The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Harry's worries proved to be well-founded.

Because when a group of them walked through the dense forest and came to the open space where Graup lived, they happened to see Graup, who was bound by iron chains, holding a goblin's thigh and spinning around happily.

As for where the goblin's body went.

Only God knows.

The three Harrys couldn't help but look at Hagrid, which made Hagrid's face turn red and full of embarrassment, and he couldn't even speak for a while.

When Graup, who was not far away, saw them, he immediately threw away the thigh in his hand and rushed over while shouting.

The three Harrys were startled. Fortunately, they were still bound by chains. When the chains were pulled straight, Grawp got stuck directly in front of them, waving his hands full of black and red bloodstains and stains.

"Ouch! Graup! Good boy, my good brother, look what I have brought you."

Seeing this, Hagrid finally reacted from his embarrassment.

He was talking extremely happily, and as he was talking, he took out a large piece of meat from an unknown creature from the big backpack on his back.

This piece of meat was very fresh, and even had some warmth on it, so much so that in such a cold weather, drops of blood were still flowing down, and a smell of blood filled the air.

This scene made Hermione and others behind Hagrid frown, but Hagrid and Grawp were having a lot of fun.

Especially Graup, this little giant with not outstanding intelligence danced around and drooled, adding a bit of fishy odor to the air.

"Want to eat? Grawp!"

Hagrid said as he stretched out his meat. Grawp reached out to grab him but quickly retracted it. As a result, Grawp missed the opportunity and screamed anxiously.

"This is wrong, Grawp, do you remember what I taught you before?" Hagrid said in a slow tone, deliberately coaxing a baby, "What do you need to say if someone gives you food? Come on, say thank you. , yes, learn from me..."

Under the dual guidance of Hagrid and Meatloaf, Grawp finally said inarticulately:

"Thank you...thank you..."

He even clasped his hands together in a prayer gesture while speaking!

"Wow! You did a great job! Come on, this piece of meat is yours!"

Hagrid laughed and threw the meat away.

Seeing this, Grawp jumped into the air and immediately caught the piece of meat in the air with his mouth.

Then he began to greedily tear pieces of meat with his hands and mouth, eating blood dripping with blood, which was extremely cruel.

Facing such a cruel scene, Hagrid stood on the side and laughed happily.

This kind of smile is not mocking, but sincerely happy for Graup.

He even turned his head and said to the three Harrys with pride and joy:

"Look, Grawp will say thank you! Merlin! His progress is really getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, I think he will be able to live a normal life with us soon!"

Hearing this, Hermione's expression almost lost control.

Her body trembled slightly and she said:

"Hagrid, is this how you usually train him? I mean," she pointed at Grawp, who was eating like a beast, "Do you think he's making progress?"

Ron also poked his head out from behind Harry at this time and said with some horror:

"Yes, Hagrid, I think you should at least give your brother some cooked food! He looks really scary now!"

Hagrid sighed and shook his head:

"Of course I know that cooked meat is more delicious than raw meat, but the meat I just gave to Graup was Ukrainian iron-belly meat. The nutrients in this dragon meat will be lost if heated! Alas, I am hoping now Graup can get more nutrition. If he can continue to grow taller, I might be able to put him back into the tribe."

Hagrid's eyes turned red again mid-sentence. He took out a dirty handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and blew his nose violently.

Normally Hermione and Harry would have gone up to comfort him at this time.

But now Hermione had just witnessed the entire interaction between Hagrid and Grawp, and she really couldn't think of it, so she could only watch him from a distance with a strange and complicated look.

Although she already knew that Hagrid's brain circuit was different from ordinary people, which was evident from the animals he liked.

But after seeing what happened today, she suddenly realized that Hagrid's brain circuit could no longer be described as "abnormal"!

Not far away, Harry, who had always remained silent, was looking at Hagrid with hesitation.

He really wanted to tell Hagrid that with Grawp's current situation, he might not be able to integrate into normal life at Hogwarts for another 100 years.

But when he thought of Hagrid's agony, he couldn't say these words.

After struggling for a long time, Harry finally found a roundabout way of saying it, took a deep breath and said:

"Hagrid, have you ever considered sending Grawp to Link?"

"Send it to Link?"

Hagrid instinctively read it again, with surprise written all over his face.

Harry nodded unconsciously and continued:

"Yes, send it to Link. Think about it, Link's family specializes in the magical animal business. It is said that there are several high-end breeding farms and semi-primitive garden reserves. If Grawp can enter, he will definitely He will be better cared for. Then he won’t have to be chained up like he is now. Don’t you want to see him running freely in the wilderness? Think about it, how…"

Ron nudged Harry hard with his elbow, interrupting Harry's excited narration.

It was only then that Harry noticed that Hagrid's face was extremely ugly. His small eyes, which were originally covered by his thick hair, were even more wide-open at this moment, and there was even a hint of red in the depths of his eyes.

"Do you really understand what kind of business Link's family is doing?"

Hagrid asked in a heavy voice.

Hearing this, Harry and the others were about to answer, but Hagrid kept to himself and continued:

"Yes, that's right, the magical beast business. If you insist on saying so, it's actually true, but the gap between business and business is very big. For example, the Foley family, you probably don't know, right? His family started by poaching rare magical animals, and in the past ten years, the number of precious magical animals hunted by his family’s hunters can almost fill the entire Hogwarts Castle.”

When these words came out, both Harry and Ron were so surprised that they were speechless, and Hermione even exclaimed in surprise - it was especially difficult for her to accept such a thing.

Ignoring the disbelieving looks from the three people, Hagrid smiled and continued:

"In the past few years, as Link began to take control of the family, they no longer engaged in poaching, but chose to open a breeding farm and purchase land to build a protected area. What was that word that Link told me at the time? Oh yes! Clear your name! He said it’s time for the Foley family to clear their name!

But you must not think that the magical animals in those farms and reserves will be so comfortable.You must know that the people responsible for managing these places are the same hunters back then.Moreover, Link also pays attention to economic benefits when opening these places.

What Link said about whitewashing did not mean atonement. They had just changed from poaching to legal breeding and killing.When it comes to killing numbers and efficiency, the Foley family is now only higher than before!

Especially in those relatively low-end breeding farms, the lives of invisible tapirs and soundless birds that are bred in clusters are simply outrageous.

Now, do you still want to send Grawp to Link? "

By the end of the sentence, Hagrid started to roar.

The three Harrys all looked extremely pale. After a long time, Hermione gritted her teeth and said:

"Hagrid, since you already know this, why don't you persuade Link not to do that? You are a magical creature conservationist, you should stop him from doing this!"

"Stop? Why should I stop Link?" Hagrid said with a puzzled face. "What they did is reasonable and legal, and it is also very consistent with the thoughts of the magical animal protection community. I remember that last year Link was awarded the "Scarman" by the society. "Moral Award"."

"how can that be?"

Hermione couldn't help but shout out. Harry and Ron who heard this asked with puzzled faces:

"What is the Scamander Prize?"

"That is a foundation established by Mr. Newt Scamander, the Ministry of Magic, and the International Organization for the Protection of Magical Creatures. Every year, awards are given to wizards around the world who have made outstanding contributions to the protection of magical animals." Hermione explained , "And this "Scamander Award" is the top one among all awards!"

Harry and Ron were speechless now.

Although they were not as disgusted with what Link did as Hermione, but after killing so many magical animals, they could still receive the highest honor in the field of protection of magical animals? !

This incident is so outrageous that people can't help but think of words such as shady plot and XX collusion.

Hagrid's brain circuit is indeed strange in other aspects, and sometimes it can even be described as stupid.

But now he is showing amazing wisdom.

He seemed to have read the thoughts of the three Harrys, curled his lips and said:

"I know what you are thinking, but after the establishment of the breeding farms and sanctuaries under Link, the prices of magical animal materials on the market have been greatly reduced, and at the same time, the poachers have been forced to give up high-risk hunting. He has truly made outstanding contributions to the protection of magical animals.

It is true that the number of magical animals that died because of Link did not decrease, but more.But they are all commercial livestock. In a sense, they are no different from the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep you eat every day.You can't treat them differently just because they are cuter than those chickens, ducks, cows and sheep, and they have some special abilities, right? "

Although Hagrid's words were addressed to the three of them, Harry, his eyes were always looking directly at Hermione.

He had long been unhappy with Hermione's virginal temperament.

Now is a good time for education.

Hermione had obviously noticed Hagrid's gaze, her face turned red, and she wanted to say something to refute but couldn't.

After all, the logic of Hagrid's words was completely valid. How could someone like her, who had just eaten two roast beef sausages and one roast duck leg at noon, have the right to blame Link?

Fortunately, Hagrid also understands when enough is enough.

Seeing Hermione's appearance, he coughed twice and said:

"Okay, let's stop this topic. Anyway, I won't put Grawp in Link's place."

Harry and Ron stopped talking now.

If the protected area and breeding farm on Link's side are really as described by Hagrid, then they are indeed not suitable for Gropp to enter.

But at this moment, a sweet and familiar voice suddenly sounded from not far away:

"Then why not just leave this giant to me."

"Who's there!?"

Harry and others were startled, and Hagrid's expression changed even more, and he shouted at the source of the sound.

As the bushes swayed, Umbridge, wearing a pink cloak, slowly walked out, escorted by three teenagers holding their wands high.

"Look, as I have said long ago, Dumbledore's recruitment of werewolves and hybrid giants to serve at Hogwarts will sooner or later lead to disaster. And now, this is the evidence!"

Umbridge pointed at Grawp and roared, "You actually brought a giant into Hogwarts!? Do you know what kind of damage it will cause to Hogwarts once this giant goes crazy? You, and You all have to go to Azkaban!"

A young man in tights beside him heard this and quickly echoed:

"Fortunately, Professor Umbridge discovered it in time, otherwise, we students who stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas would have suffered. Let me tell you, just for this credit Umbridge The professor should be awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class!"

This young man's words undoubtedly scratched Umbridge's itch.

She looked at the boy with a childlike expression, and a proud smile appeared on her face.

But watching their singing performance, Hagrid and Harry's faces had already turned pale.

They couldn't figure out how Umbridge knew about Grawp, let alone how Umbridge found them so accurately in the vast jungle.

But none of that mattered now.

Hagrid turned his stiff neck and saw that Grawp had finished eating the fire dragon meat and was smiling at him with a big bloody mouth. His own eyes suddenly turned red.

His huge body suddenly moved, he picked up the machete in his hand to open the way and slashed at the chain on the ground.

Clang——

Sparks flew and the chains broke.

Hagrid's movements were extremely fast. He didn't even pause after cutting off the chain. He raised the machete again, waved it in front of Grawp with a ferocious face and threatened:

"Run, Grawp, run!"

Grawp naturally couldn't understand what was happening in front of him. He even thought Hagrid was playing a game with him, and started laughing and dancing.

Seeing a flash of pain in Hagrid's eyes, he slashed Grawp's chest with a knife while Harry and others screamed.

The knife that had just cut off the chain was now slashed on Graop, but it only made a small gash.

But enough.

Graup, who was in pain, finally became horrified.

He seemed to have recalled the memory of being bullied by other giants when he was in the giant army.

So, his most instinctive reaction was to run away!

"Ow!~"

Graup screamed and ran away!

At this moment, along with Umbridge's roar, several scarlet curses were shot out from the hands of those teenagers.

Hagrid was unaware of the curses flying around. He just turned his back to everyone's attacks and looked at Grawp with tears already filling his eyes.

"Run away, brother. You should be free. It's my brother who is sorry for you."