Taking Great Pains

Over the next few days, Harry was very agitated. He had wanted to talk to Albert about Hagrid's dragon-raising problem, but he hadn't been able to see Albert for several days.

Malfoy always gave them a malicious smile, making Harry, Ron, and Hermione very uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.

"We really can't wait any longer. In just three days, that dragon has doubled in size. If this continues, it won't be long before... Don't forget, dragons have wings and can fly."

Harry tried to lower his voice, but he still couldn't hide his anxiety and unease.

"We must speak with Albert and get Hagrid to agree to send the dragon away, no matter what. I suspect Malfoy is plotting something big."

Unbeknownst to them, even though they were discussing this in private, Quirrell overheard them as he passed by.

Quirrell knew, of course, that Hagrid had a dragon, since he had given the dragon egg to Hagrid, but from what Potter said, it seemed that Malfoy had also seen the hatched dragon.

"A grand conspiracy?"

Quirrell smirked and secretly turned to leave.

It took Quirrell a full six hundred Galleon to buy all the information and solutions to the levels from that mysterious Sells All Information. But the biggest problem currently troubling Quirrell is the Philosopher's Stone trap set by Dumbledore.

According to the letter, Dumbledore hid the Philosopher's Stone in the Mirror of Erised, and certain conditions must be met to retrieve Philosopher's Stone from the mirror.

The solution for the guy Sells All Information Quirrell was to steal the Magic Mirror as well.

That's right, steal the magic mirror too.

If he steals the magic mirror too, wouldn't he also steal the Philosopher's Stone? That liar!

Quirrell really wanted to retrieve the Galleon buried under the tree, but considering the possibility that the Gallon might send a letter to Dumbledore informing on him, he gave up.

Actually, this line of thinking isn't wrong, but it's giving Quirrell a real headache.

However, how to get Dumbledore out of the way remains a problem.

So Quirrell spent another two hundred Galleon to buy a way to get rid of Dumbledore from the shop that sells everything.

This series of bizarre maneuvers nearly emptied Quirrell's pockets of the few remaining Galleon.

However, Quirrell didn't seem to care much and simply paid the money.

Anyway, as long as we can steal the Philosopher's Stone, we won't have to worry about Galleon anymore.

Back in his office, Quirrell read the letter several more times and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

That mysterious guy knows that Malfoy discovered the little dragon!

If you follow the other party's plan, no one can guarantee that the other party won't betray you at the last minute.

Who exactly is he? Judging from his familiarity with Hogwarts, he must be a student or teacher at the school.

Albert Anderson?

Quirrell remembered the name that gave him a stomachache.

Could it be him?

No, impossible! Albert is just a third-year student, how could he possibly hide it from him?

Quirrell quickly denied this possibility! That same day, Malfoy was secretly controlled by Quirrell using the Imperius Curse. Quirrell discovered from Malfoy's memories that what he had heard from Harry was correct; Malfoy had indeed witnessed the birth of the little dragon.

While writing a letter to his family, Malfoy inadvertently mentioned Hagrid's illegal dragon breeding.

Immediately afterwards, Quirrell sent an anonymous letter to Minister of Magic Fudge, informing him of the wrongdoing.

The letter stated that a professor from Hogwarts had reported to the Ministry of Magic that the gamekeeper at Hogwarts ' Hunting Grounds was illegally keeping a dragon.

Then, he had Malfoy anonymously report to the Daily Prophet.

The dragon egg incident last time caused quite a stir.

If the Ministry of Magic discovers that Hagrid is keeping dragons, things will get really interesting.

After doing all this, Quirrell had Malfoy tell Snape about it, and then he also altered Malfoy's memory to let him know that he had done these things.

As for who anonymously reported this to the Ministry of Magic?

Of course it was Snape! Among the professors at Hogwarts, besides Snape, who else knew that Hagrid kept a dragon?

Own?

No, no, he doesn't know anything.

Although there are still many flaws in this matter, it does not affect Quirrell's plan at all.

It would be best to expose the fact that Dumbledore keeps a Three-Headed Dog in the castle, and use that to really annoy him.

As for who might eventually be suspected, Quirrell didn't care.

As soon as he gets his hands on the Philosopher's Stone, he'll immediately fly away.

At this moment, Snape had just finished listening to Malfoy's report, was a little stunned.

Hagrid somehow got hold of a dragon egg and hatched a dragon? Snape could tell Malfoy wasn't lying.

If it's true, then this matter needs to be handled properly, and Dumbledore should be informed about it.

Snape hadn't forgotten how Hagrid's big dog had bitten his leg.

Although it might seem like he was settling a personal score, Snape didn't think he had done anything wrong.

After all, raising dragons is illegal.

Keeping dragons at Hogwarts was a mistake. What if a student was injured by a dragon? The next day, the Daily Prophet about Hagrid, the keeper of Hagrid Hogwarts Hunting Grounds, keeping a dragon.

Harry's hands were trembling as he held the newspaper, especially after he saw Malfoy give him a strange smile; he immediately understood what was going on.

That bastard!

At that moment, Harry really wanted to punch Malfoy's nose flat.

"Harry, what should we do?" Hermione asked, closing the Daily Prophet with a worried expression.

"We must speak with Hagrid and bring my Invisibility Cloak."

The three hurried toward Hagrid's Hut and found Dumbledore outside talking to a short, stout man.

"That's the Minister of Magic," Ron said incredulously, pointing to the short, stout man next to Dumbledore. "What's he doing here?"

Harry nudged Ron in the ribs with his elbow to shut him up. The three of them didn't dare to get close and just watched from a distance. In the end, Fudge and his wizards were sent away by Dumbledore.

Hagrid, are you alright?

After Dumbledore left, Harry went into Hagrid's Hut and, seeing Hagrid's dejected face, asked worriedly, "Where's the dragon?"

"What dragon?"

Hagrid asked, puzzled.

Harry opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Is it resolved?" Hermione asked in a low voice.

"That Malfoy family kid is deliberately slandering me. I heard a professor even sent a letter to the Ministry of Magic saying I'm keeping a dragon," Hagrid said righteously. "How could I not know that keeping a dragon is illegal?"

Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged bewildered glances, completely confused about what Hagrid was talking about.