The God of Ice and Fire at Hogwarts

Chapter 66: Norbert double-standard



A few days later, one morning, Hedwig brought a note from Hagrid to Harry and the others.

"It's almost hatching!"

There were only these four words on the note.

While others might not understand the meaning of these words, Harry and the others knew clearly. This referred to the little fire dragon about to hatch!

After hearing the news, Ron immediately planned to skip school to find Hagrid. He thought he might never see Norbert emerge from its shell again in his life. Compared to this, what was the point of going to school?!

Hermione strongly opposed this idea.

But, in the face of Ron's insistence, Hermione had no choice but to give in and decided to go with everyone to Hagrid's hut during the morning break to witness Norbert birth.

When the first Herbology class ended that morning, the bell rang at Hogwarts Castle. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Irina left their spades and headed straight for Hagrid's hut.

What surprised Hermione was that Irina, who usually enjoyed fishing and swimming in everything she did, was more active than anyone this time.

It seemed that Irina really liked small animals!

Hermione thought.

However, after spending so much time with Irina, Hermione had almost started to resemble Irina herself, and had even forgotten that the fire dragon was not a small animal at all.

They were greeted by Hagrid, who looked radiant and very excited.

"It's coming out soon," said Hagrid excitedly, welcoming Irina and the others into the house.

Irina entered the house and discovered that the dragon egg was placed on a square piece of iron, which was continually spitting flames.

"Oh, this was given to me by one of your elders. It can perfectly simulate the environment where a fire dragon hatches!"

Noticing Irina's gaze, Hagrid happily introduced the device.

Irina hesitated and said, "Hagrid, the elder you're talking about... is his name Lynn?"

Hagrid was a little surprised. "Yes, do you know him?"

Irina reflected for a moment—it was indeed Elder Lynn, but how did he know about the fire dragon? Was it because he was a prophet, or was it because he was like her?

Just as Irina was doubting Lynn's identity, the movement of the dragon egg caught her attention.

She saw a deep crack suddenly appear on the dragon egg, and something inside was moving, making a fun "click-click" sound.

As if sensing that the fire dragon was about to hatch, the flames from the iron piece dissipated on their own.

At that moment, everyone brought their chairs closer to the table. They held their breath and watched closely.

Suddenly, with a rough scraping sound, the dragon egg cracked open.

A small fire dragon flapped on top of the iron piece. It wasn't exactly beautiful. It looked like a wrinkled black umbrella. Its spiny wings were distinctive compared to its thin black body. Its nose had white nostrils, it had horns on its head, and its orange eyes protruded out.

Norbert sneezed, and sparks flew from its nose.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Hagrid murmured.

He extended a hand and touched Norbert's head, but Norbert turned around and bit his finger, revealing its long, sharp teeth.

In response, Hagrid didn't feel any pain at all, but said excitedly, "My goodness, look, it recognizes its mother!"

Harry and Ron couldn't help but roll their eyes, looking at the fierce expression on the face of this little Norbert, as if it wanted to devour Hagrid. Does it really consider you its mother?!

Just as Harry and Ron were afraid to get closer to Norbert due to its apparent danger, Irina happily stepped forward.

"How cute! Norbert, give me a hug!"

Two small hearts seemed to appear in Irina's eyes. She grabbed Norbert, placed it in her arms, and gently petted it.

"Irina, be careful..." Hagrid was surprised to see this. He quickly extended his hand to stop Irina.

Although Hagrid always calls some magical creatures cute, he knows that the attacks of these creatures can be fatal to young wizards, just like the fire dragon's fangs.

Perhaps there would be no big problem if this little Norbert bit Hagrid, but with Irina's delicate frame, if it bit her, she would have to stay in the hospital. If it bit her in the wrong place, she might even end up in bed for a long time!

Just when Hagrid was extremely worried, Norbert's behavior left him stunned.

Charmander was lying comfortably in Irina's arms, showing an expression of enjoyment. After seeing Hagrid, it deliberately rubbed its head against Irina's chest and then spat at Hagrid.

Not only Hagrid, but also Harry, Ron, and Hermione were stunned.

Good boy, this little fire dragon has double standards!

"Why..." Hagrid was about to cry, but Irina could casually touch it and enjoy it greatly. However, after just one touch, she was bitten brutally.

Can the difference be this great?!

Hermione stood next to Irina and looked up, saying, "Hey, it's just because my Irina is beautiful!"

Norbert seemed to really like both Irina and Hermione, and continued to kiss and hug them. However, when Harry and Ron simply approached, Norbert became offended with them. If Harry and Ron came any closer, Norbert might bite them!

While stroking Norbert, Irina looked at Hagrid and asked, "By the way, Hagrid, did the elder Lynn give you this alchemical product?"

Hagrid first nodded, then shook his head. "It's not free; it requires a tube of blood from Norbert, but in addition, he also gave me a place to live."

Hagrid said, pulling out a suitcase.

Hermione stuck her head into the suitcase, and when she saw the interior space, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this an elastic, seamless enchantment? But using the elastic seam spell privately is illegal, right?"

Hagrid explained, "Lynn said that this is alchemy, not the Stretching Charm."

Hermione nodded and said, "But even if such a space exists, I'm afraid Norbert won't be able to live in it for long. When Charmander grows up, it won't be able to live in this space!"

As Hermione spoke about the problems of Norbert's life, Hagrid's expression suddenly changed.

Hagrid's face turned white, and he jumped up, running toward the window.

"What's happening?" Harry asked confusedly.

Hagrid was a little out of breath. "Someone peeked through the curtain a moment ago. It was a kid. He was running toward the school!"

Hearing this, the four of them immediately ran to the door and looked outside, only to see Malfoy running away from them with a malicious smile on his face.

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