#261 - Hermione the Clever

On Sunday morning, Mune had just woken up when he found Professor Sprout's reply on his pillow.

It was a green sycamore leaf the size of a palm, with some pale gold veins distributed on it.

There were three lines of small red characters on the leaf surface.

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Thank you for your help.

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At that time, he was very curious, but he didn't expect that a day later, he would also receive such a letter.

It's just that the leaf given to Dumbledore contained Sprout's spoken words, while the one in front of him had content written in ink.

"It seems that the professors all have their own strengths."

Mune knew that the four heads of Hogwarts were all very accomplished in their respective fields of magic.

They possessed many little magical secrets unique to themselves.

Mune had now witnessed Professor Snape's ambidextrous spellcasting, Professor McGonagall transforming into a cat, and Sprout using leaves to transmit messages.

As for Professor Flitwick, although Mune had never seen him personally cast a top-secret spell, he knew that the other party's spell skills were very deep.

Professor Flitwick saw through the [Hand-warming Charm] that he had painstakingly modified at a glance, and also gave improvement suggestions.

"So, what will my specialty be in the future? Cutting magic, or memory magic."

Influenced by Professor Sprout, Mune was also full of expectations for his future.

After getting up and washing up in the bathroom, the sleepiness was completely dispelled.

Mune came to the common room and focused on disassembling the almost completed spell.

The Gryffindor common room on Sunday was more lively than usual.

Although the little lions were reckless, they would not openly violate the school's newly issued ban, especially since Dumbledore's signature was on the ban.

There were fewer students wandering outside the school, so there were naturally more indoors.

However, Mune still focused on studying as usual. No matter how noisy the surroundings were, a [Quieting Charm] could allow him to concentrate.

Others were also accustomed to Mune's hard work and diligence, and would not take the initiative to disturb him during this time.

But today was different, there was a pair of eyes that would glance at Mune's location from time to time.

Hermione had noticed Mune's strangeness a few days ago, but what happened today further confirmed her thoughts.

The owl that was always flying around Mune was entering and leaving the common room exceptionally frequently today.

Almost every hour, it would flutter its wings and land steadily on Mune's shoulder.

After communicating with Mune with a "coo", the owl would leave again.

When Squeaky flew away for the fifth time, Hermione couldn't hold back her guess and quietly came to Mune's side.

"Is Hagrid preparing to send Norbert away?"

Hearing Hermione's soft inquiry, Mune was slightly startled and nodded without concealing anything.

"Yes, Hagrid asked me what I needed to prepare. He might be too worried about Norbert, I'm comforting him."

Mune was about to cast a spell again to put himself into a state of learning when Hermione immediately reached out and stopped him.

"Why is Hagrid asking you? Isn't he the one who's sending the little dragon away?"

Hermione keenly grasped the loophole in Mune's words, and a hint of curiosity was revealed in her eyes.

"Oh, maybe it's because I helped him come up with this idea, it's normal to ask me, and only I can understand the communication between the little dragon and Bouncer."

Hearing Mune's explanation, Hermione nodded as if she understood.

Although Mune's explanation was perfect, Hermione didn't completely believe it.

In order to find out if Mune was really hiding something from her, Hermione kept a close eye on Mune all day long.

Whether it was eating in the hall or studying in the common room, she was like a little tail.

It wasn't until after 10 o'clock in the evening that Mune returned to the dormitory, and Hermione waited outside for a while before returning somewhat unwillingly when she saw no movement.

The plan to send away the little dragon must be kept secret, this was the only request Mune made to Hagrid.

But Mune also knew that Hagrid was a person who couldn't keep secrets, like he was carrying Veritaserum with him.

So Mune didn't reveal the real details of the plan to Hagrid, he just finalized the departure time with him.

Hermione had obviously guessed some clues, but Mune didn't intend to tell her.

At 11 o'clock late at night, the little wizards in the common room had already returned to their dormitories, and Harry, Ron, and their roommates had already entered dreamland.

Mune tiptoed out of bed, picked up his suitcase and walked out of the dormitory cautiously.

Arriving at the common room, he put on the invisibility cloak and was about to leave again.

However, as soon as he walked out of the portrait door, he heard a crisp bell sound.

Ding-a-ling~

"Come out, stop hiding, I know it's you."

Hermione's voice rang out from the corner, while Mune helplessly lifted the invisibility cloak.

"Why are you here? Leaving the dormitory at night is against school rules."

"Come on, it's because you didn't tell me how the little dragon would leave!"

As Hermione spoke, she untied a thin rope from the other side of the portrait door, with a small bell tied to the rope.

"Are you using this method to stop classmates?"

Mune was indeed a little careless just now, and didn't notice the rope blocking the door.

"That's right, but I was just preparing to catch students who were going out, I didn't expect it to be you."

Putting the bell in her pocket and keeping it close to her body, Hermione showed a sly smile.

"Why don't you go back, this matter is actually nothing special."

"No, such a big thing as transporting a little dragon, I have to watch, to prevent you from having any accidents."

Hermione's attitude was very firm, and her eyes revealed an unquestionable determination.

Seeing that he couldn't convince her, Mune had no choice but to agree helplessly.

"Alright, come in quickly, and remember not to say anything no matter what you see in a moment."

Moon opened the Invisibility Cloak, draped it over both of them again, and quickly walked down the spiral staircase.

On the way out of the castle, they carefully avoided Professor Snape, who was patrolling at night.

And Professor McGonagall, who was inspecting the square.

Moonlight spilled on the grass, and the two of them passed through the grass like ghosts, heading towards Hagrid's hut with the lights on at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Tap, tap, tap.

A crisp knock sounded, followed by the sound of something bumping into tables and chairs inside the wooden house.

"Who is it?" Hagrid's voice came from inside the house, with a hint of nervousness.

Fang had already sensed Moon in advance, and it quickly walked to the door and opened it with great effort.

"It's me."

Moon took off the Invisibility Cloak after entering the house, and then he saw Hagrid's red eyes.

This tall and mighty keeper of the Forbidden Forest had clearly been crying just now.

"You're here, come and see if what I've prepared for Norbert is enough."

Thump~

Thump~

As he spoke, Hagrid moved a wooden box and a sealed pottery pot out and placed them on the table.

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"I've prepared a whole box of brandy for him, and a large jar of chicken blood. If you can't find anything to eat, you can feed these to Norbert first, it should be enough for three days' worth of food."

"Isn't this a bit too much? Can you carry it?"

Looking at the large box and pottery pot that were half a person's height, Hermione asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, my suitcase is very useful now."

As Moon spoke, he opened the suitcase and laid it on the ground, then had Hagrid move the two items in.

The huge box and pottery pot seemed to shrink automatically as they approached the suitcase, and were neatly placed inside.

But in fact, they didn't shrink, but the space inside the box became larger.

"This is an Undetectable Extension Charm, have you learned it?"

Hermione was very surprised, she had never seen Moon use this spell.

"Yes, it's very convenient for storing things, and it also offsets some of the weight of the items."

As Moon spoke, he closed the suitcase and then tried to shake it.

"It's just that the power of my magic is not strong enough now, otherwise this box would be lighter."

Hearing Moon's words, a trace of envy flashed in Hermione's eyes.

She had a very delicate beaded handbag and had always wanted to cast an Undetectable Extension Charm on it, but she had not been successful.

However, she knew that now was not the time to ask about spells, looking at the little dragon still playing next to her, she asked curiously.

"How are you going to send Norbert out?"

Now there is a very dangerous monster in the Forbidden Forest, and there are also professors constantly patrolling the castle.

Hermione couldn't imagine what method Moon would use to transport the little dragon out.

"Don't worry, it's still early, let Hagrid talk to Norbert for a while longer."

Moon's proposal made Hagrid very moved, he walked over and squatted down, hugging the little dragon tightly.

"My little baby, I will miss you, you must grow up quickly, I will definitely come to see you if I have the chance."

Hagrid's voice had a hint of crying, and his feelings were very sincere.

However, the little dragon obviously didn't appreciate it. After discovering that it couldn't break free from the giant's embrace in front of it, the little dragon kept biting Hagrid's hair and collar.

Seeing that Hagrid was still unmoved, the little dragon angrily spat out puffs of black smoke.

After spitting out three or four times in a row, a red flame the size of a little finger was spat out by the little dragon.

"Aguamenti!"

Moon reacted quickly and immediately used a spell to extinguish Hagrid's burning hair.

"Oh, he's still so naughty, how can I rest assured?"

Hagrid didn't care at all what the little dragon had done, and affectionately hugged Norbert again.

It wasn't until after 12 midnight that Moon moved his gaze from the wall clock and looked at Hagrid.

"Alright, it's time."

Seeing that Moon was sitting on the chair and ready, Fang led the little dragon over.

Squeak naturally landed on Moon's left shoulder, while Fang climbed up his right sleeve.

Holding the suitcase in his left hand and hugging the little dragon's neck with his right hand.

Looking at Hermione and Hagrid who were curiously staring at him, Moon said to them very seriously.

"Remember to keep it a secret."

As soon as he finished speaking, Moon instantly disappeared from the chair.

"He he... where did he go?"

Seeing Moon disappear out of thin air, Hagrid ran over in surprise and picked up the chair, turning it over and shaking it, but he couldn't see Moon's whereabouts.

"Could it be Apparition? But Moon didn't even take out his wand."

Putting down the chair that was about to be shaken apart by himself, Hagrid became even more confused.

Hermione, who had been standing next to him, was also taken aback, and she only came back to her senses after hearing Hagrid's words.

"I heard Percy say that Apparition cannot be used in school?"

Although she didn't know what kind of magic Moon had just used, only this spell could explain what had just happened.

"To be precise, it's not allowed in the castle, but as long as you leave a certain range of the castle, you can use it, such as in the Forbidden Forest."

Hagrid also helplessly accepted the answer of [Apparition].

He sat back in the chair weakly, took a sip of the little dragon's remaining brandy, and a sad expression appeared on his face.

"Did Moon tell you when he would be back?"

"He said it would only be a little while, it should be soon."

Hearing Hagrid's words, Hermione comforted her heart and sat next to him.

However, her eyes were fixed on the chair Moon had just been sitting on, and she didn't want to leave for a moment.