Chapter 114 Full Moon
The two men under the invisibility cloak stood at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, looking together into the deeper darkness.
Karan twisted his wrist a few times casually, trying to figure out how far he could see without using the lighting spell.
"Have you figured out how to find Wolf?" He asked sideways.
Steve pointed to the safe path.
"Let's go along the original route first." Steve said: "After I get to the place where I met Wolf last time, I'll try to see if I can call him out directly."
"Wolf does not have his own colony. He will probably stay in that area and will not leave at will."
"If it doesn't work out, there are still some raw steaks left in the suitcase. We can try our luck then and maybe we can attract Wolf over."
This plan seems too simple and even a bit blind.
But for the two of them at the moment, this is already the most effective.
"But you won't accidentally attract any other creatures then, right?"
The two of them had already set foot on this path, and they walked deeper into the Forbidden Forest along a shallow layer of moonlight.
"Thestrals, for example," Karan asked.
"Well..." Steve thought for a while, and finally said helplessly: "It is indeed very possible, the Thestral's sense of smell is also very developed, and it can smell the smell of blood from a long distance away. "
"But the Thestrals in the school have all been tamed. They are still very gentle, at least they will not take the initiative to harm us."
"As for the other creatures...it seems that only Wolf is left."
Karan nodded, already thinking about it.
"Then keep walking," he said.
Now that Christmas is approaching, the weather has become very cold and the ground is frozen hard.After leaving this safe path, the branches of the trees on the roadside were already covered with a layer of frost.
The two of them kept exhaling white breath from their mouths, floating in the air.
Fortunately, there were a lot less clouds in the sky, which at least allowed them to see the road under their feet clearly through the moonlight, instead of having to move forward in the dark.
When they gradually reached a dense yew forest, Steve patted Karan twice with hopeful eyes.
Karan glanced into the woods, but he didn't stop.
"Don't think about it. Even if there are Thestrals, we can't see it in such a dark sky. Unless we go deeper into this area, but unfortunately, we don't have that time now."
Steve became a little disappointed. He followed Karan closely and looked back with nostalgia.
However, in his sight, this originally dense forest was now filled with darkness, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
He lifted the suitcase upwards and continued walking forward.
Karan notices his action.
"Wingardim Leviosa."
He pointed his wand at the suitcase, and a spell shot out.
"Almost forgot about this," he said.
Steve picked up the suitcase that became light in his hands and felt a little moved.
"Save a little more energy. If you need to escape later, you won't be unable to catch up."
The expression on Steve's face froze, and he curled his lips.
"I can just hide in the suitcase then." He muttered angrily.
After reaching the clearing where Larry was found again, the two of them stayed briefly for a while, trying to figure out the direction they took into the dense forest last time in the darkness.
"It's a pity that we didn't even meet the centaurs this time." Steve said with regret.
"Is it related to the weather?" After successfully finding the direction, Karan asked curiously: "After all, the weather is much colder now than when school started."
"Unlikely." Steve shook his head and said: "Although they are classified as beasts by the Ministry of Magic, centaurs are not real beasts. They have no so-called seasonal patterns. And they cannot be let go. The opportunity to observe the stars in winter is a huge loss for them."
"Maybe I just didn't have enough luck this time."
"Perhaps it's just that we were lucky enough to become like this." Karan reminded in a low voice: "We have not been walking peacefully along this journey."
Steve was stunned for a moment: "That seems right."
Karan smiled, gestured to the direction he had just found, and went into the denser woods with Steve.
"Start trying to call Wolf from here."
After struggling to cross a tree stump, Karan suggested to Steve: "You should have seen it when you went to the place where Wolf was found last time. The woods there were so dense that even the moonlight couldn't penetrate. .If it's any later, I'll have to use the lighting spell."
"In the Forbidden Forest, the sounds of wild beasts are at least less noticeable than magic."
Steve nodded, opened his free hand, put it to his mouth, and let out a long, low howl.
This is completely different from the last time the swallow-tailed dog barked. It seems that he has learned a lot from Wolf.
The two of them were already far away from the clearing, and the thin moonlight had less and less effect in the increasingly dense woods.After going deeper for a while, the two of them could no longer see the road clearly under their feet.
"What should I do?" Steve stopped howling. He turned to Karan and asked, "Do you want me to take out the raw steak now?"
Karan lowered his head and thought for a while.
"It's better to take it out." He said helplessly: "If it doesn't work, I will have to use the lighting spell."
But just as Steve was about to open the suitcase, Karan suddenly grabbed his arm.
"Look."
Karan said softly, he pointed in a direction, and Steve quickly looked over.
Deeper in the woods that were completely plunged into darkness, a ball of silver light suddenly appeared, like the moon in the sky falling on the earth.
After the group of light got closer, the two finally saw each other's appearance clearly.
It's Wolf.
At this time, it has changed a lot from its original appearance. The soft fur and even its blue pupils are exuding a faint silver light.
At this time, perhaps even the unicorn cannot compare to its beauty.
Karan couldn't help but have this idea in his mind, but he still held the wand in his hand tightly, just like when he saw Wolf for the first time, his expression was full of vigilance.
Tonight is a full moon night.
And Wolf is a descendant of werewolves.
It stopped far away from the two of them and lowered its head to smell the scent.
Steve lifted the invisibility cloak, exposed his body, and happily greeted Wolf: "Roar"
Wolf responded in a low voice: "Roar..."
After the two communicated for a while, Karan asked in a low voice: "What did it say?"
"Also, are you sure that its changes tonight are harmless to us?"
"Uh," Steve was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed Karan's alert posture behind him.
"Of course it's harmless"
He quickly persuaded Karan to put down the wand and explained quickly: "The moon wolf is not a werewolf. The two are completely different. The full moon will not cause such negative changes to the moon wolf."
"Don't believe you see"
Steve said as he stepped out of the invisibility cloak again. He stretched out his hand to signal Karan not to act rashly, and walked up to Wolf unsuspectingly.
Wolf's head cupped Steve's hanging palm, and he stuck out his tongue and licked it twice, making his palm itchy.
"Look, it's okay"
After Steve's repeated comfort, Karan suddenly felt that in his eyes, he was the ferocious beast.
But to him, Wolf was indeed completely different. He had even laid down on his side on the grass, letting Steve rub the fur on his back back and forth.
Karan raised his head and glanced at the sky. The full moon hung quietly in the sky.
Presumably, the man in the Screaming Shack has begun to suffer from self-torture.
So, Karan finally put the wand into his cuff, stepped forward, and rubbed Wolf's body together with Steve.
Feeling the touch on his hand, Karan silently confirmed in his mind.
This is much stronger than Barian.