#717 - Dragon Egg (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

Just as Harry and the others finished their discussion about the rune disc, Hermione suggested leaving Training Ground 4. After all, they had received Snape's dungeon ban, and staying here would only be a waste of time. If they ran into Malfoy, they might be subjected to another round of mockery.

However, just as they were heading out, they suddenly saw Hagrid looking hurried.

"What's wrong with Hagrid?" Harry asked listlessly, his hands in his pockets, exchanging glances with the others.

"I don't know, he looks like he's encountered something happy. Should we follow him? It's been a long time since we hung out with him," Ron said, bored.

The quartet had a good relationship with Hagrid, and Hagrid himself was a friend of Anduin's, so they often saw him with Anduin, either fishing by the Black Lake or taking care of magical creatures on the ranch. They even bummed a few barbecues from Hagrid and Anduin.

"Alright, we can't enter the dungeon anyway," Hermione nodded indifferently. They were annoyed by the dungeon ban at the moment, so they treated it as a way to relax.

Immediately, they quickly chased after Hagrid and arrived at his hut, almost at the same time. This was their first visit here.

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"I'm so glad to see you! Come in and have a seat. I just made some rock cakes, and you can try them," Hagrid was naturally very happy to see Harry and the others, and he warmly offered them the rock cakes he had made recently.

After Harry and the others tasted the dry, hard biscuits Hagrid gave them, they almost broke their teeth. However, out of politeness, the four of them forced themselves to eat a little, not showing Hagrid that they didn't like them.

"Hagrid, your place looks really nice," Harry said, getting up and wandering around Hagrid's house to change the subject.

As Harry said, Hagrid's hut was indeed well-decorated. Although it didn't look big from the outside, the inside was a different story. It was clearly widened with an Undetectable Extension Charm.

The interior of the house was very spacious, and the natural wood furniture and leather goods added a touch of nature to the room. Alchemical items such as magic lamps and magic phonographs, as well as a set of woodworking tools placed in the corner, highlighted a bit of lifestyle.

One wall even had several beast heads and large fish specimens hanging on it. Anyone who didn't know better would think this was a wealthy man's hunting lodge, not the home of a gamekeeper.

"Haha, Anduin helped me with all of this. He originally wanted to make it even bigger, but I didn't think it was necessary. It's good enough to be comfortable, why need so much space?" Hagrid said, cheerfully pointing to a single door inside the room.

"Anduin used to live next door when he was a student. I still keep his room, do you want to take a look?"

"Ah? Is that appropriate?" Hermione was curious but a little embarrassed. "Are you saying the professor used to live here when he was a student? Didn't he have to stay in the school dormitory?"

"He wasn't like ordinary young wizards who like excitement when he was a student. He preferred to be alone and quietly study those strange magics," Hagrid seemed to recall something interesting, and the smile on his face never stopped.

Hagrid took the liberty of opening the door and led them into the room, muttering, "Besides, he didn't have a good relationship with the other students in Slytherin. He lived here to avoid trouble."

"I see," Harry nodded thoughtfully, then looked around the small room.

The furnishings were simple to the point of being monotonous, but they were kept very tidy. They could even see a magical item that was still working.

They easily recognized that this was an item that could purify the air and automatically adjust the temperature. They had seen similar products in Silver Shimmer Merchant, and Hagrid's main house also had one.

However, this item was much simpler than the finished products in those stores, and they could even clearly feel its age.

"Merlin's beard, was the professor already developing alchemical items when he was a student?" Ron asked in surprise, carefully observing the alchemical equipment, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Of course!" Hagrid always felt proud when talking about his friend Anduin. "He used to lock himself in his room all the time to play with that rune disc. Sometimes he would stay there for a whole day. When he came out of the room, there would be one or two new things on him and in the room!"

"Rune disc? Are you talking about this?" Harry took out the rune disc on his body and showed it to Hagrid.

"Yes, yes, yes! That's it! This little gadget helped Anduin a lot back then," Hagrid said with emotion after seeing the familiar rune disc. This little gadget helped Anduin a lot back then.

"The professor gave it to me at Christmas. He said it was related to my parents," Harry muttered, looking puzzled at the disc in his hand.

"I see," Hagrid nodded knowingly. "That's right, this item was given to Anduin by your mother. He always treated it as a treasure."

"My mother gave it to him?" Harry looked at Hagrid in surprise. "Can you tell me about the professor and my mother's story?"

"This..." Hagrid scratched his head awkwardly. "I don't know much about that past. Anduin only revealed it occasionally when he chatted with me. If you want to know, just ask him directly."

"Is that so?" Harry lowered his head in disappointment. He thought he could learn something about his mother from Hagrid, but things went back to square one.

"Crack!"

While they were chatting in Anduin's room, a crisp sound suddenly came from their ears, as if something had broken.

When Hagrid heard this sound, his expression changed drastically, and he rushed back to his room. The others followed, not knowing what was going on.

As soon as Hagrid returned to the main house, he ran excitedly to the fireplace and carefully unwrapped a leather package.

Only then did Harry and the others see the cracks, watching as something was about to hatch.

"This, this is... a dragon egg?" Hermione had to help Anduin take care of magical creatures often, so she had read a lot of related books, and recognized it at a glance.

"Shh!" Hagrid tilted his head and made a gesture of silence. "This little baby was hard-won from the tavern, don't tell anyone."

"Oh my god, it... it's cracking!"

Ron watched as the dragon egg trembled constantly, and then a small wing popped out, pushing the eggshell and mucus away.

Then, a delicate little fire dragon struggled to drill out of it. The mucus on its body made it unable to control its body for a while, looking extremely comical.

The others also stared wide-eyed, witnessing the hatching of a fire dragon with Hagrid. To be honest, it was the first time they had seen this magical scene.

"It's so interesting!" Ron looked at the petite fire dragon with a smile. He had seen many adult fire dragons when he visited Charlie, so he was no stranger to them.

But after watching for a while, Ron seemed to recognize something. "Merlin's beard, is this a Norwegian Ridgeback?"

"Yes, it's beautiful, isn't it? Look, this little cutie already regards me as its mother," Hagrid dotingly stroked the fire dragon's head with his large finger. "Hi, Norbert."

"Norbert? You've already named it?" Hermione glanced at Hagrid speechlessly.

"Yes, don't you think it's interesting?" Hagrid happily teased Norbert, but the little fire dragon soon coughed and spat out a ball of fire like a lighter, setting Hagrid's beard on fire.

"Oh." Hagrid was also taken aback and quickly patted out the flames, then said awkwardly, "But it seems to need some training like Fluffy!"

Seeing Hagrid being teased by the fire dragon, the others couldn't help but laugh. Then Harry asked curiously, "Who is Fluffy? Do you have another dragon here?"

"No, it's a three-headed dog that Anduin gave me as a Christmas gift the year before last. I remember it was only this big at that time," Hagrid said with a smile, gesturing with his hands.

"Three-headed dog?"

Hearing Hagrid's words, the four immediately woke up and looked at each other.

Hagrid also knew that he seemed to have said something he shouldn't have, and quickly sat upright. "You can just listen to the three-headed dog, but don't spread it around."

"Where is that three-headed dog now?" Hermione tentatively looked at Hagrid. "Is it in the deepest room on the fourth floor?"

"Oh my god! How did you know?" Hagrid exclaimed, but quickly covered his mouth.

Harry wanted to explain, but was quickly interrupted by Hermione's sharp eyes. At the same time, she suddenly said firmly, "We know everything! Including what's hidden in that room, Professor Wilson told us everything."

Harry, Ron, and Neville immediately reacted. She was trying to trick Hagrid.

Although it was a bit unethical, they didn't interrupt Hermione at this time, because they also wanted to know the secret inside.

"Anduin told you everything? The haunted one, he wouldn't have even told you about the Philosopher's Stone, would he? That's his agreement with Dumbledore!" Hagrid exclaimed in disbelief.

"Philosopher's Stone?"

The quartet couldn't help but repeat in confusion after hearing Hagrid's words. Hermione immediately reacted, "I remember! Damn it, how could I be so stupid."

"Do you know what the Philosopher's Stone is?" Ron asked quickly.

"Yes! I saw it in a magic book, but it's been so long that I actually forgot. The Philosopher's Stone is an alchemical treasure made by the great alchemist Nicolas Flamel. It is said that it can turn stone into gold and make the elixir of life!" Hermione slapped her head in annoyance. How could she miss such an obvious clue.

"Nicolas Flamel, the Philosopher's Stone, everything is connected!" Harry suddenly woke up and cheered.

"Ah? You didn't know what was hidden there was the Philosopher's Stone?" Hagrid reacted after hearing their conversation, then covered his head in a tangled manner. "Damn it, how could I have said such an important thing? If Anduin and Dumbledore find out, they will definitely scold me to death!"

Seeing Hagrid's troubled look, Hermione quickly comforted, "Sorry Hagrid, but you've helped us a lot. Do you know? Snape is eyeing that Philosopher's Stone. We must not let his plot succeed."

"Why is Snape involved again?" Hagrid shook his head speechlessly. "That's impossible, Snape is definitely not that kind of person. Don't slander a Hogwarts professor at will."

"Why don't even you believe us!" Ron raised his voice excitedly. "We all saw it, Snape tried to enter that room and was injured by that three-headed dog, Fluffy."

"That doesn't prove anything. You have to have faith in Anduin. With him and Dumbledore at Hogwarts, no one can get close to the Philosopher's Stone, and it's none of your business, is it?" Hagrid still shook his head in disbelief.

"Hagrid!" Harry tried to persuade him, but Hagrid still shook his head stubbornly. Obviously, their words alone couldn't shake him.

"Alright, it's getting late, you guys should go back quickly. I have to spend more time taking care of Norbert." Hearing the young wizards still talking nonsense, Hagrid couldn't help but issue an eviction order.

Seeing that Hagrid didn't want to continue the topic, they had no choice but to give up, but Ron couldn't help but warn, "Hagrid, you're raising a Norwegian Ridgeback, it's the most dangerous dragon species. Are you sure you want to keep it at Hogwarts?"

"Don't worry," Hagrid laughed. "I can take care of Fluffy, what's a fire dragon? You guys should go back quickly."

With that, Hagrid kicked them out of the hut.

"Oh my god, not only Professor Wilson, but even Hagrid doesn't believe us," Harry said with frustration, kicking the stones under his feet after walking out of the house.

"It's okay, we'll catch Snape sooner or later," Hermione encouraged them with disbelief. "We can't enter the Ruins dungeon next, so why not use this time to track Snape? I just saw the tracking chapter in 'Tactical Training Studies'!"

"Track a professor? Are you crazy!" Neville couldn't help but exclaim after hearing Hermione's words.

"No!" Harry also chimed in, "Maybe it's a good idea. If we find Snape intends to do something wrong, we can report it to Professor Wilson and let him see the true face of that guy!"