Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

"Ha, what a rare visitor!" Hagrid's hearty laughter rang in Andre's and the others' ears, but his half-joking words made a few of them a little embarrassed. Not to mention, even Hagrid a few days ago For such an important thing as being released from the Ministry of Magic, none of them thought of coming to visit him.

"Sorry, Hagrid, but there's been a lot going on in the castle lately, so..." Hermione explained apologetically.

"Don't worry," Hagrid quickly waved his hand and said, "I was just joking. Of course I know that a lot of big things have happened in the past few days. I came back from the Ministry of Magic. I heard that Andre took over the castle. He was caught by the attacker who had been hiding in the dark, right? My information is very good. "

"That's right," Andre also nodded, "But thanks to the help of the professors, especially Sirius, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to force Miss Milna out so easily."

Hagrid smiled and said: "I heard that you entered that secret room alone and defeated the Slytherin girl, including an adult dark wizard."

"I'm just lucky." Andre shook his head humbly.

"You are too modest," but Hagrid agreed with his statement, "This is not something that ordinary little wizards can do. Even those seventh-grade students do not have the strength like you. And you have to be grateful. What about you, if you hadn't caught that Myrna, I don't know how long I would have stayed at the Ministry of Magic. I even heard from Arthur that the damn minister was planning to send me to Azkaban. It’s not a place that normal people can go, but now it’s better, you caught the real murderer and helped me clear away the suspicion.”

"This is actually a conspiracy of the mysterious man," Andre explained: "In order to drive Professor Dumbledore out of the school, he deliberately arranged for Myrna to leave a text about the Chamber of Secrets after attacking Colin. "

"I know, I know," Hagrid said repeatedly: "I have guessed this a long time ago, but I still have to say, in fact, the accident 50 years ago had nothing to do with me. Aragog was not the real murderer. There is someone else who killed Myrtle, but unfortunately I don’t have a brain as smart as you and can’t find the real murderer hiding behind the scenes.”

"Of course we believe you, Hagrid," Andre nodded and said, "It's just that this matter has been in the past for too long, so..."

In fact, he naturally knew that the real murderer was the basilisk in the secret room. Unfortunately, the big snake had been killed by him last semester. It would be a bit difficult to find evidence to prove that Hagrid was innocent.

Besides, that case actually doesn't have much of a drag on Hagrid now, especially after being wronged again by the Ministry of Magic. Even if someone in the school makes a fuss about the Chamber of Secrets again in the future, Fudge will have to take into account this own mistake. adverse effects.

"Yeah, it's been too long. I was just a child at that time..."

"Ahem," seeing Hagrid suddenly falling into memories, Hermione had to clear her throat and interrupt his thoughts: "Hey, Hagrid, we came to you because we want to take a look at that box. Yes, didn’t you tell Harry before that you had almost decorated the interior?”

"Oh, of course, of course," Hagrid's attention was immediately diverted when he mentioned the box. He opened the door of the hut with excitement, then turned to wave to the people behind him: "Come in quickly. You will never imagine how beautifully I decorated that box."

After entering the hut, Andre and the others watched Hagrid pull out the suitcase from under his bed. There was not a trace of dust on it. It seemed that he took good care of this thing very carefully.

"By the way, do you know when Professor Dumbledore will be able to return to school?" While opening the box, Hagrid asked about the principal: "I heard that he was ordered to be dismissed by that bad Malfoy. They were all shocked when they were kicked out of the school. How shameless a person would be to do such a thing. And those school directors, don’t they know that without Professor Dumbledore, other more dangerous things might have happened in the castle? ?”

But regarding Dumbledore, the four young wizards couldn't give an answer. They got the news entirely from Sirius, and Professor McGonagall, who was really responsible for this matter, would not tell a few people about the progress of the matter in detail.

"It will probably take some time, we won't know for sure, but now that Milna and the Death Eater have been sent to the Ministry of Magic, with their confessions, even the people on the board of directors can't think that it was Dumbledore. Lido's negligence has led to so many accidents in the school. This is completely the conspiracy of the mysterious person behind the scenes." Andre expressed his speculation: "And that Larry Farley met Malfoy once, and there was With him here, no matter how bold Lucius Malfoy is, he will probably be busy clearing his own suspicions at this moment instead of focusing on the matter of removing Professor Dumbledore."

"Great. If you say that, maybe Professor Dumbledore will be back soon?" Hagrid believed Andre's guess. He said happily: "I don't even dare to think about it, Huo What would Gwarts be like without Professor Dumbledore? You have to know that he has been here since I entered this school at the age of 11."

As he spoke, Hagrid stuffed his huge body into the open box: "I installed a ladder at the entrance. You can follow it down to the bottom, but to be honest, Andre, what did you do? The box is still a bit small for me, so it takes me a lot of effort to get in every time.”

Indeed, the shape of the suitcase was too small for Hagrid, a hybrid giant.Fortunately, the frame of the box he built himself is very strong and will not be damaged due to extrusion.

After Hagrid entered, the remaining four little wizards also climbed into the box one after another.

Going down the wooden ladder to the bottom, what appeared in front of everyone was a completely different scene from the original empty space.

The originally empty surface was covered with a thick layer of soil by Hagrid, and on top of the soil was a lush green lawn.

You know, this space is the size of a football field. Covering the entire ground with dirt and lawn is definitely not an easy task. You can imagine how much effort Hagrid put in for this - even if he has a disguise A wand that turns into an umbrella.

In addition to the most basic turf, Hagrid also transplanted at least dozens of trees, creating a small forest-like terrain on the left hand side of the entrance.

Of course, this careful mixed-race giant did not forget to build a hut. Just more than ten steps away from the ladder, the house made of logs stood quietly there.

"I have prepared a room for each of you, but you don't usually have the opportunity to sleep here." Hagrid introduced everyone with a smile: "Have you also seen the woods? Did I put some food in it? There are less animals like rabbits and goats. Now Norberta no longer needs me to feed it every day. Sometimes it will hunt by itself on the edge of the woods. I have to say, this is really a smart little guy. It doesn’t need anyone else to come. Teach it how to hunt and it will learn it on its own.”

"Thank you, Hagrid." Andre thanked him solemnly. This was a much more beautiful arrangement than he had originally imagined, and the effort and thought required was far from as simple as he thought before.

"You're welcome," Hagrid waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Compared to the little things I did, you helped me a lot. In addition, don't forget that I hatched Norbert with my own hands. Although I handed it over to I gave it to you, but I still have the responsibility to arrange a perfect living environment for it."

As they were talking, a deafening dragon roar suddenly sounded above several people. They looked up and saw a Norwegian Spinyback dragon that was already more than 30 feet flying over.

Needless to say, this is Nobetta.

Andre looked at the little female dragon that was getting bigger and bigger with a smile on his face. Because of the holy mistletoe potion, he could feel Norberta's joyful mood at the moment. It seemed that he hadn't seen her for several months. I also miss my master very much.

As Norberta fell from the sky, the ground shook for a while, which showed how amazingly heavy it was now.

Reaching out and touching the big, rough head of the little female dragon, Andre said: "It grows too fast. Fortunately, we got the bones of the bird and snake from Professor Kettleburn, otherwise it would have to wait a while." Time, it’s not a simple matter to transport it out of the castle.”

"Yes," Hagrid also nodded: "And locking Norbert in that room in the castle is definitely not conducive to its growth. Although the space here is not as good as outside, it is at least enough for it to spread its wings and fly. ”

Several people, mainly Andre and Hermione, teased Norberta for a while - Harry and Ron still didn't dare to approach this behemoth.

Then Hagrid took everyone into the wooden house that was larger than his own small house. There were several rooms separated by wood, and there was a small bed in each room. If With bedding and sheets, this is a fully functional bedroom.

"It's even more perfect than I imagined, Hagrid." The little witch came and looked at the wooden house for a long time, and then said: "I didn't expect your craftsmanship to be so good. This kind of wooden house is almost the same as what I have seen in the Muggle world. There is no difference between those holiday cabins.”

"Thank you for the compliment." Hagrid was also very proud of his work. He laughed loudly: "If you want to travel together in the future, you don't need to set up a tent. Taking out this suitcase will be like carrying a house with you." The house is the same outside.”

This was also Andre's original idea. He had planned to go out this summer to find a magical animal that was powerful enough to make a special potion for the second Holy Acorn in his body. However, now the Free Magic Guild and Voldemort The shadow has not yet dissipated, and he is not sure whether this journey will finally be possible.

They stayed in this house that still exuded the scent of wood for about half an hour. During this time, Hagrid also made them a pot of black tea, and of course, his most famous rock cake.

After chatting for a while about the current situation of the school, the four of them had to say goodbye and leave. They had to go to class in the afternoon, and it was already very close to lunch time. Those biscuits obviously couldn't fill their stomachs.

After leaving Hagrid, Hermione seemed to be in a much better mood than before. On the way back to the castle, she never put away the smile on her face.

"If you have no other plans for Christmas this year, can I invite you to spend it at my house?" After walking into the auditorium and sitting down at the Gryffindor table, the little witch suddenly invited Andre. .

This was completely unexpected: "Uh, what?"

"I mean, I want to invite you to our house for Christmas." Hermione repeated.

"But," Andre blinked, "Do Mr. Granger and Mrs. Granger know what you are thinking?"

"Of course, I wrote specifically to ask them," the little witch nodded and said, "I received their reply last night, that's why I made this invitation to you."

Well, Andre didn't know how to answer. It wasn't that he found this difficult to accept, but he didn't originally plan to leave school at Christmas this year. After all, there had been many accidents in the castle. He has realized that someone from the outside world has been watching him.

"I remember you told me before that because of the mysterious person, you decided to spend the holidays in the castle this semester." But Hermione also considered this: "I didn't plan to invite you, but a few days ago Didn't we already capture the Death Eater who planned the conspiracy and the attacker in the castle? And didn't Sirius tell you that the mysterious man has not regained his strength yet? That's why I dared to write to my parents."

Looking at the little witch's expectant eyes, Andre didn't know how to refuse for a moment. After all, he had not told any of his friends about the Free Magic Union, except for a few professors at the school. , others don’t know that he also has a dark wizard organization as an enemy in France.

"What's wrong? Do you have other plans?" Seeing Andre hesitate for a long time, Hermione asked a little disappointed.

"No," Andre shook his head quickly: "It's just... okay, I will discuss it with Professor McGonagall and Sirius. If they allow me to leave the castle during Christmas, then I will talk to you Let’s spend this holiday together.”

In fact, he doesn't have much hope for this matter. Voldemort who has not recovered his strength is certainly not a fear to him now. You must know that there is still a dark lord's soul hidden in his own space bag. weapon, the soul of Voldemort in his youth could do nothing against him.

However, the threat of the Free Magical Union has to be taken into consideration. The other party even found Voldemort to deal with him this time. Who knows if the news of his leaving school at Christmas is revealed, what tricks will the tutor have waiting for him? he.