Azkaban: The Fifth House of Hogwarts

Although Rollo has no way to start researching the origin of the wizard, the fusion of the manticore and the fire crab has made good progress.

"But why did this egg finally collapse despite showing signs of magical fusion?"

One of the ten fire crab eggs tested in the first batch was successfully fused with the magic seed of the manticore, but the fusion progress may not have reached [-]% before it collapsed again due to the conflict and friction of the magic power. fail.

This left Rollo confused.

Hagrid managed to pull out dozens of snails at one time. If the success rate was so low, how did he manage to hatch them in batches?

This question is somewhat intriguing. Although they have been able to confirm that using fire crab eggs as a medium is feasible, the difficulty of success is too high.

"Perhaps we can use potions and magic to smooth out the conflict between the two magic powers, or suppress them?"

Rolf, who was pondering over the research with the dead egg in his hand, put forward his own idea. This solution is correct. All it takes is time. If you ask Snape or Professor Flitwick for advice, they have a high chance of being able to solve it. Provide effective help, and the rest is just constant experimentation.

Although this is a stupid method, it is simple and effective.

"Then what if..."

Just as they were about to take action, Hagrid spoke hesitantly.

To be honest, Hagrid is not as smart as Rollo and Rolf. In the previous experiments, almost all the problems they encountered were solved by the two of them through discussion, and they were all effective.

Hagrid mostly listened and watched, trying to figure out their experimental methods, and spoke very rarely, so that even now, Rollo and Rolf sometimes subconsciously ignored Hagrid and figured out what they were doing. conclusion.

But this didn't mean that the two of them would completely ignore Hagrid and turn this experiment into their own research.

"You have a great idea!"

At the same time, he thought that Hagrid was the original author who created the Explosive-Tailed Skrewt in the future. Rollo was naturally very interested in Hagrid's thoughts, but after hearing these words, Hagrid scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I just think... merging them is actually like fighting, right?"

"We can't let either of them win, because the one who wins and loses will die with the winner. What we need is a two-point tie and then exhaustion. Am I right in saying this?"

"Of course, there is absolutely no problem in understanding it this way."

Rollo nodded, and Hagrid suddenly breathed a sigh of relief at this confirmation.

"But what if one party wins, and wins completely? Even if the losing party loses, it has no ability to bring the winner with it. Wouldn't this solve the problem?"

"In the woods, it is common for those naughty big guys to fight, but it is rare for both parties to exhaust their energy. If they are equally powerful, they will only confront each other, and then retreat silently, without giving any trouble to the third party. Opportunity to pick up bargains.”

"But if one of the parties is weak, then what will greet him will be a lightning-like instant kill. The winner will win everything and get everything from the loser."

But after Hagrid told him the hunting rules in the Forbidden Forest, Rollo suddenly understood something.

Magical creatures with magical abilities cannot be compared with ordinary animals. Magic gives them longer lifespans, smarter minds, and more powerful strength.

As magical creatures, the power they can use is not just fangs and claws. Even if they are fangs and claws, they are also fangs and claws with extremely terrifying destructive power.

Long hunts and fights are common among ordinary animals, but among magical creatures, such fights rarely happen.

But being able to connect these two almost unrelated things, Hagrid's incredible way of thinking and magical brain circuits really opened Rollo's eyes.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this way of thinking that was so unreliable and bizarre in the eyes of others that Hagrid came up with the weird idea of ​​cross-species cross-breeding and started to implement it.

"Then what are you going to do, Hagrid?"

The confused Rolf seemed to understand but not understand. In fact, Rollo felt the same way. He had no idea what Hagrid's next plan was.

"I want to try it this way."

Hagrid grabbed a handful of about thirty or forty fire crab eggs from a frame on the side and sprinkled them with magic developing potion. Then he took a magic crystal flower and stuffed it into the manticore's mouth, and obtained A magic seed.

"Suppress the manticore's magic power so low that the fire crab can eat him up in an instant without leaving any possibility of resisting and self-destructing. In this case, won't the fire crab successfully kill the manticore?" Has the manticore's part been integrated into it?"

Hagrid opened his mouth and took a deep breath, his amazing lung capacity revealed for the first time at this moment.

"Don't you need to use magic?"

Hagrid's even more outrageous operation made Rollo's head full of questions. Can something like magic be blown away in one breath?

It's not magic!

However, the fact is-

Hagrid pointed the magic crystal flower at the fire crab eggs and exhaled fiercely. The air flow with a whistling sound spurted out instantly. Rollo and Rolf standing near Hagrid could even smell the fragrance of Hagrid's lunch. The smell of thatch-fried meat.

The magic seeds crushed by Hagrid's tone exploded into a handful of thin magic mist, which instantly rushed towards the fire crab's eggs.

But just as Luo Luo opened his eyes to observe the fire crab eggs, the dense magical mist also covered him. The mist gave him a slightly cold feeling, but it was not as cold as touching water mist. feel.

The magical mist that penetrated his body was absorbed by Rollo in the blink of an eye, and the mist around him also dissipated.

Some subtle abnormalities appeared on his body, but they disappeared in an instant as if they were suppressed by some force.

The subtle changes in his body made Rollo frown. He touched his hands and neck, but did not notice any obvious changes.

"Hey! Rollo! Did you see that?"

Rolf's shouting awakened Rollo from his thoughts. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the fire crab eggs wrapped in mist. It could be clearly seen through the magic developing potion that these eggs were being devoured quickly when they came into contact. The magic power belongs to the magic power of the manticore.

This made Rollo couldn't help but touch the back of his hand again, as if this kind of thing had just happened in his body.

When Hagrid and Rolf focused their attention on the fire crab eggs, Rollo reached out to fish out the mist. The cold touch appeared again, and the magic mist he brushed became much thinner.

'Can I absorb it too? '

'Is it pure magic or... magic seeds? '

In previous experiments, Rollo used his wand to move the magic seeds. Magic is a kind of energy that can be observed but difficult to touch. It is like Hagrid blowing away the magic seeds. If it were done differently, It was Rolf, and even if he blew out his lungs, he would never be able to do such a thing.

As a hybrid giant, Hagrid has more characteristics of a magical creature. For example, his magic reserves are much greater than those of ordinary wizards. His magic and physical resistance are almost as good as those of giants, and even his body The powers are all extraordinary and cannot be measured by human standards.

However, because giants are very bad at casting spells, even if Hagrid has a very solid foundation, Hagrid's magical talent is not very good under such influence, and he is not conspicuous among wizards.

The magic seeds dissipated very quickly after turning into mist. In less than 30 seconds, the mist that had not been swallowed by the fire crab eggs completely dissipated, and the fire crab eggs whose magic light became more intense seemed to have stronger vitality. .

"You are really a genius... No! You are a genius!"

Rolf took Hagrid's hand with some excitement. This non-magical operation shocked him and refreshed part of his knowledge of magic.

"Hehehehe." Hagrid smiled and scratched his head, "I just want to make things simpler. The things you two discussed are too complicated, but I think some things are more effective if they are simpler."

"Then it's done?" Hagrid asked uncertainly, and he didn't know for sure.

"It's very possible." Rollo stopped thinking about his body's abnormality and turned his attention to the fire crab eggs.

"It's just that with such cool magic infiltrating, the likely result is that the fire crab only incorporates a small part of the manticore's information. The hybrid life born in this way may be able to become a cross-species breeding existence, but they It’s not complete.”

"But no matter what!"

Rollo reached out and gave Hagrid a hug, "It's very possible that we have taken the first step to success!"

"As long as they can hatch smoothly, at least in the eyes of others, we have successfully achieved our goal!"

"That means..." Rolf's eyes lit up, "Published in a journal! Fame will rise! A new school of thought will be established! We may even get the Second Class Merlin Order of Merlin!"

"It's not impossible, but successful fusion is the first step. What we need to complete later is how to adjust the degree of their mixing. According to our needs, we can cultivate powerful creatures with different characteristics of different magical creatures. New species are our ultimate goal.”

"Of course, of course Rollo!"

Rolf's blood cooled down at this moment, "I know, even if it is successful this time, it does not mean that our research is successful. There are too many uncertainties in the mixed life, and we cannot guarantee that it can be combined with In order for other normal creatures to reproduce, they must at least be the same as Chimera. Although there is degradation of bloodline, it needs to be within the acceptable range, so that it can have real practical value."

"And by prematurely disclosing an immature plan, if someone follows up on our research, we will lose a lot of equally remarkable achievements."

Rolf, who is well aware of the filthiness of the 'academic circle', said with a hint of seriousness, "Our success is not because of our strong knowledge base, but because we have Hagrid! With Hagrid, we can do whatever we want and not stick to common sense." The cognitive mind, he is the most critical person.”

After being praised by Rolf, Hagrid suddenly felt embarrassed and shy, "I actually didn't do anything. You two are the real smart people."

"But no smart person can think of such a solution. Hagrid, you are good."

"But isn't this method uncontrollable?" Hagrid asked in confusion.

"Blowing with your mouth is of course uncontrollable, but if we can manually control the contact between the mist and the fire crab eggs and quantify the fused magic mist, then this method becomes controllable."

"Weakening one side and then performing a small number of fusions greatly improves the stability of the experiment and increases the probability of success."

After hearing these explanations, Hagrid finally felt relieved. He puffed up his chest quite proudly. The feeling of being recognized by others made him feel as happy as feeling proud.

"Now that this batch is successful, let's seize the time to conduct experiments on the absorption of magic mist of different concentrations. The incubation period of fire crab eggs is four to six weeks. If we do more experimental groups, we can save a lot of time."

The three people who just did what they said got busy quickly. Batch after batch of experimental samples were isolated and stored in a suitable temperature environment, waiting for their shells to break soon.

However, the snails hatched at that time would have many strange looks, or maybe they would have a more novel name and an even weirder appearance.

(Actually, I still have half of it to finish. There are only 3.6K here. I’ll post it tomorrow. I wish everyone a happy National Day!)