"Centaurs have pretty sturdy constitutions. Don't worry."
Hagrid stepped forward and hugged Firenze. "Sorry for the trouble, Firenze. Be very careful of Bane and the others. I'm worried they might hurt you."
"I understand."
After saying goodbye to Firenze the centaur, Edward and Hagrid retraced their steps. Perhaps because the weather was too cold, the unicorns had all hidden somewhere warm.
Hagrid even took him on several detours, but they never saw a single unicorn.
"Forget it, Hagrid. It's not as if we can talk directly to unicorns like we can with centaurs anyway."
Hagrid muttered, "Strange. No matter how cold it is, they still need to come out to forage. I'm telling you, Edward, unicorns really are the most beautiful creatures in the world. They're kind, brave, and pure, just a bit too sensitive."
"I've heard some people make all sorts of wild guesses about them because they only approach girls. Actually, they approach girls simply because most girls make them feel safer."
Edward believed what Hagrid said.
After all, the unicorns were very affectionate toward Hagrid and trusted him. Surely Hagrid wasn't actually a cute girl-a cute girl with a face full of whiskers and a great patch of chest hair?
"So, you mean they're very sensitive to danger?"
"Exactly!"
Hagrid nodded earnestly.
Edward couldn't help scratching his head. So the unicorns aren't coming out... could they be hiding from me?
Because I'm the Tower, after all.
Saturday soon arrived.
Hogsmeade was the wizarding village closest to Hogwarts. If Hogwarts were a university, Hogsmeade would be the shopping street in its university town.
Unfortunately, Hogwarts had a rule that only students in their third year and above could go there on designated Saturdays to eat, drink, and have fun.
Then, when those students returned to school after