Chapter 240: The Decision of the Ministry of Magic
Mealtime is always the time when Hogwarts people gather the most, if you missed that and didn't have a house-elf like Dobby with you...... Well, I'm sorry, you'll only have to go to the elf kitchen under Hufflepuff to find food on your own. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
As Van Lin had thought, the few of them had just sat down, and the empty food plate in front of them was full of food.
Here, one has to sigh at the British recipe...... After spending an entire holiday in China, Van Lin fell in love with China's vast and profound food culture.
For this reason, he also sent Dobby to study with Old Vitor for a while, so that at Hogwarts, Van Lin is food plate is different.
Dobby's Chinese food, although it is not very authentic, is indeed a rare delicacy for Van Lin, he does not want to eat the so-called stargazing, in fact, that dish has no effect at all except funny.
However, after Hermione tasted Dobby's Chinese food, she couldn't stand the spicy, and Van Lin remembered what she made that day called Husband and Wife Lung Slices, although the name was scary, but the taste was still quite good, although it was very spicy, but Van Lin liked it very much.
However, this was a little unbearable for the girl, and she thought it was okay, but she didn't want to take a second bite, and the sandwich and cheese or something was Hermione's favorite.
However, before lunchtime, Van Lin noticed that Hagrid had unexpectedly arrived at the classroom seat today.
Since Buckbeak's accident, Hagrid had been out of school for a while, and when he returned, he was depressed, and he didn't want to come to the Great Hall, at least Vanlin hadn't seen Hagrid in the Great Hall for a long time.
According to Harry, Hagrid also went to the Ministry of Magic to attend a hearing about Buckbeak's attack on Draco Malfoy. However, the outcome of the hearing seems to be open to debate.
Van Lin felt that it must not be a good outcome, with Lucius's character, he could not let Hagrid go, even if Dumbledore was there, he would definitely find a way to make Hagrid uncomfortable.
Perhaps it was the conflict between Dumbledore's attitude and Lucius Malfoy's tactics that led to an indefinite delay in the outcome of the hearing. And Hagrid's arrival today was undoubtedly waiting for something, and Van Lin was a little uneasy to see Hagrid sitting in the teacher's seat.
Owl letters are usually flown to the auditorium at breakfast or lunch time for delivery, but if you own an owl, you don't have to.
However, Hagrid was clearly not the kind of person who could keep owls, he preferred ferocious creatures like dragons, such as Nobo, and Hagrid was like a little sapling when he stood with Nobo now.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before a gray-brown owl flew in through the hall window, a letter in its mouth, and landed straight in front of Hagrid.
"What do you say is that?" asked Harry, "that someone would write to Hagrid, and besides us, Hagrid has only the little babies he thinks are the ones he thinks are the best of friends." ”
"Maybe it's the Ministry of Magic!" Van Lin said, he just shoved a piece of pudding into his mouth, which made Hermione glare at him dissatisfied, the girl didn't like Van Lin eating and talking, but on this point, Van Lin kept teaching him repeatedly.
"The Ministry of Magic?" Harry wondered, "The Ministry of Magic sent Hagrid?
"Have you forgotten? Hagrid either attended a hearing about Buckbeak, or Malfoy was scratched. ”
"It's not like Professor Dumbledore was taken down, and Hagrid wasn't punished......
"It's different, Harry!" Van Lin said, "Of course Professor Dumbledore will protect Hagrid, in fact, it was just a teaching accident, everyone knows that Malfoy is not hurt in any eyes, and connecting with magic itself is a dangerous thing, so Hagrid will not have anything to ......do at all."
"The point is that Buckbeak......" Hermione said, "Hagrid wasn't going to be fired at all, but the Malfoys obviously didn't want to leave it at that, so the only thing to do was Buckbeak, the poor Hippogriff." ”
"What will it be?" Harry asked, remembering the mighty Hippogriff, a creature he loved, but Malfoy ruined the idea of a Hippogriff flying around.
"I don't know, maybe I'll die. Van Lin said that he had placed his knife and fork on the table, which he had just thought, and that this was the worst possible outcome.
"Death?" but ......" Harry felt that it was a little unfair, Buckbeak only scratched Malfoy's arm, but it turned out to be Buckbeak's death, which was obviously unacceptable.
"It's a pity," Van Lin frowned, "with the Ministry's attitude towards magical beasts, it is impossible to be fair in terms of status, even if Mr. Newt has done a lot of things for this, but the Ministry of Magic has never been merciful to magical creatures who take the initiative to attack wizards. ”
"Hagrid is sad......," Hermione said sympathetically, noticing that Hagrid's expression was a little broken after reading the letter.
"Damn it!" Harry cursed, his eyes full of rage, and he wanted to punch Malfoy right now.
The conversation between several people also seemed to attract the attention of Ron, who was sitting not far away, and Van Lin saw Ron sitting in front of him looking in Hagrid's direction, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Maybe we should go to Hagrid's place, he must need someone to comfort him now. Hermione suggested. Hagrid was their faithful friend, and the girl couldn't bear to face such a tragic fact on her own.
Hermione's suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by the two of them, it was their duty as friends, and besides, Van Lin also liked Buckbeak's mirppical hippony, at least Van Lin experienced an unprecedented sense of freedom on Buckbeak's back, and the mysterious place.
Ron also seemed a little moved, and Van Lin saw Ron turn his head and glance in their direction, his eyes full of struggle.
Harry seemed to want to say something, but Ron didn't give him the chance.
He quickly shoved the bread in his mouth and got up and hurried out of the hall.
According to Neville, Spotted's condition was terrible, and Ron was now preoccupied with his rats.
Harry tried to stop Ron, but with his mouth open, he didn't know what to say, and calling Ron's name seemed to be a very difficult task.
"Don't worry too much, it'll be fine. Van Lin patted Harry on the shoulder, and he took his gaze back from Ron's.
Harry nodded, and the others fell silent.
When Van Lin emptied his food tray completely, several people got up and left the auditorium, Hagrid's matter was obviously more important than the lunch break, although Hermione was sleepy, but the girl insisted on visiting Hagrid first before going back to rest, so the girl refused Van Lin's offer to go after the lunch break.
Harry, on the other hand, was a little impatient, he was worried about Hagrid, who was obviously extremely important to Harry.
A few people rushed out of the castle in a hurry, it was daytime, and because of Sirius's silence, the Hogwarts guards were not as strict as before, at least during the day.
Hagrid's hut was on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and as the caretaker of the hunting grounds, Hagrid had to faithfully travel his duties, at least the huge bows and crossbows hanging from the paddocks were still new.
"Hagrid, Hagrid......" Harry slapped Hagrid's door with his hand, but the only sound in the room was the sound of clattering.
"Open the door, Hagrid, I know you're inside!" Harry tapped on the door anxiously, but Hagrid didn't mean to open it at all.
"Get out of the way, Harry. Hermione pulled out her wand and stepped forward.
"Alohomora!"
A sparse flash of light flashed through the lock, and Hagrid's door popped open, and Harry pushed it open as soon as he could, a pungent smell of alcohol rushing into Harry's nostrils.
"Hagrid, you've had so much drink!" Hermione said angrily, and with a flick of her wand in her hand, the glass Hagrid was holding shattered with a thud.
"Hermione!" Van Lin pressed Hermione's wand down, and he used a clean-up charm to wipe out the mess in an instant.
"Hagrid, you...... Are you alright!" Harry asked cautiously, a little unbearable to see Hagrid look so decadent.
Hagrid, who was originally a professor in the Magical Beasts Protection class, was still very optimistic, but the Malfoy incident swept away Hagrid's already low confidence, and he felt that he had failed Dumbledore's trust.
"Buckbeak, it's going to die......" Hagrid seemed to see the person clearly, but the first sentence of his mouth made several people fall silent one after another, and tears flowed from the corners of Hagrid's eyes, Van Lin couldn't imagine that the usually mighty Hagrid was crying so sadly, and even, a little pitiful.
"What's the matter, Hagrid?" Hermione also calmed down, and the girl suddenly regretted treating Hagrid so rudely about drinking, obviously Hagrid's feelings in his heart at this time could not be vented, and he could only pin his hopes on drinking.
However, Hagrid did not answer Hermione, his huge body was all shrunk into the wicker chair he usually sat on, and Hagrid covered his face with his hands, and he had some difficulty calming his emotions.
Because of his dereliction of duty, he killed his good friend.
Hagrid cherishes these dangerous-looking animal friends, from the Eight-Eyed Spider, to Maomao, to Noble, and Buckbeak, all of whom he can communicate with.
However, he killed Buckbeak...... The Ministry's decision was one Hagrid could not change.