Harry Potter: Glory Bows to Me

Draco scrambled over the fence and stared at the hippogriff in front of him.

"Look Buckbeak in the eyes - and don't blink," said Hagrid gruffly. "That's right. If you blink too quickly, you'll lose the Hippogriff's trust."

Buckbeak's bright yellow eyes were fixed on Draco with a cautious and dangerous look.

They stared at each other for what seemed like a century.

Soon, Draco seemed unable to hold on and blinked lightly.

It was just a very light and quick blink, which seemed like an illusion to the onlookers, but——

Buckbeak immediately flapped his wings and took a step back, letting out a loud hissing sound from his throat.

The impact of its flapping wings quickly passed over the fence, causing everyone to take a few steps back in shock.

Harry tugged at Amanta's sleeve, and Amanta withdrew her gaze and exchanged a look of doubt with Harry.

"Did Draco take the wrong medicine?" Harry asked in a low voice.

Amanta's heart was beating like a drum - she rarely felt so nervous...but -

She didn't understand why she was so nervous.

She only remembered that in the original plot, it was Harry who stepped forward first and bowed to Buckbeak, and then he rode Buckbeak around Hogwarts - and then, the unconvinced Draco stepped forward, quickly angered Buckbeak, and was scratched by Buckbeak.

Amanta racked her brains but couldn't figure out why Draco was the first to come forward.

Strange, had Draco ever had this kind of courage before?

…Amanta thought about it and fell into deeper confusion.

She felt like she understood Draco less and less.

"I... don't understand either." She replied softly.

After Buckbeak's restlessness just now, Draco took a few steps back, which seemed to calm Buckbeak's emotions a little, and it gradually calmed down.

Draco did not give up. He stared into its eyes and slowly moved forward again.

But this time he didn't blink.

"All right, Draco, take a bow - now -" Hagrid shouted.

Under the breathless gaze of his classmates, Draco stared at Buckbeak, then slowly bent down and bowed.

Buckbeak paced restlessly on his hind legs for a few steps, and just as Hagrid shouted, "All right... Draco - stand back -" he suddenly bent his scaly front knees and bowed without a doubt.

"Well done! Draco!" Hagrid shouted ecstatically.

"Great - you can try to touch it! Pat its mouth, go ahead!"

Draco looked back at them, his face was extremely pale, but before they could see the expression on his face, he quickly turned around, slowly walked towards Buckbeak and stretched out his hand to it.

Draco's hand lingered for a moment beside Buckbeak's mouth, and finally hesitantly patted its face.

Buckbeak was not as frantic as before, but closed his eyes and moved his neck lazily.

Everyone cheered - except the Gryffindors, of course.

Seeing that Draco was safe and sound, Amanta's heart gradually settled down.

Although the current situation is indeed a bit outrageous, but Draco was not injured here...

No?! Didn’t she agree with Harry...

Why am I worrying about him for no reason again?

But she soon found reasons to convince herself.