Even so, one problem remained unresolved—what were they supposed to do about Norbert, who had fled into the Forbidden Forest?
The next day, in Hagrid's hut.
"My poor little Norbert, how could you leave me just like that?"
The huge Hagrid was curled into a ball, weeping like a child.
But no one paid him any attention. Harry and Ron Weasley had brought Ye Ting here because he was stronger than either of them, and they hoped he would help search the Forbidden Forest for Norbert.
"So you just let it run into the Forbidden Forest?" After hearing their account, Ye Ting felt a headache coming on.
"In the wizarding world, dragons are among the most powerful creatures and the most formidable predators. They have no natural enemies. Even a young dragon is nearly invincible in the Forbidden Forest." Ye Ting explained to them in exasperation, "Norbert has already passed its weakest stage. It has some ability to hunt now, especially here—in the Forbidden Forest.
"The Forbidden Forest's ecosystem has no especially powerful predators. Thestrals and unicorns are both gentle herbivores. The strongest carnivores are only wolves and Acromantulas, but neither is a match for a young dragon—especially Acromantulas. A dragon's breath could burn their nests to ash.
"Here, no creature can suppress it. It does not even have others of its kind to compete with. Give it a mate, and this would be a textbook invasive species. In that situation, what do you think would happen to Norbert? It would hunt and feed without restraint, growing at a speed you could never imagine. Before long, even the centaur tribes would be unable to deal with it. Then we would be facing a true apex magical creature. If it slipped into Hogwarts through even the slightest mistake, it could bring