They hurried across the grounds, through the wind and gardens of Hogwarts.
Azure Luan spread her wings and soared above their heads, letting out cheerful cries from time to time.
Together, they ran toward the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
Even from a distance, they could see Hagrid waiting to welcome them at the door of his hut, his face flushed with excitement...
When he saw Zhang Xiao, he scratched his tangled hair and muttered:
"All right, all right, knew this would happen. I was wondering why Zhang hadn't come the last two times! You're all good friends. Of course you couldn't keep it a secret."
A perfect misunderstanding. It saved them quite a bit of trouble.
"It's about to hatch."
Hagrid ushered them into the hut and greeted Azure Luan as well.
Incidentally, apart from showing some curiosity when he first met Bird Sis, Hagrid had treated her like any ordinary creature.
It took Zhang Xiao a long time to realize that the Fantastic Beasts Hagrid adored were all dangerous to some degree, such as... Acromantulas and Hippogriffs...
The first thing Zhang Xiao saw upon entering was the blackish egg in the middle of the hut, about the size of an ostrich egg.
It lay on the table, with a deep crack already running through its shell.
Something kept moving inside, making an amusing clicking sound.
They all pulled their chairs closer to the table and watched intently, holding their breath.
Even Bird Sis perched on Zhang Xiao's head, stretching her graceful neck to peer at it curiously.
Suddenly, with a harsh scraping noise, the shell began to crackle, fine fractures spreading across it.
Before long, it split open, and a little lizard-like creature flopped and fluttered unsteadily on the table.
It wasn't really pretty. It looked like a