Hogwarts: The Professor Is Off Duty Today
Chapter 187

185: The vanishing forest and sincerity

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"The Top of the Little Mountain Where Seka Gale, Who Had Just Celebrated His Thirty-sixth Birthday, Was Swallowed Whole by a Dragon"-that was the name of the Floo destination nearest the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary. The naming scheme was rather dark, but at least plenty of people remembered Mr. Gale very well.

Of course, the location's name also offered excellent security.

"I don't know whether Gale himself has any objections, but his son, Young Gale, certainly doesn't. He was the one who named it.

"Ah, though we can hardly call him Young Gale anymore. This year, he's already thirty years older than his father ever was."

So said Professor Kettleburn. "Once you reach the destination, put on your Gold Rings and wait right where you are. Someone will come to collect you-whatever you do, don't wander off. There are dragons everywhere, and if you run into a bad-tempered one-well, you wouldn't want your own names becoming Floo destinations at the sanctuary, would you?"

Brian currently had no plans to jointly sponsor the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary with Mr. Old Gale, so he immediately cast a Sobering Charm on himself and told Book about this, ensuring that neither he nor Hagrid would receive a dragon's attentions tomorrow because of alcohol.

"See you later, Hogwarts." After seeing Professor Kettleburn off and washing up, Brian sat on Pumpkin,

and told the ancient castle, "I'm going to the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary to see real sleeping dragons and experience a real Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon."

He slept without dreams.

Early the next morning, in Hogsmeade, Brian and Hagrid each grabbed a handful of Floo Powder, filled with admiration for the Gale family,

and spoke the destination's name. Since the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary was so far from Hogwarts, the journey through the flaming passage took rather a

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