Chapter 124: The forbidden forest at night is silent... probably (Edited)

Because Harry and Ron were blowing off steam with Hermione, Fish didn't have much trouble when he negotiated with Sharpe and the others.

They agreed to Fish's request without saying anything, and stopped bothering him with homework.

As a result, the time Fish spent on homework each night was drastically reduced, leaving him more free time for....

Of course he's going to play in the forbidden forest!

"Shadow! I've come to see you again" ?(●ΦωΦ●)?

Fish lifted his invisibility cloak and jumped on a Thestral, wrapping his arms around its neck and rubbing his cheek against its thin, bony head affectionately.

The Thestral, named Shadow, also rubbed his head, more dragon-like than horse-like, against Fish's and let out a strange, high-pitched cry, with a pair of huge bat wings flapping slightly to show his joyous mood.

Beside him, several other Thestral came up to him at the sight of him, and one of them, a younger one, nibbled at the corner of Fish's coat and tugged at it, then let go with an equally strange, shrill cry.

"Good night to you too~". ?(●ΦωΦ●)?

Fish turned around and wrapped his arms around Twilight's neck, rubbing their cheeks before calling out to each other.

"Twilight Sparkle."

Twilight Sparkle blinked her pupil-less white eyes and stuck out her tongue to lick Fish's face.

According to Hagrid, the Thestral group at Hogwarts originally consisted of only one male and five females, and Shadow was the first Thestral born in the Forbidden Forest, and was also the leader of the current Thestral group.

Twilight Sparkle is Shadow's youngest daughter, and is not yet two years old.

Like his older brother, Fish always gave Twilight Sparkle something to eat, and this time was no exception.

Pulling a smoked steak out of his magic pouch, he handed it to Twilight Sparkle.

"Here, this is your favorite bacon steak, I brought it especially for you." (●ΦωΦ●)つ

Twilight Sparkle opened her hooked mouth, but in her mouth, like a bird's beak, were two rows of fine, sharp teeth.

With one bite of the steak in Fish's hand, Twilight Sparkle moved her head a little and easily tore off a small piece, then tilted her head back and swallowed the meat.

After three or four repetitions of this, the chop in Fish's hand disappeared, and he stuck out his tongue and licked the fat off Fish's hand.

"Good boy," Fish said, patting Twilight Sparkle's head the old-fashioned way, like Professor McGonagall, but his next words instantly broke the mood, "Step aside, I'm going to fight your father, meow!" ?(●ΦωΦ●)?

One of the advantages of having awakened to his clouded leopard form is that Fish now has less of a size and strength disadvantage when it comes to fighting his animal friends, so he can have more fun doing it.

When he was smaller, he would have lost without spells, but with spells he would have won very easily.

'It's a pity that the clouded leopard is still a bit small, if only it could become a tiger, even a lion that is weak at climbing trees...'

The dissatisfied Fish thought to himself silently.

"Howl~!"

Shrugging off these contradictory thoughts, Fish ruffled his fur towards Shadow and sent out a fighting signal.

"Winny~"

Shadow pounded the ground with his hooves, unfurled a pair of huge bat wings, and a strange, high-pitched scream came out of his mouth.

Hearing it, several of the nearby Thestrals, including Twilight Sparkle, backed up a good distance to make room for Fish and Shadow.

"Howl~!" ?(=｀? ′=)?

Not being able to meow after becoming a cloud leopard was a bit uncomfortable for Fish, but it was no more important than having a good fight, so with another howl, he pounced on Shadow.

Of all the winged horse species, the Thestral was the only one that ate meat, and it was the most powerful of all the winged horse species.

In the Ministry of Magic classification, winged horses are classified as dangerous as XX-XXXX, of which XXXX refers to the Thestral.

However, Fish is no slouch either. He may be young, but compared to the Thestral, who rarely gets into fights with other creatures, Fish, who likes to go around looking for fights, is much more experienced in combat, and felines are the best at fighting than hoofed creatures.

However, his size was a disadvantage, and he was not as strong or as fast as Shadow without his spells.

So, without Shadow flying and Fish climbing trees, the two were evenly matched.

And that's what Fish wanted.

What's the point of a match where you completely dominate your opponent, when it's all about having fun?

Fish relied on his dexterity to keep fighting Shadow, letting out an occasional excited cry.

The thestrals, who were watching, also let out a shrill cry from time to time, cheering Shadow and Fish on, and other forbidden creatures of the forest heard the noise and came closer.

By the time Fish and Shadow had stopped fighting, the area was full of animals, mostly friends of the animals that had helped Fish fight the Acromantulas, except for a few that lived far away.

"Hello everyone~!"(●ΦωΦ●)?

Fish, in his cat-person form, waved his arms and greeted them.

The creatures of the Forbidden Forest responded one after another, and all sorts of strange cries intertwined for a while, and the whole scene became noisy at once.

This had been a regular occurrence ever since Fish entered the Forbidden Forest, which had been quiet, but was now especially lively at night, and Fish had to keep shifting positions to avoid Hagrid, who was patrolling the Forbidden Forest.

Luckily, his animal friends, including the centaurs, who joined him later, but who may have used astrology for divination, helped Fish hide from Hagrid, so he was never caught.

Today was no different.

As Fish was feeding his friends and playing with them, an Augurey came near his head, making a low, chattering sound that was heartbreaking.

The creatures of the Forbidden Forest that had gathered around Fish couldn't help but hide at the sound.

The Augurey's cry, which could cause pessimism in both humans and animals, did not affect Fish, and its call fell on Fish's ears like the cry of a normal bird.

"Hagrid's coming! Come on, meow!"

Fish rose from the ground at the Augurey's signal, dusted off his clothes, and jumped onto Shadow's back, waving to the other creatures of the Forbidden Forest.

"Goodbye everyone, I'll see you again when I'm free, meow!"(●ΦωΦωΦ●)ツ

With those words, Shadow took off into the sky with Fish on his back, carrying his kind deep into the Forbidden Forest, followed by other flying creatures such as Aethonan and Hypogryphs.

Those who could not fly and those who could not maintain the speed of flight scattered, foraging for food and returning home, and suddenly the Forbidden Forest returned to its original tranquility.