Chapter 347
Werewolf in the Non-Full Moon
Chapter 347 Werewolf in the Non-Full Moon
"Good job, Hagrid!" Professor Kettleburn shouted, waving his fists. "Just do it! Smash its waist! Break its waist, hit its nose! Smash its head!"
The Weasley twins stared with wide eyes at the old man who was so gentle and lovely in the past. It felt like they almost didn't recognize this professor anymore.
But Hagrid did not do any of it. He reached out and grabbed the werewolf's tail, pressed down the hairy head, and then seemed to not know what to do.
The werewolf growled and grunted, and its claws kept digging at the cobblestone road.
"Oh! You soft-hearted little devil!"
Professor Kettleburn patted George on the back anxiously and shouted, "Take me over there! I'll kill that beast!"
George was not afraid at all. He ran over there with Professor Kettleburn on his back, and Fred quickly followed.
The old professor raised his wand.
"Wait, Professor." Hagrid stopped him quickly: "This is--"
A flash of fire suddenly appeared, interrupting Hagrid's words.
Dumbledore, still wearing his pajamas and pointed nightcap, suddenly appeared on the streets of Hogsmeade. The phoenix Fawkes flashed and disappeared from the spot.
Dumbledore looked at Hagrid, the werewolf he was holding down, and the situation around him, then asked, "Thank you for your hard work, Hagrid, Sylvanus, is anyone hurt?"
Hagrid thought about it carefully and shook his head.
"Why not?" said Professor Kettleburn unhappily. "You are?"
Hagrid wiped the dirt and blood off his face with the back of his hand and said nonchalantly, "This is nothing. Norberta did something worse before. Dumbledore, this werewolf..."
Dumbledore raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and said: "Take him to the Hog's Head and wait for me -"
"Okay," Hagrid agreed.
He lifted the werewolf up to the sky, which perfectly avoided being hurt by the werewolf's claws or teeth. However, the werewolf didn't seem very satisfied, and roared angrily and struggled.
This level of resistance was like Fang (Hagrid's hound) acting cute to Hagrid. He said kindly, "Don't worry, I'll put you down when you're back to normal."
"Roar--"
The werewolf did not appreciate it and roared angrily.
When Hagrid ran to the Hog's Head Inn, he saw the owner, who was still wearing a grey robe in the middle of summer, standing outside the door looking in. When he saw Hagrid carrying the struggling werewolf over, the owner's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
"I..." Hague hesitantly explained his purpose: "Dumbledore asked me to wait for him here..."
The gray-haired wizard looked even angrier. He said coldly, "Don't bring this kind of thing into my tavern. You will scare away all the guests!"
"Oh……"
Hagrid thought about it, but he had to wait for Dumbledore, so he stood next to the Hog's Head Inn holding a werewolf. The look was as weird as it could be.
Werewolf: “Woo-woo—”
Shopkeeper Aberforth: "..."
"Forget it, come in." Aberforth said helplessly: "He is such a smart man, why did he find a fool like you to work?"
……
Watching Hagrid leave, Dumbledore said again: "Sylvanus!"
"What are you doing?" Professor Kettleburn said vigilantly, "I am no longer a professor at the school. You have no right to criticize my actions!"
"I'm not blaming you for anything." Dumbledore said calmly, "Please help take these two Mr. Weasleys back to school. It's not appropriate for them to hang around outside tonight." Although Kettleburn only had one arm and half a leg, Dumbledore had no intention of taking care of the disabled when he sent him to take the Weasley twins.
Professor Kettleburn had no objection and muttered, "This is fine - fortunately Minerva is not here."
He waved his wand, and a flattened wheelchair rolled over from somewhere and stopped in front of the old man.
Professor Kettleburn tapped the wheelchair with his wand, causing it to return to its original position, and said, "Put me down, child."
George said nothing and put Professor Kettleburn back into the wheelchair. Fred also pulled the blanket that was stuck on the armrest and covered the old professor's knees with it.
"Come on, good children," said Kettleburn.
The wheelchair started to turn, and Fred was still reluctant to leave, but when Dumbledore was there, they chose to be good children.
George took the initiative to push the wheelchair. After walking some distance, he turned around and saw that some shopkeepers in the village had gathered around Dumbledore, and the headmaster was speaking to them gently.
"Professor, what happened? Can a werewolf transform on a night that is not a full moon?"
Tonight is the waning moon, only half a circle. What's more, the moon hasn't even appeared yet!
"I said I didn't know either. Do you believe me?"
Kettleburn was equally puzzled and said, "I was watching the movie at home and the crazy werewolf broke in. Then it was Hagrid - that reckless guy crushed my wheelchair and almost got me caught and bitten by the werewolf!"
"So...if you want to know the whole story, you have to ask Professor Hagrid." Fred nodded and concluded.
"Yes, that's it!" Kettleburn added, "Of course, Dumbledore came last, but he must know something."
……
"Don't look at me like that. I have no idea how this happened."
Facing Aberforth's questioning, Dumbledore said calmly: "If you give me time and let me check it, I may be able to give you an answer."
"Hmph!" Aberforth snorted and said angrily, "Better take them all away quickly! I don't want to have anything to do with these troubles! Haven't you troubled me enough because of this kid?"
He lifted the dirty door curtain and walked away.
Dumbledore paused at the door before walking in.
After seeing the werewolf, most of the customers in the Hog's Head Inn ran away, and the remaining two or three were driven away by Aberforth. Now they were the only ones left in the store.
Hagrid tied up the werewolf and wrapped a towel around its claws to prevent it from scratching itself.
Dumbledore waved his wand, sending the werewolf to sleep, and said, "Tell me what happened, Hagrid."
"Professor, I don't know how this happened..."
Hagrid said blankly, "Lupin and I just had a drink at the Three Broomsticks and talked about how to be a professor..."
"Everything was fine when we separated. It was only a short while... just a short while... I swear it was only two minutes... and then I heard screaming..."
"Don't be nervous, Hagrid, it's not your fault."
Dumbledore used his wand to push away the werewolf's fine gray hair, his eyes darkening.
The broken metal needle is hidden in the hair and cannot be seen unless you look carefully.
(End of this chapter)