Chapter 294 A God-given Opportunity

After a while, Harry and the other two arrived in front of the cabin.

dong dong dong-

"Hagrid, are you there?"

In the hut, a big black dog's ears suddenly stood up.

Harry is here!

It suddenly got up from the ground, reached the door before Hagrid, stood up and kept picking at the door lock with its claws.

pat-

The door lock was opened, revealing a crack in the door, and the big black dog squeezed out directly through the crack.

It wagged its tail and pounced towards Harry and the other two, obviously extremely excited about their arrival.

As it nuzzled Harry's hand affectionately, its eyes fell on the cage in Ron's hand.

In an instant, its body suddenly froze.

Is that... the mouse that Peter turned into?

As if suspecting that he had seen it wrong, Sirius looked at it carefully again.

One, two, three, four, four fingers!

That's right, that damn guy Peter.

With a bang, Sirius felt like his brain was about to explode.

Merlin!

After waiting for so long, I finally got this mouse. It’s worth my hard work as a pet dog here.

God knows how much pain I felt every time I thought of that rat roaming around in Hogwarts.

Now I’ve finally made it!

His expression suddenly changed from docile to ferocious. He growled viciously towards the cage and made a move to pounce on it.

Just then, he felt himself being gently kicked.

"Dahei, you are such a naughty guy, you are not at all worry-free for me."

"This door lock can't hold you in at all. You try to escape every day. You've been caught by the house-elves so many times."

"Don't block Harry and the others. Let them in and then you can play with them."

Hagrid's unique loud voice once again awakened Sirius's reason.

Yes, don’t be impulsive!

The little guys weren't a big concern, but Hagrid was still there, and if he aroused his suspicion, revenge would be troublesome.

Even if he snatched the mouse and ran into the Forbidden Forest, he might not be able to escape Hagrid's pursuit.

Moreover, Peter looked like he was dying, so the little guys must have come to ask Hagrid for help.

In this way, I still have a chance to deal with this guy Peter perfectly.

He stepped aside and followed Harry and the other two into the hut, then squatted silently at Ron's feet, staring at the mouse in the cage.

"Harry," Hagrid greeted warmly, "thank you for your gift. I really like the fan made of thunderbird feathers."

"By the way," he winked at Harry, "you did great in the final."

"On Friday night, everyone was in the auditorium watching your live game, and they refused to leave even when curfew came."

"In the end, it was Professor McGonagall who spoke up, and everyone got to see the moment you won."

"You should really see how happy Professor McGonagall is. It's like she's several years younger."

As he spoke, he took out a basket of cakes and placed them in front of Harry and the other two. "Come and try the rock cakes I made yesterday. I'll go get you some tea now."

Thinking of the fear of being dominated by Rock Cake, Harry and the other two waved their hands to refuse.

"Don't bother, Hagrid. We've just had dinner. We're not hungry or thirsty."

"We are here on behalf of Professor Swann, asking you to help look after Scabbers. You know, the one that Ron used to have as his pet rat."

Spotted?

Hagrid wiped his hands, took the cage containing Scabbers from Ron, then took a chair and sat opposite Harry and the other two.

Looking at Banban squeaking and running around in the cage, he sighed softly, "He looks very energetic."

"That's not the case," Ron explained quickly. "When we saw Scabbers, he was listless, lying motionless in the cage, and looked like he was dying."

"I don't know why it suddenly became so energetic. I wonder if it was just frightened by Dahei."

Ron bent down and rubbed the big black dog's head: "Big Black, don't be jealous. Banban is your senior, my first pet, you can't bully it."

Then he looked at Hagrid again, "Hagrid, you've seen Scabbers before, and you know he's always fat."

"Look at it now. It's so thin that it's out of shape. What happened to it?"

After hearing Ron's explanation, Hagrid carefully examined him again. "Well, he looks a little malnourished."

"But there are no signs of illness."

"Combined with your description, it seems that this mouse has not eaten for a long time and is so hungry."

Are you hungry?

Harry and the other two looked at each other and were somewhat skeptical of Hagrid's conclusion.

Professor Swann would be disappointed if he had one less mouse to eat? He wanted to use Banban for research!

If Banban really starved to death, how could he continue his research?

If Sebastian were here, he would definitely praise Hagrid for his professional vision.

The reason why Scabbers became so thin was not only because he was tortured by the Cruciatus Curse.

More importantly, after Neville learned the advanced use of the Patronus Charm, Sebastian no longer cared much about this little thing.

This resulted in the little mouse Banban often eating one meal and then going hungry for nine.

During the recent week-long potion tournament, Sebastian almost forgot about it. Fortunately, he left a few nuts and some water in the cage before leaving, otherwise the mouse would have been dead when he returned.

So, Hagrid is worthy of being the professor of Care of Magical Creatures, his diagnosis is absolutely correct.

The reason why Sebastian asked Harry to bring Scabbers to Hagrid's place was that he was too lazy to take care of Scabbers and didn't want the mouse to starve to death in his hands.

Secondly, he felt that the time was about right and it was time for Harry to solve the mystery himself.

After all, Harry would be busy with reviewing in May and taking exams in June, so it would be better for him to deal with Sirius's matter as soon as possible.

That's why Sebastian arranged for Harry to deliver the mouse after dinner.

Seeing the suspicious looks from Harry and the other two, Hagrid patted his chest and assured them, "Don't worry, I'm a professional."

"If you don't believe me, you can leave Banban with me for a week at most. I promise to return you a lively little one."

Sirius' heart skipped a beat; this situation was exactly what he expected.

As long as Peter stayed here, he would have plenty of opportunities to disappear quietly into the Forbidden Forest with the mouse.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Harry say, "Of course we believe you, but we promised Professor Swann that we would send Scabbers back later."

"Can you think of a quicker way?"

Send it to the stinking swan? !

This won’t work. Once I hand it over to that guy, it will be difficult for me to find another chance.

How about giving it a try now?

Just when Sirius was about to make a move, Hagrid's words made him relax again.

"There is a faster way. After all, there is nothing serious wrong with Banban."

"How about this, you guys wait here for a while, I'm going to the Forbidden Forest to look for Professor Scamander."

"He has a nourishing ointment specially formulated for weak magical animals. It's just right for Scabbers' situation."

"I'll leave Banban here too. You guys can play here with Dahei and the others first."

Watching Hagrid's back as he left, Sirius trembled with excitement.

God-given opportunity!

Hagrid left temporarily, leaving Harry and the other two little ones in the house.

If I don't seize this opportunity, I might as well find a rock and hit my head against it and die.

patience! patience!

Hagrid hasn't gone far yet, so we can't act rashly now.

Sirius lay on the ground, looking harmless.

It was not until five minutes had passed that he jumped up and, in front of the surprised gazes of Harry and the others, bit the cage containing Scabbers.

Then, he twisted his body, jumped out of the window nimbly, and plunged into the vast forbidden forest.

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