Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Hagrid had collected some fallen leaves, spread them out into a mattress, and placed the unicorn who was about to give birth on it.

She was as white as pearls, her eyes were half-open and half-closed, and the horn on her head was shining brightly.

Even though unicorns are about the same size as a mare, they are actually very strong. A herd consisting of dozens of unicorns has almost no natural enemies in the Forbidden Forest.

"Taylor Swift has been unable to eat since the day," Hagrid liked to name the magical animals he knew. "Even her companions only ate a few berries picked by her companions."

Although unicorns cannot speak, they are actually highly intelligent magical creatures with moral values.

Whether mating or giving birth, they will avoid other members of the group. The latter situation is often the most vulnerable moment for unicorns as adults, and they are easily attacked by other animals and poachers.

Fortunately, these unicorns living in the Forbidden Forest are protected by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: not only Hagrid, the Forbidden Forest Warden, but also the centaurs who also live on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest will help expel some. A ferocious beast.

But the problem is, neither Hagrid nor the centaurs have any experience in helping unicorns give birth.

Moreover, this unicorn named "Tiffany" has just grown up, and this birth is her first child, and she also has little experience.

In previous years, if he encountered this kind of situation, Hagrid would seek help from Professor Kettleburn. Now, because the old wizard was on leave due to illness, Hagrid turned to Scamander, who was teaching Kettleburn.

"Hello, Swift, my name is Newt," Scamander said softly as he walked up to the unicorn and knelt down to stroke her mane.

Before coming over, he specifically let Swift see him tidying up his appearance, and also performed a 'Clean Up' technique.

Unicorns have a slight mysophobia, and Scamander's purpose in doing this is to make "pregnant" Swift feel more comfortable and reduce her nervousness.

He had a suitcase in his hands, set it down on the grass, fiddled with the knobs and opened it. There were branches of many kinds of magical plants with flowers on them - several plants did not even bloom in this season - it was obvious that the old wizard had cast a spell on them.

Scamander first took out a red oak branch and put the flowers in front of the unicorn's nose for it to sniff, but Swift had no reaction.

Then, he took out another acacia branch and performed the same operation as before, except this time Swift sneezed slightly, and her bulging abdomen also trembled slightly.

"I probably know what's going on. It's not a big problem," Scamander stroked Swift's mane and wiped the sweat-stained hair very thoughtfully.

The words of the old expert made Hagrid finally feel relieved. "Merlin's beard," he said, "As long as it's alright, it's alright."

"Bourne, George, Fred, since you want to take the qualification assessment of the 'Forbidden Forest Assistant', the first question is: explain the inspection I just did for Swift. How did it work? Is something going on?"

He nodded to Hagrid, signaling to the Forbidden Forest guard that there was no need to worry. After all, unicorn "expectant mother" Swift's current situation is not serious, and her problems cannot be solved in a hurry.

George and Fred looked at each other.

Although they, the third graders, had taken the Care of Magical Creatures course and had read the textbook written by Professor Scamander, they were sure that they had never done anything like the old wizard just now in the class or in the textbook. Matter-related content.

"Why don't you think about it again? Let me give you a hint: the protection of magical animals is also a kind of magic. Magic requires intuition and some bypassing..."

Scamander looked at the three little wizards with a smile. When he saw Bourne looking at the wand in his hand, he knew that his problem had been solved.

"Professor Scamander, I got the inspiration from the material of the wand.

Red oak, because wizards who use this wand material are usually considered to be grumpy people who are easily angered, so I guess the first time you check the red oak branch is to confirm whether Swift is angry or not. There is something dissatisfying about.

Acacia wood, in wandology, is a magical material suitable for sensitive and delicate wizards. You used it to conduct inspections and produced results. I guess that may mean that the surrounding environment made Swift feel a little nervous, and then As a result, she was unable to give birth to cubs successfully. "

"That's a perfect answer. I definitely wouldn't have been able to answer it at your age. Ten points for Gryffindor." Professor Scamander nodded with satisfaction.

"Hagrid," he then said to the guard of the Forbidden Forest: "Unicorns are very sensitive magical animals, and expectant unicorn mothers are even more so. If there is anything 'unclean' nearby, They can sense it even if they are several miles away. However, judging from Swift's current situation, she did not make a big fuss and did not take the initiative to ask her companions in the group to wait nearby. Those 'dirty' things are probably not dangerous. Dark magical creatures, I guess they are mostly ghosts wandering around in the forest."

"Then what should we do next?" Hagrid was impatient and asked immediately: "How about I go around and look for those ghosts and let them wander somewhere else?"

"No need to bother, just find a way to ease the tension. With the strength of a unicorn, Swift will definitely be able to give birth to the baby smoothly."

Scamander was certain.

He asked Hagrid and several little wizards to weave a large net out of dry tree vines, then lifted Swift up onto it and dragged her all the way to a small river near the clearing.

They lifted Swift up and led the unicorn mother step by step into the quietly flowing river until the water covered her chest.

"The buoyancy of the river water will reduce her weight burden, the flowing water can also massage her muscles, and the river water can also block our line of sight - these will make Swift feel relaxed." Scamander explained briefly, and then He took out a pocket watch from his pocket.

"Based on the normal delivery conditions of unicorns, plus the examination of her physical condition, Swift should be able to successfully give birth to the cub in 5 minutes at most," he adjusted the button of the pocket watch, which also has a timing function. , "We have to prepare for a new little life."

It can only be said that Professor Scamander is worthy of being the most famous magical animal protection expert today. His understanding of magical animals is so accurate that it makes people feel numb!

The count hand on the pocket watch rotated three and a half times. About three and a half minutes later, a cry similar to a baby's cry came from the water.

According to Professor Scamander's arrangement, Hagrid immediately waded over and hugged Swift's weakened body, helping her out of the river little by little. The old wizard quickly walked to the bottom of the water, plunged into the water, and then emerged from the water with his hands wrapped around a big "bubble" stained with some silver-blue blood.

With the support of Bourne and the Weasley twins, Professor Scamander walked to the shore on the soft mud of the river. Without taking a breath, he quickly turned his wand into a scalpel and gently made a gap in the "bubble".