#34 - Tebo Wart Pork Chops

"Maybe I should transplant the scallions I planted over here. My scallions are always underground and can't see the sun, and they've been getting more and more wilted lately." Seeing this vegetable garden, Anduin's mood suddenly brightened, and his pace quickened, soon approaching the hut.

"Hagrid! Hagrid! Are you there?" Anduin shouted towards the house.

The door of the hut creaked open.

Hagrid bent down and walked out from inside. When he saw that it was Anduin, he greeted him warmly.

"Anduin, it's been a while since I've seen you. Come on, come in." Hagrid warmly welcomed Anduin into the hut, and only then did Anduin have the opportunity to see the full view of Hagrid's house.

Hagrid's hut had only one room, with ham, sausages, and pheasants hanging from the ceiling. Inside, there was a fireplace with a huge wooden table and wooden chairs in front of the fire. In the corner of the room, there was a large bed with a patchwork quilt. On the wall next to it hung a coat, as well as many tools such as hammers and axes. Next to the only sofa was a large crossbow and a pink umbrella.

"Hagrid, your place may be small, but it has everything you need!" Anduin was in a good mood today, especially after seeing the vegetable garden next to Hagrid's hut.

"Haha, there's nothing to praise about my shabby place. Tell me, what brings you here today?" Hagrid scratched his head shyly and quickly invited Anduin to sit down.

"I wanted to come see you a long time ago, but I just started school recently, and I need to slowly familiarize myself with many places in Hogwarts. I just happened to be in a good mood today, so I thought I'd come see you." Anduin grinned, dumped a large bag of seasonings he was carrying onto the table, and climbed onto the large wooden chair in the room.

"I'm really happy that you came. I didn't even have time to congratulate you on starting school before." Hagrid said, looking at Anduin with a smile. Only then did Hagrid have time to carefully observe Anduin, and then he noticed that Anduin was actually wearing Slytherin robes, and he said in surprise, "Good heavens, Anduin, how, how did you get into Slytherin? I didn't even notice."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either. I got quite a shock when the Sorting Hat sorted me." Whenever Anduin heard this question, he would always think of that annoying broken hat.

"But I remember you told me that you weren't Muggle-born? It seems like very few Muggle wizards join Slytherin." Hagrid still said with an exaggerated expression.

"Yeah, I've always suspected that the sorting isn't very fair, Hagrid. I'm only telling you this. →" Anduin liked this simple and honest giant very much, so he prepared to tell him his long-held guess, and said mysteriously.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm." Hagrid nodded vigorously, staring at Anduin with wide eyes.

"You know that which house you're sorted into has always been decided by the Sorting Hat. I've always suspected that that broken hat is the one causing trouble. When I put on the hat, I clearly heard it say that I was a natural Ravenclaw, but then I argued with it a few times, and then that broken hat angrily sorted me into Slytherin. It must be holding a grudge against me!" Anduin told Hagrid his long-held guess.

For Anduin, denying the result to defend himself was the behavior of the weak, so Anduin had never shown any dissatisfaction with being sorted into Slytherin in front of others. In fact, Anduin had already accepted the result, but Hagrid had a childlike innocence that Anduin rarely saw, so he rarely complained to him.

"Good heavens, how could this be? But it is said that the Sorting Hat has never made a mistake. Did you do something that made the Sorting Hat particularly angry?" Hagrid handed Anduin a cup and poured water for him while speaking.

Does wanting to take it apart count? Anduin slandered in his heart.

"Now that you've entered Slytherin, have those bad guys from the pure-blood families caused you any trouble? Those people are the worst, and many dark wizards and Death Eaters come from Slytherin. You have to be careful in the future." Hagrid continued, looking at Anduin.

Anduin didn't know if Hagrid was telling him to be careful about his safety or to be careful not to become a dark wizard, but he still told Hagrid to rest assured.

"After entering the academy, I basically stayed at home and didn't go anywhere except for class, so don't worry, Hagrid. By the way, let's not talk about those things. Look at what I brought you." Anduin didn't continue the conversation, but instead changed the topic to food.

Anduin not only liked Hagrid very much, but also liked the place where Hagrid lived. The surroundings were open, the scenery was beautiful, and it made people feel refreshed. He couldn't help but say a few more words to Hagrid.

"There's chili sauce, sesame paste, bay leaves, soy sauce, sesame seeds. I brought a lot of seasonings. I eat in the school hall, and I'm already tired of the food there. I saw that you planted a lot of vegetables outside your house. How about I cook a few dishes for you to try?" Anduin's spirits perked up when he talked about food, and he said to Hagrid with great interest.

Hagrid knew Anduin's craftsmanship. He had tasted Anduin's stir-fried dragon liver before, and the taste was the most delicious taste he had ever tasted. Because of this, Hagrid had a particularly deep impression of Anduin, and he looked at him with special eyes.

"That would be great. I have a lot of good things here recently. You came at the right time." Hagrid was also very excited when he heard Anduin talking about food, and immediately introduced him to his 'collection'.

"Look, this is what Professor Kettleburn sent me a few days ago, a pork chop and a large piece of leg of pork from a Teebo Warthog." Hagrid opened a large cabinet in the corner of the room, showing Anduin the ingredients frozen with an ice spell.

Anduin's eyes widened in disbelief. That wasn't just a big piece, the size of the pork chop plus the leg of pork together would be bigger than a whole pig in the Muggle world. Although Hagrid's house only had one room, all the furniture, including the house, was giant-sized. Otherwise, it would be a miracle if this cabinet could fit these two big guys.

"Is it magical animal meat again? Is it edible?" Anduin asked, looking at the giant pork chop.

"No problem, the meat is more chewy than ordinary pork. I was going to use the leg of pork to marinate a ham before, and the pork chop was going to be used to feed the Fluffy Dogs. Professor Kettleburn's Fluffy Dogs had a litter of cubs and was going to give me one. I'll pick it up after it's weaned. Then I'll have a new member here."

So, you're going to use this big piece of magical animal meat to feed the dog? Anduin almost didn't keep up with Hagrid's train of thought. Had he already reached this level of Versailles?