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Chapter 644: Hagrid's Return
Chapter 644: Hagrid's Return
After leaving the school hospital, Kyle didn't immediately send the letter. Instead, he waited until noon, then took the letter and the newly delivered photo to the Owlery.
Roten was too distinctive, and Kyle wasn't sure if Lucius would send it away to avoid associating with him. Therefore, choosing another owl was more appropriate.
Kyle looked around the Owlery and quickly selected a tawny barn owl. He attached the envelope to its leg.
"Thank you for your help."
The owl nodded and flew away, flapping its wings.
As Kyle turned to return to the castle, he suddenly saw a pair of sharp eyes staring intently at him.
"Ah, Roten... You're here. I couldn't find you just now..." Kyle said dryly, "Actually, um... This isn't a good errand... You don't need to go personally..."
As soon as Kyle opened his mouth, the feathers on Roten's neck stood up, making it look like a giant Quaffle.
It didn't listen to Kyle's explanation at all. It angrily clicked its beak, making a muffled clacking sound, and flew away with its wings spread.
"I should have come when it wasn't around." Kyle rubbed his forehead.
Just as he was about to chase after it, he suddenly heard an angry roar.
"Get away... You beast, get out of here!"
Kyle hurriedly quickened his pace.
Outside the Owlery, Filch was waving a hooked stick vigorously.
There were two owls above his head. One was Roten, who had just left. At this moment, it was flying angrily in the air, dodging Filch's stick while using its large wings to hit his head.
Roten's strength was far beyond that of an ordinary owl. Each blow made Filch retreat repeatedly.
Besides Roten, there was also a white Snowy Owl nearby.
"Hedwig?" Kyle called out.
The white owl immediately flew over and landed on Kyle's shoulder.
At this moment, Kyle noticed its disheveled feathers, some bent backwards, and one wing was injured, bent at an awkward angle. There was also a letter in its claws.
"Roten, wait a moment." Kyle called out.
Whether it had finished fighting or heard Kyle's voice, Roten stopped harassing Filch and flew to a nearby tree.
Filch, furious, threw the stick in his hand, but the next second, the stick bent and fell into Kyle's hand.
The hook at the end of the stick still had a white feather stuck in it.
"Filch, are you intercepting student letters?" Kyle said coldly.
"This is a routine inspection." Filch huffed, "Give me back my things, or else I will..."
"Crack!"
Right in front of Filch, Kyle threw the stick to the ground and stepped on it to break it.
Hedwig excitedly chirped.
"Inspection? I didn't know that Hogwarts used this method to inspect student letters."
Filch was also startled by this sudden action and couldn't help but take two steps back.
But soon, he regained his courage, stiffened his neck, and said, "This is approved by Professor Umbridge. I'm just following orders."
"Nonsense." Kyle narrowed his eyes, "Intercepting letters privately violates the Wizarding Law. How could Professor Umbridge, as a senior official in the Ministry of Magic, possibly allow you to do this? Don't think of blaming Professor Umbridge."
Filch's face turned pale.
He, of course, knew that this was illegal, but he was truly following Umbridge's instructions.
However, at this point, Kyle didn't want to continue the conversation with him and didn't give him a chance to explain further.
"I'll inform the professor about this."
After saying this, Kyle left the Owlery with Hedwig and headed towards the castle.
Halfway there, Hedwig chirped softly twice and then flew towards Gryffindor's tower, apparently delivering the letter to Harry.
Kyle had intended to return to the dormitory to get a bottle of owl treatment for Harry, but when he reached the castle gate, he suddenly stopped.
Not far away, at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, the once quiet house was now emitting continuous puffs of white smoke.
"Has Hagrid returned?"
Kyle immediately changed direction, crossing the frost-covered grass and quickly reaching the door, where he knocked twice.
A familiar dog bark came from inside.
"Shut up, Fang!"
The door opened, revealing Hagrid through the crack.
"Kyle... How did you know I was back?" Hagrid's voice was cheerful.
"I saw the smoke..." Kyle said, "There's definitely someone using the fireplace."
"I should have thought of that." Hagrid chuckled, "Come in... Move aside, Fang, don't block the way..."
Hagrid opened the door a little wider, and as soon as Kyle squeezed in, he quickly closed it again.
The room had a strong musty smell, but Kyle ignored it and stared at Hagrid.
There were dark red blood clots in his hair, both eyes were swollen shut, his chin was bleeding, and he was missing two teeth, looking as if he had been brutally beaten... and the kind where he was pinned to the ground.
"It's nothing... It's nothing..." Hagrid said, covering his eyes with his hand, "Want something to drink... Oh, the tea has gone moldy, in this weather, how about some water?"
"It must have been a giant," Kyle said suddenly.
Hagrid's hand froze, "What?"
"I mean," Kyle said firmly, "The injuries on your face were caused by a giant, right?"
"No..." Hagrid stubbornly denied, but his voice was soft.
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"Then what was it?" Kyle asked calmly, "There are no magical traces on your body, which means it wasn't a wizard, and a normal wizard wouldn't be able to beat you up like this with their fists."
"It... it was a dragon," Hagrid's eyes shifted, "I went to Romania..."
"Sorry, forgive my ignorance..." Kyle raised an eyebrow, "I still don't know what kind of dragon likes to fight hand-to-hand, they usually prefer to use flames."
Kyle looked him up and down, "But there are no traces of burns on your body."
"Oh, I remembered wrong, it was a Chimaera..."
"The Chimaera's most powerful weapon is its fangs and sharp teeth."
"I..."
"Hagrid, are you testing my knowledge of magical creatures?"
"Bang!"
A copper kettle was placed heavily on the stove.
"I know your protection of magical creatures class is the best in the school," Hagrid sighed helplessly, "But I really wish you weren't so smart right now."
"So you admit it, don't you?" Kyle said with a smile.
"This isn't something a kid your age should be asking about," Hagrid glared at him with his unswollen eye, "Don't ask, Kyle, this matter is absolutely confidential, I won't tell you."
"Alright then," Kyle said readily.
This caught Hagrid a little off guard. The excuse he had just come up with seemed unnecessary.
He just realized that Kyle was different from Harry and the others, as he didn't have the habit of prying into everything.
"Fortunately, they're two people," Hagrid thought thankfully.
On some of the most critical issues, he believed he could fool Harry, but there was no way he could fool Kyle.
If Kyle was like Harry, wanting to know everything, then the top-secret mission Dumbledore had entrusted to him would be completely failed...
Additionally, some information he didn't want others to know would also likely be directly exposed... including the item he had purposely hidden in the Forbidden Forest.
"I just want to know which side the giants are on," Kyle continued, "That's what this is about, right? You went to meet the giants as Dumbledore's messenger."
Hagrid gradually put away his smile, his expression becoming serious.
"Originally, they were on our side," he said, "But the giant Gogmagog... you should know, he's the leader of the giants."
Kyle nodded.
"The Gogmagog we met had his head chopped off by another giant named Olaf on the third day, with a sword forged by fairies."
"A fairy-forged sword?" Kyle asked, "That definitely wasn't from your side, was it?"
"It was from the Death Eaters," Hagrid said in a low voice, "McNair, a madman, who loves killing just like Olaf. They're quite compatible."
"So, we'll be facing all the giants next?"
"Maybe not all of them..." Hagrid said, "Anyway, some changes occurred in the middle, and the giants started fighting among themselves. I once convinced six giants with Olaf... if they don't want to follow Olaf's rule... they might come over to our side."
"How many giants are there in total?" Kyle asked.
"Hmm... around seventy or eighty."
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(End of Chapter)
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