Chapter 196: Hagrid's Hut

The Grey Lady's heart was finally calmed down, and Arthur's life returned to normal.

Arthur gained a lot of knowledge about souls from Ravenclaw, and he happened to have a Death Eater's soul to experiment with.

Arthur's main research goal now is to find a way to bring a soul back to life and make it a living human being.

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Sirius and Bellatrix were still on the run, and the entire magical world in England was crazily trying to capture them.

There have been reports of encounters between Aurors and Bellatrix, and they even had intense battles.

But unfortunately, she managed to escape in the end.

Arthur couldn't help but feel frustrated. After all this time, that stupid Bellatrix hadn't escaped the country yet.

However, when he looked at the newspaper, it seemed that she had been spotted near Gringotts.

Arthur guessed that maybe Bellatrix felt that Gringotts was no longer safe, and she wanted to take Voldemort's Horcrux with her.

All the chaos outside the school didn't affect the calm inside Hogwarts.

Since the start of the school year, Hogwarts had not experienced any attacks, and even the Dementors remained obedient, staying around the school and not wandering.

Everyone had gradually forgotten about the two fugitives, and with the free time, they focused more on the Quidditch matches.

Just last week, Harry made his appearance with his Firebolt, and with his excellent flying skills and great performance of his Firebolt, he easily caught the Golden Snitch.

However, due to the equipment and strength issues of the other members of the Gryffindor team, Gryffindor only won the match with a score of 200:80, without a large lead.

This greatly relieved Roger Davies.

Arthur often criticized the rules of Quidditch matches.

Let's not even mention the fact that catching the Golden Snitch ends the match. It's a cultural thing—this country has a strong sense of personal heroism.

But the way the Quidditch Cup is won isn't based on how many matches you win but on calculating your total points.

This means that even if Harry successfully caught the Golden Snitch in every match, if their total points were too low, they would still lose the Quidditch Cup this year.

Oliver Wood also understood this, so even though they won the match, there was no smile on his face.

One day, Hermione suddenly handed Arthur a pink envelope, which was crumpled and looked very worn out.

"What is this?"

Arthur asked curiously without opening it.

"This is from Hagrid. He wants me to give it to you. He wants you to go to his place for afternoon tea on Friday."

"Just me?"

"No, you can bring Cho and Luna with you, and Harry and the others will also be there."

Arthur nodded and agreed, but he knew deep down that it was likely about Buckbeak.

Perhaps to divert people's attention, the Ministry of Magic brought the incident of Buckbeak attacking students to the forefront.

Although they didn't mention Hagrid directly, the entire article focused on attacking Buckbeak, which was enough.

After all, many families across England had children studying at Hogwarts, and they were very concerned about the safety of the school.

On that Friday, Arthur led Cho and Luna to Hagrid's hut. Astoria somehow got wind of the news and insisted on coming along.

So, with just one invitation, Arthur ended up bringing four girls with him.

Hagrid was already waiting at the door, and he was delighted to see them, waving his hand excitedly. His loyal dog, Fang, also happily ran up and circled around Arthur.

Arthur reached out and patted the dog's head, then threw some snacks at him. The dog obediently ran to the side to eat.

The weather in February was still a bit cold, so the group didn't stay outside and went straight into Hagrid's hut.

"These two are?"

Hagrid hadn't met Luna and Astoria before, so he didn't know how to call them.

"This is Luna, and this is Astoria. They will also be choosing Care of Magical Creatures next year, so I brought them here to meet you in advance."

Hagrid greeted them happily, but his mood soon turned low again. A three-meter-tall man with a slightly sad expression on his face sent a shiver down Arthur's spine.

"To be honest,I don't even know if I'll continue to be a professor next semester. Many people say my lessons are terrible."

Hagrid expressed his pain. He had put a lot of effort into preparing the teaching materials for these students, so why were so many people dissatisfied?

Arthur fell into silence. He had already given up on criticizing Hagrid's taste.

Just look at the magical creatures Hagrid introduced in class: fire crabs, goblins, venomous spiders...

Not a single one of them was normal. It was a wonder that the young wizards could find them likable. As a normal person, would you prefer to change a nest for a fire crab or learn how to protect a pumpkin from a goblin attack?

Hagrid probably would have received a lot of complaint letters if it weren't for Dumbledore standing behind him.

However, Arthur couldn't bear to see Hagrid lose his job like this, especially since Hagrid had helped him find many precious materials in the Forbidden Forest.

"Hagrid, have you ever thought about arranging magical creatures based on the students' choices?"

Arthur tried to change Hagrid's mindset when suddenly there was a knock on the wooden door of the hut.

"It's Harry and Ron,"

Hagrid said, opening the door to let them in.

"Sorry, the Divination classroom is a bit far from here."

Harry said, gasping for breath. It seemed like they had run all the way here.

"No problem, we just arrived too."

Arthur waved his hand at them.

"What were you guys talking about?"

The room was getting warm, and Harry took off his coat as he casually asked.

"I was just about to suggest that Hagrid use a different set of magical creatures for classes, and then you guys came."

Arthur shrugged, while Ron's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up to Arthur.

He and Harry had already had this idea, but they were afraid to say it, fearing it would affect Hagrid's mindset, so they didn't speak up for a long time.

"Arthur, what magical creature do you think I should use?"

Hagrid eagerly looked at Arthur, wanting to hear his suggestion.

Arthur smiled slightly and gave his answer.

"How about Nifflers?"

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