Chapter 123: The Breath of Spring
When the letter was opened, the handwriting was clearly written by Chloe.
"Regarding the case of Bakbeak, I have already submitted an application to the committee, don't worry too much, the result should be produced within three days, and if there are no accidents, the matter should be passed quickly and a new resolution will be made, so don't worry. Also, when you are at school, you should always put safety first, so that you and your mother do not worry. ”
Augustus showed a warm smile on his face, folded the letter, he didn't expect things to be so efficient, it seems that he still underestimated the strength of the family, in this kind of decision about life and death, although it is only a magical beast, it is only a matter of words to overturn the case.
"Mr. Augustus, I don't know if I'm free, Hagrid would like to invite you to the cabin for a while." Harry and Ron approached the Slytherin table and asked with a slight restraint.
Augustus smiled slightly, "It just so happens that I have something I want to tell him, so let's go with him." After a few words of explanation to Loki, he got up and walked out of the auditorium with Harry Ron, and walked through the grounds outside the castle to Hagrid's hut.
At this time, it is already the season of spring flowers, and the castle is full of greenery, unknown small flowers bloom on the sparse grass, a fresh wind blows slowly, walking on the soft lawn, an inexplicable sense of comfort naturally wells up in the heart. "The air is good." Augustus casually mentioned.
Harry nodded, "It's really fresh, such a good air, with Hagrid's location, I quite enjoy it." ”
"By the way," Augustus turned to look at the two of them, "why don't you see Hermione with you?" Is there a conflict with you? ”
Ron bowed his head in embarrassment, and Harry said helplessly, "Hermione's cat named Crookshan, it seems that he ate Ron's spots, because he couldn't find them, so Ron turned his anger on Hermione, so we haven't spoken much in a while." ”
Augustus frowned slightly, "Eaten?" No way, no matter what, that mouse can't be eaten by a real cat, right? "As early as the first time I saw it in the first grade, Augustus had already noticed that the mouse was an Animagus, but he was too lazy to meddle with things, and now he was quite surprised to hear the news, even if the wizard who turned into a mouse was not strong, it was impossible to be killed by a cat, if so, all the Animagus who had become animals, wouldn't they only have to run for their lives with their tails when they encountered natural enemies, and there seemed to be something greasy in this.
"Have you seen my rat, Mr. Augustus?" Ron, who loved rats, noticed that something seemed wrong in Augustus's tone, and hurriedly asked.
"Not really," Augustus waved his hand, and then said to Ron, "You don't have to worry too much, I think the rat is still alive." ”
Although many people have persuaded Ron like this, but hearing Augustus say this, Ron is still a little inexplicably relieved, and nodded, "Thank you for your concern, if you care about him so much, even under Jiuquan, I'm afraid there will be no regrets." ”
Augustus' face paused slightly, then he returned to normal and walked towards Hagrid's hut.
"I've heard that," Hagrid saw Augustus and his party coming, and hurriedly opened the door to welcome them in, "Thank you very much Mr. Augustus this time, the proposal will be reconsidered, and the Ministry of Magic has sent a notice." When they entered Hagrid's cabin, the first thing they saw was Buckbeak, who was lying on Hagrid's patched sheets, its huge wings folded tightly at its sides, enjoying a plate of dead ferrets.
Harry saw a furry brown suit of the size of Hagrid and a scary look of yellow and orange tie hanging from the door of his closet. "What are these things for, Hagrid?" Harry asked. "Buckbeak's case against the Committee for the Disposal of Hazardous Organisms," Hagrid said, "through the proposal of the Mr. Augustus family, this Friday." I'm going to London with it. Re-hearing this case, I have booked two berths on the knight's bus"
"It's just a formality, I believe Buckbeak should be fine, but you still need to prepare some excuses, which are all trivial things, and on the other hand, it is also to give those people in the animal committee some steps down." Augustus said directly to Hagrid, in fact, the matter had already been decided when Augustus sent the letter back, but on the surface, it still needed to be done to give those officials of the Ministry of Magic involved in this matter a logical reason.
Hagrid nodded understandingly, "I still know this, and Hermione has also found time to help me prepare for Buckbeak's case, and she has found me some really useful information. When the time comes to reconvene the trial, this should be available. ”
"In that case," Augustus chuckled, "there should be no problem. Buckbeak, who seemed to recognize Augustus, rose from the corner, approached, chirped meekly, and rubbed his head against Augustus' hand.
"Hagrid, we were supposed to help you too?? Sorry??" Harry began to say embarrassedly.
"I'm not blaming you!" Hagrid said, ignoring Harry's apology. "There's nothing you can do to help me in this matter, but I must tell you that I think you two should think of your friends more than broomsticks and rats. That's what I'm going to say. ”
"Hermione. She came to see me many times after Christmas, and kept saying she was lonely. You first ignored her for the fire bolts, and now you don't talk to her, for her cat?? I really don't understand. Hagrid said bluntly.
“?? Ate the spots!" Ron angrily interrupted Hagrid.
"Because her cat does what all cats do." Hagrid said stubbornly. "She's cried several times, you know. Now she is having a hard time. She's greedy and can't chew more, and if you ask me, she's going to do so much. ”
"That's her stupidity, who told her to choose all the courses?" Ron scoffed indignantly.
Augustus asked suspiciously, "Did she finish all the third-grade classes?" ”
"yes," Harry nodded, "It's a bit strange, it's obvious that a lot of the lessons are covered, and I really don't understand, but maybe there are some classes that she wants to pass by studying on her own." ”
Even so, it is unlikely that all the courses will be selected, and it must be understood that this is not a purely theoretical course for Muggles, these magical disciplines need to be practiced by themselves, and it is really impossible to complete all the courses by self-study. Didn't Professor McGonagall intervene to stop it? It's weird. Augustus touched his chin with thought in his eyes.