Draco lay outside the window, watching the battle inside with great interest, completely unaware of the figure behind him.
A hand suddenly landed on Draco's shoulder, startling him badly.
But before he could cry out, Aaron covered his mouth. "Don't get worked up. It's me."
"Aaron, you finally came," Draco whispered.
"How's the situation?"
"It's unbelievable. Hagrid is actually raising a Norwegian Ridgeback.
"But what I never expected was that Abei has wings too, and they're no joke. It can actually fight a Young Dragon."
"Holy crap!" Aaron rubbed his forehead and shook his head. "It's still been exposed."
With that, he walked to the wooden door, ready to kick it open.
"Wait a second." Draco hurriedly stopped him and said with a meaningful smile, "A sacred war between magical creature hatchlings is taking place inside this hut. I suggest we wait until they've decided the winner before going in."
"There's also a giant and three Gryffindors in there. By then, who knows how badly my Abei will have been bullied." Aaron ignored him and kicked the door.
The wooden door shuddered violently, and a layer of dust drifted down from it.
The noise immediately put everyone inside the hut on alert. Hagrid first glanced at Norbert and Abei fighting in midair, then gestured for Harry and the others to stay quiet.
"Who is it? It's late, I'm already asleep. Come back tomorrow if you need something."
"Aaron Gaius. My pet should be in that hut right now. I advise you to open the door, or don't blame me for getting rough."
"We're done for." Hermione's face instantly went pale at his words, and she collapsed weakly into a chair.
Harry and Ron were equally anxious, though they felt even more guilty.
*They had only abducted a... well! A magical