Chapter 454
Fire Dragon and Wolf Cub
Chapter 454 Fire Dragon and Wolf Cub
"Oh...Merlin..."
Michael couldn't help but whispered, a hint of timidity unconsciously revealed on his face.
After passing through the dense forest, everyone finally saw the big guy.
This Norwegian Spinosaurus looks to be a full adult, with a strong and intimidating body, well-developed muscles, and rough skin covered with thick black scales, seeming to be able to blend completely into the dark environment.
It burned the entire forest in an area equivalent to a small square into charcoal, leaving no grass on the ground and the gray-white rocks covered with scorch marks and claw marks.
About fifty meters ahead, there is a dark cave. The rocks on both sides of the entrance are covered with marks left by the scratching and friction of fire dragons. At first glance, it looks like it is filled with ancient and incomprehensible words.
At this time, the huge fire dragon threw a big fish on the ground, roasted it half-cooked with the blazing flame, and then bit it greedily. When it opened its mouth, it revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs, which was chilling.
"This thing weighs at least five tons." Padma couldn't help but shiver and whispered, "Are we really safe standing here?"
"Trust Hagrid." Harry said, and couldn't help but add: "...it should be fine."
"Get out of the way, Scarhead!"
Malfoy couldn't help but walk past the crowd and pulled Harry aside. He looked at the dragon and said with fondness:
"Do you see her orange eyes? Look at her wings. I guess they must be fifty meters wide when they are spread out..."
Nobeta heard the voices of the crowd, looked over with his red eyes, and suddenly swung his long tail!
Hagrid hurriedly pushed the people in the front away and they all fell backwards involuntarily. When Harry fell, he watched a tail with a sharp hook passing by not far in front of him, leaving deep scars on the tree trunk next to it.
"Sorry, are you guys okay?"
As Hagrid spoke, he bent down and picked up several people. He didn't seem to think that it was a big deal that half of their faces were almost scraped off by the dragon's tail. He said cheerfully, "Nobeta is very protective of her food. You can't get close to her when she's eating."
"Thanks, Hagrid," said Ron fearfully, "but you should have told us before she had dinner."
Hermione noticed that the dragon turned slightly, half of its triangular head was facing the crowd, and one eye was staring at them secretly. She suddenly felt her scalp tingling and hurriedly said, "Don't talk, be quiet!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hagrid waved and said, "Hey, Norbeta, don't be afraid, it's Mom!"
The dragon blew out a stream of flames from its nose with a "whoosh". Although the flames did not burn Hagrid, the hot air still made people feel dry in their mouths.
Under everyone's incredulous gazes, Hagrid brushed the dust off his beard and said lovingly, "She loves to act so spoiled... She's still a baby!"
"Is Hagrid blind?" Michael looked at Wade and whispered through his teeth: "I've never seen a sixty-foot baby before!"
He already regretted participating in this event. It was not fun at all, let alone a pleasant one. He might as well have been in the lounge, thinking of a few funny jokes or writing a boring paper.
Wade couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Many people were frightened by what had just happened, but no one suggested leaving. Everyone waited patiently in the woods.
The scene of a fire dragon tearing its food apart is brutal, but every reflective scale on such a magnificent creature is fascinating. No matter how lifelike the creatures depicted in textbooks are, they are not as shocking as seeing this giant in front of you.
After more than ten minutes, Nobeta finally finished eating. It spurted out a stream of fire to burn all the blood and dirt on the ground. Then it found a relatively flat ground and lay down contentedly, its tail swaying slowly and its eyes slightly closed.
"Hey, Norbeta. Look—I brought a lot of friends to play with you."
Hagrid strode over.
The dragon raised its eyelids a little and looked at Hagrid. It uttered a deep dragon roar without any unnecessary movements.
Hagrid touched Norberta's nose and neck, turned around and waved, motioning the student to come over.
After a moment, Harry was the first to move towards Hagrid.
Wade could see that Harry might have regretted the first step forward, but he couldn't bear to disappoint Hagrid, so he forced himself to keep getting closer, his steps getting slower and slower.
Norbeta turned her gaze towards it, and even though her orange eyes were only half exposed, they were still frightening.
But fortunately, it remained motionless, just exhaling a thin stream of hot air from its nose.
"Don't be afraid." Hagrid encouraged: "Nobeta is in a good mood now, you can touch it."
Harry carefully reached out his hand and gently touched the dragon's wrinkled wings, a smile of surprise gradually appearing on his face.
"Come here, kids, she's not mean at all, is she?" Hagrid called out, patting Norberta's neck.
Rolf immediately ran over excitedly, and the others followed one after another. Malfoy, who had just fallen, folded his arms and observed for a while before walking over carefully.
After eating, Nobeta seemed extremely docile, or rather, he didn't take the little creatures around him seriously at all. He was very tolerant and let them circle around him and gently stroke his scales and claws.
After being born in Hogwarts and raised by Hagrid, Norbeta was not as wary of wizards as his peers. When he was born, he looked like a firecracker that would explode at any time, but he became more docile as he grew up.
Hagrid never tires of reminding them: "Nobeta has a good temper, but don't bully her secretly when I'm not paying attention. She's not easy to mess with when she gets angry. Don't pluck her scales and feathers, but if they fall on the ground, you can pick them up at will."
In fact, the students who came here were all carefully selected by Hagrid. Fred and George were too busy with classes to come, and he knew very well that there were no troublemakers among these students.
All his words were directed to Draco Malfoy, and half of Hagrid's attention was on this Slytherin.
If the half-blood giant had not racked his brains to think of a natural way to break the contract, he would not have brought Malfoy to his beloved Norberta.
But surprisingly, Malfoy did not do anything bad in secret, nor did he say rude words to the hippogriff like he did last time.
He stroked the dragon very gently, his eyes full of admiration and love, and even bumped into Harry accidentally. He didn't even notice that it was the "Scarhead" he hated the most.
At this moment, he looks like a simple child.
Hagrid finally felt a little relieved. He took a bag off his back and distributed the dried meat and fruits inside to the students.
"You can feed her some food. Norbeta also likes to eat fruit. Remember to keep a distance, just throw it from three or four meters away."
Hagrid said, and he even gave Malfoy an extra handful so that he would be absorbed in feeding the dragon and not make trouble.
Wade also followed the crowd and got some fruits. A handful of fruits that Hagrid grabbed was a big bag for him. There were two apples, a handful of cherries and a few kiwis, all exuding a sweet aroma.
He fed for a while, and his expression suddenly changed slightly.
From the forest not far away, there were sounds of dead branches being trampled and suppressed sobs.
——Could it be that a student secretly followed them into the forbidden forest and accidentally got injured?
Vader listened carefully again, but did not detect any more movement.
He looked at Hagrid who was concentrating on watching the students feeding the dragon, thought for a moment, and decided not to go over to disturb him - Hagrid absolutely could not leave at this time, otherwise if Norberta suddenly got angry, all the students here would be killed.
But Wade was also somewhat concerned about the noise he had just heard. He stuffed the remaining fruit to Rolf, patted his shoulder and said, "You can continue to feed them. I'm going to go to the bathroom."
"Oh, okay." Rolf took the fruit and reminded, "Be careful, don't go too far."
"Don't worry, I know."
Wade said, waved his hand casually, and walked into the forest. The hound Fang Ya noticed that a student had left the team. He looked at his master, then at the direction Wade left, made a quick decision, and ran over here.
While his figure was hidden by the tree trunk, Wade used the Disillusionment Charm and quickly and lightly approached the direction where the sound came from.
"Woof! Woof woof!" Yaya suddenly ran over. Although he could no longer be seen, he still found Wade's position by relying on his sense of smell. He stood in front of him, barking softly, urging him to get back to the team quickly.
Wade suddenly felt like a sheepdog driving a flock of sheep. He lifted the Disillusionment Spell and leaned over to touch the hound's head.
"There are strange noises around here. Maybe a student is left alone. Can you help me listen carefully? Is that right?"
Animals in the magical world are generally very smart. Upon hearing this, Yaya stopped shouting, pricked up his ears and listened attentively.
Once the surroundings became quiet, the sounds became much clearer - rustling... clicking... and the sound of panting.
Yaya suddenly became extremely alert, baring his teeth and looking ferocious, which could scare a child to tears. But Wade, who knew Yaya a little, knew that this timid dog was so scared that he was about to run away.
Fang only appears particularly brave when he is with Hagrid.
Hearing the sound of claws colliding, Wade raised his eyebrows and roughly knew what was on the other side. He drew out his wand and walked forward lightly, with Fang following behind him timidly.
After they went around a bush, they finally saw the guy who made the sound.
They were several giant eight-eyed spiders as big as horses. They were slowly moving towards a big tree, and their eight legs were moving with a sense of dominance.
"Blood." A spider said with a clicking sound, "The taste of blood."
"The dragon's prey... escaped." said another spider happily.
"Dinner, snack." The other spiders also said happily, tapping their chelicerae.
"Keep your voice down! Keep your voice down! Don't attract the fire dragon." said the largest eight-eyed giant spider.
There was a tree hole at the root of the big tree surrounded by them. Something was vaguely visible in the darkness, breathing heavily, its body slightly heaving, and occasionally making a whimper of fear.
"Hey!" Wade suddenly said. He came out from behind the tree, holding his wand and asked, "What are you doing?"
All the eight-eyed giant spiders turned their heads together, and dozens of their eyes stared at him with sparkling eyes.
"people!"
"stranger!"
"Hagrid brought it, cub!"
"Eat it! Eat it!" the eight-eyed giant spiders said resentfully.
Vader felt something was wrong. The leader of the eight-eyed giant spiders, Aragog, should still be alive at this time, but these spiders seemed to have no good feelings towards Hagrid at all.
He didn't have time to think about it. He waved his hand, and the wardrobe space suddenly opened up. Michal flew out of it like an arrow, with a thin flame spurting out of his mouth in excitement.
Several giant eight-eyed spiders that were about to pounce on their prey suddenly froze. A second later, they turned around and ran away so quickly that their eight legs left afterimages.
Michal clicked his lips and stood on the branch looking at Vader.
After thinking for a moment, Vader said, "We don't need too many Acromantulas. Go control their numbers."
Michal let out a "gu" sound, and three long flaming feathers extended from his outstretched wings.
Wade smiled and then said, "One tenth of it is more than enough."
If the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider was not really precious, he would not want to keep any of these cold-blooded creatures that were destined to betray him.
Mihaly chased after it happily, and clusters of fire began to flash in the dark forest.
With Michal in control, Wade didn't worry about causing a forest fire or anything like that. He tucked away the closet space, leaned over to look at the tree hole, and whispered, "Fluorescent flashing."
The bright white light illuminated the dark tree hole, and the guy inside immediately covered his eyes and asked in fear: "Who is there?"
Vader was stunned.
It was obviously the voice of a little boy, with a baby voice, and it sounded like he was not even old enough to go to primary school.
This certainly couldn't be a Hogwarts student.
Yaya suddenly became excited, came closer and barked several times, but was pulled back by the collar around his neck by Vida and pushed aside.
Wade moved closer and finally saw the little guy hiding among the dead leaves.
It was a young wolf.
It has a round head and a body like a small fur ball, looking a bit silly.
Its tail was very short, its black nose was wet and trembling slightly, its eyes were wide open, filled with panic and helplessness, and its light yellow fur was covered in blood.
There were several terrible scars on its back, which looked like they were caused by Norbeta.
Vader was silent for a moment.
This wolf cub was probably a snack or a living toy that Norberta caught for herself, but somehow it escaped.
Even if it were to gain freedom briefly, it would probably die soon if its wounds were not treated promptly.
If it was an ordinary wolf, it would be fine, but this little guy can actually speak human language...
Wade asked, "Are you a werewolf descendant?"
He had read in a book that if a werewolf had sex in wolf form, it would give birth to a litter of real wolf cubs, but the cubs would have intelligence close to that of humans.
But the book doesn't say that these wolf cubs can speak human language.
Wade was surprised at first, but he soon thought, in this magical world, even spiders can speak human language, so isn't it normal for a wolf cub with human blood to speak English?
"I... my father is a werewolf..." The young wolf didn't dare to hide it. After he finished speaking, he held his head with his front paws and said pitifully: "Please... spare me... I dare not go near the school again..."
Seeing how pitiful he looked, Wade sighed, waved his wand, and the wolf cub flew out of the tree hole involuntarily.
It struggled in fear, but then fell into a warm embrace.
"Don't move, you will die. Let me heal you."
As Vader spoke, he pointed his wand at the wolf cub's wound and whispered a healing spell.
The bleeding slowly stopped, but the wound did not heal so easily.
The Norwegian Ridgeback's claws probably contained some poison, making the wounds it inflicted difficult to heal.
"Come back with me. It looks like you'll need to ask Madam Pomfrey to heal your wounds... I wonder if she can work part-time as a veterinarian."
As Weed said this, he flicked his wand, making the wolf cub fall asleep, then put it in his pocket and turned around to walk with Fang to where his classmates were.
In the dark woods, the bushes were faintly shaking. After a moment, an amber eye appeared in the gap, staring at the direction where Wade left.
(End of this chapter)