A few days later, one morning, Hedwig brought Hagrid's note to Harry and the others.
"It's about to hatch!"
Those were the only four words on the note.
Others might not have understood what those four words meant, but Harry and the others knew perfectly well. That baby dragon was about to break out of its shell!
Upon learning the news, Ron immediately planned to skip class and go see Hagrid. He figured he might only get to witness a baby dragon hatching a few times in his entire life—compared to that, what did attending class matter?!
Hermione firmly opposed the idea.
But under Ron's relentless pestering, Hermione had no choice but to give in a little. She decided they would go to Hagrid's Hut during the morning break and witness the baby dragon's birth.
When their first class of the morning, Herbology class, ended, the bell had only just begun ringing through Hogwarts Castle. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Irina threw down their little shovels and rushed straight toward Hagrid's Hut.
What surprised Hermione was that Irina, who usually loved slacking off no matter what she was doing, was more enthusiastic than anyone this time.
It seemed Irina really did like small animals!
Hermione thought.
But after spending so much time with Irina, she seemed to have nearly been influenced by her. She had even forgotten that dragons were not small animals at all.
Hagrid greeted them at the time. He looked positively radiant and extremely excited.
"It's almost coming out."
Hagrid spoke excitedly as he ushered Irina and the others inside.
The moment Irina entered the hut, she noticed the dragon egg resting on a square metal plate, which continuously spat out flames.
"Oh, one of your upperclassmen gave me this. It can perfectly simulate the conditions needed to