Chapter 480 Conversation Before Escape

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Following the direction of the dragon's roar, Sean and Hermione walked carefully through the dense forest.

"So far-" Hermione gasped and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Sean handed over a handkerchief: "There is no way. The gathering of fire dragons will cause the fire dragons to roar at each other and stimulate their desire to attack. Maintaining this state for a long time is not good for the fire dragons themselves - McFace The people of the Ti family will not interfere in the normal birth, old age, illness, death and territorial battles between fire dragons, but if it is a man-made situation, they will definitely intervene."

Hermione took the handkerchief and wiped her forehead gently, and whispered: "Then the MacFasty family likes fire dragons? It sounds similar to Professor Scamander."

Sean spread his hands: "No, they are more like protecting the honor and creed of their family. They only care about their Hebridean Islands black dragon, and other fire dragons are not within their scope of concern - in fact, even the Hebridean Islands The same goes for the archipelago black dragons, they don’t allow this group of black dragons to go to other habitats.”

"Maintaining the dignity and nature of the fire dragon within one's own control?" Hermione concluded.

"You can almost say that - many wizard families have this habit of maintaining the rules and creeds passed down from their ancestors, but they only maintain the rules themselves." Sean said.

If the McFasty family really loves the Black Dragon of the Hebridean Islands, the other party may follow the Black Dragon's own opinions - but this is unlikely.

The other party kept the black dragon alone far away from the dragon group. By the time Sean and Hermione found it, the moon was already high above their heads.

Putting on the invisibility cloak, the two quietly approached the open space.

In a specially made huge cage, two Hebridean Islands black dragons were half lying on the ground, and one of them was looking around from time to time.

"It seems to be waiting for you..." Hermione whispered.

"As promised - let me see..."

Sean looked over and saw eight people surrounding the cage. They were wearing black wizard robes and thick dragon skin cloaks, and they were whispering something.

Sean was very impressed by this outfit. The first-year McFasty family members were dressed like this when they came to pick up the little black dragon. There was also the McFasty family crest at the hem of the robe—— Surrounded by fire dragons, there is a letter m formed by a dragon's tail in the center.

Following the memory in his mind, Sean looked at the group of people, and then regretfully discovered that there did not seem to be the leader he had seen before. It seemed that he was not leading the group this time.

That uncle seems to be quite easy to talk to, but it’s a pity...

Sean stood there and thought about it. Hermione looked on and couldn't help but ask after a while: "Do you know these MacFasty people? Can they 'reach an agreement'?"

"I don't know each other. It's not good to show up rashly. Besides, if we don't reach an agreement and the black dragon disappears later, they will still be suspicious of me." Sean said.

"Discussed?" Hermione asked doubtfully.

"When I was in first grade, I met two people from the McFasty family," Sean explained. "I wanted to see if I could make some connections, and then, emm——"

Hermione was stunned for a moment, then looked at him with disbelief: "Aren't you ready?"

"Those who know me, Miss Granger, yes, I was originally planning to buy it directly with gold galleons." Sean spread his hands.

Hermione slapped her head: "That's a fire dragon! Are you going to buy two fire dragons?!"

"What's not allowed? The sale of live magical animals has always existed. Owls, toads, lizards, spiders - and the raw materials used in various magic props. These can all be bought and sold, but some are illegal and some are legal. , is it strange that the transaction object is changed to a fire dragon?"

"But - will they sell it?" Hermione asked hesitantly.

"That's the problem. According to the information I got from Stephanie, the McFasty family will sell the corpses of fire dragons that died of old age or accidents, such as dragon heartstrings, but they don't seem to sell live fire dragons - —Mr. Ollivander originally wanted to buy a small Hebridean Islands black dragon to try out the effect of a living dragon heartstring as a wand core, but he was rejected."

"That sounds..." Hermione frowned.

Sean smiled: "It's a bit cruel."

The girl nodded silently.

"This has always been the case. Among the three wand core materials used by Mr. Ollivander, dragon heartstrings were taken from corpses. Although magical animals have various magical powers, to wizards, their essence is still Animals can be domesticated and controlled, and of course they can also be slaughtered as a source of raw materials," Sean said calmly.

Hermione pursed her lips and knitted her brows together.

Sean did not comfort her, but continued: "The materials you used to brew the potion come from various animals and plants, and some of the materials even have to be taken out alive - in order to maintain the medicinal properties. The dragon skin gloves and cloak you use also come from Since the corpse, many of the books you like to read have animal skins on their covers and animal blood on their rune symbols. These are all Chiluoluo's massacres - why didn't you have such mercy at that time? Are you excited?"

"I, I..." Hermione wanted to explain, but found that she didn't know what to say - Sean was right.

The girl lowered her head and said no more words.

Sean glanced at her: "I know what you are thinking. These two Hebridean Islands black dragons will become my partners. In your eyes, their status has also increased, just like Dave and Nadja." ——This reminds you of other fire dragons, and your compassion suddenly rises."

Hermione clenched her fists and then loosened them dejectedly. She said in frustration and self-blame: "This is a double standard on my part. I don't know now... is my so-called compassion for these animals, or is it to satisfy my own needs?" Moral needs…”

Sean smiled: "Why not have both?"

Hermione looked up in confusion.

"The two are not in conflict, and being compassionate is not a bad thing - Hermione, I just want to tell you one thing, don't use your own opinions to add to other things, whether it is magical animals or wizards."

"Do I like Fantastic Beasts?" Sean asked.

Hermione nodded silently.

"Yes, I like it very much, but I still use materials derived from various magical animals, and I will not rush in front of the McFasty family and shout that I want to save the fire dragons - the level of wizards Higher than magical animals, this is an indisputable fact, so I choose to treat my animal friends well. I still support the normal trade of magical animals, and I will definitely stop such behaviors as abuse and private sales. "

"But..." Hermione's lips twitched twice.

Sean sighed: "You want to say those magical animals with advanced intelligence, right?"

"Um……"

"My choice is to get along with those highly intelligent animals that can communicate normally with humans, but I don't care what other people think - on the other hand, wouldn't animals hunt each other? Can you save everyone? One? It's part of nature, and wizards are part of the natural cycle."

Hermione was silent for a long time this time, and when she raised her head, there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, but she nodded to Sean.

"I understand what you mean……"

Sean smiled: "Of course, you are a smart Miss Granger."

Hermione took a moment to regain her composure, and then said, "You're also hinting at my House Elf Liberation Front, right?"

Sean admitted frankly: "Yes, many people have come to me and asked me to persuade you."

Hermione touched her pocket and found an S.P.E.W badge inside. She was planning to launch a house-elf liberation movement this year.

Sean took the badge and said softly: "I understand your original intention, but like I said, this is a part of natural selection——"

"Besides, I shouldn't impose my opinions, right?" Hermione whispered.

"Yes, house elves are highly intelligent magical creatures, and the right to choose should be given to them. To be honest, I have already put away those socks, pillowcases, etc. that you planned to throw around the castle."

Hermione pursed her lips: "Have you thought about it a long time ago?"

"Ah, it is true, because I am friends with many house elves, and I know that your behavior will cause trouble to them - I accidentally dropped a scarf when I went to the kitchen last time, and Polis and them A few of them were scared and no one wanted to pick up the scarf." Sean laughed.

Looking at his smiling face, Hermione was stunned for a moment.

are friends……

I always seem to overlook key points.

Looking at the thoughtful Hermione, Sean put his arm around her shoulders: "Go and make more friends with the house elves from now on, ask them for their opinions, and then think about how to develop this association of yours."

Hermione nodded vigorously.

Sean showed his white teeth: "We have successfully reached an agreement. Well, there is such a reward for doing bad things."

"Didn't you plan this?" Hermione, who had returned to normal, asked suspiciously.

"Of course not -" Sean wouldn't say that he really had this idea.

Hermione has always been compassionate and has a sense of justice. He did have this in mind when he brought Hermione here, but he didn't expect to be able to get around it.

Hermione just needs to be able to think about it, otherwise she will always get into trouble.

However, there are other things to deal with right now.

Sean listened for a while, then said, "You hide for now, I'll go and eavesdrop."

"Well, be careful."

Sean cast a disillusionment spell on himself under the invisibility cloak, and then quietly sneaked up to the McFasty family.

"...When today's banquet is over, we will go back with the black dragon." One person said.

"Well, anyway, the process has been discussed with Professor Dumbledore -" the other person continued, "However, I didn't expect that the kid named Wallop could actually communicate with the black dragons."

A man who looked like the leader looked back at the two black dragons: "They were much more excited than before after they came back. I think it was because of the child."

"It's ironic to say that we have managed black dragons for generations, but there has never been anyone in the family who can communicate with fire dragons."

The leader's face was serious: "We only need to follow the ancestral precepts to manage the black dragon. Other things are not within our scope of consideration. Communication with the black dragon is of little significance to our mission."

A woman who looked significantly younger muttered: "I always feel like these two fire dragons are happier together with that Wallop..."

"Put away your sentimentality," the leader glanced at her, "The Fire Dragon's emotions are not within our scope of concern. There is only one thing we have to do, let the Fire Dragon maintain its nature and let the McFasty family continue to be glorious."

The woman was silent but looked gloomy.

Another young man scratched his head: "What if that Wallop wants these two fire dragons? For example, he teaches us how to communicate with the fire dragons, or he buys them with money - the family is not very wealthy recently..."

"Impossible, McFasty will never sell any Hebridean Islands black dragon." The leader said firmly.

Of course, he quietly added in his heart: "Those who die do not count."

Sean, who was hiding around, listened for a while, and finally understood McFasty's attitude. Just like what he said, it was not for the love of the black dragon of the Hebridean Islands, nor to obtain a large amount of property, but just for For the glory of the family.

They "had" to continue to manage and raise this group of fire dragons to "maintain the dignity of the dragon clan".

Then I won't have any psychological burden... Sean thought silently.

It is unrealistic to spend money to solve the problem, but he has filed a record.

Bypassing several guards, Sean secretly came to the cage of the black dragon in the Hebridean Islands.

The black dragon's nose twitched. It smelled Sean's scent and felt the invisible presence nearby, and it immediately became excited.

"Shhh - don't make too much noise." Sean used [Beast Whisperer] to communicate with the black dragon.

The black dragon snorted with sparks to express his understanding.

"Listen, man, let me ask you again seriously, do you want to come with me and live with me, will you get along with other magical animals, such as the Selma Lake monster, the basilisk, the cat leopard and so on... You have to give up your territory and ethnic group in the Hebridean Islands, and you have to give up the sky where you can fly freely - of course my place is quite big, but I will definitely feel comfortable when I go back... and then you have to take your wife with you..."

"Have you really thought about it, man?"

Although Sean couldn't see the serious expression, the black dragon shook its huge dragon head and looked very serious.

"Okay, in that case," Sean laughed, "come with me -"

"Roar -" the black dragon let out a deafening roar.

The members of the McFasty family looked over and turned their heads after finding nothing unusual.

Shaun, who broke into a cold sweat and was dizzy, rubbed his eardrums: "I told you not to make too much noise."

The black dragon snorted sheepishly.

"In order not to cause trouble, I thought of a way. When the time comes, remember to cooperate with me... like this... like this... I will leave a magic spell first... and then like this..."

The black dragon snorted while listening to indicate that he understood.

"Then it's settled...see you later."

The black dragon opened his mouth wide and wanted to roar, but Xing Xingzi popped up and half remembered Sean's instructions, and swallowed it back.

The guards looked at each other in confusion: "Can the fire dragon still cough?"