Azkaban: The Fifth House of Hogwarts

"A manticore and a fire crab have a baby?"

After listening to Rollo's explanation, Setina blurted out in surprise: "This really makes me..."

She took a deep breath and said unsteadily: "Are you serious?"

Rollo, who thought Setina would be furious or try to dissuade her, was also a little surprised.

He originally thought that Setina, as the high priest of the centaurs, would be like the believers who believed in the gods and attributed the right to birth of life to Mother Nature. Similar to this treasonous practice, Rollo did not doubt that there was blasphemy. Possibility of gods, and very likely.

Just after he blurted out the confession, Luo Luo felt regret for a moment, but he didn't expect that things didn't go in the worst direction.

"seriously."

Rollo nodded and carefully observed Setina's face.

"You guys are so crazy, I mean...is this what creativity is?"

Setina looked at Rollo with some questions, "I have read some human books, and there is a sentence in it. The book says, 'Novel creativity is the ladder of human progress.' I think What you and Hagrid are doing is probably creativity."

"The centaurs followed the guidance of the stars and chose a peaceful and regular life. Over the past thousands of years, we have not changed much, but you humans and wizards... seem to have undergone many incredible changes, although I have not left the forbidden area. Lin, but I think it should be."

"Friendly wandering tribes occasionally pass by the Forbidden Forest. They always bring some strange things and tell me many things about the outside world."

"Have you ever thought about going out and taking a look?"

Hearing what Setina said, Rollo couldn't help but ask.

"I have thought about it, but I probably won't."

Setina shook her head gently, "I am willing to trust you, and the centaurs are also willing to trust you, but we do not trust wizards. Whether they are wizards or Muggles, they have caused too many massacres, and those massacres are often not for Survival is a fact that horse people cannot accept."

"Let us take a quiet walk in the forest. Even if we spend our whole lives, we will not be able to see the treasures given by Mother Nature. This is also something worth pursuing."

“It’s a wonderful world out there, but it’s the same here.”

"Then let's start now. I'll teach you how to gather the seeds of power. In fact, this is not a difficult task."

Setina stood up from the crystal ball, and then took Rollo into the room that belonged to her.

This is a room made of blooming flowers and vines. The bed is paved with soft grass leaves. There is a half-open door on the right side of the room, and there are wisps of water vapor coming from the gaps. There seemed to be a natural hot spring flowing quietly behind the door, probably where the bathroom was.

"We centaurs are very good at preparing medicinal herbs. There are hundreds of magical herbs in the Forbidden Forest. Sometimes Mrs. Sprout will come to our place. She is a person who likes flowers and plants very much. We all respect her."

"As for the seeds of gathering power, we need to use a kind of medicinal herb that is not very common. It has no fixed growth location, but as long as the magic power is strong, you can always see one or two plants."

"On the day when school just started, Mrs. Sprout came to me to get a plant. She said that she was going to prepare a magic developing mixture. The effect of drying it will be much worse, and the fresh one is best."

Setina walked to her bed, then reached out near the corner of the wall and picked out a small translucent light blue flower. The bud of the small flower had not yet bloomed, and it looked a bit like a writing brush. Showing a rounded pointed shape.

"This is the magic crystal flower, an herb that can absorb magic power and condense outside the body. Not every living being can be as powerful as that thunderbird and can leave its own mark on a feather. In fact, it is not simply It can be done.”

"Now?" Rollo took the little flower, but didn't know what to do.

"If you can actively invoke magic, then just hold it. If you have difficulty, maybe you can touch it with your wand. Wizards need to use wands to cast spells, right? Your perception and control of magic are relatively inferior. Some."

As soon as Setina finished speaking, the flower bud held by Rollo's fingertips slowly unfolded, and there seemed to be tiny light spots flowing like silk threads in the translucent flower branches.

Rollo, who regarded the flower as a magic wand to transport magic power inside, felt a little awkward, but he could still do it.

Perhaps because he was less human than ordinary wizards, Rollo still had some pretty good talent in spellcasting.

As the buds bloomed, a colorful ball of light appeared in the middle of the flower. Different from the unicorn's silver ball of light, Rollo's magic condensation was more like the colorful ball lights in the discotheque. The color lines that flicker and flow are chaotic but orderly. Under the influence of unknown forces, they blend with each other but are clearly distinct.

Looking at this magical mass that was indescribable with all the colors, Rollo fell into a kind of painful silence.

'If purebreds were one color...'

He covered his forehead in pain, and on the verge of tears, he suddenly collapsed.

"It's colorful and pretty..."

He awkwardly handed the flower that had fully bloomed to Setina, his face was tangled and complicated, and the look he showed at this moment was not as light as the tone of his words.

"Maybe you should... take it easy?"

Rollo spoke with some uncertainty. He didn't think the colorful ball lantern he made was something serious. If something went wrong with Setina, he would be dead.

"But it's pretty good-looking, right?"

Setina held up the colorful magic sphere with her palms. Her eyes reflected the chaotic and brilliant light, and a faint smile hid at the corner of her mouth. She didn't seem to find anything weird.

"Everything in the world has its own color, but yours is more brilliant. Maybe this is a good thing."

"Then borrow your auspicious words."

Rollo could only smile and shrug, "If it can really help, that would be great, but I still hope you can be careful."

"I should be considered the most mixed-blood among the wizards." Rollo told the truth and did not want Setina to make any mistakes. "I highly doubt that my ancestor has done anything that is not human, Emperor Beifeng." , please be merciful, just harm your descendants, but don’t harm other people’s little girls..."

Setina didn't fully understand what Rollo said, but she still listened to her repeated caution.

"How about we give it a try now? If there is any special situation, I can discover and solve it as soon as possible."

"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you."

Setina said while preparing for the experiment: "If the magic ball condensed by the magic crystal flower is not preserved in a special way, it will not exist for a long time. The magic will dissipate in about half an hour. After all, it is just a seed. It's not a sprouted seedling, but I can't teach you how to preserve it. This is the magic of the centaurs, a power that only we can use."

A slight green shimmer appeared in the palm of Setina's hand. In an instant, the closed flowers in the room bloomed at this moment, and vigorous vitality filled the boudoir decorated with flowers and plants, as if spring had suddenly arrived.

The colorful ball lamp she was holding was a little brighter at this moment, and even had a faint and strange texture of becoming an entity.

"right here?"

Rollo pointed to the room. He thought it might be better outside.

"If I ever need any other help, there's everything I need."

Setina, who was kneeling on the soft bed, held the brilliant colored ball in her hands, and then the threads of countless colors collapsed and gradually merged into her body.

"It seems like nothing happened?"

Rollo, who opened his eyes wide, did not see Duan Mi. Setina still closed her eyes, as if the power dispersed into her body had no effect.

"Maybe I guessed wrong?"

At the moment when Luo Luo was confused, the broken heart of fraternity and guardianship that had always been on his chest but hung as a pendant emitted a faint light, floated into the air, and floated in front of Luo Luo.

There seemed to be a voice whispering to him, a word of praise and blessing filled with appreciation and encouragement.

"Congratulations, you have discovered the most wonderful thing in the world, my child. May love and protection be with you."

The luminous pendant fell, and at this moment, Setina also opened her eyes, which were as clear and bright as before, as if nothing really happened.

But the moment I met these eyes——

An unprecedented feeling filled Rollo's body.

"I...."

Rollo swallowed hard. He wanted to take control of his body, but his steps moved forward involuntarily, getting closer step by step to the broad mind that opened his hands for him.

"I can not--"

The bloodshot eyes turned scarlet at this moment, and a sensibility called 'closeness' surged wantonly in the brain like a tide, while the dam formed by reason blocked this huge wave, guarding the last trace of clarity.

There seemed to be another low sigh...

Floating away quietly with some regret.

(There is one more chapter. It’s too late. I’ll write it tomorrow morning. I haven’t finished sorting out the outline yet, so I don’t want to stay up too long tonight.)