So This Was the Next Wave!

As dawn broke, a hazy mist shrouded the sea. Waves lapped against the beach, bringing with them the damp, salty sea breeze of the Atlantic Ocean.

William and Hermione yawned, listlessly picking up crabs. They had chatted until late last night before going to bed, so it was no wonder they were so tired.

Anne, on the other hand, with her pretty braids and a tattered, pointed hat, ran barefoot along the shore, always full of energy.

She was indeed full of energy; even the Dahei got tired from walking her.

Who has ever seen a dog get so tired while being walked? Anne did it!

Anyway, Anne was pulling on the head, but the dog refused to run away. It lay on the ground with its tongue hanging out, panting heavily, and couldn't be pulled away at all. It was definitely a loser!

This dog-like exhaustion is a disgrace to the pet world; it should be expelled from the dog community.

William picked up a few more trevally crabs and put them in his small basket. The crabs left behind by the receding tide were all too small, and he inexplicably missed the little cuties in the Forbidden Forest.

William now understood why Hagrid called those animals "cute little ones."

Especially those creatures called Acromantula, which are actually Scotland terrestrial hairy soft-shell crabs!

William had only tasted it a few times near the end of last semester. It was huge and the meat was delicious... Ah, it would make a badger drool, a lion suicidal, and a snake furious.

William picked up a few more crabs with disdain, while keeping an eye on the black dog out of the corner of his eye.

This dog is too wary.

In the morning, when he tried to pet the dog's head, it immediately tucked its tail between its legs, foamed at the mouth, bared its teeth, and looked as if it had been insulted, as if it was about to rush over and bite him.

William was also suddenly filled with a strange anger; ever since he came to France, nothing had gone right.

He can't handle Arya, so he can't even manage a dog like you, huh?!

William must thoroughly eradicate the Dahei, even before the disaster, and give it a permanent cure!

However, as the successor of the Marxist school of wizardry, William also had to adhere to dialectical materialism and learn to proceed from reality and adapt to local conditions.

After all, the dog wouldn't eat anything he fed it.

Could it be that the Dahei has already sensed its fate?

Otherwise, let it find another dog of its own to have some fun with; there are plenty of stray dogs around here anyway.

Anne also carried a basket. She skipped and hopped along, picking up a bunch of seashells and then started collecting pebbles.

Hermione's mother, Emily, studied English Literature and History at Brown University, so she is exceptionally musical and skilled at stone painting.

Anne learned from Emily in her daily life, which involved picking up stones for her to draw on.

The group drifted further and further away from the road, continuing to walk along the shallow sea.

Dahei, which had been resting by the roadside some distance away, suddenly barked wildly, its fur standing on end, as if it were having a rabies attack.

The three of them quickly realized what it was calling; a rumbling sound came from afar.

William looked out and saw a white line moving from north to south across the misty sea. Ventus, and the waves gradually rose higher as the line advanced.

Sure enough, the weather forecast was never accurate. It clearly predicted a calm day, but how could there be such huge waves so early in the morning?!

It's too late to run to shore now; the waves are getting faster and faster, crashing straight towards us with a thunderous roar.

William and the others didn't leave either; they just stood there with their hands on their hips, looking up at the waves up close.

Anne even pulled out her wand and raised her hand, as if she were the one who had stirred up the towering waves... Wearing a pointed wizard's hat, she was even Dumbledore than Gandalf.

The Dahei suddenly sprang up and charged down from the side of the road, howling.

From his perspective, these three young wizards were either terrified or completely clueless; otherwise, they wouldn't have stood there frozen in place.

This year's Hogwarts students aren't very good!

There wasn't a single one who could fight. Back in the day... sigh, let's not talk about it.

The Dahei ran faster and faster, then suddenly stopped abruptly by the beach. He looked around in confusion... wait, where did everyone go?

Was I hallucinating because I was too hungry?

The Dahei turned its head and saw that William and his two companions had appeared by the roadside, admiring the magnificent waves from afar.

The boy even took out a camera and took pictures of the two girls.

The black dog was dumbfounded. "You can Apparition? You should have said so earlier! You should have said so earlier!!"

Well, they're so fearless precisely because they can Apparition.

The black dog hesitated for two seconds, let out a mournful howl, and turned to run, but it had only run two meters when it was swept away by a towering wave.

The salty liquid suddenly poured into his mouth, almost suffocating him.

"Dahei!" Anne exclaimed.

"It's alright, dogs can swim," William reassured her. "It probably wants to surf too."

It's true the black dog can swim, but after being walked by Anne all morning and not having eaten breakfast, it's starving. With waves this big, even if it wanted to swim, it'd have to be able to actually make it!

The Dahei suddenly recalled those unbearable years of drifting.

God knows how devastated he was when he thought he had arrived in the United Kingdom, only to find out he was in France!

In that instant, he almost wanted to destroy Paris.

So riding this wave, he might be able to return to the United Kingdom. Of course, it's more likely he'll be taken all the way to Spain.

Seeing that the Dahei was about to be swept away, William could no longer stand by and watch.

Hermione glanced around and, seeing no Muggle, William understood. He immediately transformed into a sea eagle, rushed to the surface, and headed straight for the surging wave.

He grabbed the black dog with one claw, like an eagle snatching a chick, and pulled it away from the sea.

I don't know if it drank too much seawater and messed up its brain, but it suddenly struggled wildly and almost bit William.

William loosened his grip and threw it back into the water.

Another giant wave crashed down, leaving the Dahei completely disoriented.

William makes another arrest.

The dog struggled again.

Catch again,

Struggle again...

William was just like those novice claw machine players who wanted to show off their claw machine skills to their girlfriends.

His hands and brain told him he could, but the claw machine and the coins said no.

It took seven or eight attempts to catch the Dahei before it was finally rescued.

It finally behaved itself and dared not bare its teeth at William anymore.

The three gazed out at the sea, where the waves grew increasingly fierce, like dark clouds pressing down on the city.

After the strong winds come the torrential rain!

In this terrible weather, it was impossible to continue collecting seashells, so the three of them could only hold up their umbrellas and walk towards the hotel.

"It's alright, the rain will stop in a bit," Anne said. "The weather here has been very strange lately. It poured rain this morning, and then the sun came out shortly after."

"When we arrived the first night, we even saw the aurora borealis."

William and Hermione exchanged a glance. The aurora borealis in France? Something seemed off.

The black dog followed at a distance, not daring to get too close.

He was terrified. It turned out that the boy was the real master at disguising himself as a badger to devour a lion. To be able to Apparition at such a young age, and even know Animagus... that was just outrageous!

James only learned it in fifth grade, and this kid isn't even in fourth grade yet. Judging by his skillful technique, he clearly learned it much earlier.

Has Hogwarts ' educational level reached such a high level?

So this is what the younger generation is like.

These three are probably the least skilled of the younger generation of Hogwarts wizards...

(Thanks to the generous donor "Happy and Invincible Silly" for the donation)