Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 167: The final after-school practice

The Christmas holidays are approaching day by day.

The entire Hogwarts was filled with an eager atmosphere, and everyone couldn't wait and looked forward to Christmas.

After all, Christmas not only means the arrival of holidays and easy days, but also a hearty Christmas meal and interesting gifts of all kinds...

But for the second-year students of Slytherin like Matthew, before the Christmas holiday, they still need to participate in the last "after-school practice" of this semester——

The person in charge of the last after-school practice is Professor Kettleburn, the teacher of the Protection of Magical Animals class. This is not good news... because it means that their last class this semester needs to go to the Forbidden Forest up.

In this cold winter time, they naturally prefer to spend their time in the castle burning with raging fire; instead of going outside the biting cold castle, freezing themselves half to death.

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On the last Saturday before the Christmas holidays, the semester is over for most students.

A lot of people had already left Hogwarts early to go home for Christmas; the school was much cooler than usual. A silence as thick as snow on the ground enveloped the entire castle.

Early on Saturday morning, the five boys in the second year of Slytherin all left the common room early.

They were fully armed, wearing thick padded jackets, gloves on their hands, scarves around their necks, even bearskin caps on their heads, and rubber boots on their feet... The genius had just dawned, and the five of them He had already stepped out of the oak gate of the castle and stepped on the snow.

Surrounded by silver light, there is a vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth; a gust of cold wind blows, no matter how thick the clothes are, Matthew can't help shivering.

But this can't be helped, who made this a request from Professor Kettleburn, the teacher of the Protection of Magical Animals class.

They walked in the snow with difficulty.

From the castle to the Forbidden Forest, it took them almost twenty minutes to complete the short distance of a few hundred yards... Every step had to be stepped in the thick snow.

In the end, almost all of them were bruised and swollen from the cold, and finally came to Professor Kettleburn's cabin——

This thatched hut looks as if it will collapse under the weight of snow at any time.

Matthew walked over and knocked heavily on the door a few times.

Soon, the door opened, and Professor Kettleburn appeared behind the door with a limp, revealing his old face.

"You're here, kids..." the Protection of Magical Creatures teacher said loudly, "Come in!"

The fire in the house finally made them feel warm in this cold winter.

The cabin has only one room. There were lots of turkeys, hams, and bacon hanging from the ceiling, and a large kettle was boiling water in the fireplace.

Professor Kettleburn has been busy for a long time, and made them each a cup of steaming tea to help them keep out the cold...

"What do you need us to do for you, Professor?" Draco Malfoy asked eagerly while drinking tea.

Obviously, he would prefer to finish the last class of this semester earlier, and then enjoy the two-week Christmas vacation.

"Don't worry, kid..." Professor Kettleburn asked unhurriedly, "I don't think you guys have had breakfast yet?"

There is no doubt about it, after all, it is still dark, and the Hogwarts Great Hall has not even opened yet.

……

They stayed in Professor Kettleburn's hut for about half an hour, eating some "rock cakes" and drinking some hot tea.

His body, which was about to freeze to death, gradually became warmer.

Taking advantage of this time, Professor Kettleburn also "armed" himself...including installing his three prosthetic limbs, putting on a thick moleskin coat, and wearing a hat Helmed wool cap.

Of course, he didn't forget to keep his wand in his waist.

"Okay, kids!" said Professor Kettleburn, "I think you've already warmed up... Let's go now, to the Forbidden Forest!"

"Are you really going to the Forbidden Forest..." Theodore Nott looked worriedly at the white expanse in the distance, and questioned in a low voice, "Maybe we will be frozen to death inside..."

"Don't be afraid, child," Professor Kettleburn replied carelessly, as if he didn't care about it at all, "The temperature in the Forbidden Forest is much higher than outside, not so cold... What's more, you and I am together..."

"But Professor, have you forgotten..." Crabbe also questioned with a naive face, "There are many terrifying monsters in the Forbidden Forest... just like the **** dog that appeared at the beginning..."

"Are you questioning me, young man?" Professor Kettleburn looked slightly annoyed, "I'm almost as familiar with the Forbidden Forest as I am with my wife...you just follow me, then There will be no danger!"

Several people quickly shut their mouths obediently, and there were no more voices of "objection".

And what Professor Kettleburn said seemed to encourage their depressed mood a little bit...

Then, they followed Professor Kettleburn and set off!

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The six bundled men ~IndoMTL.com~ left the hut on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

They stepped on the snow and walked towards the Forbidden Forest. At the same time, on the snow, they left row after row of footprints.

Among the five Slytherin students, only Matthew had participated in Professor Kettleburn's after-school practice (when Professor Kettleburn was in charge of leading them to carry out after-school practice last year, the other four were in lying in the school hospital).

Therefore, Matthew is also the only one who has a little understanding of this old professor who seems to be a bit "unruly".

"Professor Kettleburn," he walked in front and asked softly, "What are we practicing after class today?"

"It has something to do with those damned horsemen..." In the cold wind, Professor Kettleburn replied with some difficulty,

"They seem to be very restless recently, **** it... So I plan to go deep into the Forbidden Forest today, find evidence that they deliberately left the habitat, and then report it to Principal Rozier... We must let those living In the Forbidden Forest, those damned parasites settle down..."

"...As for you, it's enough to be my assistant temporarily; it's more to take you to experience the atmosphere in the Forbidden Forest!"

"The horseman... restless..." Matthew murmured.

At the same time, he couldn't help frowning.

For some reason, thinking of everything that happened at Hogwarts recently... Matthew had a very bad premonition.

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