Hagrid's Concerns and the Fourth Dragon

Surprisingly, all three classes scheduled for Saturday were cancelled.

A new message appeared on the bulletin board in the lounge: In order not to affect the selection of Champion, today's Alchemy, Group Potion, and War Magic classes are temporarily canceled.

So Harry and his friends, after a long absence, came to Hagrid's Hut outside of their Care of Magical Creatures Class.

"What about Neville and Draco?"

"Why didn't they come?" Inside the cabin, Hagrid, his hair looking like it was on fire, asked with a frown.

Hephaestus on his head waved his 'hand' at Harry and the others.

Hagrid had barely finished speaking.

Ron couldn't help but open his mouth, "Neville, he went to chase after a girl."

But who is he really pursuing— Susan or Hannah?

It seems like they've been holding it in for a long time.

"Draco, isn't he engaged?"

"I finally have some free time, so Pansy definitely can't let him get away with it," Harry quickly explained.

However, Ginny rolled her eyes and asked mischievously, "Hagrid, what about you? How's your relationship with Madame Maxime?"

"The relationship is progressing very quickly." Ron was about to congratulate Hagrid when he heard him say that, but Harry and Ginny stopped him.

They all discovered that there was no joy in Hagrid's words.

Beneath his messy hair, thick, bushy eyebrows jutted towards the center.

He looked very worried.

Ron was furious. "Did that woman deceive you?"

I knew it.

She definitely wanted to find out about the competition.

She must have found out somewhere that Hagrid decided which Care of Magical Creatures were used in the Triwizard Tournament.

I still remember it; it was something like the Hebridean Black Dragon, the Peruvian Vipertooth, and the Hungarian Horntail.

Hagrid shook his head.

"Then how could you?" Harry was very puzzled.

He almost thought Ron had guessed right.

Faced with the three people's doubts, Hagrid blinked his small, black beetle-like eyes and hesitated for a moment before finally giving up.

He took a deep breath and said, "You all know, right?"

Since the beginning of last semester, I have awakened an extraordinary ability.

Almost all the Care of Magical Creatures became obedient to me.

Giant, a humanoid race, are no exception.

And Maxime, she—she, like me, is Half-blood Half-giant.

Our relationship progressed very quickly.

I'm worried this is because of my abilities.

Rather than her actually liking me.

"So you're just playing around with Madame Maxime?"

"Of course not! I'm prepared to spend my whole life with her—no, I should say get married!" Hagrid answered Harry's question with unwavering certainty.

Harry smiled and said, "That settles it then."

If you're serious, then why are you thinking so much?

Hagrid, as you should know, I've been taking classes with Dumbledore all this time.

Dumbledore told me that all magic originates from the heart.

Your extraordinary affinity for Care of Magical Creatures.

I think it stems more from your unreserved love for Care of Magical Creatures.

Madame Maxime was attracted to you because of your sincere desire to spend the rest of your life with her.

"Really? Really?" Hagrid lowered his head shyly.

He was talking to himself.

Hephaestus transformed into Fire Serpent and gently rubbed against Hagrid's face.

Fang also came closer, wagging its tail and circling around Hagrid.

A milky-white spider silk hung down from the ceiling, and the Acromantula Arasped landed on the table (Ron: "Ahhh! How is it still here? I thought—"), pressing its hairy thighs against Hagrid's fan-shaped hand.

Seeing this, Harry decided to press his advantage.

He quickly said, "Hagrid, look, Fang and the others agree with what I said."

And you don't believe me.

Don't you believe Dumbledore either?

Hagrid wiped away his tears. "Good children, all good children."

He rubbed his fuzzy beard against the three of them, including Tooth and his two Fang.

Harry subtly took a small step back, thus avoiding the same treatment of having his face wiped by the beard.

Fang's tail wagged even more enthusiastically.

Hephaestus shyly returned to Hagrid's hair.

Arasped also followed the spider silk back to the spider web in the corner of the ceiling.

In no time, the cabin was restored to its original state as it had been when they first arrived.

After a long silence, Hagrid broke the stillness first, "Thank you."

If it weren't for you guys, I don't know how long I would have been stuck in this rut.

But Ron.

The three-headed dragon you mentioned.

That is, the Care of Magical Creatures I chose.

It was initially prepared for a normal Triwizard Tournament.

There are now four schools in total.

Ron scratched the back of his head. "Is it a four-headed dragon now?"

That dragon must be Portuguese Long-Snout. Hagrid, you said you'd never seen a live Portuguese Long-Snout.

"It's not that."

I thought there were only three fire dragons.

After attending Harry and Ginny's engagement party, I traveled to Portugal alone.

I discovered a group of Portuguese Long-Snout near Peneda Giles National Park.

They all have light green scales and black eyes. The longest of them is as long as twenty feet.

You all know what happened next.

I want to select another fire dragon to add to the competition.

I originally asked Dumbledore for the Nether Dragon that you summoned, Harry.

But it was rejected. "Hagrid sighed. " Dumbledore said that no student other than Harry could subdue this dragon. So—"

Ron interrupted Hagrid, "Uniform? Did I hear that right?"

The competition wasn't about taking away dragon eggs or other things that the dragon cared about, while it was under the dragon's protection.

Instead, should they fight the fire dragon face-to-face?

Uniforms? Are you crazy?!

My brother used to work on a dragon farm in Romania.

Even trained dragon tamers like them, who possess various magics effective against fire dragons, need seven or eight of them to deal with a single dragon.

Not to mention the students.

Harry could easily win the match by summoning the Nether Dragon.

What about the other Champion?

Hagrid slapped his forehead hard with his right hand, clearly annoyed.

He apologized for accidentally revealing details of the competition.

He said helplessly, "Rampaging Gorgon! Since you've already guessed it."

Then I will—

That's why there are team competitions.

With so many wizards' support and group magic, even a first-year student could remain unharmed and survive in front of the fire dragon.

The difficulty lies in how to subdue the fire dragon you drew.

This will test the wizard's magical skills.

And this fire dragon will also be a prop for the next match—a mount.

"Oh, I see. So, Hagrid, what's the new dragon you chose?" Ginny asked curiously.

"The Ministry of Magic gave me two choices: Opaleye and Norwegian Ridgeback."

As you all know, I already have Norberta Norwegian Ridgeback.

Moreover, it is somewhat similar to the Hungarian Horntail, except that it does not have a spike at the tail and has an extra black ridge on its back.

Therefore, it is not very suitable.

Opaleye.

It is the most beautiful of all fire dragons.

It has Winky, multicolored eyes. Although it has no pupils, it doesn't look strange at all.

Its body is also covered with pearl-like scales.

The flames it spews are also a very bright red.