Silan had just put her books away and stepped out of the classroom when she saw Hermione talking to Harry-Ron Bicycle.
Judging from their expressions, the topic didn't seem pleasant.
"I can't believe it, Hagrid's crying is like a flood!" Ron shook his head.
Hermione glared at him, somewhat angrily saying, "Don't say that. Ron Hagrid is already very upset. The Ministry of Magic wants him to take Buckbeak to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. They might kill Buckbeak!"
How did you know?
"I just know they're a bunch of bad guys!"
By the end, Hermione was absolutely furious.
In second grade, this Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures took Silan away without explanation and even planned to interrogate him with Veritaserum!
Without a doubt, everyone in this department must be a devil.
"This department needs to be thoroughly reformed!" Hermione thought.
"But we can't do anything about it," Ron said with a bitter face. "Hagrid said those people are all acting under Lucius Malfoy's orders, and they're all afraid of him! If Hagrid loses the case, Buckbeak..."
Ron stretched out a finger and drew it across his throat, then lowered his head dejectedly.
"So that's why we came to find Silan, right? Maybe he has a solution." Harry glanced towards the classroom door, his eyes lighting up when he spotted Silan, and waved.
"Here you are, Silan!"
"What happened to Buckbeak?" Silan asked.
Hermione succinctly summarized, "The Ministry of Magic wants Hagrid to take it to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures for trial. If he loses, they might kill Buckbeak."
"We're asking you if you have any ideas?" Harry quickly added.
Silan nodded silently.
He did recall such a thing happening.
Buckbeak threw Draco headfirst, Lucius, of course, had to use his connections to get revenge for his son.
Even if Hagrid's defense is flawless, Buckbeak will still be sentenced to death.
This was an ending that was predetermined.
This wouldn't have meant much to Silan before, but it's not a good thing now.
The first major model they're about to sell at Hogwarts is the Hippogriff.
If word were to spread at this time that Hippogriff at Hogwarts had been sentenced to death for injuring someone, it would have a very negative impact.
"I'm going to the Malfoy Manor with Professor Snape tonight. I can talk to Lucius; it might be helpful," Silan said.
"That's wonderful!" Harry exclaimed with admiration and delight. "I knew you'd come up with a plan!"
He now admires Silan to the point of complete awe.
From Sirius to Buckbeak, it seems there's no problem Silan can't solve.
"Malfoy Manor? You're going there?" Ron was taken aback.
Harry asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"
Ron recalled, "I heard my father say that Malfoy Manor rarely invites outsiders to visit, and those who have been there are almost all prominent figures in the Wizarding World. Even my father had to report in advance and get permission before he could search their house."
"As for the others, even if they begged, they might not be able to get in."
"Is it really that difficult? It seems like Lucius is begging me to go..." Silan thought to himself.
Harry wasn't surprised by this.
Snape and Charlemagne were willing to risk everything to take Silan as their student, so what's the big deal about him just visiting Malfoy Manor?
"Please, Silan," Harry said earnestly.
"Don't worry," Silan nodded.
Silan didn't care about the life of Hippogriff, but if Buckbeak died, it might affect their future model sales.
Silan absolutely cannot tolerate any factor that might affect her ability to make money.
"Let's go, Hermione, it's almost time." After finishing her business, Silan turned to Hermione and called out.
Hermione said goodbye to Harry-Ron Bicycle and followed Silan away.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Harry and Ron were both somewhat surprised. "Hermione's going to the Malfoy Manor too?"
Did Lucius invite a witch from Muggle family to his home?
This is an extremely rare occurrence.
"Do you think they both joined Snape's Potions Club together?" Ron suddenly turned and asked.
"That's certainly possible," Harry guessed. "Hermione has always done well in Potions."
"Our friend is really amazing, which means we're not bad either," Ron exclaimed, beaming with pride.
Harry didn't dare reply, silently thinking, "This is really quite bad..."
Looking in the direction where Silan and Hermione disappeared, a strange thought suddenly popped into Harry's mind:
"Could this Potions Club only have the two of them? Did Snape deliberately put them together...?"
Once the thought took hold, it was like a wild horse that had broken free, galloping wildly in strange directions, giving Harry a fright.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
That's Professor Snape!
Harry couldn't help but shudder at the thought of Snape's strange gaze fixed on him, his long, black robes resembling bat wings, and his odd accent.
"Snape thinking of setting Silan and Hermione up? How could I have such a terrible thought?!"
Harry shook his head violently, banishing the absurd thought from his mind.
Silan and Hermione walked to Snape's office and were surprised to find that Snape was different today.
His long, greasy, matted black hair was now clean and neat. Moreover, Snape seemed to have carefully combed his hair, making it fluffy and smooth.
With his neat, long hair, almost expressionless face, and black robes, Snape certainly looked like Potions Master.
Silan and Hermione exchanged a knowing glance, both thinking at the same time, "Professor Snape washed his hair?!"
It seems that Charlemagne's previous comments about him being a "greasy-haired bat" and "lacking the demeanor of Potions Master" deeply stung Snape.
That finally made him decide to wash his hair.
Noticing that the two men were staring at his hair, Snape frowned and, before they could speak, slipped Silan a letter of recommendation.
"This is Headmaster Dumbledore's letter recommending Lucius Malfoy to be School Governor of the Board of Trustees. Give it to him today; it'll do him a favor." Snape pretended not to notice their glances and deliberately steered the conversation elsewhere.
Last year, Lucius was removed from his position on the School Governor because of the Horcrux Notebook incident, which he considered a great humiliation and has been trying to get back.
Dumbledore's letter of recommendation was undoubtedly the best stepping stone for him.
It's definitely a good bargaining chip for building relationships.
Just as she was about to go to sleep, a pillow was brought to her. Silan carefully put away the letter of recommendation, in a good mood. "With this letter of recommendation, it'll be much easier to bring up Buckbeak's matter."
"The banquet is about to begin. Get ready, we'll be right there," Snape said.
Silan looked at her school uniform. "Professor, do we need to change into formal attire?"