Chapter 240: The Ministry of Magic's Decision

Meal time is always the time when Hogwarts gathers the most. If you miss this time and don't have a house elf like Dobby with you... then, I'm sorry, you can only go to the elf kitchen under Hufflepuff to find food alone.

Just as Fanlin thought, as soon as they sat down, the empty food plates in front of them were filled with food.

Here, I have to sigh at the British recipes... After Fanlin spent a whole holiday in China, he fell in love with China's profound food culture.

For this reason, he also specially sent Dobby to study with old Vitor for a period of time, so Fanlin's food plate is different in Hogwarts.

Although the Chinese food made by Dobby is not very authentic, it is indeed a rare delicacy for Fanlin. He doesn't want to eat the so-called stargazing. In fact, that dish has no effect except being funny.

However, after tasting Dobby's Chinese food, Hermione couldn't stand the spiciness. Fanlin remembered that the dish made that day was called "Fuqi Feipian". Although the name was scary, the taste was quite good. Although it was very spicy, Fanlin liked it very much.

However, this was a bit unbearable for the girl. She thought it was okay, but she didn't want to eat a second bite. Sandwiches with cheese were Hermione's favorite.

However, before lunch time was halfway through, Fanlin noticed that Hagrid unexpectedly came to the classroom today.

Since Buckbeak's accident, Hagrid has been suspended for a period of time. When he came back, he was depressed. He didn't want to come to the hall. At least Fanlin hadn't seen Hagrid in the hall for a long time.

According to Harry, Hagrid also went to the Ministry of Magic to attend a hearing on Buckbeak's attack on Draco Malfoy. However, the result of the hearing seems to be still under discussion.

Fanlin felt that it would definitely not be a good result. With Lucius's character, he would not let Hagrid go. Even if Dumbledore was there, he would definitely find a way to make Hagrid uncomfortable.

Perhaps there was a conflict between Dumbledore's attitude and Lucius Malfoy's methods, which led to the indefinite postponement of the hearing. Hagrid's arrival today was undoubtedly waiting for something. Fan Lin felt a little uneasy when he saw Hagrid sitting in the teacher's seat.

Owl letters usually fly to the auditorium at breakfast or lunch time to deliver letters. If you have an owl, you don't have to do this.

But Hagrid is obviously not the kind of person who would raise an owl. He prefers fierce creatures like dragons, such as Norbo. Hagrid is now standing with Norbo, and he is like a sapling.

Sure enough, not long after, a gray-brown owl flew in from the window of the hall, holding a letter in its mouth, and it landed straight in front of Hagrid.

"What do you think that is?" Harry asked, "Someone actually wrote to Hagrid. You know, apart from us, Hagrid's only friends are those cute babies he thinks are cute."

"Maybe it's the Ministry of Magic!" Fanlin said, and he just stuffed a piece of pudding into his mouth, which made Hermione glare at him in dissatisfaction. The girl didn't like Fanlin talking while eating, but Fanlin never changed his ways on this point.

"Ministry of Magic?" Harry was surprised. "The Ministry of Magic wrote to Hagrid? Why?"

"Have you forgotten? Hagrid attended a hearing about Buckbeak, or the time when Malfoy was scratched."

"That incident was suppressed by Professor Dumbledore, and Hagrid was not punished..."

"That's different, Harry!" Fanlin said, "Professor Dumbledore will of course protect Hagrid. In fact, this is just a teaching accident. Everyone knows that Malfoy was not hurt. Contact magic itself is a dangerous thing, so Hagrid will not be in any trouble..."

"The key is Buckbeak..." Hermione said, "Hagrid will not be fired at all, but the Malfoy family obviously doesn't want to let it go, so the only target of venting is Buckbeak, the poor hippogriff."

"What will happen to it?" Harry asked. He remembered the majestic and handsome hippogriff. He liked this creature very much, but Malfoy ruined his idea of ​​flying the hippogriff.

"I don't know, maybe he will die." Fanlin said, he put the knife and fork on the table. He just thought of it. This is the worst result.

"Will die? But..." Harry felt that it was a bit unfair. Buckbeak only scratched Malfoy's arm, but the result was Buckbeak's death, which was obviously unacceptable.

"Unfortunately," Vanlin frowned, "Based on the Ministry of Magic's consistent attitude towards magical creatures, it is impossible to be fair in terms of status. Even if Mr. Newt has done a lot for this, the Ministry of Magic has never been merciful to magical creatures that actively attack wizards."

"Hagrid is very sad..." Hermione said with sympathy. She noticed that after Hagrid read the letter, his whole expression seemed to be a little broken.

"Damn it!" Harry cursed fiercely, his eyes were full of anger, and he especially wanted to beat Malfoy up now.

The conversation between several people seemed to have attracted the attention of Ron, who was sitting not far away. Vanlin saw Ron sitting in front and looking in the direction of Hagrid, wondering what he was thinking.

"Maybe we should go to Hagrid to have a look. He must need someone to comfort him now." Hermione suggested. Hagrid was their loyal friend, so the girl naturally couldn't bear to see Hagrid face this tragic fact alone.

Hermione's suggestion was unanimously agreed by the two. This was the responsibility of a friend. Besides, Vanlin also liked Buckbeak, the majestic eagle horse. At least Vanlin experienced an unprecedented sense of freedom on Buckbeak's back, as well as the mysterious place.

Ron seemed to be a little moved. Vanlin saw Ron turned his head and looked in their direction, his eyes full of struggle.

Harry seemed to want to say something, but Ron didn't give him the chance.

He quickly stuffed the bread in his hand into his mouth, then got up and hurriedly left the hall.

Hearing Neville say that Scabbers was in a very bad condition, Ron was now focusing on his rat.

Harry just wanted to call Ron, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say. Calling Ron's name seemed to have become a very difficult thing.

"Don't worry too much, it will be fine." Vanlin patted Harry's shoulder and took his eyes away from Ron.

Harry nodded, and several people fell silent one after another.

When Vanlin emptied his food plate completely, several people got up and left the hall. Hagrid's business was obviously more important than lunch break. Although Hermione was very sleepy, the girl insisted on visiting Hagrid before going back to rest, so the girl rejected Vanlin's suggestion to go after lunch break.

Harry was already impatient. He was very worried about Hagrid. Hagrid was obviously very important to Harry.

Several people rushed out of the castle in a hurry. It was daytime now. Because of Sirius' silence, the guards of Hogwarts were not as strict as before, at least during the day.

Hagrid's hut was on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. As the keeper of the hunting ground, Hagrid still had to faithfully travel his duties. At least the huge crossbow hanging on the enclosure was still brand new.

"Hagrid, Hagrid..." Harry patted Hagrid's door heavily with his hand, but there was only the sound of gurgling in the house except for the sound of the teeth.

"Open the door, Hagrid, I know you are in there!" Harry patted the door anxiously, but Hagrid had no intention of opening the door.

"Get out of the way, Harry." Hermione took out her wand and walked forward.

"Alohomora!"

A sparse light flashed through the lock, and Hagrid's door was bounced open. Harry pushed the door in the first time, and a pungent smell of alcohol rushed into Harry's nose.

"Hagrid, you drank so much!" Hermione said angrily. She lightly tapped the wand in her hand, and the wine glass that Hagrid was holding shattered with a bang.

"Hermione!" Vanlin pressed Hermione's wand down, and he used the cleansing spell to clean up the whole mess in an instant.

"Hagrid, you...are you okay!" Harry asked carefully. He couldn't bear to see Hagrid so decadent.

Hagrid, who was originally a professor of the Care of Magical Creatures course, was still very optimistic, but the incident with Malfoy swept away Hagrid's little confidence. He felt that he had failed Dumbledore's trust.

"Buckbeak, it's going to die..." Hagrid seemed to have seen the person clearly, but the first sentence he said made several people fall into silence one after another. Tears as big as beans flowed from the corners of Hagrid's eyes. Fanlin couldn't imagine that the usually mighty Hagrid cried so sadly, even a little pitiful.

"What's wrong, Hagrid?" Hermione also calmed down. The girl suddenly regretted treating Hagrid's drinking problem so rudely. Obviously, Hagrid couldn't vent his feelings at this time, and could only rely on drinking.

However, Hagrid did not answer Hermione. His huge body was completely shrunk into the rattan chair he usually sat in. Hagrid covered his face with his hands. He had some difficulty calming down his emotions.

Because of his dereliction of duty, he killed his good friend.

Hagrid cherishes these seemingly dangerous animal friends, from the Acromantula to Buttercup, Norbert and Buckbeak, all of whom are his companions and he can communicate with them.

However, he killed Buckbeak... The decision of the Ministry of Magic is something Hagrid cannot change. (To be continued)