#43 - Section 43
“It's not just the deepest desire, but also the truest self.”
Dumbledore's expression was quite serious.
It's true that people change, but the changes that occur are all superficial, and the essence is difficult to change. There's a good saying in China: 'It is hard to change one's nature.'
And Ethan's nature is that of a pervert.
Unless something major happens later that is enough to change Ethan's entire life, the current Ethan is just an ordinary student who pursues girls everywhere in school. It's just that his talent is a little higher, his success rate is a little higher, and he is more liked by the little witches.
“Then, as the headmaster of Hogwarts, aren't you worried about the little witches in the school?”
Snape sneered.
He failed in campus romance back then.
Now, what he can't stand the most are those little wizards who are always in love.
Breaking up one pair is a success.
“This, this, as long as it's not forced, we have no right to interfere.”
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Chapter 67: Hagrid's Request
Knock! Knock!
“Who is it?”
Terry's impatient voice sounded.
Looking at the sky outside, it was only just dawning, probably just past six o'clock.
“I'm Parker Waters!”
“Hello, senior. What's the matter?”
Knowing it was a senior, Terry quickly ran over to open the door, not at all like he was just getting up and in a bad mood.
There are only about eighty people in the entire Ravenclaw, and after more than a semester, even if they are not familiar, they know who is who.
And this Parker Waters is a fifth-year senior, who is kind and enthusiastic, and his grades are quite good. He often helps some younger students solve problems they don't understand.
Although he is not a prefect, his popularity in Ravenclaw is quite high.
“I'm here to find Adrian. Hagrid, the keeper of the keys, is looking for him. He's outside the common room now.”
He was also here to pass on a message. He met Hagrid at the entrance of the common room when he was just about to go out.
Hagrid came to the Ravenclaw dormitory to find Ethan, but couldn't answer the knocker's question and couldn't get in, so he had to wait outside the door.
Meeting Parker Waters who was going out, he asked him to help pass on a message, and he wouldn't come in.
“Ethan, Hagrid is looking for you!”
Turning his head, Terry shouted loudly towards Ethan's bed.
“Got it, I'll be right there!”
Ethan had already started getting dressed. He had already woken up when he heard the knock, so naturally he heard their conversation.
But what is Hagrid looking for him for so early in the morning?
Did something happen?
After a simple wash, Ethan hurried off.
“Ethan, come with me quickly!”
The moment he saw Ethan, Hagrid grabbed Ethan's arm and walked out.
Looking anxious.
“No, Hagrid, what's going on?”
Ethan asked, after all, he was dragged away in a daze.
“It's not convenient to talk here. You'll know when we get there!”
Hagrid looked around nervously, looking like a thief.
Ethan understood. It was probably related to magical creatures, and it was the kind that was extremely dangerous and forbidden.
If something happened in the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid wouldn't be so careful, he would just say it openly, and would most likely go to Dumbledore.
Could it be that Hagrid has secretly raised something again during this time?
Woof! Woof!
Arriving at Hagrid's hut, Fang was barking wildly at the door.
And if Ethan wasn't mistaken, Fang's tail seemed to have a large bald patch, as if it had been bitten by a dog, no, it is a dog.
The moment he saw Ethan, Fang immediately ran to Ethan's feet and whimpered.
Looking quite aggrieved.
“Fang, you stay outside first.”
Hagrid grabbed Fang's collar and pulled him away from Ethan, then opened the door a crack, carefully looked inside a few times, and waved to Ethan.
“Ethan, come in quickly!”
Ethan walked in and found that Hagrid's hut was a mess. Hagrid's bed had been taken apart, as if a purebred husky had been locked up at home.
“Help me take a look, it won't eat anything.”
Hagrid pointed to a yellow winged lizard huddled in the corner and said to Ethan.
“Is this a Ukrainian Ironbelly?”
Ethan looked at Hagrid in confusion.
Light gray scales, deep red eyes, slender claws, these are all characteristics of the Ukrainian Ironbelly, but the limbs are too thin, even if it is just born, it shouldn't be like this.
You must know that the Ukrainian Ironbelly is the largest dragon, and the cub is born larger than others, unless it is underdeveloped.
If nothing else, it's because something happened to it.
And it bit Fang. It can only be said that for every magical creature Hagrid raises, Fang's status will be -1.
“That's right, it's a Ukrainian Ironbelly. It hasn't eaten anything from last night until now. I'm afraid it will starve to death.”
During the time they patrolled the Forbidden Forest together, Hagrid knew about Ethan's ability to naturally attract magical creatures. If he didn't eat what he fed it, maybe Ethan could.
This is also the reason why Hagrid thought of Ethan at the first moment of the accident.
“Prepare some fresh, tender beef, and chicken blood mixed with brandy.”
Because Ethan was also incubating a dragon egg, he had studied how to raise a young dragon.
Wild young dragons eat meat after birth, and the teeth and digestive ability of dragons are completely fine.
However, in the dragon farm, in order to make the young dragons develop faster and stronger, chicken blood with brandy must be fed every half hour, and of course, they must also eat meat.
“The meat is already prepared, I'll go prepare the brandy and chicken blood.”
Saying that, Hagrid hurried away.
Ethan saw vigilance in the eyes of the Ukrainian Ironbelly. This was the first time Ethan had felt vigilance from a magical creature.
I don't know what happened to it.
However, Ethan still approached it step by step carefully.
Chirp!
As Ethan approached, the young dragon let out a half-threatening, half-fearful howl, and its thin body shrank back involuntarily.
To this, Ethan remained unmoved and continued to approach it, until his hand came above its head, and seeing that it had the intention of biting, he stopped.
Ethan stared at it for a while, and it calmed down.
Only then did Ethan put his hand on its bare head and stroked it downwards with his thumb.
“Ethan, it's really you. I can't get close to it, otherwise it will bite me. Even Fang's tail was bitten.”
Hagrid walked in, holding a plate of finely chopped meat in his left hand, a basin in his right hand, and covered in chicken feathers.
Seeing that Ethan had already calmed the young dragon, he seemed quite excited.
He really didn't find the wrong person.
“Bring the chicken blood mixed with brandy over first.”
“Oh, okay!”
Hagrid didn't dare to neglect and quickly handed the basin in his hand to Ethan.
Ethan took it and placed it on the ground, slowly pushing it towards the young dragon.
The young dragon first glanced at Ethan, then stared at the red liquid in the basin, slowly approached, and drank it in large gulps.
As long as it starts eating, the problem is not big.
If the body is thin, it can be raised later.
After taking the beef from Hagrid, Ethan also pushed it in front of the young dragon.
“Ethan, I really owe you a lot. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do.”
“You know, raising a dragon is my dream.”
“Wait, Hagrid, raising dragons privately is illegal. If you are discovered, you will be locked up in Azkaban.”
Ethan said this not to report him or anything. After all, he also has a dragon egg.
And now he has started using black flames to protect his body and hatch it. After it has adapted, he will have to try Fiendfyre.
At that time, after being scorched by Fiendfyre, it will become stronger, more bloodthirsty, and more ferocious, and the genes may even mutate.
“Don't worry, I won't be discovered.”
Hagrid patted his chest and assured.
He only has this hobby. How could he give up the dragon he got? Besides, if he was really afraid, he wouldn't raise dangerous things like Acromantulas and Fluffy.
“Dragons mature in two years, and in half a year they will be the size of your bed, and in a year they will be the size of your hut. How can you hide it?”
“Unless you raise it in the Forbidden Forest.”
The Ukrainian Ironbelly is fifty feet tall when fully grown. If it spreads its wings, it will be even bigger. Hagrid's hut won't be able to hold it for two months.
Anyway, Ethan's dragon will be raised in the Room of Requirement when it is young, and when it grows up, it will be transferred to a box with an Undetectable Extension Charm and raised in the Forbidden Forest.
Of course, if you make a box like Newt, you can naturally carry it with you, but this cannot be done in a short time.
The main reason is that the space required by the dragon is too large, unlike the Swooping Evil, which can enter a dormant state at ordinary times, and the Flobberworm doesn't move if it's okay, as long as there's something to eat...
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“Of course I know that.”
Hagrid said with a stiff face. In fact, he wasn't prepared at all, and he was reluctant to put it in the Forbidden Forest. What if it was bullied because it was so thin?
“Also, Hagrid, how did you get this dragon?”
This is what Ethan wanted to ask.
Quirrell and Voldemort haven't come to class since they were beaten by Ethan, and I don't know where they went. The dragon egg that was originally prepared to get information from Hagrid was also intercepted by Ethan.
Under normal circumstances, no one would give Hagrid a dragon egg, even the most ordinary one, which costs more than 3,000 Galleons on the black market.
And the value of the Ukrainian Ironbelly will definitely not be lower than the value of the Hebridean Black dragon egg.
“I won it while playing cards at the pub yesterday. That person was eager to get rid of it.”
Speaking of this, Hagrid's face was full of pride. After all, being able to win a dragon, his luck is unmatched.
“Yesterday, it hatched as soon as you got it?”
Ethan asked curiously, feeling that something was not right!
“It had already hatched when I got it, it was directly a young dragon.”
Now Ethan understood why it didn't eat anything. Dragons have a sense of intimacy with the first creature they see after hatching, and they will eat the food it gives, just like Norbert in the original book.
