"I didn't want to come," Hermione said.
"Come on," Ron immediately interrupted, saying bluntly, "You weren't planning on coming, but as soon as you heard Silan was here, you changed your mind. You're faster than the Golden Snitch."
"Shut up, Ron!"
Hermione turned and glared at him. "I really should learn a silencing Spells so your brain can save some energy."
Noticing Silan's gaze, Hermione said somewhat shyly in a low voice, "That's because I haven't seen you in so long..."
Silan looked past them toward the door and asked warily, "Just the three of you?"
Harry, who was at the very back, ran outside and took a look, then said definitively, "It's just the three of us, nobody else."
Even so, Silan still walked to the door.
Only after confirming that Malfoy hadn't spawned near Harry did he carefully close the door.
"Are you all here to see Hagrid?" Silan asked.
"That's right, we want to ask him if he knows anything about any other mechanisms guarding the Philosopher's Stone besides Fluffy." Harry said, his eyes constantly glancing at the large basin behind Hagrid.
"You even know about Fluffy?" Hagrid looked at Harry in surprise. "You already know far too much."
"Please, Hagrid, we all know that besides you, who else does Dumbledore believe can help him?" Hermione cleverly switched to a flattering tone.
"We just want to know who designed those mechanisms, and whether they can protect the Philosopher's Stone."
Hagrid's beard twitched. Anyone could tell he was laughing.
After Hagrid revealed that several professors, including Snape, had cast spells to protect the Philosopher's Stone...
Ron cried out in alarm, "Snape?"
"Yes," Hagrid shrugged, emphasizing, "Professor Snape also helped protect the Philosopher's Stone, so he had no reason to steal it."
Although Hagrid said that, the three of them felt that since Snape was also involved in protecting the Philosopher's Stone, he must have easily figured out what traps the other professors had set up.
Without Fluffy, Snape would have succeeded with ease.
Only after confirming that Hagrid and Dumbledore knew how to get through to Fluffy did the three of them feel relieved.
"Stop talking about that, let us see it first!"
After finishing the important business, Ron impatiently shook his head from side to side, peering through the gaps between the people.
They seemed to want to see what was hidden under the large basin on the table.
"What are you looking at?"
Hagrid shifted his feet, using his body to block the large basin on the table, and rubbed his stomach, feigning ignorance.
"Dragon!" Harry shouted.
"Where did this Dragon come from? Norbert isn't under the basin."
Hagrid remains tight-lipped.
"Come on, Hagrid, you don't think we can't see just because you're blocking the table, do you? We heard everything from outside," Hermione said, blinking her curious eyes.
Ron shouted excitedly, "I can't believe it, you have a Dragon, Hagrid!"
His brother, Charlie Weasley Weasley, was studying Dragon in Romania and had previously given him some Dragon scales.
This has kept him very interested in Dragon.
Now that the real Dragon was right in front of him, Ron was extremely excited.
"That's illegal, Hagrid," Hermione said, frowning. "I've read the 1709 Act that prohibited the keeping of Dragon, and they're too difficult to tame. You have to be careful."
"I have to admit Hermione is right."
Ron calmed down and said with some concern, "You really should take a look at the burns Charlie Weasley got from the Dragon."
"Dragon are very dangerous, even if they are still small."
"Dangerous?" Hagrid muttered discontentedly. "Norbert isn't dangerous at all. Silan has already trained it."
"Its name is Norbert? You've already picked out a name, and you're saying you don't have one?" Hermione asked.
Hagrid stammered, unable to speak.
Silan was somewhat helpless; expecting Hagrid, who was known for his tight-lipped Hagrid, to keep the secret was unrealistic. However, it was somewhat expected that the three of them would find out, as long as Malfoy didn't.
"Dragon taming?" Ron's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is that possible?"
"Charlie Weasley told me that Dragon are very proud, and even young dragons are difficult to tame. How did Silan, who is only a first-year student, manage to do it?"
Now that things have come to this, it's truly impossible to hide it any longer.
Hagrid moved aside and said, "I'm telling the truth, Norbert is behaving very well now."
Ron, Harry, and Hermione stood around the table, looking at the large basin that was upside down on it with a mixture of fear and curiosity.
"We'd better stay away, what if it goes berserk and bites us?" Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione. "Many Dragon have poisonous teeth."
Ron gestured exaggeratedly to his hand. "If a Dragon bites your hand, it'll swell up into a huge bump."
Upon hearing the word "poisonous," Harry and Hermione both cautiously took two steps back.
Hagrid, however, didn't seem to care at all. He waved at them, his beard twitching.
"Don't worry, it's fine. Silan trained it very well."
He opened the large basin, and the three of Harry cautiously looked toward Norbert on the table.
Norbert curled up, folding his wings to his sides to cover most of his body, while his tail swung to his feet.
Its body is now almost as big as Fang's, its jet-black body covered with scales, and its teeth are sharp and long.
Silan scratched Norbert's chin, and Norber closed his eyes comfortably, rubbing against his fingers.
"Would you like to touch it and try it?" Silan asked.
Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and took a step back in unison, leaving Ron to stand at the very front.
"Very well, come on, Ron."
When Ron's name was called, he looked around blankly before realizing that Harry and Hermione were already standing behind him.
"You two are such cowards."
Although he spoke with great conviction, Ron was still somewhat nervous.
The others could clearly hear him swallow.
"Come on, Ron. If you get bitten, I think Madam Pomfrey will heal you."
Harry and Hermione hid behind Hagrid.
Hermione, who had hidden behind Hagrid, glanced cautiously at Silan, then quietly moved away from Hagrid and moved behind Silan, carefully tugging at the hem of his clothes.
He looked extremely frightened.
"Silan, are you really sure it won't bite?" Ron turned his head with difficulty and asked somewhat haltingly.
"Don't worry, you can touch its back."
Ron walked awkwardly to the table, stiffly stretched out his hand, and gently poked Norbert's back with one finger.
Norbert flapped his wings twice, looked at Ron with an imposing air, grinned at him, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.
Ron was so startled that he immediately withdrew his hand.
"Don't get agitated, Norbert, these are all friends."
Silan soothed Norbert, and the previously aggressive Norbert immediately quieted down, folding its wings to its sides and standing obediently on the table.
Hermione stared at Silan, somewhat dumbfounded.
She never expected that Norbert would actually listen to Silan.
After exchanging a glance with Harry, they both saw deep shock in each other's eyes.
This ability to communicate with Magical Creatures is quite rare.
"You can touch it a little longer, it's okay," Silan encouraged.
Ron took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and like a heroic Champion going to his death, reached out and touched Norbert's back.
The delicate feel of the scales gave Ron a strange sensation.
Norbert didn't resist; he even stretched his neck and rubbed against Ron's hand.
"It really doesn't bite!" Ron jumped up excitedly and turned to Harry and Hermione.