Hagrid stood with his hands on his hips, his beard swaying, and he laughed heartily.
"I told you, Silan has tamed it very well."
Seeing that Ron hadn't been bitten by Norbert, Harry and Hermione became interested and eagerly joined the dragon-petting team.
Hermione scratched Norbert's chin, mimicking Silan's gesture.
The little Dragon obediently placed its head in Hermione's palm.
Seeing the obedient little Dragon, Hermione couldn't help but marvel. "The books say that Dragon are all grumpy, aggressive, and ferocious by nature. Silan, how did you manage to train it so well?"
"Yes, if you met Charlie Weasley, you would see many burn marks on his body from the Dragon." Ron also looked incredulous.
Harry touched the bulge on Norbert's back with his finger. "Spells, Potions, and dragon taming... My God, Silan, you can do everything!"
"It's a good thing you didn't Slytherin Quidditch Team, otherwise I really don't know how we would have won."
"But it's best to be careful." Hermione was still a little worried. "I read in the book <The 20th-Century Dragon-Taming Records> that many young Dragon, even if successfully tamed in their infancy, are still dangerous and can go out of control as adults."
For ordinary people, taming a dragon is at most about subduing it with force, supplemented by food as a lure.
While it's possible to succeed during the young dragon stage, the outcome is ultimately uncertain.
A dragon-training method like that of Silan, which focuses on in-depth ideological education, greatly reduces the risk of the Dragon going out of control.
But this was Hermione's kind gesture, and she couldn't let it go to waste.
Silan smiled slightly and nodded, indicating that she had made a mental note of it.
"Alright, you should go back now." Hagrid popped a ferret sandwich into his mouth, patted his stomach, and said, "Silan and I are going to take Norbert into the Forbidden Forest."
"We want to go too!" Ron immediately said.
"No, don't you have any homework to do?" Hagrid immediately refused.
Ron scoffed, "Come on, it's Dragon! What homework could be more important than that? Even Potions homework wouldn't matter."
"I really wish you could tell Professor Snape that you didn't do your Potions, instead of staying up all night to catch up before each assignment is due," Harry muttered to himself.
Ron's face flushed red. He didn't dwell on the issue any further, but instead asked indignantly, "How come Silan can go?"
"This..." Hagrid was speechless for a moment.
He couldn't very well say that Norbert only listened to Silan, could he?
This made it rather difficult for Hagrid, who considered herself Norbert's mother, to speak.
"I've finished all my homework," Silan shrugged. "And I also need to give Norbert a few words of advice."
"Yes, yes," Hagrid nodded repeatedly. "Silan is Norbert's trainer."
Trainer?
This is Hogwarts, not Pokémon...
"Please, Hagrid!"
"No, the Forbidden Forest is too dangerous."
"Isn't it you who's here? I believe that with you here, we'll be fine. The Forbidden Forest is full of your friends."
"That's not wrong..." Hagrid said smugly, his beard flying wildly.
Compared to Harry and Ron's plea to Hagrid, Hermione was much smarter, blinking at Silan and asking, "Silan, let's go take a look together!"
"We promise we won't bother you."
Silan didn't act on his own initiative, but looked at Hagrid and said, "We're going to a location close to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, so with you coming along, there shouldn't be any problems. What do you think, Hagrid?"
"Since you've put it that way... then alright."
Hagrid had already softened his heart, agreed.
"Very good!"
"Thank you, Hagrid. Oh, and Silan too. Thank you as well."
After thanking Hagrid, Ron and his two companions expressed their gratitude to Silan.
They all knew that the main reason Hagrid was so easily persuaded was because of Silan.
Otherwise, they would probably have to expend a lot of effort.
Hagrid smiled, his eyes narrowing. "Alright, now let's put Norbert in the crate."
"I'll go find the wooden crate!" Ron volunteered.
Silan directed Norbert to fly into the wooden crate, while Hagrid warned from the side, "Watch your wings."
The Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts is an ancient and vast Forest located on the edge of Hogwarts Castle. Due to its dense trees, danger, and mystery, it is also known as the Dark Forest.
The school has always prohibited students from going to the Forbidden Forest without permission.
"Is that the Bowtruckle?"
As Hermione passed by a few pear trees, she suddenly asked a question.
Looking at the few green Bowtruckle on the tree with two leaves on their heads and bodies that looked like they were made of tree bark, Silan nodded.
"This is the first time I've ever seen them."
"Let me think... The book says that Bowtruckle choose to inhabit trees with magical properties. So that means the trees they protect can usually be used to make wands."
"That's right."
Hagrid, holding the wooden box, turned back to Hermione with a smile and said loudly, "These little things are very popular with wandmakers because they can be used to identify which trees can be made into wands."
"This way, they won't have to go through the trouble of identifying the trees."
Hermione nodded repeatedly, silently memorizing this knowledge.
You might need it during the exam.
"Thank you all." Ron nodded exaggeratedly. "If it weren't for you, I would have thought I was on a picnic. Turns out I'm in class."
Because Hagrid was there, none of them found the Forbidden Forest scary.
Instead, they felt relaxed and happy, as if they were on a trip. Every now and then they would see some Magical Creatures, Hagrid would even introduce them to them.
This opened their eyes.
The trees at the edge of the Forbidden Forest were not very dense, and the warm sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves, casting dappled patterns of light.
The group chatted as they passed through the edge of the Forbidden Forest and entered its central area.
Compared to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, the trees here were taller and more lush, and the environment was much shadier. The thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground made walking difficult, and Hermione had to hold onto Silan's arm.
This made her realize that this place wasn't so bad after all.
After walking for a while, Hagrid led them to a cave and put the wooden crate down.
"Come out, Norbert, this is your new home."
Hagrid opened the wooden crate, Norbert poked his head out from inside.
The scent of the wild excited it, and it couldn't help but flap its wings and circle around.
Here, under a huge tree, the sunlight cannot penetrate due to the shade of its branches and leaves, and with other small trees nearby, it feels somewhat spacious.
After flying around once, Norbert landed lightly on Silan and affectionately nuzzled his face.
This made Hermione a little envious.
I've never even done something like this before.
"You can stay here for now, I'll come back later," Silan said seriously. "I'll try my best to teach you how to breathe fire as soon as possible."
"Time is tight and the task is heavy. You will have a very important exam soon."
"This is the moment that will determine your destiny as a dragon!"
"Understood, Master!"
After settling Norbert in, the group prepared to leave the Forbidden Forest.
Just as they reached a stream, Hagrid suddenly gestured for them to stop.
"How come there's a Unicorn here?"