A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 439 Hagrid can live, but Buckbeak must die!

Tom taking the Horcrux wasn't exactly a good thing, but it wasn't the worst situation either.

Because Tom is not Voldemort.

Voldemort wanted to split his soul to achieve immortality; Tom, on the other hand, wanted to collect all the soul fragments, merge them into one, return to his peak, and become a complete individual.

He wants to rebel against himself and take Voldemort's place!

In Tom's view, Voldemort's life in his later years was a complete failure; he had taken a completely wrong path.

He needs to correct it again.

Tom and Voldemort are natural enemies, neither of them would allow another version of themselves to exist. This contradiction is even greater than that between Harry and Voldemort.

At times like these, as proletarian magical warriors lurking in Hogwarts, we must learn to view problems dialectically.

In complex situations, one must grasp the primary contradiction and ignore the secondary ones.

At present, the British Isles are still in the early stages of peace and stability.

The main contradiction is between the growing security needs of the wizarding community and Voldemort, who is hiding in Albania.

The fundamental task in resolving this contradiction is to liberate and develop our forces.

Stubborn individuals like Tom must be dealt with through a policy of both unity and struggle, rather than outright hostility.

Tom certainly won't destroy the Horcrux directly; he'll probably find a way to absorb that piece of soul.

But this also signifies the destruction of a Horcrux.

This forms the basis for the tacit cooperation between the two parties.

The most serious consequence of Tom taking the Horcrux is actually the interruption of the clues.

William originally intended to use the Dementors to devour that soul and then use his memories to find other Horcruxes.

This has now become nothing but a pipe dream.

We can only wait for Professor Dumbledore to continue searching for old memories.

Then, from a large number of complex clues, discover what is truly useful.

Although this method is troublesome, it is currently the only way.

Soon, a new week began.

Professor Lu Ping finally returned, looking pale and as if he had been seriously ill.

Spread by Peeves, rumors circulated at school that Snape wanted to poison Lupin.

This statement cannot be said to be entirely wrong, because Snape added many of his own special "ingredients" to the wolfsbane potion.

After that confrontation with Ron, William seriously suspected that Professor Snape would become even more ruthless.

But Professor Lupin probably wouldn't dare try Snape's wolfsbane potion again.

Otherwise, he might not be able to teach for a year before dying because the potion tastes too awful.

The humiliation of this kind of death was no less than that of his predecessors.

Lupin canceled all the assignments Professor Snape gave him. Apart from William and Hermione, no one realized that Lupin was a werewolf.

Professor Snape left his beloved position and returned to Potions class.

He seemed to know that Lupin would cancel the assignment, so he quickly changed the paper on killing the werewolf into a potions class assignment.

Furthermore, the deadline for submitting assignments remains unchanged.

Teaching potions while also doing defense against dark magic?

It's hard to say whether Snape was neglecting his duties or concerned about the well-rounded development of the young wizards.

This is probably what a truly good teacher is like: earning one salary while doing the work of two.

Gryffindor suffered a tragedy, just a day earlier, they had been celebrating Lupin's return, led by the twins.

In his excitement, he tore up all the homework Snape had assigned and threw it into the break room trash can.

Then, the next day, it was disposed of as trash by the house-elves.

For the first time, the lion cubs hated the house-elves' diligence so much.

Hermione was one of the few lion cubs who didn't participate in the activity, and she tried her best to persuade the others not to join.

This is just like a teacher advising students not to tear up their books before the college entrance exam—it's definitely not going to have much effect.

In the end, only Anne, Ginny, and Neville listened to her.

Harry and Ron ignored her, with Ron even making a sarcastic remark, implying that Hermione was simply reluctant to part with her densely written thesis.

As it turns out: Hermione is always right!

When Professor Snape urged Harry and Ron to finish their homework during Potions class, they were completely dumbfounded.

After class, Ron tried to copy Hermione's paper, but she coldly refused.

Harry was seriously considering whether Fall would look down on him if he went to copy her homework.

Professor McGonagall has completely adopted a laissez-faire attitude this semester and doesn't want to deal with these stupid lions who are always causing trouble.

She's busy contacting the World Quidditch Association to help William apply for naming rights to the move.

As Quidditch has evolved, many of its techniques have become sophisticated, and in recent years, there have been very few actions named after wizards.

This would be a remarkable achievement, and many clubs would likely extend an olive branch to invite a talent like Willian.

On Professor McGonagall's wish list, there was one item:

England's Quidditch team wins the World Cup!

It's quite possible that William and Harry could both join the England national team after graduating!

She just thought that William would never waste his talent by participating in the Quidditch World Cup.

He was just doing it for fun.

What's most infuriating is that these people play casually and are actually better than many professional players.

Are all geniuses like this, refusing to reason with you?!

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Protection class is as bad as ever.

He seemed to have become fascinated with breeding new varieties and began teaching people how to crossbreed hairy crabs and Floppy caterpillars.

To deal with Hagrid, everyone tacitly fed the Flobber caterpillar large amounts of lettuce.

A week later, those Flobber caterpillars indeed... died from overeating.

Not only fourth-grade students, but even hairy crabs are freed from interspecies reproduction.

Forbidden love can be exciting, but they don't like slimy Froebeest caterpillars.

When get out of class ended, Hagrid was very sad, and William and Cho had to stay behind to comfort him.

The two of them were also in pain, struggling to hold back their laughter, which was indeed difficult, even for professionals.

"It's alright, Hagrid. Next time you can find some strong magical creatures," Cho said loudly, trying to reassure him.

Despite Qiu's seemingly understanding nature, she was the one who initially suggested feeding the Flobber caterpillars large amounts of lettuce!

"Yes, Qiu, you're absolutely right," Hagrid said, his voice choked with emotion.

"The Flobber Caterpillar is too weak. I think... we can crossbreed it with a Sphinx and a Fire Crab."

If things go smoothly, you might see the new varieties next school year.

Qiu Zhen wanted to slap herself.

Just then, an owl flew by, circled around, and dropped a letter bearing the Hogwarts emblem.

Hagrid took the letter blankly, opened it and started reading. After a moment, he suddenly covered his face and began to sob uncontrollably.

"Hagrid, what's wrong with you?" Qiu asked in surprise.

William snatched the letter from Hagrid's hand and glanced at it a few times.

It turned out to be a letter from the Hogwarts Board of Governors regarding the outcome of the Hippogriff attack on Malfoy.

The content is very simple:

Through Dumbledore's mediation, Hagrid was found to bear no responsibility.

He is not required to compensate Lucius Malfoy for 28 items, including: emotional distress damages, medical expenses, compensation for academic delays, reputational damages, tuition fees, etc., totaling 20,000 Galleons.

However, the hippogriff will be handled by the Ministry of Magic's Committee on Dangerous Creatures.

The translation is: Hagrid can live, but Buckbeak must... die!

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