At Hogwarts, if you don't have the experience of staying up late to catch up on your homework, how can you be embarrassed to say that you are a Hufflepuff.

That's what Kyle thinks anyway.

So in order to make himself more gregarious, he spent the night writing his Potions homework all night.

This move also surprised the people around them, and it was the first time they had seen Kyle in the team to make up the homework. Some people even thought that they had misremembered the date and thought that the holiday was not over yet, so they put down their quill and went back to the dormitory to sleep.

Of course, he also paid 10 points for this, plus the price of three days of confinement.

"Mr. Brown, the lockdown starts this Friday, don't forget."

In Potions class, Snape turned his head and looked in Kyle's direction, intentionally or not.

Although he knew that Kyle had made up his homework on the last night, the content of the homework was all correct, and even if Snape was about to turn the parchment up, he couldn't find fault with it.

But how to say it...... After all, the opportunity is rare.

"Why didn't you remind him that yesterday was the last day of the holiday and that you were happy to see your classmates punished?

"Hufflepuff deducts five points!"

I have to say that this reason really made Kyle understand.

There were so many people making up their homework last night, and almost every moment someone got up to leave, and then a new person joined in, how did he know if those people had really finished writing.

You can't just ask them one by one, that's too.

Fortunately, Kyle has long been accustomed to Snape's behavior.

Besides, it's only a five, which is really not much, at least in recent years, it is already the fewest points he has ever been deducted by Snape.

……

The Potions class was followed by the Protecting Magical Creatures class, which was much friendlier.

Hagrid brought a group of old friends, and the animals he couldn't wait to introduce to everyone on his first day as a professor, but Kyle stopped him in time.

"Hippogriff."

Hagrid shouted to everyone, "But don't be fooled by their pretty appearance, Hippogriffs are very proud, remember not to try to humiliate them......"

The crowd gathered together and whispered.

Kyle felt that the others except Hagrid should not be fooled by the appearance of the Hippogriffs, after all, their dagger-like claws and beaks were too conspicuous to be noticed.

However, for fifth-year students, this danger is not so difficult to accept, after all, the Hippogriff is only a 3X magical animal.

Hagrid then instructed on what to look out for, demonstrated how to approach the Hippogriff correctly, and then let everyone try it out for themselves.

However, he stops Kyle.

"Come with me, come over here." Hagrid said, and brought Kyle to a gray Hippogriff.

"It's called Buckbeak...... A great lad. Hagrid said, "Do you want to ride it around now?" ”

Kyle thought something strange.

Hagrid was so enthusiastic, but not the usual enthusiasm...... As if there was some other purpose, it made his tone and movements seem a little contrived.

"I know, it's going to be difficult."

Seeing that Kyle had not responded, Hagrid continued, "But this time is different, very different. ”

He subconsciously glanced in the direction of Beauxbatons' carriage, then lowered his voice and said, "Hippogriffs are very intelligent creatures, and they can remember wizards who have been friendly to them, and they will not forget them for years.

"Do you understand what I say?"

Hagrid blinked, "Okay, that's all I can say...... Then the requirement for this lesson is to ride Buckbeak around the field for one lap, or a few more laps, and there is a shelf over there that Buckbeak likes to eat, and you can feed it as a reward...... Good luck. ”

With that, he strode away......

"Mr. Devy, you should be more patient and don't rush to touch them...... Oh yes, that's it, now it's okay. ”

After Hagrid left, Connor asked in a whisper, "What did he mean?" ”

"I guess I want to get acquainted with this Hippogriff." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "I guess it has something to do with the last event of the Triwizard Tournament." ”

As Hagrid spoke, his eyes looked at Beauxbatons' carriage more than once, and each time he looked nervous, apparently afraid of being noticed.

If it has anything to do with Beauxbatons, it's probably only the Triwizard Tournament...... After all, Hagrid hadn't spoken to Ms. Maxim since the last Christmas ball, and hadn't tried to fix his hair with machine lube.

"So, the third project is the Hippogriff?" Connor's eyes lit up.

"It shouldn't be that simple."

Kyle shook his head, "Come to think of it, the first project is a civet cat and a fire dragon, and in the end, it's impossible to finish it with 3X magical beasts...... This is so unreasonable.

I guess it's just part of the project. ”

"That's enough." Connor said, "When it comes to the Goblet of Fire, every bit of advantage counts, doesn't it?" ”

"You're not wrong to say that." Kyle nodded.

He looked at the Hippogriff named Buckbeak and bowed politely.

Around the same time, the other bent down on his front knee, and then he stepped forward and rubbed Kyle's arm with its huge, feathered head.

"Oh, you remember me." Kyle rubbed its head.

The feathers are a bit stiff and not as fluffy as owls, but they are smooth.

"You know it?" Connor said that she didn't feel like Kyle and this Buckbeak were meeting for the first time.

"Sort of, I've seen it before." Kyle rolled over and sat on Buckbeak's back, "Hagrid is right, they're smart. ”

Twelve-foot-long wings spread out on Kyle's sides, and Buckbeak immediately flew into the air.

Although they are all flying, it is not at all the same feeling as riding a broomstick.

Kyle doesn't have to think about flying that way or when to turn, the only thing he needs to be careful about is not getting knocked off the wings on either side of Buckbeak's body...... How to put it, it's very exciting.

Soon, Buckbeak flew around the field and got back to the ground.

In order not to be thrown off, Kyle saw an opportunity and jumped off Buckbeak's back first as he was about to hit the ground.

"Well done, Kyle." Hagrid shouted to everyone, "Look, everybody, someone has already done it first, Hufflepuff plus five points......"

"How does it feel?" Connor walked over and asked curiously.

"It's much more exciting than a horse-shaped water monster."

Kyle tidied up his robe that had been blown by the wind just now,

"I think it's fun to play Quidditch on a Hippogriff, but I don't know if Professor Dumbledore will agree."

Connor shook her head for a moment as she thought about a dozen Hippogriffs flying over the Quidditch pitch.

"I don't know what the Headmaster thinks, but Professor McGonagall won't agree."

"That's right." Kyle sighed, "It's a pity, I think this can really be tried." ”

(End of chapter)