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Chapter 216: I Have a Better Idea
Chapter 216: I Have a Better Idea
Ron was genuinely terrified after learning that Hagrid had raised the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider. He no longer cared about the Fire Dragon and only wanted to return to the castle as soon as possible.
As long as he could go back, even if it meant doing a whole... er, half-day's worth of homework, he was fine with it.
However, this simple request remained unanswered.
Harry and Hermione continued to persuade Hagrid to release Norbert, insisting they wouldn't leave without doing so.
Ron had considered leaving Harry and Hermione behind and returning to the castle alone, but he quickly dismissed the idea as it would make him appear cowardly.
Unable to leave and too scared to move, Ron could only suppress his fear of spiders and stand there trembling.
"The Forbidden Forest is too small, Hagrid," Hermione said, "It might be able to hide the Three-Headed Dog, but it's definitely not big enough for a dragon. Don't forget that Norbert can fly. With just a slight flap of its wings, it can reach a height of fifty feet, and those trees won't be able to contain it."
"But... I just got him," Hagrid hesitated.
"Do you want it to stay in the Forbidden Forest forever and never fly?" Hermione continued her persuasion. "Norbert is a dragon, Hagrid. He belongs in the sky."
"I... I know I can't keep him forever," Hagrid said, biting his lip. "But when he ate yesterday, he rubbed my hand, he must have thought I was his mother... I can't just throw him away like this, I can't."
Huh?
Kyle looked up, puzzled, and glanced at Norbert, who was pretending to be dead on his arm.
What's going on? How did I become a male mother all of a sudden...
Moreover, Kyle hadn't heard of any tradition of "rubbing hands to recognize family" among Fire Dragons. How did Hagrid come to this conclusion?
"Charlie!"
At that moment, Harry suddenly shouted, drawing everyone's attention.
Excitedly, he said, "Ron, I remember your brother Charlie studying Fire Dragons in Romania. Why don't we send Norbert to him?"
Ron didn't say a word; he just nodded stiffly.
"That's a great idea!" Hermione said. "What do you think, Hagrid?"
"I believe Charlie will take good care of him."
Hagrid fell silent for a moment and didn't agree right away. He said he needed to think about it.
After that, no matter what Harry and Hermione said, Hagrid didn't give in.
It wasn't until the trio left that Hagrid slumped into a chair, grabbed his hair, and asked, "Kyle, do you think I should have agreed with them... to send Norbert to Romania? Maybe that's the best choice."
"To be honest, there's no need for that."
After confirming that the trio had walked far enough, Kyle finally spoke up. "Charlie is indeed trustworthy, but I have a better idea..."
Kyle stayed in Hagrid's hut for a long time, not leaving until noon.
...
The next day, when Harry and Hermione returned to persuade Hagrid to hand Norbert over to Charlie, they received an unexpected response.
"You mean you've already found a solution?" Harry said in disbelief.
"Yes," Hagrid looked much more relaxed as he handled a fish. "You're right; a dragon can't be raised here. So, when Norbert grows a little bigger, he'll leave."
Hearing this, Harry also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't know where Hagrid had sent Norbert, as long as it wasn't at Hogwarts, it was fine.
"By the way, where's Ron?"
"Why isn't he here with you?" Hagrid asked, looking up.
"Oh, he has something else to do today," Harry replied.
Ever since he found out they were coming here today, Ron had left the common room and never returned, and Harry couldn't find him anywhere.
...
"Hermione, don't you think it's a bit strange?"
On their way back, Harry looked back at the direction of the hut and asked, "It's only been a day, why did Hagrid suddenly agree to send Norbert away? Did something happen that we don't know about?"
"There's nothing strange about it. Maybe Hagrid realized that it's impossible to raise a dragon at Hogwarts."
"Besides, we have more important things to do now."
Hermione seemed a bit anxious, speaking quickly, "The end-of-term exams are coming up soon. We must catch up on our studies and make up for the time we've lost."
"The exams are still a long way off," Harry said nonchalantly.
"There are only twenty days left!" Hermione countered, "Or next month is exam week. Do you still think it's early?"
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"Twenty... days?" Harry suddenly stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at Hermione.
The last time they talked about the exams, there were still ten weeks left, how did it suddenly become twenty days?
But he felt like only a few days had passed... Who stole his time? And what made Harry even more desperate was that he couldn't remember any of the knowledge he learned in class, feeling his mind go blank.
When they returned to the castle and told Ron, who was waiting for them at the Great Hall entrance, he also wore the same expression.
In an instant, the exams seemed no longer out of reach.
For a while, Harry and Ron didn't have time to think about Hagrid and his fire dragon.
Night after night, after finishing the piles of assignments from their teachers, they still had to work on the study plan Hermione had made for them, which was driving them crazy.
"This is terrible..."
In the library, Ron looked at the thick stack of books in front of him and almost broke down, "I'm even dreaming about automated stirring cauldrons now."
"So, did you dream of the answers?" Hermione looked up and said irritably, "Which wizards invented it?"
She had even more books in front of her, almost covering the entire table.
"I only remember those cauldrons lining up to hit my head..." Ron said with a bitter expression, "But Hermione, why do you need to study? You already know everything."
"Did those cauldrons knock some sense into you?"
Hermione replied anxiously, "Knowing things doesn't guarantee an O (Outstanding) in the end-of-term exams.
What if the questions are really difficult? I can't imagine what it would be like if I only got an E (Exceeds Expectations)."
To be honest, Harry and Ron would be thrilled if they could get an E.
"But you're already the best in the year," Ron said softly, "In class, you're always the first to complete the professors' tasks."
"Many people can do that... Like Kyle in second year." Hermione shook her head, "And I found out that he got full marks last year."
(End of Chapter)
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