Chapter 165 The surrender of claws
The students followed Hagrid towards the Forbidden Forest.
This made everyone very excited, and many people felt that Hagrid was going to take them deep into the Forbidden Forest.
However, Hagrid only led everyone along the edge of the forest. Five minutes later, they were already outside a paddock-like place.
"Everyone, come to this fence!" Hagrid shouted, "That's right! Stand where I can see you. Now, the first thing you have to do is open your textbooks!"
Everyone took out their own "Yokai Book of Monsters".
They all behaved tamely as the students kept stroking them up and down their spines.
"I knew you could tame these textbooks!" Hagrid was extremely happy. "Tell me, how did you discover this method?"
"It's the manager of Flourish and Blotts," answered a Ravenclaw. "He told me this little trick when I went to buy books."
Hagrid nodded and said:
"It turns out it's him. It's not surprising. He has read too many magic books."
"It's not him!"
Michelle suddenly interrupted, "He didn't know how to deal with the "Monster Book of Monsters" at first. He even got his hands bitten and swollen! It was John who taught him this little trick, and he was able to survive later. hard!"
Harry and others also agreed.
And heard the words.Hagrid and the other students all looked at John in surprise.
As Hagrid said earlier, it's not surprising that the manager of Flourish and Blotts knows this little trick.
But if a student like John knew...
It doesn't seem strange.
It was John Shafiq after all.
An all-around genius!
"John!" Hagrid laughed, "That's great! Ten points for Slytherin!"
John nodded and chuckled:
"Thank you, Professor Hagrid."
"You're welcome, you don't need to be so polite between you and me. Haha - our next step, um, next step..."
Hagrid's thoughts seemed confused and he said incoherently, "So... then you all have books... Oh... now all you need are magical creatures. Yes. I'll go find them right now. Wait."
As he spoke, he left the crowd and entered the Forbidden Forest.
"Although this guy is a bit stupid and a bit shabby, he is surprisingly good at getting mixed up."
Draco murmured as he looked at Hagrid's leaving back.
John rolled his eyes at him and said:
"I advise you not to be too smart, lest you cause more trouble."
Draco made an OK gesture to John, still wearing that playful smile.
But the next moment, he pointed to the opposite side of the paddock and screamed.
It's Hagrid back.
He also has a group of strange beasts with him.
They have the body, hind legs and tail of a horse, but their front legs, wings and head seem to be that of an eagle. They have sharp beaks the color of steel and big bright orange eyes.The claws on their front legs are half a foot long and look deadly.
Around each beast's neck was a thickly feathered collar, to which was fastened a long chain, and the ends of these chains were held in one large hand by Hagrid, who trotted after the animals to paddock.
"Go over there!"
Hagrid drove the beasts away and tied them all to the fence.
"Hippogriffs!" Hagrid roared happily, "They are so beautiful, aren't they?"
John had to admit this too.
The hippogriffs' fur has complex patterns and colors, which look very beautiful.
But their huge beaks and sharp claws make them look too dangerous.
And they were shaking their heads angrily, spreading their powerful wings, and seemed unwilling to be restrained like this.
So when Hagrid asked if anyone wanted to get closer, everyone present shook their heads wildly.
Except Michelle.
She jumped up and raised her hands almost as soon as Hagrid finished speaking:
"Me! Let me go!"
"Good girl!" Hagrid said excitedly, "but before you really get close to them, the first thing you must know is that they are proud. So never insult a Hippogriff, because this may be you The last thing you ever do in your life.”
Michelle nodded vigorously.
"You always wait for the hippogriff to make the first move," Hagrid continued. "That's polite, you know? You walk up to him, you bow, and you wait.
If he returns the favor, you can touch him.If he doesn't bow, get away from him quickly, for these claws are going to hurt. "
Hagrid led out a Hippogriff alone.
Michelle followed Hagrid's instructions and walked over.
All the students across the paddock seemed to hold their breath, and John quietly took out his wand.
Michelle is arguably the most relaxed person in the room.
With a smile on her face, she didn't stop until she was only three meters away from the hippogriff, ready to bow.
But before she could really make a move, the hippogriff suddenly bent its scaly front knees, sank down, and bowed to Michelle.
Its two brown eyes were still blinking, as if inviting Michelle to touch it quickly.
Michelle's eyes were full of surprise, and she looked back at Hagrid with her mouth wide open.
"He likes you! Michelle, he likes you very much!" Hagrid was also startled and couldn't help but applaud, "That's amazing! Touch him! Oh, and Gryffindor! very!"
Harry and Hermione cheered when they heard this.
But Draco had other ideas.
In his opinion, this is also a good opportunity to score points.
"Professor! I want to try too!"
Draco suddenly raised his hands and shouted.
"Of course, you will all have a chance. But now we have to wait for Michelle to experience it first, and then come one by one."
Hagrid said with a smile.
He felt that his first lesson should be considered a success.
However, Draco did not obey Hagrid's orders at all.
Minding his own business, he walked towards the hippogriff herd.
"No need to bother, Professor, these beasts don't look so dangerous. Just look at me!"
As he spoke, Draco already stretched out his hand to touch one of the hippogriffs.
Feeling insulted, the hippogriff screamed and waved its steel-gray claws.
"idiot!"
John cursed, pointed the wand lightly in his hand, and Draco fell suddenly.
This just made him avoid the claw.
But the hippogriff obviously didn't want to let him go yet, raising its head and preparing to peck him.
At this time, John had already arrived in front of Draco.
He raised his wand and pointed it at the hippogriff.
As a large amount of magic power was continuously poured into the nun's wand, the tip of the wand began to shine with a dazzling red light.
Not only that, the dense golden runes on the staff also seemed to come alive, twisting and turning.
The next moment, the ready-to-attack [Shattered Bones] will crush the Hippogriff's head.
But the Hippogriff did not give John this chance.
The moment the golden and red light shone into its eyes, the hippogriff whined and knelt down in front of John.
It was trembling all over, its eyes full of pleading and fear.