Harry was holding an old helmet and standing with Ron next to a jumping bulb.
Harry still held the key in his hand, but he did not rush to unlock the chain on the jumping bulb, but asked in a low voice:
"Ron, do you think Hagrid will be expelled from school?"
"It's hard to say." Ron put the dark green helmet on his head, pulled the new chain in his hand, and said:
"Don't forget, last year Hagrid was complained by Malfoy because of the Hippogriff, and was interrogated by the Ministry of Magic."
"But Rolf cleared his name." Harry retorted, "Hagrid is innocent."
"I know, but the school directors don't think so. They don't care about the whole story. They just think..." Ron sighed: "Why is Hagrid always causing trouble?"
"When I was a child, I heard my mother say that giants are extremely cruel, and Hagrid is a hybrid giant. After the parents of the students saw the reports, they would not allow him to continue to teach the Care of Magical Creatures class."
"Hagrid is not cruel at all!" Harry said angrily, "That's all Rita Skeeter's bullshit!"
"Harry, please keep your voice down."
Ron raised his head and glanced at Professor Sprout quietly. Seeing that she was talking to a Hufflepuff student and didn't notice her, he lowered his voice and continued:
"We know that Hagrid is not cruel, but those parents don't know, they will only believe Skeeter's rumors.
It's like she spread rumors that we and Snape... have something to do with each other. It's obviously false, but both Seamus and Dean believe it to be true."
Harry was silent for a moment and said, "Dumbledore will definitely retain Hagrid, right? Hagrid has always been so dedicated and responsible."
Ron's mouth twitched, not to mention that Dumbledore was also rumored to be his illegitimate son, and he himself had to avoid suspicion.
The most important thing... Hagrid did his duty wholeheartedly, how could Harry say so?
If Hagrid was really responsible, he wouldn't let them keep the squid for half a year!
Therefore, Ron wanted to replace Hagrid in his heart, so that it would be much safer to take care of magical creatures classes in the future.
But he didn't say this out loud, especially when Harry was so angry.
Ron thought it was better not to talk about this topic. He thought for a while and asked:
"Harry, how did that annoying woman find out about Hagrid being a half-giant? It couldn't have been Hagrid who told her, right?"
"No." Harry said angrily, "How could he tell Rita Skeeter when he has been hiding it from us?"
"She must have special means." Ron fiddled with the chain in his hand and said:
"I was taken to his office by Snape that night. I didn't see Skeeter at all, but she knew about it."
"Maybe she also has an invisibility cloak." Harry guessed: "The only thing she can do is hide in a corner and eavesdrop on others while wearing an invisibility cloak."
"It's a pity that we don't have the magic eye like Mad Eye Moody." Ron regretted: "I heard from my dad that his magic eye can even penetrate the invisibility cloak.
Maybe you can talk to Dumbledore and ask him to borrow Moody's eyes..."
A cold voice suddenly sounded in their ears. "You are not allowed to talk anymore!"
Harry and Ron froze, looked up, and saw that it was Professor Sprout, who had walked around them at some point.
Professor Sprout stared at the two of them and said with a very stern expression:
"Other students have already started to take action. Scamander and Miss Granger have even changed their chains. You are still chatting here. Ten points from Gryffindor!"
Harry and Ron turned to look, and sure enough, Rolf and Hermione were wrapping the bouncing bulbs with chains on the flower stand, looking very relaxed.
"Okay, Professor, let's do it now!" Harry picked up the key and inserted it into the keyhole. When Sprout turned around, he continued:
"Ron, we both have to go see Hagrid and tell him... we want him to come back. Everyone wants him to come back and continue the class."
Ron untied the chains around the jumping bulb and reluctantly advised:
"Harry, to be honest, Hagrid might want to rest for a while now. Let's go find him..."
Harry glared with anger, and Ron changed his words at the speed of light: "But I definitely hope that Hagrid will come back to teach immediately, and I will go find him with you!"
Harry nodded with satisfaction. While thinking about how to persuade Hagrid when he found him, he untied the chains absentmindedly.
The jumping bulb suddenly twisted out of Harry's hand and jumped heavily on Ron's face. He felt his eyes black out and fell to the ground.
"Ron, are you okay?" Harry bent down and helped him up.
Ron felt that the bridge of his nose was broken. He touched it and saw that it was oozing blood. He shouted: "The jumping bulb is gone."
Only then did Harry realize that the jumping bulb was jumping towards the sky. He reached out and grabbed the slender vine, and the huge force pulled him down and threw him to the ground.
Harry clung to the vines tightly, his body rolling on the ground like a wave, and finally stopped when he hit the flower stand.
Not just the two of them, many jumping bulbs broke away from the little wizard's shackles and jumped around the room.
Those bouncing bulbs bounced in high arcs and quickly hit the little wizard's head, causing the helmet to make a banging sound.
Justin and McMillan sat on a restless jumping bulb to prevent it from escaping.
Justin asked loudly: "Rolf, why is your jumping bulb so obedient?"
"The jumping bulb is afraid of fire, so you have to use flames to deal with it."
Rove said, snapping his fingers, and a ball of fire floated up, close to the jumping bulb under Justin's butt.
In just a few seconds, the two of them felt that the vines were avoiding the flames and slowly stopped struggling.
Seeing this, the other students raised their wands.
Hannah also pulled out her wand and waved it, shooting a blue bellflower-like flame at a jumping bulb.
But her flames were too big and directly ignited the vine. Neville was startled and quickly used the clear spring water to put out the fire.
Professor Sprout looked at this scene speechlessly, which is why she did not explain that the jumping bulbs were afraid of fire - she was afraid that the greenhouse would be set alight by these little brats.
At this moment, the culprit, Luo Fu, walked over with a smile on his face.
"Professor Sprout, I have something to trouble you with."
"What's going on?" Sprout asked.
"I already know the content of the second event of the Triwizard Tournament. Now I need to brew the antidote." Luo Fe looked confused:
"But I am short of herbs. If I go to buy them now, I may not have enough time."
"I am also a Hufflepuff student after all. If I can win the championship, it will also be an honor for our college.
I want to ask you for some herbs, you won’t refuse, right?”
"Okay." Professor Sprout agreed and asked, "What kind of herbs are there?"
"Not much...that's it. By the way, it's also written on the back."
Luofu took out a piece of A4-sized parchment, handed it over, and said seriously: "If I win the championship, you will have one-third of the credit."
