Harry Potter Returns from Baldur's Gate

But the good news is that Crabbe and Goyle finally showed up at the gate of Hogwarts castle on time today.

But along with the good news came a piece of bad news, which was that Crabbe and Goyle were still wearing the Hogwarts uniforms with wide robes and big sleeves today.

This uniform looks very nice, but there is only one small problem: it is relatively uncomfortable to wear when exercising.

So today's training program was not even halfway through, but the two little fat boys were already lying on the ground pretending to be dead and didn't want to get up.

But Hermione apparently had special skills for this kind of lazy people.

As an arc of electricity flashed across Hermione's fingertips, Crabbe and Goyle immediately jumped up from the ground.

It was as if the electric shock just now had filled them with electricity and they started exercising again.

But after the training was over, Harry and Draco looked at Ron, Crabbe and Goyle lying on the ground motionless and were at a loss for what to do.

As a seasoned adventurer, Harry knew all too well the difference between carrying a person and carrying a person who was paralyzed from exhaustion.

The difference is like the difference between communicating with a sober person and communicating with someone who has been drinking so much that he is about to black out.

Before, to carry Ron back, it required close cooperation between Draco and I.

Only then can we send Ron back safely.

Now there are two more. If they are still transported as before, someone will definitely have something extra and someone will have something missing.

Looking at Crabbe and Goyle, Harry shook his head silently.

These two little fat boys look big and sturdy, how come they become like this after training?

With this physical fitness, it’s not worth the layer of fat on their bodies. They still need to exercise!

Just as Harry was wondering whether he should get a cart or something.

Suddenly there were footsteps in the woods and the sound of twigs breaking.

When Harry heard this voice, he knew without even looking that it must be a big guy.

Otherwise it was a bear or something like that, otherwise it would not have made such a noise in the woods.

Although I don’t know what is in the forest called the Forbidden Forest, just based on the name, I know that this is not a safe place.

After all, even in 'Hogwarts, the safest place in the wizarding world', it has to be singled out as a dangerous place. It can't be called a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, but it has to at least have a threat level of a dragon's den to be worthy of its name.

Harry glanced at Draco and Hermione and saw that they had both silently grasped their wands.

Obviously, they all noticed the noise coming from the woods.

After exchanging glances, Harry and the other two immediately adjusted their positions.

When whatever comes out of the woods later, they won't have to panic.

"Hey, Harry, I've been watching you guys for a week. What on earth are you doing here?"

Just as Harry and the others were on guard, a man wearing a leather coat, with messy hair and beard, who looked like a shrunken giant, or a much smarter ogre, walked out of the woods.

"You're... Hagrid?"

Looking at the big man who had picked them up from the Hogwarts Express and brought them into the castle.

Harry remembered the letter from Black not long ago, asking him to meet the gamekeeper and key keeper when he was free.

"Yes, it's me. You can just call me Rubeus. You've read the letter Sirius sent you, right?"

Hagrid showed a hearty smile on his face and walked up to me as if he had seen an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"I watched you running around Hogwarts on your first day of school. Black also received a letter two days ago, so today I saw that you came back a little later than usual, so I came to see if you were in any trouble."

"It's okay, we just...worked a little too much?"

Harry turned around and looked at Crabbe and Goyle, who were lying on the ground like a puddle of mud.

"Oh, you guys are overdosing."

Hagrid stroked his beard.

"It's not easy for you to move these two fat boys. Let me give you a hand."

After saying that, Hagrid walked over to Crabbe and Goyle, and like carrying puppies, he carried Crabbe and Goyle on his shoulders in each hand and held them under his armpits.

Finally Hagrid turned his gaze to Ron, who was leaning against a tree stump, catching his breath.

"this is?"

"My friend, Ron Weasley."

When Hagrid heard Ron's name, his expression became much more excited.

"Good boy! Ron! You are such a good boy! I owe you a point for Black's matter."

The smile on Hagrid's face made him look like Santa Claus with dyed hair.

"When you have time, you must come to my cabin and sit down. I just made a batch of rock cakes recently. They are fresh."

Ron, who was leaning against a tree stump and didn't want to do anything except catch his breath, still forced a friendly smile on his face and nodded to Hagrid.

Ron seemed to have heard the word "cake" and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

After inviting Ron, Hagrid turned his attention to Crabbe and Hermione.

Harry hastily introduced Hagrid.

"This is also my friend, Hermione Granger."

Hermione lifted her non-existent skirt and gave Hagrid a skirt-lifting salute.

Hagrid, who was carrying two little fat boys, could only respond with an even brighter smile and a slight nod.

"It's nice to meet you, Hermione."

"This is Draco Malfoy and my friend."

After hearing Draco's last name, the smile on Hagrid's face faded a lot.

After looking Draco up and down, Hagrid nodded reluctantly.

"I've heard of your father, Malfoy. Since you are Harry's friend, I still want to advise you not to learn from your father."

Draco's expression didn't change at all when he heard Hagrid's words.

He just said to Hagrid in a suddenly cold tone, "Compared to my father, I think your own problem is bigger, right? Hagrid, in the third grade, you caused the death of a classmate because you raised dangerous creatures. I think you don't do that now, right?"

Hearing Malfoy's words, Hagrid smiled.

070 Return to the Room of Requirement

"Boy, you're not very well-informed."

Hagrid turned his gaze to Harry standing aside, with a look of approval and gratitude in his eyes.

Then he looked at Draco again with a victorious look.

"Thanks to Harry for dealing with that basilisk, the authorities dropped the charges against me, kid."

Hearing Hagrid's words, Draco shrugged, said "Congratulations," and then shut up.

After seeing Draco shut up, Hagrid didn't say anything else, but just raised his head to Ron who was sitting against the tree trunk.

"Breakfast is about to start, take Ron and let's go."

Harry and Draco carried Ron towards Hogwarts Castle as usual.

However, what was different from usual was that today Hagrid also came to the Gryffindor table and placed two fat boys in Slytherin uniforms next to the Gryffindor table.

This caused a small discussion in the auditorium.

However, this discussion soon died down with the arrival of Owl Express.

As expected, Harry received another reply from Black today.

In Blake's reply, Harry was surprised to see that Blake thanked Harry for his concern and that he had now found a job in a car repair shop.

By the time Harry saw the letter, he would have already started working.

At the same time, Black also said that he knew that Harry was going to challenge the Basilisk alone, which was too dangerous for Harry.

Even James didn't do such a thing back then. I hope that next time Harry encounters such a thing, he can go to the professor.

Instead of rushing forward alone.

After reading Black's reply, Harry, who was well prepared, took out a quill from his robe and wrote a reply to Black.

Harry thanked Black for his concern and said he would consider Black's proposal.

At the same time, he was also curious about why Blake became a mechanic.

As a wizard, could he do the job without using magic?

When he sent an owl to deliver the reply letter to Black, his face was full of excitement, but judging from his expression, Wood, who had probably not slept all night, ran to Harry's side.

He put his head close to Harry's ear with an expression that would make even a blind person think there was some hidden conspiracy going on between the two.

He lowered his voice and whispered as if Voldemort was hiding under the Gryffindor table.

"Harry! I checked all the rules, and there's not one rule against putting saddles on broomsticks!"

Harry, who was subconsciously feeling a little uncomfortable with Wood speaking so close to him, reached out and pushed Wood's face away from him.

"Okay, I understand. Then I will start as planned."

"Shh!"

Hearing that Harry didn't lower his voice as much as he did.

Wood immediately put the raised finger to his lips.

It was as if what they had just talked about was not Quidditch, but something else that was highly confidential and would no longer exist in the wizarding world after the secret was leaked.

"Keep it secret."

After saying this, Wood turned his head and looked at the people sitting around Harry.

He paid special attention to Crabbe and Goyle, who were now so tired that they could only lie on the table.

But the guy who keeps stuffing food into his mouth.

After looking around with a look that said "you all must keep it a secret" and no one was paying attention to him, Wood patted Harry on the shoulder.