The Centaurs Rise Up and Fight Their Leader

The Forbidden Forest is indeed becoming increasingly dangerous; just look at the Fang.

Although it is just an ordinary dog, it possesses unique talents that many Fantastic Beasts envy:

They have an almost intuitive sense of danger.

In layman's terms, he's a coward to the core, even more timid Bobocha.

Hagrid goes to the Forbidden Forest, he usually takes Fang on a leash, and Tooth will run away at the slightest disturbance.

That speed was like the Flash of the Wizarding World.

This is a great alarm system.

Now, no matter how much you try to entice Fang to lead the way, it refuses and even lies on the edge of the Forbidden Forest pretending to be dead.

The Forbidden Forest is so dangerous, and that's inseparable from Hagrid's Giant brother.

He eats, sleeps, and snores all day long... his voice is so loud it shakes the trees and stops the clouds in their tracks.

Who was at the top of the food chain before the Forbidden Forest?

An eight-eyed giant spider, a centaur tribe, Luwei the adorable boy... and a Hagrid.

Now a Giant taller than Hagrid has come from the south, who can stand that?

The tense situation in the Forbidden Forest is also related to the Centaur.

This tribe is showing signs of turning on each other, and it is very likely to happen.

How could a tribe that was supposed to be fairly united have become like this in just a few years?

This brings us to William, that real troublemaker.

In recent years, he has persisted in cultural export and made deals with Ronan and the Fire Kiss siblings.

Ronan collected raw materials from the Forbidden Forest, exchanged them for Galleon with William, and then bought things from him.

At first, they only gave him alchemical items, and William would also send him some Muggle daily necessities.

Free things are always the most expensive.

Many Centaur, after using them for a while, discovered that human daily necessities... are really convenient.

They all urged Ronan to intensify his efforts.

Ronan had no choice but to trade with William for more items... not just weapons, but all sorts of daily necessities.

They're even interested in diapers!

It's said that many male Centaur have found it to be quite good.

Sometimes when hunting, you have to stand all day and can't leave droppings anywhere... Using that stuff makes you feel silky smooth.

And then there's Fire Kiss... Under William, she was just a long-term laborer, Centaur girl earning pocket money.

They dream of getting rich overnight.

William could offer her an easy job that pays well.

Ahem... Don't get the wrong idea, it's purely a study of Centaur anatomy.

Very research-oriented, the serious kind.

William gave her many of Lockhart's books, which she then distributed to the Centaur.

These Centaur, having never seen anything like it before, were immediately captivated.

William also wanted to find someone to spend some money to help translate Aunt Qiong Yao's books.

Their values are indeed skewed, but that's due to cultural invasion. What's the point of having righteous values anyway?

So now the situation is that the leader of the Centaur is determined to close the village off and continue to live a hard life deep in the Forbidden Forest.

Having experienced the daily necessities of humans and "heard" of the extravagant lifestyles of the Centaur outside... they have some complaints.

William naturally supports the Centaur's pursuit of "freedom," otherwise, wouldn't all their previous investments have gone down the drain?

This is a peaceful evolution!

While William was pondering, Hermione, Anne, and Hagrid were already discussing the Care of Magical Creatures.

"Are you alright, Hagrid?" Anne asked him worriedly.

"It's nothing," Hagrid said, feigning cheerfulness. "I've just been busy, you know, with the same old stuff—preparing lessons, and the scales of two Fire Salamander have rotted."

Okay, I've kept it for review.

Following Professor Trelawney, Hagrid successfully became the second professor to be retained for probation.

Hermione comforted her, "It's alright, Umbridge won't be at school for long."

"Yes," Anne said, "Fudge certainly won't be minister for much longer."

"It's alright. I won't be staying at school for much longer. Those Giant need to leave the Alps, and I'm going to help them," Hagrid reassured him.

"How much longer until you leave?" Anne asked, her face filled with reluctance.

"One or two months at most," Hagrid said with a chuckle.

Seeing the little girl's expression, he waved his hand to comfort her:

"It's not the end of the world. If I leave here, I can help Dumbledore, and I can also do some things for the Order of the Phoenix."

Grubbly-Plank will give you lessons, and you will... you will pass the exams smoothly.

Before I leave, I will also visit Roy and say goodbye.

They all remained silent, somewhat saddened.

They continued toward the Forbidden Forest, where the weeds along the path grew increasingly lush and the trees increasingly dense.

Soon, a rhythmic rumbling sound could be heard, sounding like thunder.

Before the Christmas holidays, William and his two companions had already visited Grawp in the Forbidden Forest.

After not seeing him for winter break, Grawp had gained quite a bit of weight and was wearing a suit that Hagrid had made from a modified animal skin sheet.

The smudged, brownish blouse revealed a broad back beneath it; when Grawp slept, the rough seams between the animal hides were taut.

His legs were tucked under his body, and two huge, dirty bare feet could be seen.

When Hagrid was about three or four meters away from Grawp, he picked up a broken branch from the ground and poked Grop in the back with the tip of the branch.

The Giant roared, and the sound echoed throughout the silent Forbidden Forest. Birds chirped and flew away from their roosts, disappearing from the treetops.

Hagrid quickly dropped the branch and backed away.

Grawp was clearly grumpy in the morning; after being woken up, he roared like thunder and pounded his chest with his fist.

He tried to grab something and throw it away, but everything around him had already been thrown away, and there was nothing Sickle throw.

He slammed his fist on the ground, as if it were an earthquake.

"Are you alright, little Grawp?" Hagrid tried to make his tone sound cheerful.

"Ha-Teng-Ger," Grawp mumbled.

Um?

Why did William feel that he heard the name of a singer using the pulse singing style?

"Remember William, Hermione, and Anne? They came to see you last time," Hagrid added.

Grawp certainly remembered William, especially his slaying of Giant in the Alps... Upon seeing William, he looked somewhat fearful.

Hagrid comforted Grawp for a while, gave him some food, and then led him toward a cave.

Since Hagrid's return, William has frequently taken time to come to this cave to cast the Undetectable Extension Charm.

Although it's not a large area, it's a place that can provide shelter from the wind and rain for Grawp.

William can use magic at the cave entrance to make the Forbidden Forest much safer.

Having dealt with everything, William emerged from the cave.

"So, have you made contact with Ronan yet?" He looked at Hermione at the cave entrance.

Hermione, holding a piece of parchment, shook her head worriedly and said, "No, Ronan seems to have gone missing."

The parchment was enchanted with Transfiguration Charm; if a message were to be transmitted, Ronan, who held the other parchment, would see its contents.

But he hasn't replied yet.

William glanced at the moonlight, which was slowly fading away. He suddenly turned his head and said quickly, "Someone's coming."

Hermione produced a wand and cautiously peered into the darkness.

Rapid hooves shattered the darkness, and a chestnut-colored Centaur appeared.

She had a beautiful face, red pupils, a maroon ponytail, and long, fiery red hair, parted into two strands that hung down in front of her, blocking the huge streetlight.

Fire Kiss.

The Centaur slammed on the brakes, stopping in front of William. She had come running all the way here and was now panting heavily, her chest heaving.

"William, thank goodness you're here! Something's happened!"

William frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Could it be that the Centaur Tribe has started a rebellion, with many heroes fighting against Wang Lun... oops, I mean, the centaur chieftain?

"It's Firenze, he's going to be killed! My brother sent me to find you, come with me now!" Fire Kiss flicked its tail.

"If we're too late, he'll be killed!"

"Hermione, go and inform Hagrid. I'll go check on things first," William instructed Hermione.

Hermione nodded and ran into the cave.

William didn't hesitate and immediately mounted his horse.

Fire Kiss said "Hold on tight," then turned and sped away.

As William rode on Fire Kiss, he had only one thought:

Where should he grab him?

Where can he grab it?

Where is he trying to grab?

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