Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

"Everyone wait here for a moment. I will go get you a special guest. You are going to love it."

"Tsk..." Malfoy made an impatient sound.

Harry looked over immediately: "Be quiet, Malfoy."

After Hagrid left, the atmosphere became a little tense.

Chapter 251 A strange combination of circumstances

"What, Potter, are you nosy?" Malfoy seemed to have found an opportunity and looked at him provocatively.

The Slytherins behind him immediately rushed forward, and the equally combative Gryffindors showed no sign of being outdone.

Hagrid had just walked into the seemingly endless Forbidden Forest when there were signs of a conflict between the two houses.

"Because we are not as uneducated as you." Harry seemed calm, but he already held the wand in his hand.

"What did you say--" Malfoy became furious as if someone had stepped on his tail, picked up his wand and rushed forward.

The two bodyguards beside him, Crabbe and Goyle, followed without hesitation - although it was doubtful whether they were going to duel or fight.

As the tit-for-tat situation arose, an unexpected conflict was about to break out, but Hagrid's voice rang out from the woods.

"Why, are you tired of waiting?"

After walking for a few minutes, he led the hippogriff that was waiting not far away over with his movements calmly.

The young wizards who were caught in the act stopped their actions one after another. Even though the Slytherins didn't think much of Hagrid, very few of them dared to speak rudely in front of the professor.

Moreover, the tall, majestic-looking beast was obviously more attractive than Malfoy and Harry.

"Professor Hagrid!" they said in unison, and dispersed in twos and threes.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Hagrid winked at Harry and secretly thanked Lynn for his foresight in bringing the hippogriff named Buckbeak to stand about ten meters in front of the little wizards.

He recalled the teaching plan he had made earlier. "This is our good friend we are going to meet in class today, Buckbeak. It is a rare hippogriff. Just like its name, it has the characteristics of many kinds of animals."

The proud beast raised its head and flapped its wings as a greeting to everyone, stirring up a lot of dust and scaring several students who were not far away.

Including Malfoy.

This made the arrogant little wizard feel embarrassed.

But he didn't get the chance to save face - in his own opinion, no one was paying attention - because Hagrid had already started his own class.

"This is a proud big guy. Like many of his kind, he requires some special skills to get along with." Hagrid, who had made a good start, gradually got into the groove. "But considering that you are still relatively young, it might be dangerous to directly contact such a big guy. Professor Eric suggested that I demonstrate for you and then practice after you understand him well enough."

"Alas……"

As soon as these words were spoken, the little lions immediately made sounds of regret, although they were actually a little nervous about coming into contact with such a huge creature that they had never seen before.

Only Hermione breathed a sigh of relief - having already learned about this course in advance, she knew very well that a powerful and somewhat dangerous magical creature like a Hippogriff was not suitable for third-year students to come into contact with in advance.

Professor Eric is indeed very thoughtful... she said secretly in her heart, staring at Hagrid.

The half-giant professor, who was strong enough to ignore most dangers, had now walked up to Buckbeak and lowered his head respectfully.

"You see, you have to bow with respect. These big guys can tell whether you are sincere or not. They are animals with very strong self-esteem. But if you take the initiative to expose your fatal parts to them, they will feel equal respect and return the favor."

As if in response to Hagrid's words, Buckbeak, who had a close relationship with Hagrid, took two steps forward and also lowered his proud head, allowing Hagrid's big hands to comb his hair.

The Gryffindors responded enthusiastically, and even some sparse applause was heard from the Slytherin team.

This made Malfoy look even uglier.

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Following Lynn's instructions completely, Hagrid suppressed his wild nature in the first class and finished his first class as a professor smoothly.

Two hours later, when the students returned one after another, he said to Harry and the other two who gathered around him, "Not bad, right? My first class."

"That's absolutely wonderful!" said Harry happily. "I've never seen such beautiful animals!"

"I really hope I can say hello to it." Ron also said with a smile. Standing next to Harry, he was already a head taller than his good friend and looked tall and big among his peers.

"Lin En told me that these animals are still too dangerous for you. You have to deal with them step by step. I don't think they are difficult to deal with. You just need to bow to them and show your respect, and they will be very polite... Not good!"

Hagrid was also somewhat tempted, and was thinking about whether he should secretly take the trio to meet Buckbeak.

Before he could finish his words, a shrill scream came from the direction of the hunting ground, along with Buckbeak's angry roar.

The huge body rushed out like a heavy tank, and even Harry and the other two couldn't keep up.

After a while, he strode back anxiously, holding Malfoy, who was covering his arm and crying out in pain, and a group of young Slytherin wizards followed behind him.

Each of them was terrified.

The blood dripping from Malfoy's arm made Harry and the other two feel a sinking feeling in their hearts as they were about to go over to meet him.

They knew very well what kind of vengeful old man stood behind this pampered young master - even though he was no longer a school director.

"I'll take him to the school hospital, you guys go back to the castle right now!" Hagrid said as he rushed towards the castle without stopping, obviously a little at a loss.

In the chaotic scene, Harry looked up and saw Buckbeak flying towards the Forbidden Forest with his remaining anger, and he had a bad feeling.

"Lucius Malfoy will never give up," he said in a heavy voice, his feet feeling as if they were filled with lead.

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It was already evening when Lynn found out about this.

When he finished his seventh grade lectures and came to the cafeteria, Hagrid, who had been scheduled to have a drink to make up for the disappointing dinner yesterday, did not show up. Instead, the nervous trio found him.

"...In other words, Draco got injured because he went to look for the Hippogriff who was already resting after class?"

Listening to the three people talking one after another, Lin En frowned slightly.

He thought his suggestion could avoid this small risk, but he didn't expect that he could avoid it. He was safe during the class, but an accident happened after class.

"Malfoy must have sneaked into the game grounds to provoke Buckbeak!" Harry was indignant.

He felt very angry and worried about Hagrid.

"That's indeed possible." Lin En looked at the three little wizards calmly, "Go and have your meal, I'll take care of it. Remember not to leave the castle rashly, or you'll be put in solitary confinement if you're discovered."

Chapter 252: Continuous entanglement

After coaxing the worried Harry and the other two to go eat, Lynn headed straight for the Forbidden Forest without stopping.

As soon as he walked into Hagrid's hut, the pungent smell of alcohol hit him in the face, choking him and making him frown.

Looking closely, I saw a giant wine glass the size of a bucket on the table, filled with strong liquor - and there was more than one kind, obviously mixed together.

"You've had a lot to drink, Hagrid." Lynn sat down next to him and reminded him.

"Lin...Lin En..." Hagrid turned his head drunkenly and took great effort to recognize him. "I took the class according to the method you taught me, but the result is still..."

"I heard that Malfoy was injured after class. It's not your fault. It would be the same for anyone who came to find you." Lynn said in a deep voice, "It's not appropriate to be so drunk."

"Don't comfort me. Have you ever seen a professor being fired after only one day? A school director came to me and said that I shouldn't expose third-year students to dangerous magical animals too early. I should adjust the progress and do it step by step."

"That's reasonable advice, I agree. But that doesn't mean I should fire you. Only someone who wants to keep you would say that."

"Really?"

“Of course it’s true. If they wanted to expel you, they could just suspend your classes and investigate you. Why do this?” Lin En said helplessly. “As for that hippogriff, you’d better think of a proper solution, whether it’s suing or releasing it to a safe place.”

"Buckbeak?!" Hagrid slammed the table and stood up. "They can't hurt it. It didn't do anything wrong. It was that Malfoy who provoked it!"

"You're right, but what's the point of saying this to the Wizengamot?" Lynn looked at him calmly.

Hagrid's excitement gradually subsided.

After a while, he sat down dejectedly, picked up the wine barrel, gulped down the wine, and then burped.

"What should I do?"

"You should put the wine down now, get some sleep to sober yourself up, and then go to Dumbledore for help."

Lynn pulled out his wand and lightly tapped it. The remaining half bucket of wine disappeared, and the smell of alcohol in the air also dissipated for the most part in an instant.

"You are a professor. Don't get drunk and cry all the time. You won't win the respect of your students."

"I……"

Hagrid raised his head in confusion, his eyes gradually became empty and tired, as if he hadn't slept well for several days.

He got up in a daze, walked towards the bed as heavy as a mountain, and fell down with a bang.

Almost instantly, thunderous snoring sounded, even waking up the hound Yaya who had gone to bed early.

"Wang?"

It had already been drowsy from the smell of alcohol and it staggered up its head, but was quickly overwhelmed by a tide of sleepiness.

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The next day, which was Thursday morning, Lynn did not continue to attend Professor Barbling's first class of the new semester, but went to the school hospital.

The other young wizards all had classes, except Draco, who had recovered from his injuries but was still in the hospital for observation.

He was lazily basking in the sun, waiting for Madam Pomfrey's examination results, when he saw Lynn push the door open and walk towards him from a distance, passing by the beds. He was so frightened that he shuddered all over and hurriedly sat up from the bed, his back straight.

"Professor, how did you...?"

"I came to Madam Pomfrey to get some medicine. By the way, I'll check if you are seriously injured."

Lin En pulled over a chair, shook the vitality potion in his hand, and sat down beside the bed.

“…Nothing happened.”

Draco didn't know why it was so difficult for him to lie to this professor, and he had a strange feeling that he didn't dare to face him - it had been like this since the end of the summer vacation.

"That's good. Make sure you get some rest." Lynn smiled. "I don't really care about the conflict between you and Harry, or between Slytherin and Gryffindor. I also know that Lucius must have used this summer vacation to tell you a lot of things. This is all normal."

"Professor, I——"

"Relax, kid, and trust your eyes and your mind."

Gently putting down a few pieces of Honeydukes chocolate, Lynn stood up and walked away.

This made Draco feel relieved, but also a little disappointed.

He picked up a piece of chocolate, unwrapped it, and threw it into his mouth.

The taste is not very sweet, but it has a good aftertaste.

It will be time for Potions class soon.

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Things turned out just as Lynn expected.

Since the attack took place outside of class, and Hagrid had done his duty as advised in advance - Gryffindor could testify - the investigation into him soon yielded results.

Taking into account the student's disregard for the warning, he, as a professor, was assessed as not having to bear direct responsibility and only needed to undergo a round of safety training under the guidance of Professor McGonagall, the Vice-President in charge of student safety. This was a project that Professor Kettleburn conducted several times almost every year, and everyone was familiar with it.

But Buckbeak's situation was not so good.

Although there were reasons for the incident, it did attack an underage wizard and caused some damage.

Lucius Malfoy's vengeful character meant that he would never give up easily, especially when there was no hope of dealing with Hagrid.

Under his pressure, the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures of the Ministry of Magic acted quickly to restrict Buckbeak's activities and prepared to hold a hearing at a later date to determine the dangerousness of this behavior.

This was very hard for Hagrid, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, to accept. He went to find Dumbledore, but the headmaster, who never liked to get deeply involved in the work of the Ministry of Magic, was also unable to help.

The situation became awkward, and on the other side, Harry also encountered some troubles.

Even without Malfoy's tit-for-tat, his Potions class had never gone well - especially after Neville became more and more proficient in handling potions, leaving Snape with no chance of success.

But this time the problem did not occur in Potions class, but occurred after Potions class, when they followed the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Remus Lupin to the staff room.

Lupin chose this place for this special practical class and met Snape who happened to come here to take a break after class.

After a meaningful conversation, Harry clearly noticed the darkening of Lupin's face, and was confused by the implications of Snape's words.

After class, the students were still discussing the various strange techniques to deal with the Boggart, chatting and laughing. Thanks to the foundation laid by Inès, they had already known this strange dark magic creature last semester, which made Lupin's first class go very smoothly.

Harry himself was at the end of the team. Looking at Ron and Hermione who were talking and laughing, he asked in surprise, "What is the relationship between Sirius Black and me? And Professor Lupin, why does he have such an ugly expression?"