A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

If they get caught, not only him, but Harry and the others will also be punished.

So, these two little ones should sleep a little longer!

However, the next moment, a spell was chanted outside the door, and everyone froze in their tracks.

"Araho Cave is open."

The unlocking spell, as the name suggests, is a spell that can unlock doors.

Although it has no offensive power, it can be surprisingly effective in certain situations, such as now.

After casting the unlocking spell, the bolt on the wooden door quickly came off, and everyone in the small house watched the bolt fall, a gloomy feeling settling over them.

Outside the cabin, Aaron sneered and kicked out again, slamming the door wide open.

He ignored the wrecked house and the stunned crowd, fixing his gaze directly on the two dragons fighting in the sky, and then his lips twitched involuntarily.

Abe, now in battle mode, was relentlessly attacking the Norwegian Spinosaurus, showering it with blows and kicks, leaving it in excruciating pain.

Its dark skin was covered with bluish-purple tinges, and even its wings were somewhat asymmetrical. It was practically taking advantage of its size to bully the children.

"Abe, come here."

Aaron shouted, and Abbe, who was in the middle of a good beating, suddenly paused, kicked Norber, and sent him flying onto the table before landing on the ground.

It quickly folded its wings, and the white scales on its body also quickly disappeared. At the same time, its sharp teeth and claws retracted, and it put on a cute and harmless appearance.

Abe glanced nervously at Aaron, then lowered his proud dragon head in a wronged manner.

Its owner repeatedly warned it not to reveal its identity, but it forgot the warning in less than two hours after leaving.

"Alright, who are you trying to fool with that look?" Aaron said, both amused and exasperated. He then picked it up, examined it carefully, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was unharmed.

"Woo!"

Abe pointed with heartache to the scorched parts of his hat and clothes, then to the fire dragon that it had beaten so badly it could barely stand, simply indicating that it hadn't intentionally exposed itself.

Aaron was amused by this action, and immediately placed a new pet outfit in front of it. "Put it on first! Let's let this go this time, but don't let it happen again, understand?"

Abe nodded repeatedly, stood on its two hind paws on the ground, and humanely dressed itself in new clothes.

"Draco, could you please close the door?"

"Okay!" Della nodded with a smile, turned around and bolted the door.

When Harry, Harry, and his friends saw Draco Malfoy there, some things they hadn't understood suddenly became clear.

It must have been this guy sneaking around behind them and then telling Aaron on them, otherwise there's no other way to explain it.

Now I just hope Draco arrives a little later. If he overhears anything about the Philosopher's Stone and Snape, then things will get really messed up.

Aaron walked to a chair, casually wiped the dust off, sat down expressionlessly, crossed his legs, and instantly exuded a sense of oppression.

"Gentlemen, I am very angry right now, but I am still willing to talk to you calmly."

Explain yourself! I'll give you a chance to explain.

The group looked at each other, but none of them spoke.

"Aren't you going to explain?"

Or is it that you know you've done something despicable but are too ashamed to explain?

“I think it’s probably the latter,” Draco said gleefully. “That’s just how Gryffindor is; it’s almost always the case that they dare to do something but not to admit it.”

“Aaron, let me explain first,” Hermione gritted her teeth. “Actually…”

"Stop, don't say anything yet."

Whatever the reason, some things are done and that's it; no explanation is needed.

"And what you're saying might not be true, so I can't trust you anymore," Aaron said, somewhat disappointed.

Hearing this, Hermione's eyes reddened slightly, but she forced herself not to cry.

She really did something wrong, there's nothing more to say about it.

“You guys explain!” Aaron looked at the other three. “Let me hear what reasons you can come up with.”

A few seconds passed, and still no one spoke.

"You're not going to tell me? That's really interesting!"

"You guys really have guts to send a girl to the front lines and make her take the blame."

“That’s absolutely right.” Draco couldn’t help but clap his hands in approval. “In this respect, I really admire Hermione Granger. Although she deceived Aaron, she was at least more responsible than the famous Potter and Weasley.”

"us..."

"What? Does Weasley have something to say?" Draco smiled provocatively. "When I arrived, you had already put Abbey on the table. I know nothing about what happened before that."

So I'm quite curious about your plan. Could you tell me how you managed to bring Abe over?

Upon hearing this, Ron clenched his fists in anger.

He felt extremely aggrieved when Malfoy pointed his finger at him and berated him, but he didn't know how to refute it.

Are we supposed to tell them that we drugged Abe before bringing him here? That would be too embarrassing.

While Harry felt humiliated, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the timing, Draco hadn't overheard the conversation about the Philosopher's Stone, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

“That’s enough. I made them do it,” Hagrid said helplessly. “I couldn’t suppress my curiosity and wanted to see what kind of species Abe was, so…”

In short, I'm sorry, I'm very sorry.

"What's the point of having the Ministry of Magic if apologies are enough?" Aaron said coldly. "Besides, you only had to apologize because I caught you red-handed!"

If I didn't know, could you just pretend nothing happened?

You should be thankful Abe wasn't injured, otherwise this matter definitely wouldn't have ended there.

“Yes, that’s it,” Draco said, but his expression turned strange. “Aaron, do you mean we’re just going to let it go like this?”

Isn't this letting them off too easily? They almost sold Abe out!

No, to be precise, it has already been sold, but there was a small mishap during the process.

“I know what you want to say.” Aaron grabbed Abe’s two front paws with a hint of helplessness and lifted it up. “Actually, I don’t want to just let it go like this either.”

But this little guy's identity has been exposed. If things get out of hand, do you think Abe's true identity can be kept secret forever?

"This... I hadn't considered that."

But what kind of magical creature is it?

“You’ll know when it grows up; it’s not convenient to say now.” Aaron sighed, his gaze sweeping over the others in the room, lingering on the Norwegian Spinosaurus for a second longer. “Let’s draw up a confidentiality agreement! No one should tell anyone what happened tonight.”

Hagrid's eyes lit up; this was indeed the best way to solve the problem, and it would also save his Nobel Prize.

"That's a good idea, how about the 'Loyal Heart Mantra'?"

You can make Malfoy your secret agent.

Chapter 57 Written Agreements Aren't Necessarily Less Effective Than Spells

“There’s no need for that,” Aaron said calmly. “How long can you keep your dragon identity a secret?”

Given the growth rate of dragons, it will be several times its current size in less than two weeks, and in a month, your room will probably be too big to fit it.

Will you be able to control it as well as you do now when that time comes?

Even if you could, it might accidentally sneeze and burn your cabin down. And then there's the fact that everyone knows Hogwarts has a dragon kept by the forest ranger.

“I know I can’t keep it forever,” Hagrid said dejectedly, “but I can’t bear to throw it away like this, I can’t do that.”

"That's your problem, it's none of my business."

Using a spell of unwavering loyalty to protect a secret that is destined to be lost is utterly pointless.

“Arbed!” Harry said, looking at Aaron, “It’s a magical creature too, isn’t it?”

It looked like this when school started, and it still looks the same now; it has hardly changed.

But Abe had grown a lot while fighting, but now he's back to his original form.

"What do you want to say?"

Hagrid, however, seemed to understand something, and a glimmer of hope appeared in his heart. He pleaded, "You must have a way to make magical creatures control their size. Could you arrange something for Norbert, that is, for this Norwegian Ridgeback?"

"Hehe! You guys have such rich imaginations."

Arbe is a magical creature, and I think there are creatures in the magical creatures that can control their own size!

Although not many, one or two of them were indeed mentioned in the books in the forbidden book section. To give a fairly simple example, werewolves transform on the night of a full moon.

Furthermore, I don't understand where you get the audacity to ask me to do this. Don't forget you just kidnapped my pet!

"Sorry, I was in a hurry."

Let's talk about the confidentiality agreement you mentioned first! How do you plan to handle it?

“It’s very simple!” Aaron took out a piece of parchment and a pen from his pocket and began to write, “I learned of Abe’s identity as a magical creature in February 1992, but I guarantee with all my reputation that I will not reveal its identity in any way.”

Hagrid picked up the parchment and examined it closely, his expression turning strange.

This piece of paper is just ordinary paper, and the content of the agreement is as simple as it gets, but it's just too casual.

"That's it? Are you sure?"

"Of course, all you need to do is sign your name."

"Aaron, isn't this a bit too hasty?" Draco frowned. "Even if you don't use magical tools, you should at least write a more detailed agreement!"

What if they reveal Abe's identity to the public?

“If they really want to do this, you can’t stop them with any spell,” Aaron said meaningfully. “The magical world is not short of wizards who are willing to risk their lives to break their contracts.”

Furthermore, this is a unilateral agreement. They know Abe's identity, but we have no idea about Norber's existence. If the fire dragon is discovered later, it will have nothing to do with us.

In other words, as long as we don't reveal that Hagrid is raising a fire dragon, they naturally won't break ties with us.

More importantly, Abe cannot hide forever. It can be exposed today, but it may be exposed tomorrow. Sooner or later, the magical world will know of its existence.

Even the most detailed agreement cannot bind the entire magical world.

"Oh, I see!" Draco nodded. "Then I'll sign your autograph first!"