#294 - Chapter 294 God-given Opportunity
Before long, the trio of Harry arrived in front of the hut.
Knock, knock, knock—
"Hagrid, are you there?"
Inside the hut, the ears of a large black dog instantly perked up.
Harry is here!
It abruptly got up from the ground, arriving at the door before Hagrid, standing upright and ceaselessly pawing at the door lock.
Click—
The door lock was opened, revealing a crack in the door, and the big black dog squeezed out directly from the crack.
Wagging its tail, it pounced on Harry and his friends, clearly thrilled by their arrival.
Just as it was affectionately nudging Harry's hand with its nose, its gaze fell upon the cage in Ron's hand.
In an instant, its body abruptly stiffened.
That is... Peter in rat form?
Seeming to doubt its own eyes, Sirius Black looked again carefully.
One, two, three, four, four fingers!
That's right, it's Peter, that damned fellow.
With a bang, Sirius Black felt as if his brain was about to explode.
Merlin!
After waiting for so long, it finally got to wait for this rat, it was not in vain that he worked so hard here as a pet dog.
Heaven knows how tormented his heart was every time he thought of that rat swaggering around in Hogwarts.
Now he has finally made it through!
His expression changed abruptly, transforming from a docile appearance to a fierce look, growling fiercely at the cage, and then making a gesture to pounce.
Just then, he felt a gentle kick.
"Black, you naughty fellow, you're not as worry-free as Fang at all."
"This door lock can't hold you back at all, you're always thinking about darting outside, how many times have you been caught back by the house-elves."
"Don't block Harry and them, let them in and then you can play with them."
Hagrid's unique booming voice once again awakened Sirius Black's reason.
Right, can't be impulsive!
These little guys are not worth worrying about, but Hagrid is still here, and once he arouses the other party's suspicion, the matter of revenge will be troublesome.
Even if he snatches the rat and runs into the Forbidden Forest, he may not be able to escape Hagrid's pursuit.
Moreover, looking at Peter's appearance, he seems a little breathless, these little fellows must have come to Hagrid for help.
In that case, he still has a chance to perfectly deal with this fellow Peter.
He retreated to the side, followed Harry and his friends into the hut, and then silently squatted at Ron's feet, staring intently at the rat in the cage.
"Harry," Hagrid greeted warmly, "Thank you for the gift you sent me, I really like the fan made of Thunderbird feathers."
"By the way," he winked at Harry, "Your performance in the final was fantastic."
"On Friday night, everyone was watching your game live in the hall, and they refused to leave even when curfew arrived."
"In the end, Professor McGonagall spoke up before everyone could see you win the championship."
"You really should have seen how happy Professor McGonagall was, it felt like she was several years younger."
Saying that, he took out a basket of biscuits and placed it in front of Harry and his friends: "Come and try the Rock Cakes I just made yesterday, I'll go pour you some tea now."
Thinking of the fear of being dominated by Rock Cakes, Harry and his friends waved their hands in refusal.
"No need to bother, Hagrid, we just had dinner, we're not hungry or thirsty."
"We were entrusted by Professor Swan to ask you to help take a look at Scabbers. You know, Ron's previous pet rat."
Scabbers?
Hagrid wiped his hands, took the cage containing Scabbers from Ron's hand, and then took a chair and sat opposite Harry and his friends.
Looking at Scabbers, who was squeaking and scurrying around in the cage, he gently sighed: "Looks very energetic."
"It's not like that," Ron quickly explained, "When we saw Scabbers, it was listless, lying in the cage without moving, with a kind of dying feeling."
"I don't know why it suddenly became so energetic, I don't know if it was just scared by Black."
Ron bent down and rubbed the big black dog's head: "Black, don't be jealous, Scabbers is your senior, my first pet, you can't bully it."
Saying that, he looked at Hagrid again: "Hagrid, you've seen Scabbers before, you know it's always been chubby."
"Look at it now, it's so thin that it's out of shape, can you see what's wrong with it?"
Hearing Ron's explanation, Hagrid carefully examined it again: "Well, it does look a bit malnourished."
"However, there are no signs of illness."
"Combining your descriptions, it feels like this rat hasn't eaten for a long time, and it's starved like this."
Starved?
Harry and his friends looked at each other, somewhat skeptical of Hagrid's conclusion.
Would Professor Swan deprive a rat of food? He wants to use Scabbers for research!
If Scabbers really starved to death, how would he study it?
If Sebastian was here, he would definitely praise Hagrid's vision for being extremely professional.
The reason why Scabbers became so thin, in addition to being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse before.
More importantly, after Neville learned the advanced usage of the Patronus Charm, Sebastian didn't care much about this little thing.
This led to the fact that Scabbers, this little rat, often ate one meal and then starved for nine meals.
During the Potions Championship week, Sebastian almost forgot about it. Fortunately, he left a few nuts and some clear water in the cage before leaving, otherwise the rat would definitely have died when he came back.
So, Hagrid is indeed worthy of being the professor of Care of Magical Creatures, his diagnosis is flawless.
The reason why Sebastian asked Harry to bring Scabbers to Hagrid was firstly because he was too lazy to take care of Scabbers anymore, and didn't want to let this rat starve to death in his hands.
Secondly, he felt that the time was almost up, and it was time for Harry to personally uncover the mystery.
After all, Harry will be busy with reviewing in May, and busy with exams in June, so let him deal with Sirius Black's trivial matters earlier.
Therefore, Sebastian arranged for Harry to send the rat after dinner.
Seeing the suspicious looks in Harry and his friends' eyes, Hagrid patted his chest and guaranteed: "You three can rest assured, I'm a professional."
"If you don't believe me, you can leave Scabbers with me, for up to a week, and I guarantee to return you a lively little thing."
Sirius Black's heart suddenly moved, this situation was very much in line with his expectations.
As long as Peter stays here, he has plenty of opportunities to take this rat and disappear silently into the Forbidden Forest.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Harry say: "Of course we believe you, but we promised Professor Swan that we would send Scabbers back later."
"Can you see if there's a quicker way?"
Send it to that stinky swan?!
That won't do, once it's sent into that guy's hands, it will be difficult for him to find another chance.
Should he risk it now?
Just as Sirius Black was about to make a move, Hagrid's words made him relax again.
"There is a quicker way, after all, there's nothing seriously wrong with Scabbers."
"How about this, you guys wait here for me, I'll go to the Forbidden Forest to find Professor Scamander."
"He has a nutritional ointment specially formulated for weak magical creatures, which is perfect for Scabbers' situation."
"I'll leave Scabbers here too, you guys play here with Black and the others first."
Watching Hagrid's departing figure, Sirius Black trembled with excitement.
A godsend!
Hagrid has temporarily left, and there are only three little guys in the house.
If he doesn't seize this opportunity, he might as well find a stone and bash his head to death.
Patience! Patience!
Hagrid hasn't gone far yet, he can't be impulsive now.
Sirius Black lay on the ground, putting on an innocent appearance.
Until five minutes had passed, he suddenly leaped up, and in the surprised gazes of Harry and his friends, bit the cage containing Scabbers in one bite.
Then, he twisted his body, jumped nimbly out of the window, and plunged headlong into the vast Forbidden Forest.
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