Section I

In the Room of Requirement, Sauron stood quietly in front of Isabella.

"Since you insist," Sauron sighed slightly, he said in a deep voice, "look me in the eye, Isabella. ”

The girl did so, and she looked into Sauron's deep eyes, and gradually, her expression became confused, as if her whole soul had been sucked away. Sauron took a deep breath and silently recited a spell, and the next moment, a frightened and helpless expression appeared on Isabella's face, as if she had fallen into a terrifying nightmare.

After a while, Isabella gradually calmed down, her gaze gradually focused, she looked at Sauron, her expression was blank, and then, just for a moment, her eyes suddenly became cold, exuding a thick hatred and endless killing intent.

"Bellatrix......" Isabella hissed, her tone gloomy and cold, "your time of death has come!" ”

Sauron didn't look surprised, still looking at Isabella calmly, his right hand already holding his wand.

Isabella moved quickly, raising her wand to Sauron and shouting, "Broken bones!" ”

The bright red spell shot at Sauron, who raised an eyebrow and dodged lightly, but didn't fight back, and a row of tables behind him was blown to pieces by the spell. Isabella looked almost insane, and kept firing spells at Sauron, though she couldn't hit him at all.

After a while, Isabella's face began to turn pale, the result of an overuse of magic, but she didn't seem to care.

"It's all over!" Isabella took her wand in both hands and screamed, "Avada for your life!" ”

A dazzling green light shot out of Isabella's wand, and the air around her seemed to distort. In an instant, it was as if all the power in her body had been taken away, and she fell to the ground.

Sauron's eyes narrowed as she shot the curse, and instead of dodging, he stretched out his left hand, and a black wall of fire appeared in front of him, annihilating the powerful curse in it.

Sauron walked quickly to Isabella's side and picked up the fallen girl, her pale face, the bright red at the corners of her mouth was so dazzling, Sauron suddenly felt a heartache.

Sauron picked up Isabella and sat down on a thick cushion, closing his eyes, pressing his hand on the girl's forehead, and whispering an unknown incantation. Gentle waves of magic emanated, and Isabella's face gradually turned bloody, and after a while, she slowly opened her eyes.

"Your Highness......" She looked at Sauron, her eyes glistening.

Sauron opened his eyes and stared into hers, sighing, gently wiping the blood from the corners of her mouth. Tears finally flowed from the girl's eyes, and she stretched out her arms to embrace Sauron and buried her head in his arms.

"It's all over, Isabella." Sauron gently patted the girl on the back and said comfortingly, "That's not your fault, there's no need to torture yourself like this." ”

The girl only sobbed in his arms, trembling slightly, and gradually her voice grew quieter, and when Sauron realized it, he found that she had fallen asleep in his arms......

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Section II

Sauron met the three of them in the Great Hall Hall, Ron and Hermione looked worried, and Harry had a complicated look on his face when he saw Sauron.

"Where are you going?" Sauron asked, "It's going to be lunch soon." ”

"We're going to Hagrid." Hermione hesitated and said, "You, do you want to come with us?" ”

Sauron thought for a moment and nodded, and the four of them walked through the oak doors of the Great Hall, out of the castle, and in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.

It was the first day of the holiday, and the students had mostly left, and the four of them had walked all the way without seeing anyone else along the way. Walking on the grass covered with thick snow, none of the four spoke, and silence enveloped several people, only the creaking sound of the snow being squeezed.

"Why don't you sue me?" Harry said suddenly, in a low tone, "If I don't ask about Sirius, are you going to keep it a secret from me?" ”

Sauron looked up, raised an eyebrow at Harry, and then at Hermione and Ron, seeing the worry on their faces.

"What can I do if I sue you?" Sauron said calmly, "Nothing will change, it will only make you miserable too." ”

"But I'm your brother!" Harry looked excited, "I can't leave you alone with everything. ”

Sauron was stunned, he looked at Harry, and didn't speak. Ron and Hermione looked at Sauron and then at Harry, their faces full of worry and anxiety, but there was nothing they could do. After a long time, Sauron took a deep breath -

"Just because you're my brother." Sauron turned his head and looked into the distance, "That's why I'm going to carry everything on my shoulders alone. With that, Sauron continued on his way.

Harry didn't speak, he looked at Sauron's back, the vast snow stretching into the distance, as if blending with the gray-white sky, like a huge curtain, Sauron walked slowly in it, looking lonely and lonely.

A hint of warmth flowed from his eyes, instantly became cold in the wind, and slid silently across his face. Harry gritted his teeth and hurried after him, Ron and Hermione glancing at each other and following.

"I'm sorry." Harry caught up with Sauron and whispered.

"That's not your fault." Sauron was calm, "I'm your brother, and that's my responsibility. ”

Soon, they came to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, which in winter seemed to have been enchanted, and each tree was slightly covered with a layer of silver, and it looked unusually gloomy. Hagrid's hut was not far away, and the roof was covered in a thick layer of snow that looked like a piece of sorbet.

Ron knocked on the door, but no one answered.

"He didn't go out, did he?" Hermione said, shivering under her cloak.

Ron pressed his ear to the door.

"There's a strange sound," he said, "listen—is it a tooth?"

Harry and Hermione put their ears to the door to listen. There was a low, regularly quivering moan from inside the hut.

"We'd better go find somebody, shall we?" Ron said uneasily.

Sauron frowned, he closed his eyes, and soon opened them again. "It's alright, Hagrid."

"Hagrid!" Harry shouted, banging the door, "Hagrid, are you home?"

Heavy footsteps were heard, and the door creaked open. Hagrid stood there, his eyes red and swollen, tears falling on the front of his leather vest.

"You've heard!" He shouted loudly, and then at once he lunged on Harry, putting his arms around Harry's neck.

Hagrid was at least twice the size of a normal person, and that wasn't a joke. Harry was on the verge of collapse under the weight of Hagrid, Sauron coughed and raised his right hand slightly, and Harry immediately felt Hagrid feel much lighter. Ron and Hermione quickly got under Hagrid's armpit and pushed him up. Harry helped, and the three of them brought Hagrid back to the hut, while Sauron followed and closed the door. There was a faint smell of wine in the room, and Sauron glanced over to see several empty wine bottles on the table. Hagrid allowed himself to be ushered into a chair and sat down, then threw himself on the edge of the table, sobbing uncontrollably, his face covered with tears, which fell down his tangled beard.

"Hagrid, what's wrong?" Hermione asked, stunned. Harry found an official-looking letter on the table, which had been opened. "What's that, Hagrid?"

Hagrid sobbed even harder, and he pushed the letter over, and Harry picked it up and read it in a low voice:

Dear Mr. Hagrid,

We have further investigated the incident in your class in which the Hippogriff attacked the students, and we have accepted Professor Dumbledore's assurances that you are not responsible for this regrettable incident.

"Isn't that great, Hagrid!" Ron said, patting Hagrid on the shoulder. But Hagrid continued to sob, shaking his huge hands and motioning for Harry to continue reading.

However. We have to show our concern about this problematic Hippogriff. We have decided that this matter will be referred to the Committee for the Disposal of Hazardous Organisms. A hearing will be held at the Commission's London office on April 20, and we will ask you and your Hippogriff to attend on that day. During this time, Hippogriffs are to be tethered and isolated.

Underneath the letter was a long list of names, and Harry didn't read them down, he looked up at Sauron.

"Oh," Ron said, "but you've said Buckbeak isn't a mischievous hippony, Hagrid. I bet it's going to be fine—"

"You don't know about those weirdos in the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures!" Hagrid choked up, wiping his tears from his sleeve, "They've these funny animals!"

A voice suddenly sounded in the corner of Hagrid's hut, and the four of Sauron turned to see the Hippogriff, Buckbeak, lying in the corner of the house, chewing something that caused blood to flow all over the floor. Noticing that Sauron was looking at it, the Hippogriff looked up and watched him warily.

"I can't tie it with a rope in the snow!" Hagrid choked up and said, "Alone! Big Christmas!"

Sauron raised an eyebrow, it seemed that Draco had made up his mind to get his hands on the eagle horse, and even Dumbledore couldn't completely suppress the matter.

"You'll have to prepare a strong defense, Hagrid." Hermione said, sitting down and placing her hand on Hagrid's thick forearm. "I'm sure you can prove that Buckbeak doesn't hurt."

"That's useless either!" Hagrid sobbed, "Those demons of the Disposition Committee, they are always hostile to those cute animals!" If I lose the case, Buckbeak-"

Hagrid quickly swiped his finger to his throat, then let out a wail and fell to the side, burying his face in his arms.

Harry and the others looked at Hagrid worriedly, but there was nothing they could do, and Harry turned his head to look at Sauron. Noticing Harry's gaze, Sauron sighed.

"Truth be told, Hagrid, the Hippogriff is dangerous." Sauron whispered, ignoring the surprised expressions of Harry on the side, "For students, even more so. However, it is not without a chance, and even if you lose, Buckbeak may not be executed......"

Hagrid looked up sharply, staring at Sauron in disbelief. "Really...... Really? ”

Sauron nodded, "However, if you lose the case, it will most likely be held in special custody by the Disposition Committee, after all, they are high-risk predatory magical creatures, and people have died at their claws in history." ”

Hagrid's eyes, which had just lit up, dimmed again.

"Oh, my poor Buckbeak! Poor little one, so cute, but to ...... Oh......" Hagrid leaned on the table and cried out loud again.

Sauron sighed, looking at the Hippogriff, who was still eating raw flesh and a mouth full of blood, quite helpless - what a "cute little guy"......