The Pacifist Necromancer of Hogwarts

This way, Professor. said one of the twins, walking up the wooden ladder confidently.

Anthony followed and whispered, You shouldn't be here.

Neither should you, Professor Anthony. The other party grinned, his teeth reflecting the faint light in the dark cellar, We can't let you get into trouble before going to the Burrow, mother will kill us - 'Ungrateful fellow!'

He raised his voice, put his hands on his hips, and imitated Mrs. Weasley: 'Professor Anthony even gave you an owl!' No, Professor, we will not let this happen. He glanced at it and wrote Noble box, But if we had known you were really going to use it for something, we might have shown you another way. This way is just a little troublesome.

The slow footsteps upstairs were getting closer and closer, the door opened a crack, and a man muttered something and looked back at the clerk, revealing the back of his head that reflected the light.

Anthony freed a hand and grabbed Weasley's elbow to pull him behind him. But he just stood confidently, with a smile on his face, listening to what was going on upstairs.

Ouch! Someone in the store suddenly shouted. Then the footsteps upstairs became chaotic, mixed with comments such as What's going on? Who still remembers the incantation of the disappearing spell? Poor child, was he fainted from fright?

The bald head in the crack of the door suddenly disappeared.

Let's go, Professor. The young man opened the door wider and ran out flexibly, as fast as a weasel.

In Honeydukes, everyone's attention is focused on the middle of the store. There was a tall bucket of gummy candies, blocking Anthony's view. There was noisy chatter everywhere, and the banging of Norbert's box was mixed in with the hum and became inaudible.

Anthony followed his students and came out from behind the counter with Norbert in his arms. He walked around two boxes of coconut sorbet, tugged at the hem of Hagrid's clothes who was anxiously concerned about the chaos in the center of the store, and walked through the piles of chocolates, multi-flavored beans, and flavored jelly beans. Go outside to see the shelves of Bee Bee Gum and Bubble Gum.

He and George peered into the store through the window glass—hoping he hadn't caused Honeydukes too much trouble.

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Oh my God, Henry, you're lucky you came out. Hagrid put his coat on his arm, and after a while he squeezed out and took the box from Anthony's hand, Norbert - oh, Weasley!

The red-haired teenager whistled: Rescuing Professor Anthony and Hagrid, successful. He pulled out his wand, pointed it into the shop, narrowed one eye and aimed, Hiss, let him go. Run away, hiss.

There was another exclamation from the crowd. A colorful, gummy-like snake-shaped object flew out of the store window and quickly disappeared.

We'd better leave quickly. Weasley said, taking back his wand. See you at the same place, Fred!

He couldn't help but pull Anthony and run wildly. Pedestrians on the road glanced at them, ignoring Anthony who was under the Disillusionment Curse, and just shouted to George: Fred, where is your brother? What did you do again?

Roger, old snake, you deserve it! George shouted.

Hagrid strode along and asked in confusion: Wait, uh... George, right? Why are you here?

Norbert tossed himself back and forth in the box, blowing out a puff of black smoke angrily.

And another redhead jumped up from the ground and said loudly: Roger, old snake, deserves it! Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Emery Sheen and Roger Davis Let’s create together! If you are interested, contact us with an owl!” He laughed and ran out of the astonished crowd, then stopped hurriedly, holding on to the glass door and shouted, “Remember the code: hiss, hiss, hiss! You can get a 10% discount!

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They arrived at the outskirts of Hogsmeade. Here, the hustle and bustle of people has faded.

As he passed the fields, Anthony could hear the wind blowing from one moor to the other. Hagrid was lumbering behind them, and Norbert was thrashing about in the box, which groaned and creaked dangerously.

As George led them away, he said: We know you must have a purpose in asking about the Hogsmeade passage, Professor, but we didn't expect it to be used so soon.

How did you know I used it? Anthony asked.

Well, we have some little secrets. George smiled. Anyway, we found that someone who shouldn't be in the castle entered the castle and wandered around the statue. We knew immediately that something had happened. Norbert Who is it? He glanced at the box in Hagrid's arms again.

How much did Charlie talk to you?

That's pretty much it. He doesn't hide anything from us. George said, but Anthony just looked at him knowingly, so he sighed, Okay, Professor... we know you need to get some help from Hogwarts. It is very important to come to Hogsmeade and not be seen by others. We also know that all this is to get Norbert here.

George walked to the door of a seemingly abandoned cabin and stopped abruptly: This is it. Distinguished guests, may I proudly introduce - He pushed the door hard, and sawdust and dust fell down together. , Ah-sneeze, the most likely place to sneeze in Britain.

A-sneeze! Hagrid sneezed deafeningly and walked into the dilapidated wooden house.

So, Norbert? George rubbed his nose and asked enthusiastically, stretching his neck to try to peek through the cracks in the box at the restless little guy inside. I have to know what you did with our secret passage. To be fair. , Professor, we saved you. What would you do if it weren't for us, Professor Anthony?

Anthony pursed his lips and tapped Noble's box with his wand, turning it into something similar to the candy crate in Honeydukes' warehouse - the transfiguration notes he received at Christmas and his own practice were not in vain. ——Shaked his head and said: Just because students can't cast spells during vacation doesn't mean I can't...Mr. Weasley, what spells do wizards like to use most when dealing with Muggles?

Confusion spell? George asked, then smiled, Okay, Professor.

At this time, Fred opened the door panting: Good afternoon, Professor Anthony. Good afternoon, Hagrid. How about when I faint, George?

Excellent!

After high-fiving, Fred couldn't wait to ask: Who is Norbert?

Norbert held up the lid, and a flash of fire flashed through the box. Some more ashes fell out of the gap.

Wow, no? Fred said softly, leaning forward, You got a fire dragon, Hagrid?

Hagrid tried his best to hide his pride and said: Well, yes, that's right. A Norwegian Ridgeback, we call him Norbert...

George said: That makes sense. I was still wondering why a secret passage was used. Many commonly used spells will fail on fire dragons... I hope Charlie doesn't become like Professor Kettleburn when he goes home. .”

Fred asked perceptively: Are you on good terms with Honeydukes, Professor?

Not bad. Anthony smiled at him, As you can imagine, I am a big customer - maybe not that big, but as long as Noble doesn't burn down the warehouse, they probably still have some patience and tolerance for me. .

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Charlie's friends were very happy when they saw Fred and shook hands with him: Charlie's brother, isn't he? He showed us a photo of your family... Are you Fred or George?

You can take a guess, Fred said cheerfully.

You must be Professor Anthony, right? asked another wizard. Charlie said that Hagrid is a big man who can be recognized immediately by everyone.

Anthony shook hands with them again: Yes, yes, thank you very much.

Let's go, Hagrid and the other Weasley are waiting for you in the hut. Fred said, We decided not to move the hot and cold creature around, but to let you walk a little longer.

Of course, that's right. said the leading wizard, walking side by side with Anthony, If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't enter Hogwarts, there would be no need to trouble you to find a way to bring it to Hogsmeade... Not out What's wrong?

The biggest problem is that there are two more Mr. Weasleys here. Anthony smiled, No, not. Everything went well. The box reinforcement methods and fireproof spells you sent are very practical.

A brown-haired witch interjected: Charlie originally wanted to come, but we asked him to save his annual leave. He asked us to greet your owl - I heard that she flew directly into the reserve?

That's not my owl, it's the messenger owl from Hogwarts. How does the sanctuary usually receive letters? I suspect I wrote the wrong address.

You did write the wrong address, Professor Anthony. The brown-haired witch said, We usually send letters to nearby towns, and people in the reserve go to the post office to pick up letters every day. That was probably the first one to fly directly into the reserve. owl.

Anthony reminded himself to go to the owl shed to find the heroic messenger when he returned.

After they arrived at the hut, Hagrid was also deeply impressed by the owl: The bird was so angry that it dropped the letter and flew away. It didn't even give me time to write a reply... I went to the hut to ask the owl to deliver the letter, but she was the only one chirping. They scolded me...

Do you think five strips of bacon are enough? Anthony asked worriedly.

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Fred and George said they had to go home before supper, told Anthony not to burn the cabin, and left in a hurry.

Hagrid's eyes were red and swollen with tears as he watched Charlie's friend take Norbert over. They put a magic potion on the top of the jerky and reached in from the box. Norbert fell asleep after eating.

Oh my God, Norbert! Hagrid choked, My poor Norbert! Mother will never forget you!

Norbert's steady purring came from the box.

A group of wizards claimed that they had some special connections that were not convenient for others to know, but they welcomed Anthony and Hagrid to Romania to visit the Fire Dragon Sanctuary on behalf of Charlie.

Anthony shook their hands and said goodbye: We'll definitely go, won't we, Hagrid?

Huh? Oh, yes... Hagrid sniffed and said in frustration, tears falling to the ground.

Anthony patted his arm: Norbert will be glad you went to see it. It will be professionally cared for there and will be well protected.

Hagrid sat motionless at the dusty table. The setting sun slanted down on him through the broken window. He looked almost like a stone statue.

Anthony sent the fire dragon experts outside the door: I won't follow them anymore. You guys should be careful along the way.

Don't worry, Professor Anthony! the leader of the wizard said with a smile, it's too late for others to hide when they see us.

They put Hagrid's carefully decorated box into a bag and carried it on their backs: It's so heavy. You raised it well, Hagrid. Goodbye, Professor Anthony.

Anthony stood at the door watching them laughing and walking away. Hagrid suddenly stood up and ran to the door - his forehead hit the door frame - and shouted: Norbert, Norbert!

His voice exploded in the wilderness, like a muffled thunder, and then was blown away by the endless wind. Hagrid looked at the row of small figures and the bag on one of them's back. He howled in pain and hugged Anthony next to him.

Oh my God, Hagrid! Anthony said, leaning against the doorframe and trying to support the big man.

Big tears rolled down into his beard. Hagrid wiped it randomly and cried uncontrollably: Norbert is gone!

Anthony asked again: We can go to Romania to see it. We'll go in a few days, okay?

Norbert left... Hagrid said, Henry, you don't know how far Romania is from here! The keykeeper of Hogwarts can't be away from the school for too long, there's no way I'm going to see it... in my life I can't even see it! Oh, Norbert, no matter how long it waits, I can't see it!

The key keeper should also have a holiday. Anthony said, You can throw the key to Minerva or Dumbledore, and then you will have a holiday. If it doesn't work, you can resign and go to work in the Fire Dragon Sanctuary. I bet they Will want you - you heard what they said, you raised Norbert well.

Hagrid gave a weak laugh: No, you don't understand, Henry. I'm not going anywhere but Hogwarts. Dumbledore trusts me - I'm not going anywhere.

He was silent for a while, then sobbed and cried again: But Norbert... why, Henry? Why?

what why?

Aragog is old, and Fang will also be old... Hagrid sniffed loudly, Norbert could have lived for a long time, but he left! A tear fell on Anthony's shoulder.

Oh, Hagrid. Anthony tried to raise his head, trying to see his expression clearly under a large mass of beard and hair. I don't know the answer, but you will have new friends, okay? We are all rivers... …” Endless, slimy black river, “so we’ll pass through a lot of rocks.”

The water may be difficult to turn back, but the stone will always be in the river. Anthony thought of his former friends... After he was resurrected, he never disturbed them again, but he still remembered how they walked through the streets, talking endlessly about potatoes, the night sky and cars, and throwing bread to seagulls. , drinking until the street lights illuminated the stone path and then went out.

I hate this, Hagrid said. I don't want new friends. I want all my old friends. I want Norbert. He mumbled something and started crying again. But I'll never see them again in my life. We’ve arrived at Nobel! It’s going to live alone, what can we do!”

Okay, okay, Hagrid. Anthony patted his back and said, You can meet after death.

Really? Hagrid asked, completely ignoring what a ridiculous and weak consolation it was.

Really, Anthony said firmly.

Suppose there is a God of Death in the world. He should be the God of Death for humans, fire dragons and beetles at the same time. If it turns out not to be the case, Anthony will smash Hagrid's skull on the skull with one of his rock biscuits.