"What do you think, Elwyn?! Harry, Ron, and Hermione all love them. They just hatched! " Hagrid said proudly, "I've thought about it. You can raise them yourself this semester, and we can do a big project!"
From the expressions and tone of Harry and Ron just now, Elwyn doubted that they would really like these explosive-tailed conches.
The three of them only said that because they didn't want Hagrid to be sad.
"How did you get these explosive-tailed conches?" Elwyn leaned over to look at the group in the box. The tail of an explosive-tailed conch suddenly exploded, shooting sparks everywhere. He hurriedly stepped back, frowned, and said, "This should be a new magical animal, I've never seen it in any book."
"Yes, it's a new species, the offspring of a hybrid between a human-headed lion-body scorpion and a fire crab. I named them explosive-tailed conches. These little guys are very cute, aren't they?! " Hagrid waved his hand, seemingly happy that Elwyn would ask such a question. "You know, it's not easy. The human-headed lion-body scorpion doesn't let any creatures near it, and it's even more difficult to get them to cooperate and produce offspring. I used about 60 fire crabs this summer before I succeeded."
It was hard to imagine how Hagrid did it.
When all the wizards went to watch the Quidditch World Cup, one person guarded a human-headed lion-body scorpion and a group of fire crabs.
He used all methods to get them to mate and produce offspring.
These explosive-tailed conches didn't look cute, they looked scary. Things were really bad!
Since the promulgation of the "Animal Breeding Experiment Prohibition" law, breeding new species of magical creatures was prohibited.
It was under the close supervision of the Magical Animal Control Department of the Ministry of Magic. Hagrid was breaking the law by doing this.
Looking at his happy face, he probably wouldn't care even if Elwyn told him this.
Hagrid was now completely immersed in the joy of getting the explosive-tailed conches, and only thought about how to raise them.
As long as they found the right food, these dangerous Exploding Tail Snails could grow rapidly and cause harm to all living things around them.
They had completely inherited some of the characteristics of the human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast and the fire crab, and were even more dangerous.
Of course, this was not a problem for Hagrid.
Thinking back to his past experiences, whether it was the fire dragon, the three-headed dog, or the eight-eyed spider, none of them were any safer than the exploding tail conch.
In Hagrid's eyes, they were all cute little babies.
During the last semester, Elwyn had almost wiped out all the eight-eyed spiders in the Forbidden Forest.
Under the influence of the eyeball monster, they became even more evil. Their bodies began to deform and grow into purer dark creatures.
However, Elwyn let Aragok go and handed it over to Hagrid.
Without the supply of Evil God power, this old spider wouldn't be able to live for long.
During this period of time, Hagrid had been busy taking care of the severely injured Aragok and had no energy to think about other things.
Who would have thought that just as Aragok's health improved, he would come up with a bunch of explosive-tailed conches that could be even more dangerous!
Elwyn sighed and gave up trying to persuade Hagrid. He turned his attention to the human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast.
"Where did you find the human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast?" Elwyn asked. "This magical animal is very rare."
The human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast was a magical animal with a human head, a lion's torso, and a scorpion's tail.
To be more precise, it should be a monster with a red lion's body, a human face, human ears, and blue eyes.
Its upper and lower jaws each had three rows of sharp teeth, and its tail had a poisonous sting like a scorpion's. These poisonous stingers could be shot in any direction.
This magical animal originated from Greece. It was very rare and extremely dangerous. It was currently one of the most dangerous magical animals known.
The human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast's skin rejected almost all known spells, so it was extremely difficult to control it with magic.
It was a creature rich in emotions and had superb language skills, but due to its violent nature, it could not be classified as a human.
In the history of magic, it was recorded that a human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast had once killed thirty thousand Muggle and used them as food.
In ancient Persian, it was called "Manticore", or "Man-Eater"!
This terrifying and evil monster was also seen by the Muggle as a symbol of tyranny, contempt, and jealousy.
In the world of magic, they were magical animals created by ancient wizards to guard their treasures.
As the ruins left behind by ancient wizards were gradually explored and excavated, the human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast became rarer and rarer.
According to reliable records, it was last seen in 1926.
A human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast beat a man to a pulp, but was eventually released because no one dared to approach it.
Since then, the world of magic had never seen a human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast again.
Therefore, when Hagrid said that these explosive-tailed conches were the symbol of a human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast and a fire crab, Elwyn was extremely shocked.
He didn't know where Hagrid found a human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast!
"There's one in the swamps in the depths of the Forbidden Forest!" Hagrid said and stood up. "That's its territory. No other creature dares to approach it. Apart from hunting, that fellow never strays too far away, as though it's guarding something. "
The swamps in the depths of the Forbidden Forest?
Elwyn still remembered that swamp. Eight hundred years ago, the greatest warrior in the history of the centaur tribe, Ugart, discovered an enormous ruin buried in silt there. It was an ancient and mysterious temple.
The top of the temple was covered by a thick layer of swamp, and inside was a spacious and secluded circular hall.
Many magical plants quietly grew inside. The marble walls were engraved with complex magical symbols and ancient magical texts.
The floor was covered with all kinds of patterns and magical veins, just like the ceiling of the Moon Temple. Unfortunately, it absorbed the power of the stars.
Even with centaur Ugart's speed, he had to sprint for over 20 minutes in this spacious hall before reaching the centre.
There, there was a terrifying statue that could summon a terrifying evil god into the real world.
The human-headed lion scorpion-tailed beast that Hagrid mentioned might have been used to guard this sunken temple. Thinking of this, Elwyn suddenly wanted to go there and take a look. That place might have left behind something related to the evil god.
Especially since the evil god statue was in the hands of Lord Voldemort, this kind of investigation was even more necessary.
That temple was buried under the silt of the swamp, and was not discovered by the Magi and the Ministry of Magic.
Only Ugart had gone there eight hundred years ago. That place might not have been destroyed, and was worth exploring.
Apart from the evil god, the ancient warlocks might have left behind other treasures.
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