The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 119: End of the semester and the invitation of the centaur

After walking around the fortress, Ryan returned to the school dormitory with satisfaction. After cleaning up the blood on his clothes and hands, he lay on the bed in a depressed mood.

Because this time receiving guests not only did not gain anything, but also lost a lot. Ryan decided to wait until she woke up and ask her which world she came from, maybe he could get something. Ryan comforted himself with this thought, and then fell into a deep sleep. Before falling asleep, he heard his roommates excitedly discussing today's game.

The excitement of winning the Quidditch championship soon passed, because the final exams were coming. Without the basilisk's interference, this was inevitable, and the students fell into an atmosphere of tension and anxiety.

During this period, some small changes also occurred in the school. One day, Lucius Malfoy came to the school with a house elf and entered the principal's office. Then he came out of the principal's office alone with a pale face.

From that day on, Draco no longer walked around the school with his head held high, as if he owned the place. Instead, he now had a gloomy face all day long, as if his heart was full of resentment.

The rumor in the school was that Lucius had done something wrong, so under pressure from the headmaster he had to release his house-elf, and at the same time he lost his voting rights for the position of school director.

It seems that Dumbledore found out a lot of things from the notebook and forced the Malfoy family to make concessions.

In addition to this, the Lockhart incident happened, and Rita Skeeter, the greatest paparazzi in the wizarding world, wrote and published an article called "The Rise of the Trickster".

She questioned Lockhart's adventures by finding various inconsistencies in Lockhart's books and his poor performance at Hogwarts, and Lockhart's weak defense was found to have more loopholes.

Finally, three days before the exam, a team of Aurors came to the school to arrest Lockhart. Because he had once cast a spell to steal an old wizard's experience in the United States, after Rita Skeeter's report spread, several wizards came out to testify that the werewolf problem was not solved by Lockhart. The Magical Congress of the United States therefore sent a letter of inquiry to the Ministry of Magic.

A week later, the Wizengamot sentenced Lockhart to three years in prison and ordered him to pay a large sum of money to the victim. Ryan and his classmates also celebrated a little. At this time, the school had finished the final exams. He and a group of classmates had plenty of time to celebrate Lockhart's failure while enjoying this rare leisure time. The only unhappy people at the celebration were the Weasley brothers, because they found that the expensive novels they spent money on had now become worthless waste paper.

Since Lockhart was arrested, Snape set the questions for this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class. The difficult questions made the students who had been idle for a whole year wail. Fortunately, Professor Flitwick set the practical questions. He came up with a practical exam plan, which gave many people a chance to save their exam scores.

The exam was held in a classroom with many obstacles. The test required the examinees to use magic to shoot down the weapons in the hands of the animated dummies that suddenly appeared while crossing the obstacles. Ryan won the first place in this exam. It must be said that practical experience helped him a lot.

A few nights before the results came out, Ryan was studying magic in the Emerald Dream when he received an invitation from the centaur Betty, who invited him to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony of the tribal foals this year.

The foal has grown up? Ryan recalled the memory of the Viking wizard and found that this is one of the most important ceremonies for the centaurs, allowing the power of nature to bless the centaurs who have grown up that year. Only foreigners who are recognized by nature may be invited to watch the ceremony. In his memory, the tribe where the Viking wizard was young had a good relationship with several nearby centaurs, but only one old shaman received an invitation.

This kind of rare thing must be seen. The next night, Ryan came to the edge of the Forbidden Forest as agreed and met Wolf, the wise giant wolf who came to pick him up. "Betty asked me to say sorry to you because they are very busy today and can't spare any manpower. So let me pick you up." After seeing Ryan, Wolf explained to Ryan.

"It's okay. We shouldn't bother them at this time. Let's go by ourselves." Ryan said as he prepared to move along the path. But Wolfe stopped him:
"My friend, I think you should let me carry you on your back. Because before I set off, the druids in the tribe divined an auspicious time that is a little earlier than in previous years. If you walk over, you may miss the ceremony." After saying that, Wolfe slightly bent his knees and motioned Ryan to go up.

Ryan, who had poor riding skills, lay down on the horse, and then, at Wolfe's reminder, grabbed the fur near his neck with both hands to stabilize himself. Wolfe smelled very clean, and there was no odor in his fur.

After making sure Ryan was lying down, Wolfe slowly accelerated until he ran in the jungle. Ryan saw the trees on both sides quickly retreating backwards, and heard the sound of whirring wind in his ears.

After running for about 20 minutes, Wolf stopped at the bank of a river. Ryan immediately rolled off his back and lay on the ground retching. Because wolves and horses are very different, especially when running, the range of motion of the wolf's back is much greater than that of a horse, which made Ryan feel extremely uncomfortable after being tossed around for 20 minutes. He would rather walk than stay on the wolf's back to continue traveling.

"Hey, are you okay? The book says that humans also have wolf cavalry. How come you can't stand it after just a while? I originally wanted to chat with you when I picked you up, but you didn't say a word all the way." Wolf said with some surprise.

Ryan raised his head weakly and said, "My friend, I couldn't open my mouth because of the shaking just now, otherwise I would have vomited directly on you. And seriously, I think you should distinguish between literary creation and reality. Why don't you mention that there are dragon riders flying all over the sky in the book, but I don't think either of us has seen a live dragon, right?"

"Yeah." Wolfe looked as if he had suddenly realized something, but his wide-eyed and pricked-up ears made him look more like a Husky.

At this time, Ryan recovered and looked around. The twinkling lights across the river showed the location of the centaur village.

The difference between the centaur and human villages is huge, and the biggest difference is that no matter how big a centaur village is, it always maintains perfect harmony with the irreconcilable natural forces around it. As the ancient Viking shaman who visited the centaur village said, perhaps among all races, centaurs are most closely connected to their surroundings, and they have a subconscious awareness of the necessary balance between themselves and nature.

The Centaurs will never let any of their members starve, freeze, or be deprived of supplies, but they will not take too much from nature. They will regularly switch various sources of living materials from nature to ensure the redevelopment of wildlife populations. For example, they will adopt crop rotation in farming to maintain the fragile natural balance.

Under the light, Ryan saw that the village of the Forbidden Forest Horsemen was built on a quiet riverside, with huts or cabins built with abundant raw materials from the forest. It didn't look gorgeous, but it had a unique sense of warmth.

The river was a bit turbulent, but not wide. Ryan swung across the river with a hook, and then came to the entrance of the village with Wolfe. There was already a centaur waiting for them.

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(End of this chapter)