Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"It's all Nott's fault, Hagrid!" said Hermione sincerely.

"Yes, we were all witnesses," said Harry. "You said the Hippogriff was proud and would attack if it felt insulted."

"It's obvious that Nott himself didn't pay attention to these matters. This has nothing to do with you. We will tell Dumbledore the truth... You will also testify for Hagrid, right, Lycos?"

Harry looked at Lycos who was watching, trying to get Slytherin's testimony so that the evidence would be more complete.

"It's useless." Lycos shook his head. "Accidents that occur during teaching, whether intentional or not, are all due to the professor's negligence. This is unavoidable..."

"What are you talking about!" Ron suddenly jumped up from the bench that was taller than the desk. "Are you planning to protect your Slytherin people? Don't worry, Hagrid, even if he doesn't testify for you, we will still support you!"

Tears streamed from the dark creases of Hagrid's eyes as he grasped Harry and Ron sentimentally, pulling them in and hugging them until their bones nearly broke.

Lycos looked at this touching scene, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"I'm just being honest. How could a professor intentionally cause a teaching accident?" He spread his hands. "Before starting a class, you should reasonably assess whether the students will listen attentively..."

"What the school board said is correct. Hagrid did take a risk. Just comforting him won't solve the problem. You must think about how to deal with the aftermath of this matter."

Just as Ron finally pulled his head out of Hagrid's arms and was about to continue to refute, Hermione suddenly said, "Actually, I think what Hayden said makes sense."

"What, Hermione, even you..." Ron was shocked.

"But it's true. We have to think about how to deal with this next." Hermione said seriously. "Nott will definitely not give up. It's hard to say whether Hagrid can keep his job."

"Yes, and from what I understand, Nott intends to take action against the Hippogriff," Lycos said.

Harry and the other two were immediately shocked.

"So, you don't plan to sober him up and think of a solution?" Lycos nodded at the drunk Hege.

Hermione nodded.

"You can't drink anymore, Hagrid." She walked over to Hagrid, took the single-handled tankard off the table, and went outside to pour the wine.

"Ah, perhaps she's right." Hagrid shook his head and let go of Harry and Ron... who both stumbled back, rubbing their ribs.

Hagrid struggled to his feet from his chair and followed Hermione outside unsteadily. Then everyone in the hut heard a loud splashing sound.

"What did he do?" Harry asked nervously.

At this moment Hermione came in, holding the large tankard in her hand.

"He's stuck his head in the bucket," said Hermione, putting the tankard away.

Hagrid came back, his long hair and beard soaking wet, and he wiped the water from his eyes.

"That's much better." He said, shaking his head like a dog, and water droplets flew onto Lycos and the others.

"By the way, where were we just now?"

……

Chapter 211 The Trouble with the Volley Family

"Hayden said Nott was planning on doing something to the Hippogriff," Hermione said calmly.

"What?!" Hagrid jumped up and hit the ceiling of the shed with a bang, almost blowing the roof off.

He rubbed his head and exclaimed in disbelief, "It's fine if he fired me, but why did he attack an innocent hippogriff? Buckbeak was just following his instincts!"

"Maybe he's just angry?" Ron guessed.

"Lex, is your information really correct?" Hagrid still couldn't believe there was such a bad guy. "But it doesn't make sense. Why would he do this?"

"As a pure-blooded, deformed man, Nott wouldn't allow himself to be harmed by a beast they call a beast." Lycos shrugged. "More importantly, they have the ability to take revenge on Buckbeak."

Hagrid, Harry and Ron were still a little confused, but the smartest Hermione immediately understood what Lekos meant.

Those so-called pure-bloods have always bullied the weak and feared the strong.

Because they have the ability to retaliate, they will retaliate; if they encounter a situation where they are unable to retaliate, they will just play dead.

"So what should we do to save Buckbeak?" asked Hermione.

Lycos glanced at Hagrid, whose eyes were red, and finally revealed his true purpose -

"I'm very familiar with the Malfoy family. I can find a suitable opportunity to take Buckbeak away before the execution." He said slowly, "But before that, I need to gain Buckbeak's trust first!"

……

"Lex, will the Malfoys really help?"

On the way back to the castle, Harry was still confused. "Malfoy and Nott are both pure-bloods. I thought Malfoy wouldn't help us deal with Nott..."

Because of the relationship between Lycos and Draco Malfoy, what Harry didn't say was that he didn't trust Malfoy at all and thought these pure-bloods were a bunch of jerk and were in cahoots with each other.

"There are factions among the purebloods, too." Lycos shook his head. "In their quest for profit, they often engage in shady disputes, exploiting each other's weaknesses..."

"So the Nott family and the Malfoy family are enemies?" Harry was stunned.

"Not really. The relationship between the Malfoy and Nott families is quite good." Lex paused, but still told the truth.

Theodore Nott's father was one of the earliest Death Eaters and a colleague of Lucius Malfoy for many years. The two of them often kept in touch during the years after Voldemort's death.

Therefore, Draco and Theodore Nott actually knew each other for a long time.

It's just that Nott's personality is rather aloof, or even eccentric. He is too lazy to join Draco's small group, and most of the time he just maintains ordinary friendships with other pure-bloods.

Lycos later learned that the reason why Theodore Nott was attacked by Buckbeak was also different from Draco in the original book.

Although both of them saw how easily Harry gained the Hippogriff's approval, they thought it would be a very easy thing...

But Draco's behavior was to make a frivolous mockery of Buckbeak, thinking it was harmless.

As for Theodore Nott, due to his somewhat aloof personality, he was unwilling to bow to a "beast" in his eyes, so he just stood there quietly waiting for Buckbeak to please him... This made Buckbeak unhappy and he attacked in anger.

No matter how different the personalities are, the results are similar.

After being hurt, the two purebloods' first reaction was that they had lost face and they had to avenge the claw.

Buckbeak will eventually be brought to justice by the Ministry of Magic...

"Their relationship is so good, won't the Malfoys help us even less?" Harry was obviously a little anxious as he walked beside them. "I think we should think of some other ways..."

"You don't have to think too much." Lycos shook his head slightly. "Of course, the two families won't confront each other openly... But as long as I can find out Nott's arrangements at the Ministry of Magic through the Malfoys, I can find a suitable opportunity to transfer Buckbeak away."

Just now, with Hagrid's help, Buckbeak has become less averse to Lycos.

However, Lecos was not as lucky as Harry, who could not get Buckbeak to willingly carry him flying on their first meeting...especially since Lecos's purpose was not just to have Buckbeak carry him around the paddock.

What he wanted was to travel long distances on the back of a hippogriff.

For this reason, Lycos knew that he couldn't be impatient. After getting familiar with Buckbeak for a while, he said goodbye to the depressed Hagrid.

"I understand." Harry breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Lycos' explanation. "I'm glad you found a way. I hope Hagrid won't be too sad these days..."

"But we still have to think about what to do with Hagrid's professorship," Hermione said suddenly. "With something like this happening in Care of Magical Creatures, Nott will definitely seize the opportunity to have Dumbledore expel Hagrid."

"These matters are beyond your ability to handle," Lycos said, mercilessly dampening their enthusiasm. "Dumbledore will take care of it..."

He looked at Harry and Ron in particular, "Instead of thinking about these things, why don't you think about how to get through the upcoming Care of Magical Creatures class!"

Harry and Ron swallowed hard.

According to Hagrid, he no longer plans to let students learn about interesting magical creatures such as hippogriffs.

He planned to do as the school board said and let the little wizards take care of Flobberworm and Horkrup... In short, he planned to let the little wizards take care of caterpillars and mushrooms with tentacles.

The thought of having to do such disgusting and boring things in class made the little wizards feel a little nauseous.

"I can't believe Hagrid wants us to take care of Flobberworms." Hermione also felt a little embarrassed. "'Fantastic Beasts' said that Flobberworms like to be alone and do nothing. They obviously live best when they are left to their own devices..."

"Then how do we take care of it?" Harry asked blankly.

"Isn't this perfect? ​​We can just sit back and watch." Ron slapped his thigh. "Or we can play a game of wizard chess in class. Anyway, we don't have to do anything!"

"That's such a waste of time," Hermione said irritably. "I'd rather spend that time taking ancient runes classes. I still have some characters I don't understand."

Lycos also shrugged.

It would be a good idea to let the students take care of Flobberworms. This way, there would be no danger in the Care of Magical Creatures class, and he wouldn't have to take any elective classes...

……

When Lycos returned to the dormitory, he found that in addition to Draco, Crabbe and Goyle, there was another short guy here.

"I didn't expect my dad to really send Dobby here." Draco saw Lecos push the door open and said in surprise, "Lecos, when did you become so familiar with my dad?"

"That's not the case. I'm not very familiar with him." Lycos spread his hands and said, "But he does agree to some of my requests."

After all, because of the diary incident last year, Lucius Malfoy had no choice but to cooperate with Lycos in order to save his life and not be abandoned by Voldemort, and even made an unbreakable oath.

Draco could never have imagined that his admired father had become a tool of Lecos, and he had no way of refusing Lecos's request.

"Dobby—"

Before Draco could express his surprise, Lycos looked at the house-elf standing trembling beside him.

"It's an honor to serve you, Mr. Hayden." Dobby bowed respectfully to Lekos.

In the eyes of this house-elf, Lycos made contributions that cannot be ignored in helping his recognized savior Harry Potter and rescuing the Malfoy family. He is definitely a wizard worthy of the house-elf's respect.

Moreover, according to the young master, it was precisely because of Lycos's instructions that the Malfoy family's attitude towards Dobby changed drastically...

This transformed Dobby from a lowly servant who could be punished and rejected at any time into a butler who was treated with a certain degree of kindness and had a relatively comfortable environment.

It is precisely because of this that Dobby's respect and recognition for Lekos comes from the heart.

"I heard from Draco that you know the location of the Wally family?" Lycos looked at Dobby and asked seriously.

Hearing Lycos's question, Dobby's tennis-ball-sized eyes lowered, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Dobby knew it before..."

"You knew it before?" Lycos frowned. "So... you don't know it now?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hayden," Dobby muttered. "For over a month now, the Volley family has been isolated. It's impossible to Apparate around their original territory..."

"Your house elf's Apparition skill isn't working anymore?" Lycos asked in surprise.

"Dobby really can't do anything..." Dobby rubbed his red eyes. "Dobby has tried. The anti-Apparition spell at the Volley residence shouldn't be targeting house-elves. It's just that the space there has become chaotic..."

"What do you mean?" Lycos was stunned.

"Dobby doesn't know." The elf looked aggrieved. "Dobby only knows that the spatial fluctuations in the Volley residence are too severe right now. Apparating is impossible, and walking over there by other means may not necessarily lead to the exact location..."