First Group Activity in the Dormitory

"An adventure?"

Adam opened his eyes, frowning as he looked at Bernard:

"You mean..."

"This is a massive and ancient magical castle! We barely explore even half of it during our classes, maybe even less. Aren't you curious about the other areas?"

Bernard's eyes were sparkling as he spoke.

"...You said it yourself, it's an ancient castle."

Adam sighed:

"The places we don't go during class probably don't get visited by anyone at all. They've probably been untouched for centuries, piled high with junk, maybe even rats and cockroaches."

"..."

Bernard's fantasy was slightly dampened by Adam's words, but it didn't change his mind:

"But it might not all be junk, right? Imagine finding treasures left behind by ancient wizards in those dilapidated rooms and secret passages..."

"In fact, if you really do find treasures left behind by ancient wizards, they're probably cursed—trust me."

As a descendant of the Pharaoh, Uther naturally had an added layer of credibility when talking about this topic.

"So the Pharaoh's treasures really are cursed?"

Klon looked at him with some curiosity, receiving a somewhat subtle smile in return.

"Well, I haven't mentioned it before because I thought it might be a bit offensive, but since we're on the subject..."

Adam couldn't help but look at Uther:

"What do you guys think about the Pharaoh's coffins and mummies in museums?"

"What do we think... we see them as cultural relics~ The afterlife and the underworld are ultimately just myths that no one knows are true or false."

Uther shrugged:

"In fact, although it's a bit embarrassing, it's not all bad for us... That's all I can say."

"Is that so."

Although he was a little puzzled by what Uther meant, Adam simply nodded and didn't ask further since he had said that much.

"Wait, is no one interested in my suggestion?"

Bernard was still a little unwilling to give up.

"Give it up. Hogwarts never lacks students with a spirit of exploration. The areas that can be freely accessed obviously won't have what you're looking for."

"So, the areas that are forbidden do?"

"..."

Faced with four pairs of eyes, Bernard shrugged innocently:

"I was just saying."

Adam sighed:

"...Where do you want to go?"

"Hmm..."

Bernard frowned and thought for a long time. It was obvious that he hadn't thought deeply about this question before; he simply wanted to do it on a whim.

"I remember when school started, Professor Dumbledore warned us not to go to certain places, right? That corridor on the fourth floor?"

Adam's heart twitched. He was just thinking about petting a cat, and now you want to drag me to a real-life PK with Voldemort? Isn't that a bit too exciting?

"I think it's better to go to the Forbidden Forest."

Showing no outward signs of abnormality, Adam petted the cat and said:

"I heard there are many magical creatures and magical plants inside, even Unicorns and Centaurs. I want to see them."

"Adam is interested in magical creatures?"

Klon looked at Adam, suggesting happily:

"Then why don't you come to my house during the holidays? I'll take you to see our family's breeding farms. We have a lot of magical creatures!"

"Oh? Like what?"

Adam's eyes lit up slightly.

"Like Mooncalves, Diricawls, Billywigs..."

Just as Adam was feeling a little disappointed, he heard Klon say:

"And Nifflers!"

"I will definitely visit your house when I have the chance!"

Adam immediately sat up straight, looking at Klon and nodding firmly.

"Okay~"

"Anyone interested in the Sphinx?"

Uther stroked his chin and suggested, "How about we all take a trip to Egypt sometime?"

"Sounds good!"

"But if we're going abroad, shouldn't we go with our families?"

"Uther, how will we contact you after you go back to Egypt? Owls?"

"Maybe we could go through the Department of International Magical Cooperation..."

"..."

After everyone had discussed it for a while, Bernard weakly raised his hand and asked, "So, are we still going to the Forbidden Forest?"

"Let's go."

Adam sighed. Otherwise, he was really afraid that Bernard would wander into Voldemort's path and get eaten alive. That thing couldn't be dealt with by a few guns or white phosphorus grenades.

Even with the thrilling and exciting prospect of going to the Forbidden Forest, no one planned to get up early the day after the exams, including Bernard, who was quite interested in it.

So, after combining breakfast and lunch, the five people in the dorm finally gathered at the entrance to the Forbidden Forest.

"Speaking of which, Klon thought it would be boring to watch the training alone, so he came along, which is fine, but why did you guys come too?"

Adam looked at someone who claimed to need to catch up on sleep and someone else who was going fishing.

"After hearing you guys talk about it yesterday, I'm quite interested in Hogwarts' dark forest."

Uther took out his wand with Egyptian-style decorations, a curious expression on his face. "Besides, I went to bed too early last night and slept until just now. I can't sleep anymore, so I might as well get up and move around—do you think we'll be attacked?"

Does he look like a potential danger himself?!

Looking at Uther's eager expression, Adam felt a wave of speechless thoughts.

"I heard the Forbidden Forest is dangerous, and I'm worried about you guys."

Eugene also held his wand. His height, the most outstanding among the five, and his resolute face, all exuded a reassuring aura.

If Adam hadn't seen him during that cockroach incident in the bathroom, when he threw everything he could get his hands on at the cockroach while looking like he wanted to fly away, Eugene's sense of security would have been more effective for him.

"Is this our dorm's first collective action?"

Klon looked very excited and waved his wand. "I can already imagine the scene of everyone fighting monsters in the Forbidden Forest together!"

"Cough, cough, it's best if that kind of thing doesn't happen."

Adam couldn't help but say, "In any case, it's good that we're acting together, at least we can look after each other."

"Our first step is to avoid the Gamekeeper's sight, who is the half-giant who brought us to Hogwarts when school started."

Bernard skillfully cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself, and his body immediately blended into the surrounding environment like a chameleon. It was impossible to detect even a hint of him without careful observation.

"Anyone need help?"

"I know the Disillusionment Charm."

Uther said, casting a Disillusionment Charm on himself.

Just as Klon and Eugene were reluctantly about to ask for help, Adam suddenly reached out, and a wand taller than him appeared out of thin air!

"Ahem, brothers, taking this opportunity, I want to clarify a misunderstanding from before..."

He originally wanted to get along with everyone as an ordinary person, afraid of scaring them, but after getting to know them, he realized that everyone's background was more outrageous than the last.

Since that's the case, he won't pretend anymore. He's laying his cards on the table—

He is (crossed out) Magical Boy (crossed out) Cardcaptor!