Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

In front of the door of the wooden house are a huge stone bow and a pair of rubber galoshes.

Harry stepped forward and knocked on the door. A low bark came from the house, and then they heard Hagrid's voice: "Stay back, Fang, stay back."

The door opened a crack, revealing Hagrid's large, bearded face. "Wait a minute," he said. "Stand back, Fang."

The three of them walked into the hut from Hagrid's side. A huge black hound was being held tightly by the collar around its neck.

Andre looked at the furnishings in the wooden house with some curiosity - there was only one room, with hams and pheasants hanging from the ceiling, boiling water in a copper kettle in the brazier, and a large bed in the corner, which was made of rags. bedding.

"You're welcome." Hagrid said, letting go of the tooth in his hand.

The huge hound immediately pounced on Andre. This scene was indeed a bit scary, but the tail wagging violently behind it made Andre know that this big dog was not as vicious as it looked.So he squatted down and caught Yaya's attack. The huge force took Andre back several steps.

"This is a Neapolitan Mastiff, isn't it, Hagrid?" Andre gently scratched Fang Ya's chin. The big dog immediately stuck out its tongue comfortably and put its huge head full of dewlaps on Andre's head. on the knees.

"Oh, yes, I brought Yaya back from Italy. He is an authentic Neapolitan Mastiff." Hagrid was a little surprised. "You are the tallest boy in the first grade, right? I remember you, you Reminds me of when I was 11 years old and went to school, but I was much taller than you then."

Harry interrupted: "His name is Andre, and this is Ron by the way."

Hagrid took the huge copper kettle and began to fill it with boiling water. He glanced at Ron's red hair and said, "It's another Weasley. In order to drive the twin brothers out of the Forbidden Forest, I almost fought It took most of my life’s energy.”

He served tea to the three of them, as well as a large plate of rock biscuits. Harry and Ron didn't realize how hard it was, so they each took a piece.

By the time they realize that their teeth can't defeat this food, it's too late.The two little boys were too embarrassed to put the rock cake back on their plates, so they could only pretend to love it and gnaw on it.

Andre also took a piece out of curiosity, but he quietly cast a softening transformation spell on the rock cake, which at least allowed him to bite it.

Even though it's not that hard, the rock cake tastes surprisingly good.This is a kind of food made with a lot of fructose, flour and dried fruits. It is somewhat similar to the cut cake that Andre only tasted once in his previous life, but Hagrid obviously uses more ingredients.

Harry began to talk about his experiences over the past week, and their comments about Filch and his cat, Mrs. Norris, were surprisingly unanimous.

When she heard that Professor McGonagall actually wanted to recruit Andre into her advanced class, Hagrid's eyes widened like bells: "This is rare. Professor McGonagall rarely looks at students differently. I mean Andre, you must have a high talent for transformation."

"Of course, Andre turned the stool into a big dog in front of all of us," Ron said.

Then Harry talked about Snape in Potions class. He thought that Snape seemed to hate him very much for some unknown reason.

"Nonsense, why does he hate you?" Hagrid seemed a little unsure when he said this.

So he quickly started to change the subject: "Andre, do you also like to raise dogs? Few wizards recognize breeds with teeth."

Andre shook his head: "I do like these animals, but I don't have much opportunity to raise a dog." He hesitated, "Actually, I am an orphan like Harry. I have been following my brother before. life, but unfortunately he also passed away a year ago.”

"Oh, my God!" Hagrid whispered.

Harry and Ron were also very surprised. They had never heard Andre talk about his family situation, and Harry didn't know about it until now.

Andre shrugged: "This experience was not glorious. My brother was actually a gang member during his lifetime, so after his death I had to help the gang do some petty theft, otherwise I would have starved to death. "

"It's not your fault, kid, it's not your fault!" Hagrid took out a dirty handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the tears from his eyes.

Ron didn't understand the meaning of gang members at all, and to be honest, it was difficult for him to understand the meaning of orphans.Many times he even wished that he was Harry, so that he would not have to accept the discipline of his parents and could still enjoy the aura of the savior.

Harry seemed to be reminded of his miserable memories of being with the Dursleys, not having enough to eat every day, living in a small cupboard, and having to endure Dudley's bullying.

"So when I got the letter from Hogwarts, I was very happy. It allowed me to finally leave my old life. After that, I spent time in the Leaky Cauldron, where I worked as a night waiter for two months. Health." Andre continued.

Hagrid sobbed, he was always so kind.

"By the way, Hagrid, can I collect some magical plants at the edge of the Forbidden Forest when I'm not in class? You know, I have to save some money. I can't stay at Hogwarts during the summer vacation." Andre. Finally he stated his purpose, "Of course, I won't go deep into the Forbidden Forest. It's very dangerous, I know."

Hagrid nodded vigorously: "It's no problem. If you need anything, you can come to me and I can accompany you."

Although Andre felt a little guilty for taking advantage of Hagrid's kindness, he was indeed telling the truth, which made him feel more at ease.

Hagrid then started talking to Ron about his brother, Charlie Weasley, the former Gryffindor Quichi who went to Romania to study dragons after graduating.

Hagrid could not suppress his love for these huge magical creatures.

Harry suddenly saw a piece of paper pressed under the teapot's warm cover. It was the "Daily Prophet" specially cut out by Hagrid, which recorded the illegal invasion incident at Gringotts during the summer vacation.

The latest report on the Gringotts break-in incident:

Investigations into the Gringotts break-in on July 31st are continuing.It is generally believed that this is the work of unknown dark forces witches and wizards.The goblins of Gringotts reiterated today that nothing was stolen.The underground vault that had been searched by the intruders had actually been emptied earlier that day.A Gringotts Goblins spokesperson said this afternoon: There is no comment on what exactly is stored in the vault, and it is best not to interfere in this matter.

He soon remembered that it was his birthday. Hagrid took him to Gringotts' underground vault to get money. He also went to vault No. 713 and took away the only dirty small bag inside.

"Hagrid!" said Harry, "The Gringotts break-in happened to be my birthday. It's possible we were there when it happened!"

The connection between the two was so close and coincidental that Harry's little mind instantly completed the entire chain of events.

But Hagrid had no intention of telling the truth about this matter. He muttered something vaguely to dismiss Harry's question.

In the end, Harry didn't get the answer. With Hagrid's enthusiasm, they returned to the castle with a bag full of rock biscuits.