[024] Dumbledore's Wrist
Things became more and more interesting.
Draco knew about the dragon. Carl could guarantee that this guy would use this news to help seize the Philosopher's Stone!
But... can it really succeed?
That old guy Dumbledore, Carl was extremely scared, Draco was doing things now, really thinking that the "greatest white magician" was just talking about it?
Back in the magic history class, Carl shook his head secretly while finding Hermione and fell asleep comfortably beside her.
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Principal's Office.
When Dumbledore learned about Nobeta from Hager's mouth, the principal was also quite surprised.
A mutated dragon!
For wizards, dragons have extremely complex meanings, and a Norwegian spine dragon that has mutated and will spit out fierce fire is enough to cause a fight.
"So, Hager." Dumbledore did not express his plans at the first time, but instead asked Hager on his own initiative, "What are you going to do?"
"Maybe-I mean, maybe." Hager swallowed nervously, "Nobeta should live with his kind, and in Romania, or further away, there are some dragon farms that Nobeta can go there."
"But, Nobeta is strictly not of his kind." Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, "She is the only dragon in the world that can spit out fierce fire."
"This-" Hagrid suddenly choked, "What if she was sent to the dragon farm?"
"Maybe the little guy will encounter some trouble. Different kinds of dragons always like to attack each other..."
"What should I do?" Hager was completely panicked, "It's all my fault, I was the one who killed Nobeta--"
"Don't worry." Seeing that Hager was about to cry again, Dumbledore also had a headache. The principal could only wave his hand to signal Hager not to cry, "But don't worry, Nobeta's appearance is not a bad thing."
"Not a bad thing?" Haeger stared at Dumbledore blankly, "What...what should I do?"
"Just just need to notify the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore blinked, "Believe me, our Minister of Magic will definitely be willing to help us!"
"But...I!" Hagrid was a little anxious, "According to the Dragon Raising Act, I--"
"Don't be nervous, Hagrid." Dumbledore obviously understood Hagrid's meaning. "It is indeed illegal to raise dragons in private, but your current behavior is not enough for breeding. At most, it is just a rescue. No one stipulates that we cannot rescue a Norwegian spine dragon that almost died of the fire, right?"
Dumbledore's comfort made Hager feel much more relieved - in the semi-giant's perception, Dumbledore said it was okay, then it was really okay, so Hager finally felt relieved, talked happily about Nobeta, left a piece of rock crust, turned around and went back to his hunting ground hut.
In the principal's office, Dumbledore sat silently in his seat, behind his half-moon glasses, his eyes filled with inexplicable brilliance.
"Maybe, some things need help from the Ministry of Magic."
Thinking of this, Dumbledore picked up his pen and began to write letters to Fauci, the minister of the Ministry of Magic.
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After the afternoon class, Carl was planning to go to the library with Hermione - but Professor McGonagall handed her a note and informed him that Dumbledore was looking for him.
"Don't worry, this guy Dumbledore should be quick this time." Holding the note, Carl shrugged at Hermione, "and maybe I can come back with some candy - Dumbledore's taste in desserts is pretty good."
"It's better not." Hermione disliked Carl, but naturally stuffed Carl's notes into her schoolbag, "Be careful of tooth decay!"
"I will." Carl smiled, "See you later!"
According to the password of the [Cockroach House] on the note, Carl opened the door to the principal's office - in addition to Dumbledore, there was also a middle-aged man who looked quite friendly.
"Ah, Mr. McGonagall is here." Dumbledore blinked, "This is our Minister of Magic, Mr. Fudge."
"Ahhh, this is Mr. McGonagall." Just as Carl wanted to say something, Forge stood up and showed a goosebump-provoking enthusiasm. "I've heard of you, the genius of the McGonagall, have the same extraordinary talent for transforming techniques as your mother..."
Facing the nagging Fudge, Carl couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and could only answer awkwardly, "I'm honored" - Fortunately, Dumbledore spoke up and saved Carl's siege.
"In fact, Mr. Minister came here today to learn some news about the dragon - Hagrid had already talked to us before, but he said you know more about the dragon, so I can only entrust Professor McGonagall to ask you for a trip."
"No problem." Carl nodded, "It was this morning, I was having dinner, and Hagrid suddenly came and asked me to go to his cottage at noon..."
Facing Dumbledore and Foggy, Carl described in detail what happened after seeing Hagrid and the dragon egg, and also taught how to distinguish the gender of the young dragon through the patterns on the egg - of course, he did not talk about the Draco part.
"So, you saw that dragon breaking its shell, right?" Foggy seemed to care about this, "that special young dragon came out of the eggshell, and the eggshell was burned green by Lihuo."
"That's right." Carl nodded, "Nobeta broke his shell in front of me. She was indeed a Norwegian spine dragon-Harry saw this, maybe we can call him."
"No, no need." Fudge seemed a little moved at first, but then shook his head decisively, "Mr. McGonagall, to be honest, the fewer people know about this, the better - you are so smart, you must understand what I mean, right?"
Carl nodded.
"That's great." Fudge looked a little excited, but also a little unwilling. "A special dragon... maybe for Romanians, she is worth more than Jin Jialong of equal weight-"
Speaking of this, Forge stopped and began to wink at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore nodded, handed a mint to Carl, and signaled that he could leave.
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After Carl left, Forge finally left his demeanor and couldn't wait to speak.
"So, Mr. Dumbledore, can you hand over this special dragon to the Ministry of Magic? We will set up a special group to take care of him - maybe, I can invite Mr. Newt Scarmand to the Ministry of Magic to serve as the Distinguished Director of the Division of Fantastic Animal Control?"
Fudge proposed a plan: to exchange Nobeta's ownership for certain powers in the Ministry of Magic's Fantastic Beast Control Division.
Obviously, this is a price all over the world - not to mention the power of this special director, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Newt is already a hundred-year-old man, and he has never been very good at dealing with people. Even if he goes to the Ministry of Magic, he is still a tool man.
This plan is almost like the Ministry of Magic to make a profit for free.
So, Dumbledore just smiled and didn't even mean to bargain.
Seeing that Dumbledore was not stupid, Forge had no intention of embarrassment and quickly proposed the second plan.
"Or, we can let Hagrid come and find this little guy with Mr. Scarmand? After all... Hagrid was the one who saved her, her mother."
Obviously, when Foggy said the word "mom", he was a little awkward - Hagrid also left a lot of shadow on him.
Compared to the first proposal, this suggestion is more sincere. At least Fudge showed some real content: helping Hager restore his reputation and join the Ministry of Magic.
Although in Dumbledore's view, Hagrid's talent in magical animals may be second only to Newt, in Fudge's eyes, allowing a sloppy half-giant to come to the Ministry of Magic is definitely an act of mercy and sincere.
However, Dumbledore still smiled, his smile never changed from beginning to end - just as Fudge began to doubt whether Dumbledore was Alzheimer's disease, the greatest white wizard finally spoke.
"Nobeta is too small." Dumbledore slowly peeled a piece of candy for herself. "She can't stand the long journey, and there is nothing safe to protect the burning of the fire. From Scotland to London, it's really far away. I think the Ministry of Magic should consider whether to send some people to Forbidden Forest and plan a special area here."
Fudge subconsciously thought that it was impossible - but he realized that this was a huge opportunity for him.
The Ministry of Magic has never been able to directly grasp Hogwarts.
But...what if I start my own head now?
Although strictly speaking, the gap between the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts is quite large, the Ministry of Magic’s tentacles can reach the Forbidden Forest, which is an excellent start!
Although the Forbidden Forest was just burned, the Ministry of Magic would definitely spend a lot of money if it did this, but this cost is worth it!
Thinking of this, a bright smile soon appeared on Forge's face. He quickly expressed his agreement, and then had an in-depth exchange of opinions with Dumbledore on the growth plan of this special young dragon and reached a consensus to a certain extent.
From beginning to end, Fudge didn't say anything about forcibly reclaiming Nobeta - don't forget that Dumbledore was also the chief magician of Wiesengamor, which annoyed Dumbledore in this regard. He could really rule to hand over the dragon to Romania!
The next morning, the headline of the "Prophet Daily" was "Blessed in disguise, a heterogeneous dragon appeared in the Forbidden Forest in Hogwarts" - in the photo, Fudge was full of energy and said that he would have a good exchange with his Romanian colleagues on the issue of the dragon.
Poor Romanians - the dragon-raising industry is a pillar industry in the Romanian magic world. Now that Foggy is clearly poaching, their lives may not be better.
Looking at the news in the newspaper, the students at Hogwarts were talking, but Professor Quirrell was stunned in the professor's seat.
This shouldn't be the case - according to his plan, even if the Forbidden Forest was burned and failed to help him obtain the Philosopher's Stone, at least in the days to come, it would be difficult for anyone to discover the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest to catch unicorns?
But what about now?
So from tomorrow onwards, a team of elite Aurors will run to the Forbidden Forest to "repair the damage caused by the fire, build a perfect home for this special dragon, and wait for Romanian colleagues to visit"!
Chapter completed!