'Task'

After all of them enjoyed their sun bath, They heard professor mcgonagalls voice saying,

"As you all know this hatfield forest isn't very big and at the same time it isn't very small. In this forest, the major animal you can see is a lot of wolf pack roaming. This is their turf and their numbers reached more than 1000, that is just a estimation. People who live around here also said they are breeding way faster than in the past and their numbers may have very well reached 2000."

Professor mcgonagall said in a single breadth, She looked at all the students who looks like they couldn't bother about these wolves at all. She took a long breadth and said with a loud voice.

"Yes killing a single wolf for a magician is as easy as eating a pie. But wolfs aren't some domestic animals, which run away if one of them dies infront of them. They will become more blood thirsty as you kill their kin's, if you encounter more than 30 wolves attacks at the same time, you will be deader than dead. Don't think that wolves will only attack you in one on one, like you do duels. They are more cunning than you can imagine and they are even more blood thirsty."

Professor mcgonagall said with a serious tone. All the students simply imagined a attack from 30 wolves and shuddered with fright.

"Of course, that is what your task is in this expedition. You have to kill atleast 10 wolves before your expedition completes. If you fail to do this, as this is your first expedition you will only be suspended from first year and will have to study it again next year. Still, this is only one part of your task you have to complete in this 3 months. Your second task is to kill atleast one magical beast that resides in this forest. According to our information, we are confirmed that there are different types of magical beasts are i present in this forest. But they are deep inside the forest and also we have a confirmed info, that atleast 3 to 4 basilisks variants are residing in this forests."

Hearing what professor flitwick said, all the students who are already despaired started to shiver from head to toes.

"Just pray that you will not come across those variants. Even though, these variants can't use death gaze, they are still large and are poisonous enough to kill you in a single bite. Go to your tents and prepare yourself for the hunt, we will take today as rest, as we have journeyed for almost half a day."

Professor flitwick said casually and waved his hand for all of them to move away. Soon all of the students dispersed, but they make a little bit of ruckus before going to rest on their tents.

Soon edward and the remaining four gathered on the large tent. All of them looked a bit tense about the task that professors gave them to complete.

"Why are you guys are looking like that? Killing wolves is as simple as eating rice for us, as we are all martial artists. Also it is time for you guys to know the real deal of martial arts. Neville, even though only practiced for a week, he was also a martial apprentice realm warrior. Killing two to three wolves at the same time is easy for him. As for you guys you all are already a martial experts, can easily kill ten wolves at the same time."

Edward told them casually, but this tone of edwards let them get back to their usual liveliness.

"Edward!! What do we do about the magical beast we need to kill on our kill list?" Hermione asked with a doubtful tone.

"Why bother about that? First let us kill the wolves, before we can decide about that. Let's go, looks like breakfast is already prepared." Edward said with a forcing tone, as he has been feeling hunger from the time he came to this place.

Soon they all ate their breakfast and went to see the waterfall nearby.

It isn't a big waterfall, even a person stood below the downward stream, he won't get washed away by it. All of them enjoyed the scenery for a while and decided to come for bath in evening.

Soon they all went away to take rest, as they had traveled continuously in train and by walking.

Edward and hermione also went to their tent, as harry, ron and neville went to large tent. Soon edward laid on the tent, after he took away his shirt. Hermione, seeing edward took of his shirt blushed for a while before calming down and even she also took away her trouser and wore a short skirt which is comfortable for sleeping.

Edward was surprised by hermione's boldness and soon remembered that they are still younglings. He didn't have any romantic feelings for now, as he was still a child. But his mind is baptized by his previous life experiences and decided to take the small advantages on hermione.

He looked at hermione who laid beside him and was trying to sleep. He used his hand to shook her, for which she opened her closed eyes and looked at edward with a questioning look.

"Hey Hermione!! As we have walked for an entire hour and sitting continuously for 11 hours, my back is paining a little. Can you just sit on my back for a while, until the pain recedes away."

Edward asked with a look that is impossibly honest. Seeing the look on edwards face, hermione forgot that edward is a martial artist and 'How can a martial artist who can stand on different poses for hours can get back pain?'

"Eh? How do you want me sit on you." She asked with a innocent face.

"Just sit on me like you are doing meditation, alright?" Edward asked.

"Oh, its alright." After saying she simply sat on edwards back without thinking much. But as soon as she sat on him, her entire butt and thighs skin which was exposed by her short skirt completely came in contact with edwards bare back. She couldn't help, that her face already turned bright red with shy.

On the other side, edward face was elevated with happy and comfortable expression. He couldn't help but reminisce the feeling of those smooth little butt and thighs of hermione on his back.

But he didn't say anything, as he doesn't want hermione to get embarrassed. He soon fell asleep and didn't say anything, making hermione also completely fell asleep on him.