Black Forest (there is another chapter in the afternoon)

In a jungle with dense trees, under the moonlight, the leaves on the top layer seemed to be coated with a layer of silvery brilliance. However, because the branches and leaves were too lush, they blocked all the moonlight. The trunk of the tree was dark with only sporadic branches. A light the size of a coin loomed in the breeze.

 This is also the origin of the name Black Forest.

 And not just at night, even during the day it seems very dark here.

However, this night, a rustling sound suddenly came from the silent black forest, as if someone was stepping on the thick fallen leaves, and then trampled on the dead branches.

This sudden noise disturbed some birds and small animals that appeared at night, and they all came out of their hiding places and ran to other hiding places where they felt safe...The silent black forest suddenly became alive for a short time.

“It’s really hard to walk here.” Kyle couldn’t help complaining as he pulled his feet out of the soft pile of leaves.

“It’s always been like this. Once you get used to it, you won’t fall into it again.” Newt’s voice came from the side.

He seems to know the black forest very well. He can walk on clean and solid ground every time and move nimbly between the trees.

Unlike Kyle, not only did he get his feet stuck in the leaves after taking two steps, but he almost hit a tree several times.

 “I don’t like it here!” Kyle sighed.

Kyle still remembers what Lupine looked like when he saw him at St. Mungo's... He was covered in bandages, and there was even an obvious dent in his shoulder, which was obviously a bite.

　　Until Newt revealed his purpose...to bring someone to solve the werewolf problem.

  Their strong bodies and thick fur allow them to ignore most magic. Sometimes, more than a dozen wizards will be caught or bitten by them in a night.

"Most wizards don't like it," Newt said. "The dense trees here will have a great impact on the accuracy of the spell. The threat of the spell is weakened to a minimum, and it will be useless even if there are more people. But. It is precisely because of this that this place has become a favorite base camp for some dark creatures.”

"Not only are there, but there are many." Newt said, "Because it is safe enough. Unless the wizard is willing to make great efforts to shovel all these trees, no one can catch up with the werewolves here. Slowly, the Black Forest has become The headquarters of the werewolf."

 The initiator is the werewolf.

Not to mention that the Animagus form cannot use magic, not even a real werewolf like Lupin. A dog trying to deal with them is basically equivalent to wishful thinking.

While speaking, Newt seemed to have stepped on something. He slowly squatted down and picked up a bone of an unknown animal from the leaves.

 It was really tactful. As a social terror, Newt had little experience in rejecting others, so he could only hesitantly say that he was not suitable.

About two weeks after Kyle returned to Grimmauld Place, they received news that Lupine was rushed to St. Mungo's because of serious injuries.

 The bones are not big, they seem to be those of a hare or some kind of bird.

Sirius was naturally dissatisfied at first. He believed that his Animagus was fully capable of playing a role, and he was also the most suitable person present.

"No." Newt shook his head. "These are the teeth marks left by werewolves before they transformed. They are completely different from animals. It seems that we have already entered their hunting range."

Newt wiped away the dirt on the outside, revealing the bite marks on the inside.

 Sirius was furious and wanted to seek revenge from the werewolf, but was stopped by everyone.

  To a certain extent, this can be regarded as a family inheritance.

 But the surroundings were too dark, and Newt was not allowed to use the lighting spell. He could only barely see that there were indeed bite marks on it, that's all.

Moreover, these werewolves are very cunning. They only move on full-moon nights, and their appearance is completely random. The people from the Order of the Phoenix tried to ambush them in advance but failed.

"Are you sure it's a werewolf?" Kyle asked, "Is it possible it's some other animal?"

 This all started half a month ago.

“Oh, look at this, these are the teeth marks left by the werewolf,” Newt said.

 Later, some of the werewolves chose to leave and withdraw from the war due to Lupine's persistent lobbying, while the other more extreme and brutal group united, seriously injured Lupine and escaped, completely surrendering to Voldemort.

If Tonks hadn't sensed something was wrong and rushed over with people in time, Lupine might not even have a chance to be sent to St. Mungo's.

Perhaps for revenge, half a month ago, these werewolves designed a sneak attack on Lupine, who they considered a werewolf traitor.

Before he could finish speaking, Sirius was the first to jump out and wanted to go with him, but his request was politely rejected by Newt.

Anyone with a little bit of brains knows who Newt is looking for... After all, except for Kyle, no one in the Order of the Phoenix is ​​familiar with Newt, and no one has even seen him before.

If it were Muggles, the number would be even higher.

 Because Sirius is only one person, even if his Animagus form is not afraid of werewolves' claws and bites, he cannot withstand large numbers.

In his words, when Chris graduated, he started running around to solve the werewolf threat. Now that Kyle has graduated, this job naturally fell on him.

"So, are there really werewolves here?" Kyle asked.

Kyle also came over.

The famous Newt Scamander, everyone is curious about why this legendary wizard who has disappeared for a long time suddenly comes here.

Everyone knows that there are werewolves among the Death Eaters. Ever since Fenrir Greyback was captured in a car accident at Hogwarts, there have been several major disagreements among the werewolves.

But while everyone was arguing endlessly about how to take revenge on Lupin, what everyone did not expect was that Newt suddenly came.

When he slowly opened the door to No. 12 Grimmauld Place, everyone in the room was startled. Fortunately, Mrs. Weasley had met Newt at King's Cross Station last year, so nothing happened. joke.

 And this is indeed the case, Newt came to find Kyle.

 Newt dropped the bone in his hand. He raised his head cautiously and looked around.

Kyle also became excited immediately.

 Fortunately, other people knew this well and stepped forward to persuade Sirius, saying that he should stay at St. Mungo's to take care of Lupin.

It has been almost a week since I came to the Black Forest, and I have finally gained something.

  Recently, they appear every full moon night, either in villages where wizards live, or on Muggle streets. These werewolves will attack everyone they see indiscriminately.

So Kyle followed Newt to the Black Forest and looked for traces of werewolves.

I have to say that this process is really boring.

 “Are we still going to keep looking?”

Kyle raised his head and looked around, "How about we make some noise to attract the werewolf. I also have cows and sheep in my box. The werewolf should like it, as long as we stay by it..."

“There are no cows in the Black Forest, Kyle.”

Newt shook his head and said, "Werewolves are still wizards at their core. They are not so stupid that they can't even identify this most basic trap."

“What about rabbits?” Kyle continued: “Before I graduated, I specially brought many different animals from the Forbidden Forest, including rabbits.”

“The rabbits here and those in the Forbidden Forest are completely different species.”

 Newt continued to shake his head. "Kyle, you have to be more patient. Because of the living environment and instinct, werewolves are more vigilant than ordinary wizards. Once they notice any abnormality, our previous efforts will be in vain, so we must not be anxious.

"Your father is much better than you at this point. When we were looking for a group of vampires who had taken refuge with the mysterious man, we stayed in the Cambria Mountains for three full months. During this period, he was always very patient."

“Okay, okay, I understand.” Kyle sighed quietly. "I don't like it here, not at all."

The trees in the Black Forest are so dense that when you look down from a height, you can only see leaves and nothing else.

 Otherwise, he could fly up on Norbert, and at the speed of the fire dragon, he would probably be able to find the werewolf within a day. But this method is definitely not feasible now.

Kyle sighed again, tried to calm himself down, and continued walking forward with Newt.

 …

 A few more days have passed.

Like Newt said, this was a job that required patience. Apart from some other bones, they found nothing, not even a single wolf hair.

Keldu suspected that there was something wrong with Newt's intelligence. He wanted to speak several times, but in the end he held back.

At the same time, Newt also noticed the change in Kyle's mood, but he didn't say anything.

Keir has very few shortcomings. If I must say it, impatience is definitely one of them.

　　It’s not that Kyle has an impatient personality, on the contrary, Kyle is actually very calm in some things, such as guiding Fudge and making him believe that Voldemort is back.

Whether Fudge really believed it or for some other reason, the Ministry of Magic did release the news before Voldemort became stronger, allowing everyone to prepare in advance.

  Newt’s “impatience” refers to things other than specific actions, such as now, looking for traces of the enemy.

Perhaps because of different experiences, or maybe because of the bad habits he learned from Dumbledore, Kyle prefers to face his opponents head-on.

 He is willing to spend time on strategies against the enemy rather than aimlessly looking for targets.

 But in a real war, not all enemies will stand there stupidly. Most of them will hide in the dark like werewolves, and only come out to cause trouble at critical moments.

 This is also the biggest headache for Aurors and the Order of the Phoenix, so finding them is also a very important task.

  Newt brought Kyle out this time, largely because he wanted to take this opportunity to exercise his shortcomings.

It is precisely for this reason that Newt is not in a hurry at all. Anyway, there is still some time before the next full moon night, so they can search slowly.

The two of them went from day to night in the vast black forest, and from night to day. The sunlight passed through the gaps between the leaves and poured into the forest, leaving behind bright beams of light, which looked mysterious and beautiful.

Unfortunately, no one appreciated this scene. Kyle, who was gradually becoming irritable, was in sharp contrast to the calm Newt next to him. He habitually kicked the fallen leaves. When he was about to say something, one of them looked like a praying mantis. The little thing suddenly jumped down from the tree next to him and jumped onto his shoulder.

That's a Bowtruckle.

The Black Forest, like the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts, is a place frequented by magical creatures. It is not surprising that there is a Bowtruckle.

 The little guy came close to Kyle's ear, opening and closing his mouth as if he was saying something. But it was so quiet that Newt didn't even hear it, so he subconsciously turned his eyes to Kyle.

I saw Kyle was stunned for a moment, and then his expression became serious.

"In a cave, footprints... wizard... fire at night... are you sure?"

 The Bowtruckle said something again, and Kyle suddenly became excited.

 “Where is it! Take me there quickly!”

 Then he looked at Newt.

 “We’ve found the werewolf, follow him quickly.”

After saying that, the Bowtruckle jumped onto a tree on their left with its short legs, and Kyle quickly followed.

To be honest, Newt is still a little confused.

From what Kyle said just now, it is not difficult to judge that the place where the werewolf was hiding seems to have been found.

 Can the bowtruckle still be used in this way? Newt always felt that it was a bit unreal, so he followed it doubtfully.

The two of them shuttled among the trees, during which they met more Bowtruckles. The little guys seemed to be waiting specially, and after seeing Kyle, they followed them one after another.

The black forest is huge, and when they finally stopped, it was already half a day later.

From a distance, Kyle smelled a strange smell, as if something was burnt.

In front of them was a well-hidden cave. Not only was the mountain covered with lush trees, but even the cave entrance was covered with vines. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to notice it even if you were passing by. .

Newt walked quietly to Kyle. With just a glance, he was 100% sure that there were traces of human habitation here.

As for whether they were werewolves or not... Newt felt that other than them, no one would come to this kind of place to camp out of boredom.

"How did you do it?" He subconsciously looked at Kyle and asked in disbelief.

“Through the Bowtruckle.” Kyle lowered his voice: “This is their territory.”

“I mean, when did you find so many Bowtruckles?” Newt turned his head and glanced behind him.

At least a hundred Bowtruckles were parked on a certain branch. From a distance, it looked like the branches were covered with a piece of moss. They had followed all the way.

Newt felt that his vigilance was quite high and he slept very lightly. It was impossible for Kyle to develop so many informants without telling him.

"Oh, it was when I was keeping vigil a few days ago." Kyle said casually: "I was idle and bored at that time, so I was wondering if I could find more helpers to find werewolves together."

“Did you find these at that time?” Newt asked, pointing to the row of Bowtruckles on the branches behind.

"What the hell?" Kyle subconsciously turned his head and glanced, and was startled.

"No." He shook his head repeatedly. "There was only one that appeared in front of me at that time. I saw that it was very courageous and not very afraid of life, so I talked to it a few more words... As for why there are so many now."

Kyle paused for a moment before continuing: "Maybe it came for help."

In fact, not only Newt, but even Kyle himself found it a bit incredible. He really just said it casually at the time, but he didn't expect that the Bowtruckle actually helped him find traces of the werewolf, and it was so far away. place.

 But Newt obviously doesn’t think so.

He stared at Kyle and suddenly smacked his lips, "Sometimes, I really envy you for this magical talent."

 Letting the Bowtruckles help would directly expand the team of two people to several hundred people. More importantly, these informants were highly concealed.

Especially in a place like the Black Forest...who would suspect a bowtruckle that can be seen everywhere, not even Newt himself.

It makes perfect sense for such magical animals to appear in the forest, and it would be strange not to see them.

However, this method is only suitable for Kyle who can communicate freely with magical animals. Others cannot understand the words of these little guys, including himself.

 He could only guess roughly what they meant by the bowtruckle's movements.

 Subconsciously, Newt thought of Chris again.

If Chris could have looked for help from the Bowtruckle like Kyle did when they were searching for vampires in the Cumbrian Mountains more than ten years ago, they probably wouldn't have had to stay there for months.

 Having this convenient ability but not using it, Chris is really an idiot who doesn't know how to adapt.

 Why did he accept such a stupid student in the first place?

 (End of this chapter)