He thought he could fly around peacefully, but this Hippogriff clearly holding a grudge and determined to mess with him.
Just a few meters off the ground, it suddenly flapped its wings and shot straight upwards. The sudden feeling of weightlessness made Ron scream out loud, his voice cracking.
Before he could recover, the giant beast suddenly swooped down, skimming past the grass, blades of grass brushing against Ron's face.
Terrified, he closed his eyes tightly, buried his head low, and kept muttering, "Slow down! Please slow down!"
The students on the ground laughed uproariously as they watched Ron screaming and huddled together in the sky.
Hagrid laughed so hard his beard trembled, but he didn't forget to shout, "Don't worry! It knows what it's doing and won't let anything happen to you!"
Immediately afterwards, the Hippogriff hovered in the air, swaying left and right, making Ron stagger and almost slip off its back.
He could only cling desperately to the beast's back, his legs clamped tightly together, his heart pounding wildly. He was terrified, yet strangely, he felt a thrill from this sudden ordeal.
After getting used to it, Ron shouted excitedly, "Wow--! It's so high! It's so awesome--!"
The people on the ground laughed even harder. " Ron was a complete mess one second, and then he's totally letting loose the next!"
"If he doesn't cause some trouble, the lesson isn't complete."
He's quickly catching up to his two older brothers.
When Ron landed, his hair was a mess, but he looked smug. "See? I flew really well too!"
"Yes, second only to the time I was slapped to the ground."
Draco said,
Ron's face darkened. "... Hey! You..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lavender interrupted him with a wicked grin, "What are you so smug about, Ron? I can see your pants are all wet."
Ron was so startled that he immediately looked down, staring intently at his trouser leg. "W-where's wet?! I'm not wet--!"
He felt around for a while, found it dry and empty, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then bristled:
"You... you scared me to death! There's nothing there at all!"
Lavender laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight:
"Oh dear, that means you were really terrified just now, so scared you thought you'd wet your pants, right?"
Ron blushed. "I didn't! I... I was excited! I was excited!"
Hagrid laughed until his stomach hurt, then loudly concluded, "Great! Excellent! Although the process was a bit... exciting, it was still a success! Ron, you added some fun to this lesson!"
It's Pansy's turn, the last one.
As soon as she approached the hunting grounds, she felt a barrage of arrogant and clearly disdainful gazes directed at her.
The eagles all turned their heads and folded their wings.
Pansy knew perfectly well that her sarcastic remarks had already earned her a blacklist from these vengeful beasts.
But if the whole class flew and she was the only one who didn't, that would be too embarrassing. She gritted her teeth, braced herself, and stood in front of the fence, her face turning pale and then red.
Just like Ron before, not a Hippogriff was willing to pay her any attention.
Pansy stood frozen in place, caught in a dilemma.
Draco, unable to bear it any longer, spoke to Buckbeak and several of the leading Hippogriff.
"Give me some face. I'll bring you food again next class, double the amount. Hagrid has always been good to you, and this is a class he values highly, so don't embarrass him."
Pansy stood there dumbfounded, completely unable to understand what they were "communicating" about. She only saw Draco standing there, his expression calm, as if he were negotiating with these arrogant behemoths.
She felt extremely awkward. Why was it that Draco's words were more effective than her desperate attempts to please him?
Under the combined pressure of Draco's influence and the lure of treats, one of the most docile bronze Hippogriff finally took a reluctant step forward.
Pansy breathed a sigh of relief, but still maintained an arrogant expression, trying her best to pretend she didn't care.
This Hippogriff aloof throughout.
The flight time was more than half that of others; it almost circled and landed almost immediately after takeoff.
But Pansy didn't care anymore.
As long as it can fly and isn't embarrassing, that's fine.
As soon as the bell rang, the students cheered and scattered. This Care of Magical Creatures became one of their happiest classes of the semester.
Only Draco and Hermione, the two assistant coaches, and Harry, Ron, Neville, and a few others who were closest to Hagrid remained on the field.
Together they helped Hagrid lead the Hippogriff back to their roost.
Throughout the journey, the monsters stayed obediently by the group's side.
Once all the divine beasts are settled and their chains are securely fastened...
Hagrid turned around, his eyes slightly red, and looked at the group, scratching his head with his rough hands.
He suddenly strode over and gently pulled Draco, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Neville, Hannah, and the others into a huge hug, saying emotionally:
"Thank you so much... really. I was always afraid I wouldn't teach well, afraid the students wouldn't like it... Today, thanks to the help of you two teaching assistants, this lesson was such a success."
Hermione felt a warm glow inside as she was embraced, and quickly comforted him softly, " Hagrid, you taught exceptionally well too. Everyone could tell you put your heart into it, and they all loved the class."
" Hagrid, be gentle, don't strangle my wife."
Draco reminded her, and Hermione's cheeks instantly turned bright red. She scolded him playfully, " Draco!"
Ron, trapped in the middle, his face flushed red, struggled and yelled, " Hagrid, you're too strong! I can't breathe! Let go!"
"Help, help... I'm being crushed!" Neville cried out weakly, his face pressed against Hannah's, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Hagrid then realized he had used too much force, quickly released his arm, and scratched himself, looking apologetic, saying:
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I got too excited and lost my temper. Did I hurt you? It's all my fault, all my fault!"
"It's alright, Hagrid, we know you're just happy." Hermione smiled gently.
Hagrid still felt bad, so after letting go of them, he immediately turned and rushed into the hut.
Soon, they brought out a large plate of freshly baked Rock Cakes, steaming hot, and stuffed it into their hands. "Here, take these! I just baked them, as compensation!"
Ron's expression changed instantly when he saw the hard, unyielding pancake. He quickly made an excuse. "Um... my sister invited me to dinner today, I have to go!"
The words had barely left her mouth when she had already slipped away a long way.
"I... I still need to return books to the library!"
Harry followed immediately.
Neville and Hannah exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We have other things to do! We'll be going now!"
The group quickly disappeared.
Hagrid, holding up the Rock Cakes, looked bewildered. "Huh? Why did they all leave?"
Draco looked at the plate of flatbread that was hard enough to be used as a weapon and sighed helplessly, "You forgot, the last time you baked those Rock Cakes, they almost broke all their teeth."
Hagrid paused, then slapped his forehead:
"Oh... I forgot about that again."
Draco chuckled and naturally took Hermione's hand. "We'll head back now, Hagrid. See you next class."
"Okay! Be careful on the road!"
Hagrid was still waving his hands and muttering to himself:
Thank you so much for today!