"certainly."
Hagrid said.
"Then you still keep it?"
Hagrid hesitated for a long time without saying a complete sentence.
He always does things in a single-minded way and never thinks about future problems at all.
He knew it was against the law, but he wanted to raise it.
"Hagrid, have you ever thought about what to do when it's born?"
Harry stared at the dragon eggs with the same curiosity, but he was not as obsessed as Ron and Malfoy. After all, he did not grow up in the wizarding world. The feeling of dragons to him was not much different from the animals in the zoo, except that it only breathed fire. Big lizard?
"Of course I raise it at home. I have learned a lot of ways to raise dragons, and I have also prepared brandy and chicken blood. This is a Norwegian Ridgeback, which is very rare."
"But the Norwegian Ridgeback is a fire dragon and your house is a wooden house."
Ron looked around the house. He didn't think the house could withstand the fire dragon's breath.
However, Hagrid paid no attention to this, humming a tune and flicking the fire, as if he didn't hear what Ron said at all.
Everyone confirmed once again that Hagrid never does things without thinking.
"Why don't you sell it to me? No matter how much you want!"
Malfoy made his suggestion.
"No way! I wouldn't sell it to a Malfoy!"
Hagrid shouted excitedly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that his tone was too strong. After all, it was Lucius Malfoy, not Draco Malfoy, so he added: "But you can come and see it. .”
"Really?!"
Malfoy, who was a little depressed after being rejected, instantly became energetic again.
Until he left, Malfoy's eyes were still staring at the fire.
He really likes dragons.
It's a pity that little Malfoy didn't notice that there was another pair of eyes behind him, looking at the dragon egg with eyes even hotter than his.
In the days that followed, whenever it came to visiting Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest, Malfoy was definitely the most positive one, more positive than Ron and Harry combined, and he never said a word of disdain.
The dragon egg brings a bit of relief to the boring and busy life of the morning training team.
Time passed quickly, and the date agreed with Dumbledore was getting closer and closer.
One morning after finishing their exercise, Hedwig brought them a note.
Four words in total: "It's about to be born."
After finishing the course, several people came to Hagrid's hut.
Just as he said, the dragonet was about to be born.
A small opening opened on the dragon egg, which was shaking continuously. As time went by, the amplitude became larger and larger, accompanied by a clicking sound. With a harsh scratching sound, a wrinkled creature emerged from the dragon egg.
Xiaolong sneezed, and a few sparks came out of his nose.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Hagrid murmured. He stretched out a hand and touched the dragon's head. Xiaolong bit his finger with great precision, revealing his long, pointed teeth.
"Oh my god, look, he knows his mother!"
"Want to touch it?"
Ron looked at himself and then at the fangs in Xiaolong's mouth: "I don't think that's the case."
Rather than saying that the little dragon thought Hagrid was its mother, it was better to say that it thought it was food.
'Bah, wood, tastes bad. '
Dudley heard the dragon say this. It couldn't bite through Hagrid's skin.
Magical Beasts, activate.
"Hagrid, if I remember correctly, it only takes less than a month for the Norwegian Ridgeback to grow to the limit that your room can bear."
Neville said angrily that he had gone to see the breeding of Norwegian Ridgebacks.
The truth was even more exaggerated than what Neville said. It only took one week for the little dragon to grow at least three times in size. It didn't even take a month. In just one more week, Hagrid would no longer be able to keep the little dragon at home.
Especially one breath that almost set the hut on fire made Hagrid sober up a lot.
Xiaolong's stay is really a problem.
Everyone gathered in a circle and started discussing.
Malfoy once again expressed his opinion: "Why don't you give it to me? My manor is quite big."
"Brother." Before he could finish his suggestion, he was interrupted by Dudley: "Your father Lucius will not agree. On the contrary, he will report Hagrid, and there is no way to raise him in Malfoy Manor. A dragon.”
"Your father and Professor Dumbledore never had a good relationship."
What Dudley said was true. Unless Draco could truly become the manager of the Malfoy family, there was no need to consider this.
"My suggestion is to keep it in the Forbidden Forest."
The Forbidden Forest is a very mythical place. No matter which book on magical creatures records it, the deeds of a large number of magical creatures gather here, such as unicorns, Acromantulas, Night Riders, Hippogriffs, Griffins, etc. It is said that dragons also live deep in the Forbidden Forest.
Leave the sleeping dragon alone, this is the motto of Hogwarts.
Releasing the little dragon into the Forbidden Forest is, in a sense, letting it return to nature.
"But it's too small."
Hagrid said: "It will die without my care."
"No." Dudley shook his head: "As long as there is enough food, it only takes a month for the Norwegian Ridgeback to completely go through the growth stage."
"I think you should know this better."
The growth rate of dragons in this world is extraordinary and rapid, unlike other fantasy worlds that require hundreds or even thousands of years to settle. Of course, the dragons in this world are not as described in other fantasy worlds. They have hundreds of meters in size, super high IQ, and extremely exaggerated dragon language magic.
Although it is still very powerful, it is not as powerful as imagined.
"If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about Professor Dumbledore."
"I guess you don't want to cause trouble for him, right?"
"Okay, but I can't bear to part with it."
Hagrid seemed to be persuaded by Dudley, and he really didn't want to get Dumbledore into trouble.
"You can raise it in the shallow layer of the Forbidden Forest first. When it is almost grown up, it will leave on its own. If its relationship with you is deep enough, maybe it will come to see you."
Hagrid agreed to Dudley's suggestion.
A week later, when the little dragon had grown to the limit that the hut could accommodate, Hagrid took it to the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest.
Not even three days had passed before Xiaolong disappeared without a trace.
"Norbert is gone and he doesn't miss his mother anymore."
At first, Hagrid was very sad and blew his nose profusely. However, this phenomenon did not last for a few days before he was attracted by another news.
There was news of the appearance of a manticore in the woods north of the Forbidden Forest.
After receiving the news, Hagrid and Yaya ran to the north position with excitement on their faces and squatted there.
He said he wanted to artificially breed a manticore.
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At midnight, on a full moon night, the bright moonlight cannot penetrate the dense black forest.
The Forbidden Forest composed of these black trees is like a huge black hole, isolated from the world.
The light spots on the butts of fireflies and the magical plants that glow at night use their insignificant light to make the entire forest look less dark. There are constant chirping and rustling sounds all around.
It is the rustle of leaves blown by the wind, and the cry of some nocturnal creatures.
It completely fits the impression of the scary forest in the fairy tale accident.
The strong light struck and formed a circle, illuminating half of the forest. The magical creatures illuminated by the light screamed in terror and disappeared into the darkness.
powerful torch?
How could Hogwarts have such a thing.
That's the magic of light.
(End of chapter)
