Lunar Landscapes

I'm actually a little nervous.

Andrew had gotten up early out of habit and considered the day's plans. Even someone as steady-nerved as him felt a little excited.

Though it sounded somewhat like throwing their lives away, there was no doubt that a group of top-tier wizards would have a greater advantage than ordinary wizards, whether in exploration or dealing with any problems that might arise.

By now, the news was no longer particularly secret. Though the outside world still knew nothing, several Hogwarts professors already knew what they were going to do—after all, the news would be announced once they returned this time.

"Good morning, Andrew."

Hagrid stopped Andrew where he usually went running, looking somewhat awkward. "You're going up today?"

"Yes, but keep it secret, Hagrid. It's still confidential for now."

Andrew was not at all surprised that Hagrid knew something. The spacecraft had been built beside the gamekeeper's grounds; it would have been impossible to hide it from Hagrid even if they hid it from the other professors. Not to mention that there was one spy among the headmaster's team—ah, no, two spies.

In a sense, both Dumbledore, who would hardly hide news from Hagrid, and Madame Maxime, who occasionally came here to spend her leisure time, were spies.

"Yes, we're going up today and coming back soon. Term's about to start, after all."

Andrew nodded. "But I probably won't need to bring you back souvenirs. Moon rocks and sand sound nice, but I doubt you'd have any use for them."

Hagrid smiled sheepishly, and Andrew saw the giant's face visibly redden.

"By the way, what have you been busy with these past few days?"

"Preparing magical creatures Dumbledore needs. He said something about building a base on the moon, so I'm improving Wither Skeletons right now,