Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"Lex, why are you..." Draco wanted to ask why Lecos wanted to stop him, but then he found that Harry was also glaring at him.

Draco's attention was immediately diverted.

He glared at Harry, and they looked at each other as if they wanted to kill each other with their eyes.

Meanwhile, Hagrid still looked crestfallen as he tried to continue with the rest of the lesson, but he almost forgot the words.

"That's right..." Hagrid stammered, his thoughts in a tangle. "So... so you all have your books... oh... now all you need are the Fantastic Beasts."

"Oh, yes, I'll go find them now...just wait for me." After saying this, he turned and walked into the forbidden forest behind him. His huge figure disappeared into the forest in a short while.

After Hagrid left, the students around the fence immediately began to talk.

"What's he up to?" Draco asked. "What weirdo is this big guy trying to get out of the Forbidden Forest?"

"Look at the title of our class. Hagrid is obviously going to find some magical beasts." Lycos gave him a displeased look. "Draco, remember, when the magical beasts come over later, you must behave yourself and don't cause any trouble..."

"Who do you think I am? How could I possibly cause trouble?" Draco protested loudly.

Lycos covered his forehead, feeling that this guy was hopeless.

Never mind, I'll just grab Draco before anything unexpected happens, Lecos thought.

A moment later, with the sound of scattered footsteps, twelve strange animals walked out of the forbidden forest and walked quickly towards the students.

These animals have the bodies, hind legs and tails of horses, but their front legs, wings and heads appear to be those of eagles. They also have sharp beaks the colour of steel and large, bright orange eyes.

Every little wizard was shocked by this group of strange animals, and there was silence around the enclosure.

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Chapter 207 Hippogriff

"This thing won't hurt anyone, right?"

Looking at the dozen or so strange-looking and huge magical creatures in front of him, Draco's voice trembled a little, and he no longer had the confidence and arrogance he had before.

"As long as you don't take the initiative to cause trouble, they won't hurt you." Lycos said casually, "Hagrid still has some sense. He knows to use a chain to hold them..."

Draco then realized that each magical creature had a thick feather collar around its neck, with a long chain attached to it, and the ends of these chains were held in Hagrid's big hand.

Now Hagrid strode after the animals into the middle of the fenced enclosure.

"Up there!" he roared, shaking the chain.

Under Hagrid's shouts, the magical animals gradually walked to the fence where the young wizards were standing.

Then, Hagrid tied these guys to the fence to prevent them from moving around and accidentally hurting the students... Even so, everyone subconsciously stepped back a little, away from the fence.

"These little cuties are called Hippogriffs!" Hagrid shouted with great delight, waving a large hand at the little wizards. "They're so pretty, aren't they?"

Although Hagrid called these big guys "little cuties", it was a little difficult for the little wizards to evaluate them.

But one thing is true - you may be shocked at first sight of this half-horse, half-bird magical creature, but after the shock wears off, it is hard not to appreciate its beautiful fur that glows with a soft light.

The fur transitions smoothly from eagle feathers near the head to horse fur on the body, and comes in different colors: dark gray, bronze, red and white sand, shiny chestnut, and finally jet black.

"Did everyone see that? They're quite polite," Hagrid rubbed his hands together and gave the students an expectant smile, "If you want to get closer, you can see them more clearly..."

However, no one seems to be planning to do so.

The atmosphere in the classroom fell into an awkward state.

In order for Hagrid's first class to go smoothly, Harry, Ron and Hermione, three of Hagrid's good friends, had to bite the bullet and walk towards the fence cautiously.

"Great, someone's brave enough to try it!" Hagrid said excitedly. "The first thing you must know about Hippogriffs is that they are proud and it's easy to offend them."

As Harry and the other two walked towards the fence, he began to introduce these strange magical creatures: "Remember, never offend the Hippogriff, because it may cause you a lot of trouble."

Draco looked distracted, and Crabbe and Goyle weren't listening, neither of them seemed to care.

It wasn't just them. The other young wizards in Slytherin didn't seem to look down on Hagrid, the oversized "oddball". Few of them were willing to listen to Hagrid's lectures, but instead preferred to whisper to each other.

"You can get up close to the Hippogriff later, but you must always wait for the Hippogriff to make the first move," Hagrid continued. "It's polite, understand?"

"It goes something like this – you walk up to it, bow respectfully, and then you wait. If it bows back, you can touch it."

"Of course, if it doesn't bow, then leave it immediately... because it doesn't recognize you, and their claws can hurt people!"

After finishing these necessary matters, Hagrid opened his eyes wide and looked at the many young wizards hopefully.

"Okay, I've pretty much said everything I need to say... Who wants to be the first?"

In response, most of the students stepped back, fearing that the Hippogriff's claws and wings would scratch them.

Even Harry, Ron and Hermione, the three little wizards who most wanted Hagrid's class to go smoothly, felt a little scared at this moment and subconsciously wanted to step back.

At the same time, the hippogriffs were shaking their heads angrily and spreading their strong and powerful wings - they seemed unwilling to be bound like this and tried to break free from the ropes on the fence.

"Is there no one?" Hagrid asked, with a pleading look on his face, and he looked guilty, which was completely unlike a professor.

"Let me do it." Harry took a deep breath.

In order not to embarrass Hagrid, he decided to fight.

However, someone grabbed Harry from behind and looked at him with disbelief and great worry.

"Harry, think about the tea leaves pattern you saw in Divination class!" Ron whispered. "That's an ominous sign. What if you get into trouble because of these monsters?"

Harry shook his head.

"There's a snake on the tea leaves, so it shouldn't have anything to do with the eagle or the horse," he said with forced composure. "And like Hermione said, this ominous sign is most likely just a coincidence. We shouldn't put too much faith in it..."

After that, Harry ignored the dissuasion of others behind him and resolutely climbed over the fence of the enclosure and walked to the place near the hippogriff.

"Well done, Harry!" cried Hagrid, his eyes lighting up. "Well! Let's see how you get along with that little fellow called Buckbeak..."

He untied a chain, dragged the hippogriff named Buckbeak away from his companions, and removed his leather collar.

All the students outside the fence seemed to hold their breath, fearing that Harry would die under Buckbeak's claws in the next second.

"Relax, okay, Harry," Hagrid encouraged quietly. "You and him have to look each other in the eye, and try not to blink—if you blink too much, he won't trust you..."

Harry listened to the advice very well, opened his eyes wide, and didn't dare to close them at all. Even when he was about to cry, he still didn't dare to blink comfortably.

Meanwhile, Buckbeak had turned his great pointy head and was looking at Harry with one furious orange eye.

"That's right," Hagrid said carelessly, as if he didn't notice any danger. "That's right, Harry... Now, bow!"

After receiving Hagrid's instructions, Harry carefully bent down and bowed slightly, then stood up and looked at Buckbeak...

Harry's touch of the Hippogriff went smoothly.

Soon after he bowed, Buckbeak bent his scaly front knees, sank down, returned the bow, and carried him in a short circle around the paddock.

Seeing this scene, many little wizards applauded.

"Looking at it this way...it doesn't seem that difficult!"

Draco raised his chin and began to move his feet, intending to walk towards those magical creatures.

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Chapter 208 Let Dobby come

"I advise you to wait until later."

Lycos grabbed Draco's sleeve and pulled him back.

"What are you doing?" Draco turned around and glared at Lycos in dissatisfaction. "This is not difficult... If Potter can do it, I can do it too. I bet this big beast is not dangerous at all!"

"Forget it, just based on your two sentences, it's not in vain that I brought you back." Lycos's mouth twitched.

The Hippogriff is the proudest of all.

Although it couldn't understand human language, it could definitely sense Draco's arrogance and disrespectful attitude. It would be strange if Draco didn't get beaten for being like this...

"What are you worried about, Lecos?" Seeing that Lecos didn't let go, Draco couldn't help but try to pull his sleeve away, but Lecos's hand didn't move at all.

"If Potter can do it, you think I can't?"

"I know you have strong feelings for Potter and don't want to admit defeat in front of him," Lycos said, "but have you ever considered that this is a 3X-level magical beast... If you fail, you will have to stay in the school infirmary for at least ten days or half a month, right?"

"What...what do you mean I have feelings for Potter?" Draco turned his head awkwardly and was about to say something else when he suddenly heard a scream from not far away.

"I'm going to die!" someone shouted loudly. The little wizards were in a mess, not knowing what to do. "I'm going to die, you all saw it... It's going to kill me!"

"Huh? Who is that?" Lycos was confused.

...According to the original plot, this should have been Draco's line, so why was it called out by someone else?

Lycos glanced at the guy whose sleeve he was pulling, confirmed it was Draco, and then looked towards Buckbeak -

He saw that Hagrid was trying to put Buckbeak back into its collar as it was still struggling and rushing towards the crowd; there was a young wizard in Slytherin robes curled up on the grass, with bloodstains on his robes.

"Theodore Nott?" Lycos looked at the little wizard's face and exclaimed in surprise.

Then he seemed to understand something and silently turned to look at Draco.

"It seems like all of you purebloods share the same idea. Theodore Nott probably also thinks these hippogriffs are not dangerous..."

Draco also fell silent.

He realized that if Lycos had not stopped him, he might have been the one lying on the ground.

"You won't die!" Hagrid had already tied up Buckbeak and said with a very pale face, "Someone help me... We have to carry him away from here——"

Hagrid felt that he had caused a big disaster. He had caused such serious injuries to his students in the first class. His eyes immediately turned red.

Hermione moved quickly, running to open the gate in the hedge, and Hagrid easily lifted Theodore Nott, rushed out of the hedge, and rushed up the slope of the lawn.

As they passed, Lycos saw a deep, long gash in Theodore Nott's shoulder, from which the blood flowed, leaving a long streak on the grass.

Hagrid led him up the slope towards the castle.

The students who were still in class naturally lost their minds and followed the blood trail in shock, following Hagrid and Theodore Nott... Some Slytherin students seemed to be still shouting something loudly, saying bad things about Hagrid.

However, Lycos was obviously not among these people. Draco, who was a little frightened, rarely did not join in the commotion. Instead, he stood there uncomfortably, fearing that he would be the one to get hurt.

"What do you think...how will the Nott family handle this matter?" Lycos patted Draco's shoulder.

"Huh? Oh... well, they definitely won't let this go, right?" Draco took a moment to react. "Theodore doesn't usually look like he's that aggressive, but he won't tolerate it if he's wronged."

"So what?" Lycos asked. "Are we going to arrest Hagrid?"