Chapter 329 Hagrid's new class
Lin Xia and other talents came out of the research room before class.
As the newly appointed professor of the Care of Magical Creatures course, Hagrid asked students to prepare a novel textbook during the holidays, called "Monster Book of Monsters".
It is said that every little wizard who bought this book would try to open it curiously, but they could not open it without exception.
Every time they opened it, they would scream and be chased and bitten by the monster book.
If the book did not bite hard, the little wizards would not be hurt. Otherwise, Hogwarts would have to welcome a lot of injuries and sickness before school started.
Lin Xia and others came to the outside of the castle and went to Brother Hai's cabin.
The rain outside had stopped, the sky was a refreshing light gray, the grass underfoot was moist and soft, and there was a slight elasticity when stepped on.
Everyone was looking forward to this class, and the more they looked forward to it, the more nervous they were. When they were about to arrive at Hagrid's cabin, Lin Xia and others stopped discussing.
Gryffindor students naturally liked Hagrid very much and got along well with him.
The Hufflepuff students had no ill feelings towards the giant professor, and they gathered around them, looking around curiously.
The Ravenclaws stood around proudly and reservedly, looking at Hagrid's cabin, wanting to see what kind of magical creatures Hagrid would take out.
Only the Slytherins stood in the distance proudly, far away from Hagrid, as if he had some germs.
Even if the school arranged many Gryffindor students for Hagrid, it was impossible not to arrange a Slytherin student.
The only good thing was that there were very few Slytherin students, only a few of them, and these few people could not affect Hagrid's teaching at all.
No matter what they said, no student responded, like a mute.
These Slytherin students understood their situation, so they would not speak when Hagrid was officially teaching.
"Come on, come on, hurry up!"
As the class time approached, Hagrid urged the students not far away to come quickly.
"Today I have something good to show you. First, you need to open your textbooks--"
Hagrid paused and winked at them mischievously, with a childlike look in his eyes:
"I believe all students have tried to open this book in advance. I wonder if anyone has successfully opened it with the correct method?
I will give 5 points to the school if any student can open it!"
As soon as this was said, students from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw all raised their hands enthusiastically.
Ron looked around and found that 1/5 of the students knew how to open the book.
He whispered to Harry: "How do they know the method? Did they all prepare in advance? Isn't this too much?"
Harry looked at the students who raised their hands and didn't want to say anything. He felt that he had no talent for learning at all.
He had had this book for a long time and tried to open it several times, but gave up when he couldn't open it. He didn't think about finding the correct way to open it at all.
Hermione on the side raised her hand high. Harry thought to himself that he was not as self-conscious as Hermione in learning.
On the other side, Draco and Lin Xia both raised their hands. Compared with these two people, they were even worse.
The Slytherin students looked unhappy when they saw that no one of them raised their hands.
Although they didn't like this course, Slytherin has always been the representative of excellent elites.
Even if they don't like it, they have to do well and not be outdone by the other three colleges!
The Slytherin students secretly thought in their hearts: Next time, they will never make such a mistake!
Hagrid was surprised to see so many students raising their hands, and at the same time he was sure.
The students seemed to be quite interested in this course!
In order to treat them equally, Hagrid pointed to one student each from Hufflepuff, Old Venklaw and Gryffindor, and asked them to answer at the same time.
Among them, Gryffindor pointed to Hermione, who said very quickly: "Just touch their backs gently, and make them feel comfortable, and you can open the book quickly!"
After she finished speaking, the other two little wizards stuttered and said half of it.
Brother Hai smiled and gave five points to each of the colleges they represented.
Because he gave points freely, he was different from other professors at once, which fully mobilized the students' enthusiasm for class.
Even Slytherin, who looked down on Hagrid, listened to the class more seriously, looking for opportunities to get extra points in this class.
Slytherin must do the best and cannot be outdone by other colleges!
"Okay, dear students, let's gently touch the back of the monster book, and then open the first page of the book.
Yes, the creatures that appear on the first page are the creatures we need to understand in this class."
After Hagrid finished speaking, he whistled.
Suddenly, a group of magical creatures walked out from behind the cabin.
Everyone looked at these creatures in amazement.
Even Lin Xia had never seen such creatures before.
They have the body, hind legs and tail of a horse, but the front legs, wings and head are like eagles, and their cold beaks are the color of steel, and their big eyes are orange-yellow, which looks very bright.
It seemed as if there was a flame burning in it, and at first glance, it looked a bit like a small sun.
The claws on the front legs were half a foot long, which looked terrifying, as if they could tear a steel plate in one go.
Each monster had a thick leather collar around its neck, which was tied by a long chain. All the chains were held in Hagrid's palm, and he coaxed the monsters to come slowly.
Lin Xia looked down at the monster book.
These were hippogriffs, a very beautiful and powerful magical creature with a body that was half horse and half bird.
Their fur was shiny and shimmering, transitioning from feathers to hair, and the color of each head was different.
On their bodies, there were stormy grays, bronze and pink spots, sparkling reddish browns, and black like ink.
Because of their huge bodies, these colors did not look like a bunch of palettes.
When all the hippogriffs came forward, Hagrid rubbed his hands and said happily: "Well, if you want to get closer..."
The little wizards couldn't help but take a few steps back. These magical creatures looked very ferocious at first glance, and it was doubtful whether they could really get close.
But Hagrid also said at this time: "Remember, the first thing you need to know about hippogriffs is that they are very proud and easily lose their temper. Don't humiliate them, otherwise you may lose your life."
Well, the little wizards who dared to take a step forward became even fewer.
Hagrid was not aware of the change in the atmosphere and was still talking nonstop:
"I will now teach you how to approach. You must wait for the Hippogriff to act first.
This is polite, understand?
You should walk towards it and bow to it. If it bows back, you can touch it.
If it doesn't bow, leave it quickly, its claws will hurt you.
And in the process, you must keep your eyes on it, and don't blink too often, otherwise they will think you are looking down on it."
After Hagrid finished speaking, he said, "Okay, who would like to try first?"
But he didn't know that this strange way of approaching had already deterred most of the little wizards.
Hagrid's eyes became a little pleading: "They are very friendly species. As long as you can get its recognition, is there really no one coming?"
Just when Harry wanted to take a step forward, a faint voice suddenly came from the crowd.
It's Neville!
Neville quietly raised his hand and asked in a weak voice: "Professor, if I am the first one to stand up and try, will I get extra points?"
Hagrid's eyes lit up, "Of course, as the first person who dares to take the risk and stand up to try, I will add 10 points to Gryffindor!"
Seeing that Neville was about to stand up, Lin Xia's voice rang out:
"Professor, please allow me to ask a question. If we accidentally anger the hippogriffs when interacting with them and get attacked, will you protect us?"
Hagrid was stunned. He seemed to have never thought about this question.
After all, in his dictionary, yes is yes, no is no, there is no such thing as no in the middle.
But he quickly said: "Of course, each of you will get my protection during the attempt.
At the same time, Hermione, Lin Xia and Draco, the outstanding students of this course, will stand beside you and provide you with assistance.
If you are really attacked, you can all be saved!"
Hagrid said while blinking at the three people.
He didn't believe in his ability to use the defensive spell immediately, but he believed that the three outstanding students should have a very high understanding of "armor protection".
The three outstanding students who were named stood up and stood aside with a calm look.
Hermione turned her head to look at Lin Xia, as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't find the time to speak.
She thought that Lin Xia deliberately asked this question to make Hagrid realize that his safety protection in class was insufficient and fill his loopholes.
But it must be said that Hagrid's proposal made the little wizard's nervous mood relax a lot.
Not only Neville, but even the Slytherin students wanted to be the first to experience it.
But everyone knew that Neville was the first to speak, so he was the first to stand in front of the hippogriff and forced himself to look at it calmly.
Hagrid untied a chain, and a hippogriff left his companions, and then Hagrid untied its leather collar.
He whispered to Neville, "Now, look at it, don't be too nervous, stare at it... Very good, you are already looking at each other, this is very good, remember not to blink, if you blink too often-"
Hagrid did not say the rest of the words.
Because he found that Neville was stiff all over when he looked at the Hippogriff, even his eyes were stiff, and he would not blink at all.
This was a good start, but Hagrid immediately became worried about Neville.
With such a stiff body, can he still bow properly later?
The Hippogriff stared at Neville for a while, and the fierce sight made Neville's scalp numb.
He wanted to withdraw, but found that he could not move at all.
Hagrid's voice sounded: "Very good, you did a great job, now... Neville, bow to it."
Neville slowly moved his body, bent down, and wanted to bow.
But his body was very stiff and could not move at all.
Time passed by, Neville still couldn't move, and at this time, the hippogriff felt a little irritated, scratching the grass with its front paws.
The next second, a clear and loud voice came out-
"Armor Protect!"
An invisible air wall shield appeared in front of Neville, blocking the attack of the hippogriff.
Draco and Hermione reacted and immediately shouted: "Armor Protect!"
Two consecutive defensive spells were cast on Neville, resisting the next attack of the hippogriff.
Seeing that this magical creature was about to attack again, Hagrid blew a whistle to calm it down quickly.
Hagrid personally put a leather collar on it, tied a chain and held it in his palm, coaxing it gently:
"Dear little baby, it seems that you are not ready to contact human wizards, it's okay, you go down first."
Other little wizards: ...
What should I do if I feel that this professor is a little crazy?
Hagrid brought a new hippogriff over and looked at the other wizards: "Are there any other little wizards who want to try it?"
He emphasized: "Add 10 points to your school!"
Even under the temptation, the little wizard was still a little scared. When Lin Xia was about to stand up, a wizard from Slytherin suddenly stood up.
He said proudly: "I'll try it!"
He walked carefully to the hippogriff. According to Hagrid's instructions, he looked at it first, and after confirming that there was no problem, he quickly bowed!
After a while, the hippogriff facing him suddenly bent its scaly front knees and made a definite bowing gesture.
"Well done, Sack!" Hagrid said happily: "You have been recognized by it. You can touch it and pat its mouth. Go!"
The student named Sack was still a little afraid and subconsciously looked at Draco.
Draco nodded at him, raised his chin, and said proudly: "Go, if anything happens, we will protect you immediately."
After getting the promise, Sack approached the monster and patted its mouth a few times.
The hippogriff closed its eyes lazily, and seemed to like it very much.
All the classmates cheered!
Hagrid was even more pleased: "Slytherin +10 points!"
Although the process of getting their approval was a bit cumbersome, it didn't seem impossible to do.
After one succeeded, the other little wizards lined up to contact.
Soon it was Harry's turn.
Harry seemed to be very fond of the hippogriff. After patting its mouth again, it even allowed Harry to sit on it.
Hagrid muttered in his ear: "Lie behind the wing joint, that position is the best. Remember, don't pull its feathers, it won't like it..."
Harry climbed up, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.
Hagrid gave an order: "Go!"
Suddenly, the hippogriff flew up! (End of this chapter)
