After sending Fleevy to his office, Allen did not return to his office. Instead, he paused for a few seconds to confirm Hermione's position and walked downstairs.
The stone walls of the corridor were surrounded by burning torches, and the ceiling was so high that the top could not be seen. The people in the portraits in the corridor saluted Allen silently when he walked past, and whispered and laughed when he walked past. Except for his office, Allen had allowed the portraits to speak in most places except for the parts that needed to be kept secret.
Young wizards could be seen everywhere, and the skeleton servants they summoned followed behind them with their backpacks. The unique sound of bones colliding with each other, the roar of lions, the sound of snakes crawling, the little badgers jumping out from the corners of the walls from time to time, and the eagles flying on the ceiling added a lot of liveliness to the campus.
Amidst the explosions of magic spells, there were young wizards who were enjoying duels in the corridor. What made Allen happy was that even the third-year wizards could use the silent Iron Armor Spell skillfully. It was inevitable that the duels in the corridor would damage the buildings, but whether it was the broken armor warriors, the damaged stone walls, or the pictures, the duelists repaired them bit by bit with magic. Judging from their skillful movements, it was obvious that they had done this more than once. In a sense, it was also a kind of practice.
After leaving the Hogwarts Castle, the sky was clear and light gray because the altitude was now higher than the clouds. The grass under his feet was kept soft and moist by magic. Allen walked down the slope to Hagrid's hut at the edge of the forbidden forest, where the Conservation of Magical Animals class was arranged.
When he was close enough, Allen, who did not want to disturb Hagrid's class, cast a spell to interfere with other people's minds and reduce his presence so that other wizards would not notice him. After that, he slowly walked to the outside of the most lively paddock-like area near Hagrid's hut.
Hagrid, who was still in class, waved his big hands excitedly and gestured to a large pile of iron boxes behind him. There were some banging sounds coming from inside from time to time.
Hagrid's big beard was tied into a ponytail and braided into three small braids under his chin. His moleskin coat was also changed into a Hogwarts robe. Of course, the material used for the robe was several times more expensive than the average person's and more than ten times Fleevy's. Hagrid's half-brother, Glopp, was standing beside him. He was the one who had moved the iron boxes over with his bare hands.
The little guy, who was bullied by the giants because he was only 16 feet tall, seemed to have adapted to civilized life. He began to look more intelligent, and he was much stronger than when he lived on the Mountain of Giants. However, he still wore the Horned Camel's fur coat that was specially made for the giants. He looked like a big black rock, and there was a metal ring on his thick finger that shone brightly under the sun.
Hagrid bent down and picked up a furry monster with five legs from the thick iron box. He hugged the monster covered in thick reddish-brown hair into a ball and put it close to his cheek. He ignored the monster's open mouth and sharp teeth and rubbed them against the monster's hair. This made the monster, which was already huge enough, look a little more vivid.
"They're very cute, aren't they?" Hagrid roared happily. He opened the cage to the wizards and let the monsters out. He waved one of his hands and asked, "Who knows where they came from?"
Hermione raised her hand almost as soon as Hagrid asked the question. Hagrid did not hesitate and immediately asked Hermione to answer.
"According to the legend, they were transformed by wizards. On Delia Island, there were two wizard clans. Their leaders, Duggard MacLeod and Gentes MacBoen, had a drunken duel. In the end, Duggard MacLeod was killed. In order to take revenge, the members of the McLivor Clan attacked the McBride Clan and turned all of their members into Five-Legged Monsters … "Hermione pursed her lips as she looked at the thick hair on the other party's body and continued," However, the people of the McLivor Clan soon realized that the original McBride Clan members were very clumsy when it came to using magic. However, the transformed monsters were undoubtedly more dangerous. The MacLeod clan tried their best to transform the MacBoen clan back, but they failed. Finally, the Five-Legged Monsters that the MacBoen clan turned into killed all the MacLeod clan members on the island. There is no way to know if this legend is true or not, because there are no survivors from the MacLeod and MacBoen clans to tell us what happened to their ancestors. The Five-Legged Monsters do not speak, and they strongly resist all attempts by the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control to turn them back into their original forms. "
"Well said. Five points for Gryffindor." Hagrid was happy to give Gryffindor another bonus point. He rubbed his hands together and smiled at the students. "If the Five-Legged Monsters were really transformed by the MacBoen clan, then they must be very willing to be a Five-Legged Monster. Now, let's take a closer look at these cute little guys. I think everyone will understand."
Hagrid and his assistant poured out the contents of the box. A large pile of things that looked like large hairy spiders appeared in front of the students. Most of the students took a few steps back.
"They're so cute. Look at their feet. They're like flipped and clenched fists," Hagrid said. He was happy to see his younger brother imitating him and starting to rub his fists together.
"This is classified as a five-star dangerous mystical animal by the Ministry of Magic." Susan Burns was a little frightened. Her originally rosy face turned a little pale.
Ravenclaw's Lisa Dupin was more frightened than Susan. "The Five-Legged Monsters like to eat people! As a carnivore, they have a special fondness for human flesh … "
Ron, who was usually very interested in magical creatures, was not in a good mood. "Harry, I don't like these things. Don't you think they look like spiders? Or the disgusting version … Look at their feet … "
The young wizards looked at the struggling feet of the Five-Legged Monsters. There was a deformed palm at the end of each leg. Most people could not see how the Five-Legged Monsters could be considered cute.
"Okay, come here now!" Hagrid heard the complaints, but he was not as nervous as before. He just threw the Five-Legged Monster to the ground and let it escape. He shouted for the students to stand in front of the fence. "If you want to get closer to them, there is some raw meat over there. Feed it to them … Don't be scared by their reputation. You will find them very cute …"
It seemed that no one wanted to do this. Hagrid habitually looked at Hermione, hoping to get her help, but he found that she had suddenly disappeared without a trace. He had no idea where she had gone. Harry and Ron looked at each other in surprise and sighed. They braced themselves and walked carefully to the Five-Legged Monsters.
Seeing this, Draco, who did not want Gryffindor to get any more points, pulled Pansy up and asked a few of his followers to pick up the metal bucket. He then strode forward to catch up with Harry and the rest. Pansy reluctantly looked at the Five-Legged Monsters in the fence carefully. She was relieved when she found the Enslavement Gemstone on their foreheads.
In fact, under the control of the enslavement gem, the magical animals, which were originally very dangerous to the wizards, could no longer hurt them. The little wizards were very happy with this method of teaching because it allowed them to come in contact with creatures that the little wizards in other magic schools would never be able to get close to.
The Five-Legged Monsters shook their bodies angrily as the little wizards approached. Their five hairy legs kicked everywhere, as if they were not happy to be restrained like this. However, when the wizards forked the raw meat and threw it to them, they opened their mouths full of sharp teeth and chewed the raw meat. They did not dislike this way of getting food without hunting.
Compared to other dangerous animals, some of the Five-Legged Monsters jumped up from time to time and tried to grab the little wizards in the air with their hands that had deformed fingers that looked like strange growths. However, these Five-Legged Monsters that tried to attack would fall to the ground with loud thuds. The highly dangerous and aggressive creatures were constantly stimulated when the humans got close to them. However, the enslavement gem on their foreheads kept flashing, restraining their desire to pounce on the little wizards and eat them.
"Look! These little guys are so cute. They are dancing to show their gratitude to you! "Hagrid shouted happily.
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