Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 97, Section 95: The Centaur Ferenze

As the soft sound of hooves approached, a creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, speaking human language and holding a bow and arrow, gradually came into view.

Centaur, a legendary being recorded by ordinary people, is a humanoid creature with near-human intelligence.

Although they do not consider themselves magical beings, and are proud of themselves, they do not consider themselves to be like wizards, vampires, or witches.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic simply classified them as beasts in its records.

It is said that a group of centaurs live deep within the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.

This is one of them.

Seeing this, the cloaked figure acted decisively, quickly flying backward and disappearing into the dark forbidden forest.

He didn't say a word or make a single unnecessary movement throughout the entire process.

Dudley didn't pursue them; he understood the principle of not chasing a cornered enemy.

I can't keep the other person around for the time being.

"Thank you for your help, Ferencze."

Dali thanked the other party, saying that without his help, it would have been very troublesome for him and the underage dragon to deal with the cloaked man.

Both the variety of spells and their magical power far surpass those of ordinary wizards.

Although Dali still has many cards up his sleeve, who knows if his opponent has any tricks up his sleeve?

At least he was certain that the other party seemed to have some reservations and had not yet released the infamous murderous curse, Avada Kedavra.

If you say the other person can't, no one will believe you.

"You're welcome," Ferenz said, snorting like a real horse.

Because of their frequent visits to the Forbidden Forest, Dali and the horsemen had some contact with each other.

Most centaurs dislike contact with wizards, or rather, with any creature other than centaurs, let alone offering help. Only this centaur named Ferenze is an exception.

He will help young wizards who get lost in the Forbidden Forest and will stand up for them when they are in danger.

This is a rather unique situation among centaurs.

The two exchanged brief greetings and then went to check on the unicorn's injuries. The unicorn was lying weakly on the ground, with silver blood dripping all over it.

It was obvious that the cloaked man did it.

The unicorn's injuries were severe, with silver blood constantly seeping out and black gas emanating from it.

Unicorns have very high magic resistance, so to be injured like this must be extremely advanced dark magic.

"Mr. Dursley, you should have a way to treat his injuries."

Ferenc asked with a hint of worry.

He only knew Dudley and was unaware that Dudley was just a first-year wizard at Hogwarts. Based on Dudley's physique and the fact that they often met at night, he naturally assumed that Dudley was a professor of some subject at Hogwarts.

Dali did not offer much explanation for this.

After observing the unicorn's injuries for a while, Dudley took out several bottles of potions from his waist and carefully began to treat the unicorn.

The little dragon in the sky kept flapping its wings, acting as a vigilant watchdog, fearing that the other side might launch a counterattack.

"Ference, you shouldn't have helped them."

The soft sound of hooves rang out again, and several more centaurs emerged from the dense forest. One horse had reddish-brown fur, while the other was pure black.

The centaur, with its pure black horse body, was extremely agitated and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.

That was what he said.

"We swore an oath never to defy the will of Heaven. Don't you see the signs indicated by the planetary movements?"

The centaur spoke again, loudly questioning Ferenze.

The other centaur looked sadly at the unicorn, then at Dudley who was treating the unicorn, but made no move to help. He simply said, "Poor fellow."

Then they just stood there, observing coldly, without even asking any questions.

"Are you going to expect me to stand idly by? The unicorn is one of us who lives in the Forbidden Forest, and this is a wizard from Hogwarts."

Ferenczek retorted without backing down.

"That's none of our business. The stars don't guide us. We're not mules; we don't need to blindly follow humans."

"They might get hurt or die!"

That was their fate.

Although there was no malice in his tone, it still made Dudley frown slightly, which was quite unpleasant.

He was blaming Ferenc for meddling and for interfering in his affairs, for helping him and the unicorn.

If Dudley hadn't been very familiar with the history of the centaurs, he would have definitely taught them a lesson.

It's perfectly normal if you don't help me, since you don't owe me anything. But if you blame others for helping me, then I have a reason to beat you up.

Centaurs are a species that is extremely obsessed with astrology and divination. Perhaps "obsessive" is not the right word; it is more like a morbid focus. They rely on astrological signs for everything they do and will consult the stars before doing anything. If the stars do not indicate something, they will not do it no matter what.

Although centaurs rarely initiate conflict or exhibit aggression, they care little for anyone but themselves, much like this wounded unicorn, who would only offer a faint sigh even upon seeing it.

"The innocent are the first to suffer."

"It has been like this for hundreds of years, and it is still like this now."

Then he walked away silently.

A classic example of failing to help someone in distress.

They are skilled in divination and can see many things from the stars. Some of these things are indeed useful, which leads the centaurs to believe that they have seen through fate and to consider themselves prophets, always maintaining an attitude of being the only wise person who is sober in a world of fools.

This was actually a very foolish approach, which made centaurs almost the most unpopular humanoid species, and that's why the Ministry of Magic preferred to include vampires and banshees in the human category rather than give centaurs a place.

They never help others, and even if you ask them for help, they will just stand by and watch.

So when the centaurs were invaded and attacked, no wizards or magical creatures came to their aid.

Now the centaurs are on the verge of extinction.

In Dudley's words, they were just being pretentious.

"You stood by and watched that thing kill the unicorn today, and you'll stand by and watch it kill the other magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest tomorrow. When the sword is turned against us, no one will help us."

Ferenze exhaled white mist from his nostrils and roared excitedly, "We must resist that thing lurking in the forest! It's too dangerous! Bain, if necessary, I will stand with humanity."

Ferenze could see clearly that anything capable of bringing an adult unicorn to the brink of death could also easily kill them, the centaurs.

It is essential to be on good terms with the unicorn clan and the wizards of Hogwarts.

The centaurs had no way out.

If he loses the forbidden forest as a habitat, he doesn't know where else he can go.

(End of this chapter)