From Karma Taj to Hogwarts

The Forbidden Forest often seems to be shrouded in a thin layer of mist, blocking the view of those within it.

As Professor Kettleburn and Sivan went deeper, the surroundings became darker and darker, and an oil lamp did not seem to be enough to provide enough light for the two of them.

"Lumos Maxima." Sivan raised his wand and said.

A bright light emanated from the tip of Sivan's wand, dispelling the surrounding darkness. Xiwen was also able to see the scene in the Forbidden Forest.

Trees that were so thick that two people needed to hug them stood all around. Looking from the ground, you couldn't see the top at all. Only layers of branches and leaves blocked the sky. The color of the tree trunks is very dark. Even though it has just passed midsummer, there are not many leaves. There are many bare and strange-shaped branches overlapped together, giving people a slightly eerie feeling.

The soil on the ground is overall gray. The soil does not appear to be wet and remains strangely dry in the diffuse fog. You can feel the solid, hard texture when you step on it, so the shoes will not be stained with mud.

"Dark the wand a little," said Professor Kettleburn. "Too strong light will irritate the small creatures in the Forbidden Forest. Otherwise, why do you think I don't change to a brighter light?"

"Oh, okay, so that's it." Xiwen nodded and put on the ordinary version of the wand lighting spell.

The professor took Xiwen on a path that was obviously created by walking for a long time. From time to time, he pointed at the passing small animals and told him about the habits of the creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

The small animals seemed to be very familiar with Professor Kettleburn and were not afraid of his approach. Occasionally, a jumping hare or a lithe elk would come up to the two of them and look at the unfamiliar face of Xiwen curiously. .

"Professor, why does the Forbidden Forest need to be patrolled every day?" Xiwen asked curiously.

"Actually, the original intention of setting up the position of Forbidden Forest Administrator at Hogwarts was to prevent foreign enemies from sneaking into the school through the Forbidden Forest, so inspections need to be carried out every day." Professor Kettleburn said with a smile. "It's very difficult to penetrate into the Forbidden Forest now. After all, few people can get by with the light horse people."

"However, the habit of daily inspections was still retained. Later, most of the administrators of the Forbidden Forest were people who loved magical animals, and they regarded inspections of the Forbidden Forest as a way to deal with magical animals. Because of this incident, We all enjoy it.”

"It's great to have such a hobby!" Xiwen nodded in admiration and praised. "So what magical animals are there in the Forbidden Forest?"

"That's a lot." The professor said intoxicatedly. "Thestrals, unicorns, hippogriffs..."

At this time, a beautiful creature with silver light emerged from the bushes in front of them and appeared in front of the two of them. Her hair is pure silver, and she looks like an elegant and noble pony, except that she has a long spiral horn on her head.

"Aha, you are really lucky!" Professor Kettleburn said to Xiwen excitedly. "The first time you enter the Forbidden Forest you will see a sacred unicorn with your own eyes."

"When a unicorn is born, it is all golden. It will gradually turn to silver until it is about two years old. It will grow a unicorn full of magic when it is four years old, and it will not become an adult unicorn until it is seven years old. The unique holy white color." He then introduced the beautiful magical animal, the unicorn. "Look at the unicorn in front of you. Its hair is still silver, but its horn has developed very well, so it should be a young unicorn between four and seven years old."

Xiwen was amazed at the beauty of the unicorn and walked forward cautiously, wanting to see her up close.

"Although I don't want to offend you, I still have to tell you that unicorns are more willing to believe in pure girls than men." Professor Kettleburn said after seeing Sivan's actions.

However, to their surprise, the unicorn did not reject Xiwen's approach. Instead, she raised her silver-white hooves and quietly took a step toward Xiwen.

She put her head in front of Xiwen and gently rubbed the wand in Xiwen's hand.

The kitten on Xiwen's shoulder seemed to be a little curious about the unicorn. It jumped onto her back with a "swish" and lay contentedly on the silvery mane on the back of the unicorn's neck.

"Come back quickly, don't be naughty!" Xiwen's face darkened instantly, and he quickly wanted to take the naughty kitten back.

Professor Kettleburn smiled knowingly when he saw this scene and said: "Don't worry, as long as the unicorn doesn't stop it, it means it recognizes your cat. Maybe the two of them will get along very well!"

Xiwen heard the words and looked at the unicorn. Her head was still attached to Xiwen's wand, and her expression showed a trace of nostalgia.

"Professor, why does she always have a soft spot for my wand?" Xiwen asked curiously.

Seeing this, the professor's face became serious and asked: "This does not usually happen. Even a wand with unicorn tail hair as the core will not get the extra closeness of the unicorn. So what is your wand? Material?"

"Unicorn horn nerve..." Xiwen looked at the straight pine wand in his hand and murmured.

"No wonder..." Professor Kettleburn sighed and nodded. "I still have the impression that an evil dark wizard attacked a unicorn in Galloway Forest a few years ago. The unicorn had just given birth and was weak. In order to protect the cubs, she was killed by the black wizard. The wizard murdered him brutally.”

"When the people from the Ministry of Magic discovered her, only her blood-drained body and the intact unicorn cub protected in the grass beside her were left." The professor wiped his eyes sadly and narrated in a low voice. "That cub should be the one in front of me. She has a name, Sisili. The people from the Department for the Care of Magical Creatures sent her to the Forbidden Forest to be cared for by me, but she disappeared after she gained the ability to move. No, I thought she left..."

"So is she here for this?" Xiwen opened his palm, and a straight, slender, 14-inch pine wand carved with complex textures lay across his palm.

"Take it if you want. This is the core of the staff from your mother." Xiwen was a little reluctant to part with it, but he finally said it.

Sisili glanced at the wand in his hand with nostalgia, but did not take it away. He just used his head to push Xiwen's spread right hand towards his body, as if to indicate to Xiwen to take it back.

"The magic wand chose you, which means that Sisili's mother recognized you." Professor Kettleburn said with emotion from the side. "Take it, this wand belongs to you."

Xiwen also breathed a sigh of relief, held the wand in his hand, and at the same time stretched out his left hand to rub Sisili's smooth neck, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, if one day in the future I see the dark wizard who hurt your mother, , I will definitely help her get revenge!"

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