Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 170, 168. The Hybrid Master Rupert Hagrid and the Gate?

"Hey, you've come to the right person."

Upon hearing this, Hagrid's black beetle-like eyes gleamed; there was nothing he didn't know about magical creatures.

"I've been trying this recently."

Hagrid deliberately lowered his voice, but to him, even with his voice lowered, it sounded as loud as a megaphone.

"I'll let you in on a secret: I discovered a human-headed lion-bodied scorpion-tailed beast in the forest north of the Forbidden Forest."

Hagrid said with a mysterious look on his face.

The Sphinx is a creature with a human head, a lion's body, and a scorpion's tail. Its tail has a deadly stinger, which can be fired in any direction. Anyone stung by it will die instantly.

The fur of the Sphinx with the head of a man and the body of a scorpion almost repels all known spells. Although not as large as the Thousand-Year-Old Serpent, it is still considered a large beast. In the wizarding world, it and the Chimera are considered extremely dangerous creatures, and of course, equally rare.

Incidentally, the Sphinx, like the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider, is also a mythical creature that enjoys eating people.

"That little guy seems to have gotten separated from his parents and was all alone in that forest. Luckily, he met me. Now we're friends. It's a pity there isn't another man-headed lion-bodied scorpion-tailed beast in the Forbidden Forest, but thankfully I've already found him a mate."

Hagrid didn't say exactly how he met the Sphinx, but it probably wasn't a pleasant encounter for the Sphinx.

"Little guy?" Hagrid asked, hearing his description.

The image of a human-headed lion-bodied scorpion-tailed beast automatically appeared in Dali's mind.

Tall and fierce.

Anyway, it has absolutely nothing to do with Xiao.

"What did you find for him?"

Dali looked at him strangely.

"A bunch of female fire crabs!" Hagrid exclaimed excitedly. "I think they'd be perfect."

Hagrid's selection process certainly did not follow the other party's (the sphinx) opinion.

The manticore, with its head, body, and tail, cannot be considered a mere wild beast; like Aragog and the Sphinx, it possesses intelligence comparable to that of humans. In contrast, the fire crab is truly a magical creature lacking in intelligence, and is also an aquatic species.

The fire crab is to the lion-headed, scorpion-tailed beast what the king crab is to humans.

If you want something to happen between a person and a king crab, there has to be a place where it can happen.

However, according to the original timeline, Hagrid successfully bred a new species—the Blasttail Snail—from the Sphinx and the Fire Crab, a new magical creature that, while not particularly useful, was quite dangerous.

It is common knowledge that there is reproductive isolation between species, and the isolation between magical creatures is even more pronounced.

Hagrid is definitely a breeding genius for being able to hybridize two completely unrelated magical creatures and successfully create a new species.

Maybe he really does have a solution.

So Dudley stated his request.

"I want to breed a batch of carnivorous slugs with shells."

There are no magical snails or magical slugs in the Wizarding World. The only creatures that can be considered related to snails are these carnivorous slugs.

In Dudley's mind, the only snail that could be associated with magic was the Light Snail from the main characters' manga series, "Light Warriors."

Unfortunately, we can't get our hands on Dali right now.

However, he is not good at breeding magical creatures. He only has the skill of taming, not breeding. It would be best if Hagrid could do it.

"A carnivorous slug with a shell?"

Hagrid thought for a moment, then patted his chest and assured him, "I don't know why you want that kind of thing, but leave it to me."

He seems to have a solution.

"So, how long will it take?"

Dudley asked the question that concerned him most.

He can wait six months, and a year is not a big problem, but if it takes more than three years, then it will be more troublesome.

"Carnivorous slugs are basically always in a state of reproduction, which is much more convenient than the human-headed lion-bodied scorpion-tailed beast."

"It should take about one or two months."

One or two months, which is faster than Dali expected and much faster than anticipated, so we can definitely wait.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Hagrid."

Hagrid chuckled a few times, seemingly happy that he could be of help.

The task of raising the magical snails was temporarily left to Hagrid, and Dudley once again went to the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin, which was located deeper in the basement.

After creating a small sun in the middle of the secret room using the Light spell, he searched everywhere for something.

According to the Basilisk, Slytherin not only kept his knowledge outside the Chamber of Secrets, but also his access to Hogwarts.

However, you need to pass the trial first.

Dudley really wanted access to Hogwarts.

Unfortunately, even with the help of the data analysis tool, nothing was found.

This wasn't his first time here.

Since the basilisk crisis was resolved, it has come almost every day.

After confirming several times without success, Dudley went to the library, spent some time with Hermione, and after completing his daily training after nightfall, returned to his bedroom.

As the light of the transmutation array flickered on the door, Dali finally sat down on the table.

Arrange two blue gems of different sizes in a row.

Magic Crystal

Because of the waste in making the red and white balls, one of them is much smaller than the other.

There were originally three pieces, but Dudley made one of them into a ring and gave it to Hermione.

Then Dudley took out a lump of silver metal and a piece of emerald.

These are materials obtained from disassembling the Ravenclaw crown.

Mithril and gemstones that possess a certain magical power.

This was far from over; Dali pulled out another object.

I've hardly used the wand since I took it from Ollivander; it's mostly just for show.

Iron birch, Thestral tail feathers, nine inches.

Dudley still remembers the excitement he felt when he first got it.

It's a pity I couldn't use it to unleash even half a spell.

The wand looked shiny and was completely undamaged, clearly indicating that it had been very well maintained.

Dudley put the wand and the materials together.

He wanted to try modifying his wand.

With the ability to modify magical equipment, it's not impossible to create an automatic spellcasting magical item, just like the red and white ball.

Of course, Dudley also took out the third Philosopher's Stone.

This Philosopher's Stone is still unprocessed and retains its original ruby-like appearance.

When he took out the third Philosopher's Stone, the ring accidentally touched it.

In an instant, the three Philosopher's Stones simultaneously emitted a faint red glow.

Before Dali could react.

He suddenly felt a sense of disorientation, and heard a faint voice in his ear.

Gradually, gradually.

He seemed to see a huge, antique-looking door slowly emerging before him.

(End of this chapter)