Chapter 41: Plan Exposed
"Do you need so much?" Hagrid was a little distressed
"Be prepared~" Ivy replied
Looking at the somewhat wilted young dragon, Ivy pulled out a large piece of honey sauce steak from the bag and placed it in front of it. The little one sniffed, took a tentative bite, and then, like a starving ghost, bit into the steak and shook it incessantly, making the gravy everywhere.
"Ivey, what do you want so much dragon blood for?" Hermione asked
"Erin wants to use it. You said Hagrid had it, so I'm going to ask."
"That steak looks good, is there? Give me a piece" Ron's attention is always on eating
Ivy gave him a blank look and handed him one.
"Hagrid, does the Norwegian Spinback grow fast?" Hermione asked, looking at the young dragon feasting
"It's quick, because—" The voice stopped abruptly, and Hagrid strode to the window.
"What's going on?" Harry wondered
"Someone just peeked through the window here - it's a boy"
Hagrid's words reminded Harry of Malfoy's eavesdropping in class. He swooped to the door and looked out—his emaciated figure and big golden back, it was Malfoy, and he would never admit it!
"What to do? Malfoy discovers the fire dragon. He's going to denounce us! Ron said anxiously. The steak in my hand is not fragrant anymore
"Don't worry, don't worry for the time being" Ivey is like a reassuring pill, always giving advice when they have no master.
"Why?"
"If he goes to denounce it, someone will believe it~ Just like you want to denounce Quirrell, will anyone believe it?"
"We are really no evidence. But this thing is different, Hagrid really has a dragon! Hermione was still nervous
"Then let the dragon disappear. As long as no one finds the dragon in the house, Hagrid will be able to get out of touch. Ivy continued, "The simplest, Hagrid, you hide it in the Forbidden Forest and go and see it every once in a while. ”
"No way!" Before Harry could say anything, Hagrid refused, "Noble, it's too small, it's going to die if no one cares about it." ”
"Uh-who's Noble?"
"This fire dragon ~ the name I just gave it"
“.....”
"If it doesn't work, I'll tell my mother and let her go first. When the limelight is over, you bring it back. ”
"Erin? That's even worse! She can't even take care of people, let alone dragons. ”
"....." Ivey
He sighed, "In that case, there is another way. If you're not satisfied, I'm fine. ”
"You say"
"Ron"
"Huh?"
"What does your brother do?"
"My brother?" Ron didn't react
"That's right! Charlie "Harry was woken up" Ron, we can find your brother Charlie. Isn't he studying fire dragons in Romania, and we can give Noble to him to take care of - how about Hagrid? That way, there is no need to worry about Noble dying in the wild. ”
"It's good, it's good, but we haven't been together for a few days. Just sent it away—I—I—" Hagrid said with tears coming to his face
"It's not right away. Romania is far from here, and it will take a long time to spread the news, enough for you to get along. Ron said impatiently
"Okay—that's it."
"Okay - I'll contact Charlie, let's wait for news."
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Romania was really far away, and the news was sent out for four or five days without a trace, until Thursday evening. Inside the restaurant
"Charlie replied," Ron said mysteriously
"How?" Harry asked hurriedly
"The institute can take in Nober. He asked us to drop Noble off at midnight next Saturday to the highest tower to be picked up by his friends. After speaking, he also reminded "We have to decide as soon as possible, Charlie is still waiting for our reply, and he will also dock in advance." ”
"Midnight?" The timing of the handover was difficult for Hermione
"It's okay Hermione, we have the Cloak of Invisibility." But Harry wasn't worried
"But the Cloak of Invisibility can't cover so many of us," Hermione said
"Then Harry and Ron will go, and you plus Noble should be about the same." Ivey said
"I think there's another one," Ron calculated
"That dragon is growing so fast, it's only been three or four days and it's doubled, and who knows what it will look like next Saturday. There has to be plenty of space," said Ivey, who said he had to look at the problem from a development perspective
"Alright, that's it, we'll go to Hagrid in the evening and tell him about the plan. Ron, you'll write back to Charlie when you're done eating. Harry said to the crowd
"I'm not going, it's easier for you to have an invisibility cloak. I can move around freely, but I get people to be suspicious. "This kind of thankless task, Ivy doesn't want to get involved.
"OK, leave it to us"
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Time passes in waiting, but things always turn out more than expected. No, Ron was bitten by Noble last night while feeding him. When I woke up the next day, my hand was twice as swollen. He hadn't wanted to go to Miss Pomfrey, but by the afternoon, Ron's entire hand had turned green.
"Are you allergic to Noble?" Helping Ron on his way to the infirmary. Ivy stared at his green hands
"Maybe it's saliva," Ron was in a good state of mind and in the mood for a joke.
After handing Ron over to Madam Pomfrey, the group went back. They still have classes to attend.
It wasn't until the evening that a few people came to see Ron again. Ivey also brought a lot of good food.
"You're finally here, and I'm going to be annoyed by Madam Pomfrey!" Ron had a saved look on his face
"She doesn't believe you?" Harry said with a smile
"Of course not! What dog can make a man turn green," Ron was excited
"It's okay, it'll be over after Saturday," Hermione reassured
"Let's hope~" Ron thought too, "Oh, that's right! Malfoy had just made an excuse to come in and laugh at me, "Ron gritted his teeth in hatred," and he threatened me that he knew something had bitten me, that he was going to Madam Pomfrey to denounce me, and that he had snatched my books. ”
"What book?" Hermione asked
"That's it—" Ron suddenly froze and sat up from the bed
"It's over!"
"What's wrong?" Harry felt that Nobble's saliva was likely to contain neurotoxins, and Ron's brain was poisoned.
"! Charlie's reply to me was tucked away from Malfoy's borrowed book! He must have known by now that we're going to get Noble on Saturday—" Ron said in a hoarse voice
"You guy, burn it after reading it, why keep it!" Hermione was speechless
"I forgot!" Ron covered his face in pain
"You have to leave, he needs to rest more." Miss Pomfrey walked in
"It's okay Ron, let's figure it out again, you have a good rest." Ivey said
"Yes, just leave it to us." Harry and Hermione comforted him
Leave the lounge
"What to do? Now it's even worse. Originally, Ron couldn't go, but now he was discovered by Malfoy. "Hermione also has a headache
"It's too late to change the plan, we don't have time to deliver the message again, this is the only chance." Harry said
"Then the plan remains the same! If it doesn't work, I'll go with Harry. As for Malfoy, even if he knew the exact time, it wouldn't be a big problem, anyway, we would be cloaked in invisibility, and if we were a little more cautious, we wouldn't be discovered. Ivy said to the two
"Okay, let's go to Hagrid now and tell him about the arrangement." Harry led the way towards the Forbidden Forest
When he reached the door, he found Hagrid sitting in front of the door with his teeth closed. Tooth's tail was still wrapped in bandages, and the corners of Hagrid's pants were rotten into strips of cloth.
"What's going on? What are you doing sitting here? Harry ran closer
"It's nothing, Noble is a little irritable now, don't go in, say something here."
While they are discussing plans together. Betty walked to the window of the cottage, and she stood on tiptoe to look inside.
"That's all right, Hagrid. You find a box and put it in, and then we send it to the top of the tower. ”