Chapter 899: Points must be deducted
"So, this is why you stayed up late at night and sneaked over to my place?"
In the wooden house, Kyle, who had just returned from the castle, looked at the three Gryffindors standing with their backs against the wall as punishment, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"You're worthy of being a Gryffindor. You've even learned how to break into houses and pick locks. Are you so anxious to go to Azkaban?
"Or if you just nod, I have an acquaintance who can arrange for you to be placed directly in Azkaban, in a single cell, and I guarantee you will receive the best treatment."
"Well, talk!"
Hermione's face turned red, and she wished she could crawl into the ground. She had no mind to talk.
The other two weren't much better, but they were thick-skinned so it wasn't that obvious.
"We... didn't break in and pick the lock..." Ron faltered, "I just gave it a gentle push... and the door opened."
"The vault in Gringotts is unlocked. Why don't you try it?" Kyle said expressionlessly. "The gold coins in there are piled higher than a mountain. No one will care how much you grab."
Ron stopped talking.
"Yes, I'm sorry..." Hermione took a deep breath and whispered, "We shouldn't have barged in without your permission."
"Are you guys feeling sorry for me?" Kyle said unhappily.
He was not angry about the three people breaking into his house at night.
The place had just been cleaned up and there was nothing hidden from view. He had not expected these three men to be so bold.
It's not like they haven't seen a dragon before. During the last Quidditch World Cup, when the Death Eaters rioted, they already knew there was a dragon in their box. Ron was even scared to death.
It's only been a short time, don't you remember anything?
It's not a box that you can just break into?
Fortunately, his biting cabbage and poisonous tentacles had not been transplanted yet, and Hagrid was too excited to sleep, so he saved the three of them from the dragon's mouth.
Kyle turned his head and glanced at Hagrid who was standing next to him.
Smoke was still coming out of his clothes and hair on his back, and a pungent smell filled the air.
Kyle winked at him.
"Do you know you're wrong?" Hagrid said immediately with a stern face.
"know."
"understood!"
"We will never do it again."
The three of them nodded like garlic.
"Now that you know you're wrong, go back quickly." Hagrid said seriously, "If it happens again, I will definitely tell Principal McGonagall... Headmaster McGonagall."
What the hell? Is that all?
Kyle looked at Hagrid in disbelief.
Even if you don't put him in solitary confinement... you will still lose points.
No points will be deducted for wandering around at night and trespassing into an associate professor's office?
No matter how good the relationship is, you can't let someone go so blatantly. Even Snape isn't so partial.
"Hmm?" Kyle's voice rose slightly.
"Wait... deduct another ten points." Hagrid said quickly, looking at Kyle cautiously.
He felt that this was about right.
After all, Harry and the other two had no ill intentions, and Kyle had shown no mercy when he scolded them just now.
To be honest, he felt his heart pounding just standing there and listening. When Kyle shouted "Stand still", he subconsciously straightened his legs.
Moreover, they received another form of punishment…Ron’s pants changed color.
Hagrid felt that with all these punishments combined, they would definitely learn their lesson.
Kyle narrowed his eyes.
The main reason is that he is not a professor yet and does not have the right to deduct points, otherwise he would not need to ask Hagrid to help.
"If you think it's okay, then forget it." He rubbed his forehead and waved towards the door.
Harry and Ron rushed out of the house as if they had been pardoned.
But Hermione stopped at the door, turned around, and said seriously: "Kyle, although we were wrong this time, it is illegal to raise a dragon privately. You, you will be arrested by the Aurors."
"What? Are you going to report me?" Kyle glanced at her.
"I won't, because we are friends." Hermione blurted out: "But you can't hide it. The professor and the headmaster will find out sooner or later."
Kyle felt a little better after hearing Hermione's words.
It's OK, not too rigid.
To be honest, he wouldn't find it strange even if Hermione really went to the professor to report it.
Kyle knew that Hermione was a little stubborn.
In the third year, Harry received a Firebolt from someone unknown, so she told Professor McGonagall about it without telling them.
Although she was originally afraid that there might be dark magic on the broom, and Harry and Ron refused to listen, she had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure, but this also shows that she is a very opinionated person.
Of course, this is just a nicer way of saying it.
So no matter what decision she made, Kyle would not find it strange, and he also understood it... After all, their relationship was not that good, at most they were just ordinary friends.
And it was a fire dragon, no one would be able to remain calm.
The premise is that the report is useful.
Kyle said nothing, just waved.
A piece of parchment automatically fell off the wall and flew into my hand.
Kyle handed it to Hermione.
"Look, I'm not raising a dragon illegally. I have the formalities in place. Even if the Aurors come, it won't be of any use."
Hermione glanced at the parchment and her eyes widened.
"Legal dragon breeding... That's impossible!" She said in disbelief. "The book says that no wizard can privately breed dragons except in dragon sanctuaries."
"Just because it didn't exist before doesn't mean it doesn't exist now. The signature and magic mark on it cannot be forged."
Kyle shook his finger. "Besides, the professors and the headmaster already know that I went to Hogwarts for this very reason... They have agreed to let me raise a dragon in the Forbidden Forest."
"Huh?" Hermione was stunned.
"You see, my actions are completely legal... There is no problem with either the school or the Ministry of Magic."
"The Headmaster agrees?" Hagrid asked, his eyes shining.
He knew what Kyle was going to the castle for, and he had been very nervous before this.
The reason why he didn't go to bed until the early morning, besides being excited, was also this... He was very worried that the school would reject Kyle's application and not allow him to raise dragons in the Forbidden Forest.
"But it's a good thing they weren't hurt." Kyle sighed. "Professor McGonagall agreed to this reluctantly. If a student was killed by a dragon, even if there were only scratches, she would have changed her mind immediately and rejected my application to raise a dragon."
"What did you say?" Hagrid was frightened.
He hadn't thought so much about it before. Harry's curiosity was strong more than once or twice, and he had asked him about the situation of the three-headed dog Fluffy before.
Hagrid was used to it and didn't take it seriously.
But he didn't expect that this time Harry almost made all their efforts go to waste.
He waited for decades before he finally saw the dragons at Hogwarts. He even had the chance to touch their scales with his own hands and feel their fiery passion.
Hagrid had never had such a beautiful dream when he slept.
It was almost ruined by Harry.
Why can't he grow up? He's already in seventh grade and he's still wandering around at night.
"Stop!" Hagrid yelled, and quickly stopped Harry and Ron who had just walked out.
"What...what happened?" Harry's heart trembled slightly.
Hagrid's expression was so scary that he was a little scared.
"We are going back now and promise not to come here again."
"Wandering at night, ignoring school rules and entering the Forbidden Forest... deduct fifty points!" Hagrid said to himself.
"Fifty..." Harry pointed at himself with a dull expression, "Hagrid, look carefully, it's me."
"Of course I know that." Hagrid continued with a straight face, "But I'm a professor. If I can get away with it just because I have a good relationship, then I'd be unqualified for the job."
"Oh, by the way, it's not a 50-point deduction, it's 50 points per person!"
"Haven't you already been deducted points?" Ron was dumbfounded.
There are three of them...that’s one hundred and fifty points.
He never dreamed that Hagrid would actually deduct 150 points from them, a number that usually only came from Snape and Professor McGonagall.
Even Hermione was stunned... If this point was really deducted, Gryffindor would definitely be at the bottom of the list this year.
"Come on, Hagrid."
"please……"
“We really know we were wrong.”
……
Kyle felt so relieved when he saw the three people surrounding Hagrid and begging for mercy.
That's right, what's the use of ten points? They will probably forget about it as soon as they turn around.
They should be given a big one.
……
Ten minutes later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood in a row and walked back to the castle with heavy steps.
They could already imagine what expressions the Gryffindor students would have the next morning when they saw the scoring hourglass drop a large amount out of nowhere.
But there was no way out. Hagrid was determined to deduct points from them, and no matter how much they begged, it was useless.
After the three left, Kyle immediately closed the door and gave Hagrid a thumbs up.
"Well done."
"Harry will probably hate me to death." Hagrid sighed, and suddenly felt a little regretful.
"No, you're doing this for their own good." Kyle looked at the door. "By the way, can you really deduct 150 points from them?"
There are limits on the points added and deducted at Hogwarts.
For example, a class monitor can only be deducted a maximum of ten points per week, and no more than thirty points in a school year, and the student union president can be deducted fifty points.
This is also to prevent them from abusing the right to deduct points... If there is no such restriction, the points of all colleges except Slytherin will be cleared on the second day of school.
By the third day, Slytherin will also be cleared, and the house cup will be meaningless.
The same goes for professors. There are limits on bonus points and deduction points. Large scores, such as fifty, need to be reported to the dean, who will then decide whether to impose punishment or reward.
Hagrid is a professor of Care of Magical Creatures, and there are less than a hundred students in five grades combined. Does he really have this right?
Don't just talk about it.
"Sure, but I won't be able to lose points this school year." Hagrid poked his head out of the window, as if to make sure that Harry and the others had really returned to the castle, and then turned back.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Did Dumbledore and Minerva really agree?"
"Of course, I wouldn't lie to them," Kyle said, "but it just cost me a little."
"What price?"
"Nothing... just a small matter." Kyle shook his head and did not tell Hagrid the truth.
It would be useless even if I told him. Hagrid didn't understand magical plants and didn't know anyone from St. Mungo's, so he couldn't help.
"By the way, Professor McGonagall will come over tomorrow to make sure the dragon is safe. Remember to be more restrained and don't act too enthusiastically."
"Minerva is coming?" Hagrid was startled and asked worriedly, "Didn't you say she agreed?"
