Study Days at Hogwarts

"Guilty? Of course not. I never thought the Hippogriff was guilty." Hagrid took a deep breath and began to turn over the cards to find the answer.

This old man is so insidious.

Thanks to Albert's reminder, otherwise he might have been led by the other party.

"Then why do you hope that the sentence can be changed to compensate the victim's medical expenses?" The old wizard asked. What he wanted to do was to convict the Hippogriff.

As long as he is guilty, he can be sentenced to death.

Hagrid glanced at the contents of the hand card and was not afraid of the old wizard's questions at all. Albert even thought of the answer to the question for him.

"That's just my sympathy for Mr. Malfoy and my concern for their family's finances."

After finishing speaking, Hagrid glanced at Lucius provocatively and continued to read the content into the hand card. He spoke louder and louder: "As far as I know, Mr. Lucius Malfoy has spent a lot of money to win this appeal. A large amount of galleons, I seem to be a little short of money. Of course, this can be regarded as a little kindness on my part, so that their life will not be too bad. You can think of this as my humanitarian aid, of course, since I have nothing to add myself. Long, you can only sponsor 50 Galleons."

Albert got this Galleons from Malfoy, and he didn't feel bad spending it at all.

Hagrid's summary was to spend money to settle, but the money was given very reluctantly.

After Hagrid finished speaking, the old wizard looked at Lucius Malfoy and asked: "Mr. Malfoy, do you agree with Mr. Hagrid's proposal to resolve this matter peacefully, and he will compensate you 50 Galleons."

Hagrid was willing to pay 50 Galleons to settle the matter, which shows that he was actually very sincere. After all, Draco Malfoy did not suffer much harm.

If it were an ordinary case, the only thing left to do would probably be to finalize the final amount of compensation.

This old wizard from the Committee for Disposal of Dangerous Creatures actually hopes to solve the problem in this way, but he also knows that this is almost impossible.

Lucius Malfoy obviously did not intend to give up. He spent more than 50 Galleons on this matter.

Lucius Malfoy spent so much time thinking about killing the hippogriff, not just because his son Draco was injured, but because he wanted to use this matter to hit Hagrid and make Deng feel disgusted. Bullido.

Otherwise, this scene would never have occurred.

The feud between Malfoy and Dumbledore originated from the views on wizarding blood in the Hogwarts pantomime adaptation of the wizarding fairy tale "The Fountain of Fortune" when Armando Dippet was the headmaster.

"I disagree, gentlemen," Lucius Malfoy said arrogantly. "My son has been greatly harmed, and that mad beast should be punished as he deserves."

Dumbledore watched all this silently. As a witness, he could not participate in this debate. This was one of the reasons why Lucius Malfoy chose Dumbledore as a witness.

To be honest, he was very interested in the development of this matter, and Mr. Anderson had obviously prepared Hagrid well.

"Does the compensation of 50 Galleons still not quell your anger? Do you want to get more Galleons from me? I really underestimated your greed." Hagrid put a hand card into his pocket.

"The Malfoy family will not be short of your Galleons." Lucius looked at Hagrid with the eyes of a country bumpkin, "You should keep those Galleons for yourself!"

"I see. It seems like 50 Galleons can't impress you. How many Galleons do you want? 500 Galleons or 5,000 Galleons." Hagrid suddenly asked.

Draco Malfoy, who originally planned to come over to watch Hagrid's jokes, was stunned by Hagrid's talk.

Was this really the Care of Magical Creatures professor he knew?

It's like a new person.

"I really don't understand why you want to protect a crazy Hippogriff." Lucius sneered, "Did you actually intentionally instruct the Hippogriff to hurt people?"

"Mr. Malfoy, do you have any evidence to prove your accusation?" the old wizard asked with a frown.

"Gentlemen, I think Mr. Malfoy is twisting the facts." Hagrid raised his hands and spoke. "His son Draco Malfoy was harmed entirely because of himself. I have evidence and witnesses, and I am confident that what will happen next I am responsible for every word I say.”

"Before class, I told all the students: Hippogriffs are very proud and lose their temper easily. Do not humiliate them, otherwise they will be injured or killed."

The old wizard looked at Draco, then looked back at Hagrid who was talking and frowned.

"As one of the few wizards who can tame a hippogriff, I can officially tell you that hippogriffs will not actively attack wizards. Professor Silvanos Kettlebo and Wilmina Guerra Ms. Plann is an authority in this area, and they can vouch for me." Hagrid continued, "If you think their words are not credible, you can ask Mr. Newt Scamander, he is an expert in this area..."

"Hagrid, doesn't this prove anything?" the old wizard interrupted.

"If even experts can't prove it, then who do you think can prove it?" Hagrid asked, "Mr. Malfoy, who is not even an expert?"

"The problem is that the beast hurt someone, Hagrid, that's the point." The old wizard found that Hagrid was more difficult to deal with than last time.

If he hadn't collected Lucius' Galleons, he wouldn't have wanted to get involved in this matter.

"If someone dares to deliberately reach out and poke the fire dragon in the eye, he or she deserves to be eaten or burned to death by dragon fire." Hagrid said coldly.

"These are completely different things."

"I still remember that when the Hippogriff acknowledged Draco Malfoy and bowed to him, Mr. Malfoy called it a big ugly beast, that's why it was attacked. It's like someone You dare to deliberately reach out and poke the fire dragon's eyes, why do you do it deliberately even though you know it is dangerous?"

"So, we did not pursue your question." Lucius said coldly: "What we are discussing now is the Hippogriff attack on people."

"With all due respect, Mr. Lucius Malfoy, is there something wrong with your son's mind? If he has no problem with his mind, why would he want to anger the hippogriff? Does he think it's funny to take his own life as a joke? ?" Hagrid mocked mercilessly, "If this is the case, you should take him to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries, because there may be something wrong with his brain. I'm worried about whether he will be in trouble next time in class. He deliberately reached out to grab the tail of my hunting dog and was bitten by the dog, and then took me to court."

Lucius reached out and held his son's shoulders, looking at Hagrid with cold eyes, the malice in his eyes almost seeping out.

"Hagrid, the Hippogriff hurt someone, and it deserves to be punished."

"I don't remember that the laws of the Ministry of Magic stipulate that punishment in this regard must lead to death." Hagrid sneered: "As far as I know, the person involved is still alive and well? Someone told me that our Mr. Malfoy died on the third day after being injured. In three days, he will be able to fight with the hand he claims is badly injured. If necessary, I can also provide witnesses, and there will be more than one."

Hagrid began to expose his boss, without saving any face for others. He looked at Lucius and sneered, "Don't think that there is nothing I can do if you spend money to get my legal advisor away. Before that, I I have already asked him about relevant legal knowledge."

"It is completely illegal for you to want to execute the hippogriff, because your son is not dead, let alone seriously injured." Hagrid stared at the old wizard and said, "I can provide evidence for this."

"Hagrid, the Hippogriff hurt someone, and it deserves to be punished." The old wizard repeated.

"Then, can you tell me what the punishment is? Is it going to be execution again?" Hagrid sneered, and he finally understood why Albert said he couldn't win.

"Since that hippogriff is crazy, it should be executed to prevent similar accidents from happening again." The old wizard seemed to have spent a lot of effort to finish this sentence.

"Why bother? I know you took 200 Galleons from Lucius." Hagrid suddenly said, "But why bother? This Galleons is not easy to get."

"You are purely slandering. How dare you slander Ministry of Magic officials." The old wizard roared angrily.

"You know whether there is slander or not. Don't think that I don't know that you are his accomplice. I have recorded all the conversations in this trial. Let people judge whether it is fair or unfair." Hagrid said expressionlessly.

"How dare you...no one will believe you."

The old wizard had a bad feeling. What Hagrid did was too abnormal, but he had no other way out now.

"Slander, if you don't have it, then why are you afraid?" Hagrid looked at the old man in front of him and sneered. Since they had already broken their faces, there was no need to be polite.

Albert once told him that as long as he recorded the trial, he would have a chance to send the old guy in front of him to Azkaban Prison in two years.

Although he didn't know the reason, Hagrid would not forgive that bastard who took money and neglected his duties.

"Now, I declare the mad Hippogriff guilty and behead him immediately, by Walton McNeil, the executioner appointed by the committee..."

Ahem, Dumbledore coughed lightly and interjected: "I suggest to put the execution time at night to prevent other students from watching. I don't want my students to see the bloody scene. Before that, I will make sure that the eagle The Centaur will not escape. Of course, you can also go over there and keep an eye on it."

"Then the execution will be carried out when the sun sets." The old wizard glared at Hagrid and said to Dumbledore, "The professor you hired is not sensible enough."

"He's just too sad." Dumbledore was also very surprised at Hagrid's toughness. Albert obviously said something to Hagrid.

However, he suspected that the poor old man in front of him might be in danger of death.

(Lucius and Walton McNeil are both Death Eaters)

After Lucius Malfoy left triumphantly with his son, Dumbledore said to Hagrid, "You were so excited just now."

"Sorry, but you should have seen that they didn't want to let Buckbeak survive at all." Hagrid took out the tranquilizer from his pocket and took a big sip. "Although Albert has told me about this, I still...well, he is right, cowardice is not advisable. Any laws and prohibitions of the Ministry of Magic are only aimed at ordinary people who have no power. But for those who have money, officials are useless."

After a moment of silence, Dumbledore asked, "What else did he say?"

"He only wanted me to record what happened. He said that in two years, the old man might be fired for dereliction of duty, and he might even be thrown into Azkaban Prison." Hagrid shrugged and took a few words from his pocket. Pull out a round object, somewhat similar to a memory ball.

"Mr. Anderson made it?" Dumbledore looked at the ball in Hagrid's hand and already guessed what it was used for.

"Yes, he gave me this."

"It seems that Mr. Anderson has found a solution to this matter." Dumbledore sighed softly, "What a reliable friend."

"I don't know, he didn't say anything." Hagrid shook his head.

"Shameless depravity!"

On the wall behind Dumbledore's desk, a portrait of the fat wizard with a red nose yelled, "In my day, the Ministry never did that!"

“The current judicial system is really eye-opening!”

Phineas smiled and said to Dumbledore, "So, do you regret giving up your position as Minister of Magic? If you had become Minister of Magic, maybe the situation would not be so bad."

To be honest, Phineas could tell at a glance that the old wizard on the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures had taken Lucius Malfoy's galleons.

"No," said Dumbledore.

"What?"

"Even if I become the Minister of Magic, it's impossible to change anything." Dumbledore said calmly, "If you want to completely change the current situation of the Ministry of Magic, you need an opportunity."

"Opportunity?" Hagrid repeated in confusion.

"Actually, I'm not sure when the opportunity will arise. Maybe Mr. Anderson knows." Dumbledore knew the situation in the Ministry of Magic very well. Even if he really became the Minister of Magic, he would not be able to change it. Instead, he would be held back by a bunch of things. Voldemort's remnants will definitely try their best to cause him trouble, and they will also lose the opportunity to train Harry personally.

Dumbledore is actually afraid of the temptation of power. He is not sure what he will do after taking power, so the best way is to stay away from power.

Sometimes, Dumbledore still envied his old friend Tiberus Ogden. They really lived a comfortable life.

Unfortunately, he can't do that yet.

"Perhaps you should take the time to talk to Mr. Anderson. Prophets are not common." A portrait suggested.

"Well, your name is Hagrid, right? If possible, could you ask him to come here? I would like to hire Mr. Anderson to help me divine something." Phineas suddenly said.

"We are dead Phineas," other images reminded.

"I know, but I want to know something."

"I can tell you, but..." Hagrid glanced at Dumbledore and said, "I think Anderson may ask you for a large fee."