Chapter 51: Puzzle Clearing
Hagrid tapped away, and Hermione looked thoughtfully at his back. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"You say, what did he just hide behind his back?"
Al touched his chin and guessed, "Judging from Hagrid's personality, he doesn't come to the library much, since he came here today, could the book he checked be related to the Philosopher's Stone?"
"Isn't that easy, I'll just look for what book he's looking for. Ron stood up as he spoke, he had been impatient with reading, and it was a good time to take the opportunity to move his body.
A few minutes later, Ron returned, with a large pile of books in his arms, and threw them heavily on the table.
"It's a dragon!" Ron whispered, "Hagrid is looking for information about dragons! Look at these books: The Species of Dragons in Great Britain and Ireland, From Hatching Eggs to Nirvana, and this Guide to Keeping Dragons. ”
Al flipped through the books, and sure enough, they were all about dragons.
"Hagrid wants a dragon. Harry's eyes twinkled strangely, and he said, "He told me that the first time I met Hagrid. ”
"But it's against the law!" Hermione said, "and the Wizards' Conference of 1709 officially passed a bill banning dragon breeding, and everyone knows it. ”
"If we have dragons in our back garden, it's hard not to get Muggles to notice. Ron spread his hands, and he said, "Besides, it's hard for you to tame them, it's dangerous to keep dragons, you should really look at the burns on my brother Charlie's body, which were left to him by the wild dragons of Romania." ”
"But what is Hagrid reading these books for?" Harry asked, "Is there a wild dragon in England?"
"Absolutely. Al affirmed, "Britain is not only the Welsh green dragon, but also the Hebri black dragon, but they all live in the deep mountains and forests, and the Ministry of Magic has a special department to hide the existence of these dragons from Muggles to prevent them from seeing the dragons." ”
"If a Muggle sees a wild dragon, the Ministry of Magic will cast an Oblivion Charm on them, erasing their memories and making them forget completely. ”
So what exactly did Hagrid want to do? What was the use of him looking up these books. Hermione asked.
An hour later, El and the others reached the edge of the Forbidden Forest and knocked on the door of the hunting ground's hut.
"Who?" Hagrid shouted from the cabin, then opened the door through a crack to see that it was El and them, before letting them in.
When everyone was inside, Hagrid hurried back and closed the door.
Although it was spring and the weather was clear, the cabin was almost suffocatingly hot, and there was even a roaring fire burning in the fireplace.
To their astonishment, they found that all the curtains had been drawn so tightly that not even a trace of light could penetrate them.
The whole cabin was dark and hot.
"What are you doing here?" Al asked curiously, seeing Fangya lying motionless on the floor with his tongue stuck out like a dead dog, without any energy at all.
Hagrid hesitated, but did not answer, but made them tea and brought them a stoat sandwich.
Al had always been respectful of Hagrid's food, so he politely declined him.
"So...... Do you have something to ask me?" Hagrid asked, sitting in his wide armchair, watching them.
"That's right. Al didn't think they needed to beat around the bush, so he asked bluntly, "I wonder if you can tell us what other mechanism is guarding the Philosopher's Stone besides Lu Wei?"
"Of course I can't say. "First, I don't know. Second, you already know so much that I wouldn't tell you even if I did. ”
"And the Philosopher's Stone has a reason at Hogwarts, where it was almost stolen in Gringotts...... I guess you know all about that, don't you? I don't understand how you even know about Lowe in the world. ”
Hermione rolled her eyes, then said in a sweet, flattering tone, "Hagrid, I guess you know, but you just don't want to tell us, what happens here, can escape your eyes." ”
Hagrid's beard twitched, and Al could tell that Hagrid was laughing.
"Actually, we just want to know who designed those mechanisms. Hermione continued, "We want to know who Dumbledore trusts to help him besides you. ”
Hearing Hermione's last words, Hagrid puffed up his chest and smiled satisfactorily at Al, Hermione, Harry, and Ron.
Al secretly gave Hermione a thumbs up, and sure enough, it still takes skill to speak.
Hermione smiled back quietly.
"Well, it doesn't hurt to talk to you. Hagrid took a sip of his tea, then patted his beard and said, "Let me think about it...... He borrowed Lou Wei from me, and then asked a few other teachers to cast a spell. ”
"There's Professor Sprout...... Professor Flitwick...... Professor McGonagall, and Professor Quirrell......" Hagrid counted on his fingers, "Of course, Dumbledore himself did magic, oh wait, almost forgot about someone, and Professor Snape, who also cast magic. ”
"Snape?" said Al and they all exclaimed at the same time, looking at Hagrid in disbelief.
"yes, that's right. Hagrid grinned, "Are you still suspicious of him? See, Snape also helped protect the Philosopher's Stone, so he wouldn't steal it." ”
Al looked at the others, feeling as if they were thinking the same as his own.
Since Snape was also involved in protecting the Philosopher's Stone, it would be easy for him to figure out what the other teachers had set up.
Aside from Quirrell's magic and how to get through Lowe, Snape probably knew everything.
"You're the only one who knows how to get through Lowe, do you, Hagrid?" Al frowned at Hagrid and asked cautiously, "You didn't tell anyone else about this, did you?" including...... Those teachers. ”
Hagrid said proudly, "Of course, no one wants to know except me and Dumbledore. ”
El and the others were relieved, since Hagrid hadn't told Snape, Snape couldn't have passed through Lowe easily.
"That's good. Harry let out a long breath and fanned the air above his head with his hand, and said, "Hagrid, it's so hot in here, can we open a window? ”
"No, Harry, I'm sorry. ”
Al noticed Hagrid's eyes glancing toward the fireplace as he spoke. Al followed his gaze and found a large black egg lying in the middle of the fire, underneath the kettle.