Draco Malfoy listlessly followed the route that Long Eye had drawn for him as he shuttled through the forest. Nature, with its invisible giant hands, had casually carved this coastal area into many lone peaks and deep valleys. Some were steep, some were vigorous, and each was enchanting. But Draco was not in the mood to look at the scenery. His mind was completely focused on what had happened before.
"I might as well have become a stoat!" He kept thinking about this sentence along the way, but it was a fact that he could not change. Thus, when Allen asked him to try transforming into an Animagus to familiarize himself with the habits of the animals he had transformed into, Long Eye showed his elite nature. He quickly drew a map on a piece of parchment that led to the forest, and then he was mercilessly chased out of the warm house. The only consolation was that Allen had let him consume a magic potion that was said to be able to slowly enhance one's physical attributes. But then the fact that others had also consumed it made Draco lose his special temporary happiness.
The more Draco thought about it, the more vexed he felt. "If I had known, I wouldn't have tried to learn Animagus! Isn't it good to lie comfortably in a warm room? Why did I have to come out to train my Animagus? And I was even chased out by others. I might as well have become a stoat! " The resentful Draco did not notice that he had already barged into a dense forest. The further he went, the darker it became.
When he found that he had turned into a denser forest, deviating from the route that Long Eye had drawn for him, he had completely lost his way. Draco turned back into his human form, so that he could have a wider field of vision.
The wind blowing from the valley constantly stirred up the forest. As soon as he turned back into his human form, Draco felt a chill rush towards him. No, I have to move, otherwise, my hands and feet will go numb.
Draco was bending over and stretching his neck in the open space in the forest when a strange crashing sound came from the forest. He looked in the direction of the sound. The small bushes parted, accompanied by the sound of breaking branches. He wanted to take a closer look, but a giant bear had already jumped out of the bushes and ran into the open space. As soon as it saw Draco, it arched its ugly face. The various vicious rumors of bears eating people that he had heard in Demstrand flashed through Draco's mind.
Should he attack with a curse or run? After a slight hesitation, Draco, who had always been prone to cowardice, broke into a run.
He ran desperately, not looking back. As a child with rich experience in running, Draco still chose the path in the process. He tried to find large rocks that were inconvenient for the giant bear to run, and climbed up and down.
But the bear didn't seem to give up. It continued to run along the undergrowth behind him.
Draco heard the sound behind him getting closer and closer. Feeling his sore legs, he could not help but tear up. "Those attribute magic potions haven't taken effect yet! If I didn't become an exchange student, I wouldn't have come to Demstrand. If I didn't come to Demstrand, I wouldn't have practiced Animagus. If I didn't practice Animagus, I wouldn't have become a skunk. If I didn't become an annoying skunk, I wouldn't have been chased out. If I didn't get chased out, I wouldn't have met the giant bear … "
The more Draco thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Tears and snot flew all over his face. In a moment of carelessness, he tripped over a tree root that protruded from his feet. His shoulders twitched uncontrollably, and he let out a mournful cry of despair. He scrambled to get up and continued to run forward.
His strange cry was so mournful that it startled the giant bear that was running behind him. But after a slight pause, it continued to chase after him.
Draco's heavy breathing became more and more rapid. He heard the heavy footsteps of the giant bear behind him, and he felt his hair stand on end. Malfoy's tear-streaked face was pale. He desperately pulled out the magic wand hidden in his cloak, intending to fight to the death.
But unexpectedly, the giant bear caught up with and overtook him at a faster speed. Draco looked at the giant bear in surprise. The giant bear also turned its head to look at Draco. As the two ran, their eyes met. On its round face, there was an expression … Draco opened his mouth wide, his eyes full of disbelief. He actually saw fear in the giant bear's eyes, and he felt that in some sense, his expression should have been similar to the giant bear's.
Before he could figure out what was going on, the giant bear leaped over a huge rock and ran forward without a head or tail.
At this time, there was an even more urgent rustling sound coming from the forest behind him. Draco held his breath. "Oh no, there's a monster that even the giant bear is afraid of?" He also sped up and ran in the direction where the giant bear was running for his life.
"Ha ha ha ha!" The voice that was supposed to be low and deep was now sharp and short due to excitement. Vassily, the big guy who took the initiative to stand up and challenge Allen in the dueling class, quickly ran into the valley. He recognized that the person who was chasing the giant bear like him was the exchange student from England. He could not help but praise from the bottom of his heart. "I found this prey first! It's rare to see such a brave hunter among the English wizards! Although your stamina doesn't look good, but for your brave performance, I, Vassily, will give you some bear meat and treat you to vodka if we catch it later! "
Draco's various actions were seen by Long-eyes, who had been following him and secretly protecting him. After returning, Long-eyes described the reactions of him, the giant bear, and Vassily in a vivid manner.
"Didn't Draco collapse after one drink last time? Why did he really dare to drink with Vassily? "Allen was a little puzzled.
Long-eyes Vladimir looked a little nervous. He carefully looked at Allen's expression. "This is actually my fault. I told him last time that if he didn't accept someone's offer to drink, it would be equivalent to insulting the other party. Obviously, Draco didn't want to insult that big guy Vassily …"
"It's okay. You guys take the attribute potions and hurry up to transform the Animagus. When we return to England, we can register together. This is good too. When the time comes, we can be more high-profile and let everyone know that Family Harris has such means. Well, this way, Draco won't be embarrassed to register together with so many people so that he won't be so conspicuous. " Allen saw that Vladimir was trying to hold back his laughter and couldn't help but smile a little. "It's quite funny. You don't have to hold it in if you want to laugh. But you haven't changed yourself yet. Don't fail when the time comes. You've been following him for a long time. Go and rest. I have to go back to my room to sleep too. I still have to go back to England to attend a party this weekend."
At night, Allen lay in bed. He thought about Malfoy's encounter with the bear and what he saw in Demstrand. He felt that he had neglected the actual combat ability of the members of the training class.
Unlike the training room in Harris Tower where he could simulate opponents and various scenarios, the training location of the training class was borrowed from the Hogwarts' magic classroom. In terms of teaching methods, there was also duel training, but it was done in the traditional way of English wizards, which was full of ritualistic one-on-one duels.
In this way, compared to the wizards in Demstrand, the wizards in Hogwarts were obviously in a weaker position in terms of combat training. It was really too much of a disadvantage.
Just like today's encounter with Malfoy. Even though the training class did not teach too much black magic to the Hogwarts' reaction, the knowledge gained in the training class was definitely much more than what Vassily could learn in Demstrand. Obviously, dealing with a bear did not require too advanced a magic spell, but after encountering it suddenly, Draco did not have the experience and courage to face this seemingly difficult but actually easy opponent.
"If after Dumbledore was temporarily kicked out of Hogwarts, there would be a chance for reform before he was reinstated. I'll discuss it with father during this party. The education of the English magic community needs a little reform." Thinking of this, Allen turned over and prepared to go to sleep.
???? "Allen, you're pressing on my hair." Luna pushed him on the shoulder.
????? "Ah, sorry."
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