Hogwarts Card System Chapter 074

On the second Thursday of May, Ted and his friends went to visit Hagrid and Norbert again.

It turned out that Ted’s estimation was still conservative; in just over a week, Norbert was already as big as a normal dog.

The weather had started to warm up, but Hagrid was still wearing his moleskin coat and dragonhide gloves, struggling to hold down Norbert, who was gnawing and biting everywhere.

This pugnacious Norwegian Ridgeback had already shown its house-destroying tendencies.

Even Fang, the half-breed boarhound, had one of his tails bitten.

Hagrid found it exceptionally difficult to handle because he couldn’t bring himself to be harsh.

As a result, he was careless for a moment, and Norbert bit Ron’s finger.

Although it was just a small cut, dragon saliva was poisonous.

The group rushed to the hospital wing. Halfway there, Ron’s finger had already swollen up like a carrot, red and thick!

“Madam, Ron was bitten by a strange bug,” Harry said.

Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing looked at her with an expression that said, “Keep trying to fool me.”

Finally, Ron’s hand was bandaged and looked like it had been amputated.

For an entire afternoon, he was effectively a disabled person.

Although Ted and his friends had been guarding against Malfoy, making it impossible for him to tail them, Ron’s appearance, fresh from battle, was too conspicuous.

Malfoy was already suspicious, and now his guess was confirmed!

Ted and his friends had also discussed it with Hagrid; this couldn’t go on!

How long had it been? This hatchling was already tearing down the house.

If they waited another month, Hagrid would have to wrestle with it in the Forbidden Forest.

They were already losing control; it was too wild!

Dragons were truly wild creatures!

Ted had considered the issue of taming when the dragon first hatched. He even discussed it with Professor Quirrell after class once. Professor Quirrell just laughed at him then.

“Haha, Ted, you’re being a bit fanciful. Throughout history, countless wizards have tried to tame dragons. It’s not to say that no one has ever succeeded, but it’s extremely difficult. Many wizards would rather breed new, powerful monsters themselves than try to tame those things~”

His expression seemed to convey a sense of “you’re still too young.”

Speaking of which, Professor Quirrell and Ted got along quite well in private, even having a “kindred spirit” sort of understanding.

Professor Quirrell’s research was truly unorthodox. If the Ministry of Magic found out about those bizarre bloodline experiments, a fine would be the least of his worries.

And Ted, who didn’t care much for those legal clauses, had no aversion to Professor Quirrell’s shocking research. The two could even discuss the general direction of experiments.

It seemed Professor Quirrell truly lacked someone to talk to and play along with!

Unfortunately, Professor Tom, at the back of his head, always tried to subtly instill dark magic ideas in Ted, which was very annoying.

Did dark magic have a future? Couldn’t he just look at himself?

Would Ted abandon an entire forest for a crooked tree?

Returning to Norbert, the hatchling, even Hagrid now had to admit that he probably couldn’t keep it anymore.

Burning down the house was a minor issue; in another month or so, it would start eating people!

But what to do with it?

Releasing it into the Forbidden Forest was definitely not an option. This invasive species had no natural predators and could fly! Wouldn’t it just become king and snatch princesses?

At this point, Ron offered an idea: “My second older brother, Charlie, is a dragon tamer in Romania. I can ask him!”

Charlie had just graduated last year and started working as a dragon tamer in Romania this year.

That place was the local Ministry of Magic’s “dragon breeding ground.” Large-scale breeding was partly to prevent Muggles from discovering the existence of dragons, and partly for materials. Wouldn’t they then have dragon blood and dragonhide?

Of course, it wasn’t like a pig farm, but more like a semi-protected area.

Ron wrote to his second brother, telling him about Norbert.

On the weekend, Charlie wrote back, agreeing to secretly come to the school next Saturday with a colleague on broomsticks to transport the hatchling away.

Since the dragon’s origin was questionable, going through official channels was impossible.

Everyone was delighted to hear that Norbert had a place to go. They quickly told Hagrid the news.

However, an accident occurred. After Hagrid had everything ready, he sent Ted and his friends a short message, but the school’s common owl was intercepted by Malfoy.

At this time, Ted and his friends didn’t know that Malfoy was already aware of the situation.

And Malfoy didn’t make a fuss; instead, he thought this was a good opportunity to get a hold of Ted’s group.

Thus, the two groups met on Saturday night at the Astronomy Tower.

Although the Astronomy Tower wasn’t far from the Ravenclaw Tower, it wasn’t convenient with many people around. So, the Gryffindor quartet acted on their own.

Harry and her friends had previously used the Invisibility Cloak to cover the large wooden crate containing Norbert, and with great difficulty, used the Levitation Charm to move it up to the tower, then let Charlie and his colleagues take it away.

This went very smoothly, and they didn’t forget the Invisibility Cloak. However, when they came down, they ran into Malfoy and his two cronies, who were staking them out.

Hagrid’s letter hadn’t been clear enough. His handwriting was already messy, and being sad and emotional, he was even more incoherent, failing to clearly state that Norbert was being sent away.

Malfoy got the message and only knew that Harry and her friends were going to transport the hatchling into the castle on Saturday night, and Hagrid was tearfully saying he was ready.

That’s why he came to cut off Harry and her friends’ escape route; he didn’t know the hatchling was being sent away.

“Haha! Night roaming! If I tell Professor Snape, he’ll definitely give you detention until the holidays! He might even expel you!” Malfoy said with a malicious grin.

He had waited too long for this day! He felt so good inside~

A true man’s revenge is never too late~

He was just short of looking up to the sky and shouting, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don’t bully a young man in poverty.”

Harry stepped forward. “It’s you again, Malfoy! What do you want?”

“What do I want? Hehehe~” Malfoy laughed like a villain.

“Of course I want… I want the dragon! Hand over the dragon, and I won’t tell the professor.”

“Ha!” Harry scoffed. “You want a dragon too?”

Malfoy could barely suppress the smile on his face, feigning modesty as he nodded: “You know, raising a dragon privately is illegal. However, I can convince my father to raise one at home.”

He mimicked his father’s demeanor, took a few steps, and turned sideways to look at Harry and the others. “So, you’d better hand the dragon over to me. It’s better for everyone~”

At this moment, Malfoy’s spirit soared; the sense of satisfaction and joy was practically overflowing.

So satisfying~ So satisfying~

Yes, just like this!

Hahahaha! I’ve turned the tables~

Malfoy screamed wildly in his heart.

However, he was met with Harry’s scornful chuckle: “Pfft~ I think you haven’t woken up yet.”

“You…” Malfoy felt his joy draining away. This hateful Potter.

“You can’t hide it. Give it to me, I promise I’ll take good care of it!”

Malfoy tried his best to persuade them; he wanted that dragon so badly.

Malfoy’s love for dragons was only slightly less than Hagrid’s. After all, his name “Draco” meant dragon.

Of course, if he actually raised it, he probably wouldn’t like it anymore; he was just a fair-weather fan~

Harry was also playful and refused to budge, not even mentioning that the baby dragon had already been sent away. She just kept teasing the silly boy.

Soon, the situation reversed, and Malfoy was begging Harry to give him the dragon.

Harry: Go ahead and tell on me, I’m not scared! You want the dragon? No way!

Malfoy: Think about it, think hard, how good would it be if you gave it to me? Don’t be so stubborn!

However, Harry remained completely unyielding, driving Malfoy to despair. His tone even carried a hint of pleading.

He promised that if Harry gave him the dragon, he would no longer bother Harry and her friends and would actively back off.

Both groups of friends were dumbfounded: Can it be like this? Weren’t they (we) the ones who actively ambushed us (them)? How did Malfoy end up begging?

Finally, all of Malfoy’s joy was gone, and his pride vanished. He was like a defeated rooster, completely deflated~ His morale was utterly gone.

He was practically on the verge of tears: You’re bullying me~

He pitifully said, “Can I at least touch it? Just touch it!”

Harry lifted her chin slightly, “Didn’t you see Ron’s hand?”

“I won’t get bitten,” Malfoy retorted.

“Are you saying you have thicker skin than Ron?!”

“I… I don’t care!” Malfoy had given up, almost lying on the ground and rolling around.

“You have to let me see it! Just let me see it~”

Harry tried hard to suppress her laughter, saying, “Haha~ Too late, it’s already gone!”

“What?! You tricked me!” Malfoy’s voice immediately rose by eight octaves.

However, a cold female voice came from nearby: “Who is it? Who is out after hours!”

Professor McGonagall, in her pajamas, turned the corner.