The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"I don't quite understand why..." Hagrid's eyes showed a hint of confusion, "I received a letter from the Ministry of Magic this morning, saying that my case has been moved to Friday, which is next Friday."

Everyone present except Tom frowned. Tom understood that this was Bones in action.

"Could it be the old guy Lucius?" Ron thought for a while, always feeling that there must be a conspiracy behind this sudden change.

"It's hard to say," Harry, who was sitting next to him, shook his head, "but we have no choice."

"Send a letter to the Knight Bus first and book two berths on the bus. This should be the easiest way - transporting Buckbeak via broom or floo network is not practical." Hermione said Thinking about countermeasures. She understood that Hagrid had absolutely no bargaining power in the face of the Ministry of Magic's orders, so the first thing he had to do was to find a way to take Buckbeak to London.

Hermione thought about it and felt that traditional methods were not feasible - Hagrid was too big and Buckbeak was too big. We can only hope for the simplest way: by car.

And due to the restrictions of the Statute of Secrecy, one person and one beast must go directly to the Ministry of Magic.

"Also, you need a defense statement, a decent set of clothes, and if possible, tidy up your beard and hair - the first impression you make on the jury is very important." Hermione had already started planning.

"Yes... you are right..." Hagrid took action and took out an oversized fluffy brown coat and a yellow and orange tie from his wardrobe. After finding his clothes, he leaned on the table and started writing a letter to the person in charge of Knight Bus.

Hermione took out a piece of parchment and began to help Hagrid write a defense statement - Hagrid himself couldn't hold back a word before, and this was really too difficult for him. As for Tom and the others, they sat aside obediently and tried not to get in the way.

Harry and Ron were very poorly prepared, and Tom was not prepared at all. He hadn't read a single magical beast case, but he had found connections for Hagrid.

The night passed in such a busy way.

Friday comes. Hagrid fed Buckbeak well early in the morning, and then led him onto the Knight Bus. The Knight Bus deliberately did not carry other passengers for Hagrid's sake. Because the Hippogriff is too dangerous and may harm other passengers. Buckbeak even got in through the rear door so he could avoid the driver and conductor.

Not everyone can be recognized by the hippogriff. If Buckbeak didn't accept the bow from these two men, Hagrid would be in big trouble.

When Hagrid got out of the car, two wizards came over. One was extremely old, as if he would shrink in front of Hagrid in the next second, while the other was tall and burly.

The old wizard had just taken a few shaky steps when Hagrid signaled him to stop in a panic. This unexpected move startled the old man. Looking at him, he almost looked like he was walking through the gate of hell.

"Please bow to Buckbeak first so that he will not attack you. Buckbeak is a very gentle bird-"

"So if we don't bow, will this beast attack us?" The tall wizard said angrily, and even Hagrid could hear the anger in his voice.

"Ah, well, this-" Hagrid was speechless. He couldn't deny what the man said, but his instinct told him that if he admitted it, the consequences would be very serious.

It was the old wizard who stood up and smoothed things over, "It's okay, it's okay... magical animals, it's normal... This is the nature of hippogriffs, no need to make a fuss... Oops, I'm old and useless. , I actually just remembered this now..."

He said tremblingly, with a broken tone that made people worry whether he would die in the next second.

"In this way..." the old wizard narrowed his eyes, "We keep our distance from you, and you take it to the trial hall..."

Hagrid nodded repeatedly, followed the old wizard's instructions, and took Buckbeak to the Trial Hall of the Ministry of Magic. It was another struggle. Obviously, Buckbeak is wary of unfamiliar environments and has a strong sense of resistance.

Without the help of the old wizard, he might have been arrested before even arriving at the trial hall. The old wizard was very kind and helped Hagrid clear the pedestrians on the road in advance, and reserved a special elevator for him and Buckbeak to ensure that they would go all the way to the trial hall without stopping in the middle.

These are the routines of the Ministry of Magic, and the old wizards are familiar with them.

"Why bother with so much effort." After Hagrid walked into the elevator, the strong man muttered dissatisfiedly. He took out a handkerchief from the pocket of his robe and wiped the sweat on the old man's head. "Let me tell you, Just ignore them and let that beast go crazy in the Ministry of Magic and hurt people——"

"MacMillan!" The old wizard glared at his junior very sternly, "I know you have been in charge of executions, but the sentence has not been handed down so far. We cannot have a discriminatory attitude towards the prisoners! Everything must be in accordance with the rules. Come on...cough cough——"

He spoke very fast and started coughing at the end.

"Okay, okay, follow the rules," the strong man quickly stroked the old wizard's back and verbally agreed.

"But I don't think that guy has much chance of winning. Lucius Malfoy is determined to win this time and has summoned a large group of wizards from pure-blood families to help..."

When the old wizard heard this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, his heart was bright. He knew that he simply could not refuse Malfoy's request. This time, the man named Hagrid will definitely lose the case.

Sorry, Albus, who let Hagrid mess with the wrong people?

Hagrid walked into the trial hall and found that it was a little different from other trial halls. The entire trial hall was like a bowl. The jury members were on the edge of the bowl, while Hagrid and Buckbeak were at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by iron railings. Wrapped up, like in a big cage.

This is where the Dangerous Animals Commission conducts its trials. Due to the special nature of the trial subjects, this place has been renovated and is completely different from other trial halls. The defendants and defendant animals will be tried in cages.

At this time, a group of committee members had already taken their seats. After a while, the old man just now appeared here, but instead of sitting in the jury box, he walked directly to the presiding position.

Then came the audience who came to listen - since Hagrid's case was unremarkable, the audience who came here were pure-blood family members invited by Lucius Malfoy to build momentum.

Seeing wizard nobles entering one after another, the people on the committee gradually became commotion. At this time, the balance in their hearts has begun to tilt.

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