Black-and-white (Translation)

122. The herd

In front of the hut, Harry introduced some herd members to his husband. Everyone was not there, some were hunting, others guarded Umbridge, and still others had fled birth. Or better, before the crazy weather.
They were just standing in front of Raven, the lead stallion.
"I'm glad to finally meet you in person. We've seen you roam the woods many times to look for herbs and other things. "
Severus nodded slightly embarrassed.
"I hope I never invaded your territory, that was not my intention."
the big stallion laughed good-naturedly.
"We know that, otherwise we would have attacked you in any case. But you never tried to corner the animals to get hair, blood or something similar. They were just looking for loose things. "
"Of course, everything else would not have been decent," Severus agreed.
"And that's exactly why our herd helped you a lot." The stallion grinned.
"I do not understand."
Harry started laughing.
"That means the herd had the things you needed ready for you."
The Potions Master's eyes grew big.
"Really?"
Raven nodded.
"Yes, you have always shown respect for the forest and its inhabitants. We also heard from the house elves that you had saved one of our foals a few times. That was our way of saying thank you. "
"Foals?" Again Severus looked a bit confused.
Harry leaned against his husband.
"He means me. Already forgotten? I'm Firenze and Banes foals. "
if the gesture had not been so untypical for him, the man would have hit his forehead now.
"That's right, I had not thought of that."

Another centaur came up to them. It had to be a mare, because she was clearly pregnant.
"Hello, Luca. severus, may I introduce you to the Companion of Raven? "It also came from Harry.
"Very pleased to meet you." The teacher said.
He bowed slightly, for centaurs did not shake hands.
The mare returned the greeting.
"I hear the birth went well."
Harry nodded to the centaur.
"Yes, you can all come out again. I think the danger is over. "
Luca smiled gratefully.
"Danger?" Severus wanted to know.
The mare sighed theatrically.
"Yes, when one of us gets her foal, she emits hormones. The rain all pregnant in the area to bring their foals also to the world. That would not be bad, but it's not that far with me. "
Severus became thoughtful at this explanation. his husband had already taught him so much about magical beings that he did not know yet. That's why one thing was completely clear to him.
"For what reason did that happen earlier?" He asked in the round.
Harry grinned.
"You learn quickly."
"Thanks," the man returned sarcastically.
the centaurs laughed.
"We used to be persecuted, but you know that for sure. And so that our foals all had the same chances of survival, we realized that we all tried to get our foals at the same time. and at some point our magic started with the lure of the hormones. "
Raven had become a little embarrassed at the words.
His companion rolled his eyes.
"Men. What my partner means is we had set times when we tried to become pregnant. but that does not mean that our ancestors did it in front of an audience. "
"It's still embarrassing when everyone knows what the other one is doing." Her partner mumbled.
Luca rolled his eyes.
"And of someone who becomes a father for the second time." She snorted in amusement.
Severus considered.
"Since you're no longer on the wizard's kill list today, luckily you can get your kittens whenever you want."
"Kitten?" Laughed Raven.
"Oh, excuse me," the man mumbled.
The mare snorted.
"No problem, we also call your kids foals, that does not matter."
"Who is your first child?" Severus wanted to know curiously and looked around.
He changed the subject mainly because of his embarrassment.
"Storm." It came in two voices.
Harry's eyes went wide, too.
"He did not reveal that," he muttered.
Luca laughed.
"I like to think so, the boy has not been a man for a long time and of course you want to distance yourself from his parents."
"By teaching a woman with zero talent?"
Harry looked skeptically at the two leaders.
"Foals, we do not mind people learning our way of divination. We just prefer to avoid this species. "Raven tried to calm the Vampirkater.
Severus pulled his man closer.
"What Harry means is something else. At least that's what I suspect. "
Harry nodded eagerly.
"Oh, and what would that be?" It had come from a centaur standing nearby.
Only now did Severus realize they were being surrounded by half the herd. Well, at least from a lot. he did not know the exact number.
Harry grumbled something incomprehensible to himself.
"I think none of us understood that." Did anyone in the group say so.
The vampire counsel looked at Severus pleadingly.
And so the man explained what Sybill was all about.