The next day was Care of Magical Creatures, and Hagrid set a very easy exam task-to pass, they only had to make sure their Flobberworm was still alive after an hour.
That was simple. As long as the Flobberworm thought it was free rather than being held in someone's hand, it could live perfectly well.
This also let the young wizards properly relax their frayed nerves during the exam.
"Has Buckbeak been taken away?" Su Er casually asked, tossing his Flobberworm a cabbage leaf.
"Oh, yes. At Christmas, while you were still at home, Mr. Scamander came by and packed Buckbeak and the rest of their herd into his suitcase."
Hagrid said casually, "I was just planning to go to the Scamander family's place once your holidays start, to see how they're getting on. I've prepared two cows and four sheep to make their favorite special feed."
"I'd been hoping I might get a glimpse of Mr. Scamander. You don't often get a chance to meet a living textbook author." Su Er sighed with a hint of regret.
"You'll get a chance." Hagrid considered it, then said, "If you'd like, I could write Mr. Scamander a letter and ask if he'd mind me bringing a young wizard along."
"That would be wonderful," Su Er said, delighted.
"What would?" Hermione came over. She had only heard the latter half and asked in confusion.
"If possible, I'd like to bring Hermione too." Su Er turned to Hagrid.
"Oh, of course. Nothing can separate you two, can it?" Hagrid winked mischievously.
"Ha, that's right." Su Er laughed.
Hermione blinked her large eyes, looking utterly baffled. "What are you talking about?"
The Potions Class exam was that afternoon. The task was to brew a Confusing Concoction, and the key was whether they could make