You're So Amazing

Muya tapped the dragon egg. "Hagrid, what are you planning to do with this little guy?"

At that, Hagrid pulled out a book from beneath his pillow. "Oh, I've been reading. This book's got everything in it. It can even identify different kinds of dragon eggs. The one I got is a Norwegian Ridgeback—really rare."

Hagrid looked tremendously proud, but Hermione was unimpressed.

She reminded him, "Hagrid, don't forget that you live in a wooden house."

But Hagrid did not hear a word Hermione said. His mind was filled with the joy of getting a baby dragon. As he poked at the fire, he happily hummed a tune.

By then, Harry and Ron were already sweltering, so they opened the window.

It was hard to imagine what would happen to Hagrid if someone discovered he was raising a dragon in his house.

"Mya, I saw your vegetable patch by the Forbidden Forest yesterday. It was so green and lovely." Calori rested his cheek on one hand, his tail slapping against the lake's surface.

"Calori, this is the cake I promised you. By the way, can Mermaids eat cake?" Muya placed the cake box in front of Calori.

Calori smiled. His pale hair gleamed in the sunlight, and Muya narrowed her eyes.

"Of course we can." He picked up the cake, took a bite, then looked up at Muya.

Was he waiting for me to praise him?

"You're so amazing." Muya placed her hand on Calori's head and gave it a rub. It felt incredibly nice.

"You..." Calori immediately covered his face and lowered his head, the tips of his ear fins turning pink.

Muya let go of him. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

"...No. I'm going to take the cake back to eat." Calori tapped the box with one finger. "You'll be leaving during the summer holiday, so... could you come see me more often while we're still at school?" Goodness, with that pitiful look on his face, Muya simply could not refuse him.

"Okay. I'll come find you when I have time."

Calori smiled. "All right. I'll wait for you."

After Muya waved goodbye to Calori, she suddenly noticed someone standing beneath a large tree to her left.

"Miss Ya Mu has made friends with a Mermaid too?" It was Blaise. Once he saw that Muya had noticed him, he walked over.

"That's right." Muya nodded. "You were spying on us, Blaise." She narrowed her eyes slightly, pretending to scrutinize him.

Blaise smiled and spread his hands. "Spying is ungentlemanly, and I was merely reading there, fell asleep, and was awakened by your conversation."

"Likewise, interrupting others is ungentlemanly. So after I woke up, I stayed there reading until now." He extended his right hand and helped Muya to her feet.

"Sorry..."

"You don't need to apologize. Really, it should be my fault. I shouldn't have fallen asleep there."

"So, I'd like a chance to make it up to you." Blaise's gaze was especially sincere at that moment. Since he wanted such a chance, she gave it to him, and the two returned to the castle together.

One day, Muya's owl delivered a note to her while she was having breakfast. It was from Hagrid, and it contained only four words: It's about to hatch.

She saw that an owl had appeared at the Gryffindor table as well. It seemed Hagrid had written Harry a note too, but they still had Herbology class that morning, so Muya decided to go take a look first.

"Hagrid, it's Ya Mu." Muya knocked on the door of Hagrid's hut.

When Hagrid came out, Muya could tell that he was incredibly excited. Once she entered the hut, Hagrid was too preoccupied to pour her any milk, so she poured herself a cup.

"Oh, when I was sleeping with this little fellow in my arms early this morning, I felt it moving inside. I figured it must be about to come out, so I urgently notified all of you." Hagrid did not sit down. He stared unblinkingly at the dragon egg on the table, his hands constantly gesturing.

"Oh, why haven't Harry and the others come yet? I remember letting Hedwig and Miao Miao go at the same time."

"I saw Harry receive the note, but did you forget? Harry and the others have Herbology class with the Slytherin students today." Muya calmly took a sip of milk.

"That's right. I really hope they can come quickly. Witnessing a baby dragon hatch is very meaningful. I'm sure they wouldn't want to miss it." Hagrid had grown familiar with the trio by then.

Ron had even wanted to skip class and come straight over to see the baby dragon, but Hermione stopped him.

After a while, Muya heard a crisp sound. A crack had appeared in the dragon egg.

"Look! The little fellow will be out before long." Hagrid stared at the dragon egg even more closely.

During the break between classes, the three of them arrived. Since Hagrid was busy watching the dragon egg, Muya answered the door.

The dragon egg was already making clicking sounds. They moved their chairs closer to watch, and everyone held their breath as they observed it closely.

Suddenly, amid a harsh scraping sound, the dragon egg cracked open. The baby dragon crawled out and flapped about unsteadily on the table.

Its whole body was jet-black, with many spikes on its wings, a long large nose with white nostrils, horn-like bumps on its head, and bulging orange-red eyes.

Muya muttered softly, "It kind of looks a little ugly."

The baby dragon sneezed, and several sparks shot from its nostrils.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Hagrid murmured. Then he reached out and stroked the baby dragon's head. The baby dragon opened its mouth and bit his finger, revealing long, sharp teeth.

"Oh, look! It knows its mother!" Hagrid said in delight.

Muya also reached out with one finger and touched the baby dragon's head. It tilted its head and looked at her with its large round eyes.

Suddenly, Muya spotted a small platinum-blond head at the window. She walked over and met Draco's eyes.

"Hi, Draco. Would you like to come in and have a look?"

"Oh, it's Malfoy!" Ron cried out.

"Did you follow us here?" Harry stood beside Muya and looked at Draco, while Hermione frowned behind them.

Draco had still been smiling when he saw Muya, but the moment he heard Ron's voice and saw Harry, his face fell.

"Oh, Potter, why did you three sneak over here? That giant actually dared to raise a dragon in secret. Hmph." Draco crossed his arms and turned his head to one side.

Muya turned to glance at Hagrid. "All right, all right, don't argue. Draco, do you want to come in and see the baby dragon?"