Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 673 Hagrid's Little Darling

Chapter 673 Hagrid's Little Darling

It seems that most people think the Magical Creatures Protection class is useless, a view that Hagrid finds hard to accept, and what's even harder to accept is that even his best friend Harry thinks so.

To prove this claim wrong, Hagrid has recently been trying to improve the quality of his lessons on protecting magical creatures.

Besides the giants in the first lesson, Siron also encountered the Chimera, the Sphinx, and today Hagrid even brought over an eight-eyed giant spider.

These magical creatures are indeed very rare; many wizards may never encounter even one in their entire lives.

But the key point is that these magical creatures are so rare that most wizards have no need to study them. And even if they were lucky enough to encounter one, ample theoretical knowledge would hardly be of any use.

Hagrid racked his brains to prove Harry and his friends right, and that the Magical Creatures Protection class was indeed useless.

Of course, if you just like magical creatures, this class is still pretty good. After all, it's hard to find such a quiet giant spider anywhere else except in Hagrid's class.

"These adorable creatures are native to the jungles of Kalimantan. They prefer darkness and typically build huge, hemispherical spiderweb nests underground, with the largest member of the group serving as the leader."

Hagrid solemnly introduced the basic information about the eight-eyed giant spider, but Siron just couldn't connect this wheel-sized spider covered in hard black hairs with the so-called "cute little thing".

"Especially their venom—" Hagrid continued, forcefully prying open the claws of the giant spider, as if the creature before him was not a terrifying monster, but a steamed crab that he could manipulate at will.

Even more surprisingly, the eight-eyed giant spider did not put up any resistance at all.

"The venom of the giant eye spider is its terrifying weapon, and also its most obvious sign — if you are not afraid, you can squeeze some out to observe it up close. It is beautiful and looks like melted amber."

Siren immediately took out his wand and transformed a stone into a glass swan-neck bottle, the kind often used in Potions class.

"So what should I do?"

"You can do it by squeezing its chelicerae."

"Won't this hurt this little cutie?" Xilun asked hesitantly.

"Not at all." Hagrid seemed pleased. "The chelicerae of the Octopods are very strong, and it's difficult for a wizard to harm them. But be careful not to squeeze too many; that's how they hunt."

Who says the Magical Creatures Protection class is useless? The Magical Creatures Protection class is absolutely fantastic!

On his way back to the castle, Siren looked at the half-empty bottle of amber-colored venom in his hand and for the first time felt that choosing to take this course was absolutely the right decision.

Because of the danger posed by the giant spider, its venom has always been expensive, costing around 100 gallons per pint.

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And this is just the standard price; you can't usually buy it for that cheap.

Weston certainly didn't get as many as a pint, but if he put them in Knockout Lane, they could sell for twenty gallons.

However, Siron had no intention of selling the venom; he had other uses for it.

After returning to the castle, he told Harry and the others about it.

Ron's face turned deathly pale.

"So you mean I missed out on Hagrid's twenty Galleons just because I didn't take the Conservation of Magical Creatures class?"

"Well, you could say that." Xiren poured the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider into a real small bottle and tightened the stopper.

"This thing isn't easy to sell, but it's definitely valuable."

Ron's face turned even paler, and he sat there looking completely lost.

"Don't even think about it." Hermione gave Ron a disdainful look. "Even if you got the venom of the Octopod, you wouldn't be able to sell it. I've read 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' and it says that it's a Category C prohibited item by the Ministry of Magic."

"That's wrong." Xilun shook his finger. "A trade ban doesn't mean it can't be sold. There are plenty of shops in Fandao Alley that are willing to buy this stuff."

"Or you could sell it directly to Slughorn. I'm sure he'd be happy to spend a little money to buy this precious vial of venom—although the price wouldn't be as high, only around ten gallons, but it would be safer."

"So—ten Galleons?" Ron said in a dry voice, sitting there limply as if someone had magically removed all the bones from his body.

Harry looked at Ron, then at Siron and Hermione, a look of suspicion creeping onto his face.

He suspected the two men were doing it on purpose to provoke Ron, but he had no proof.

However, for the sake of his good friend, Harry stepped forward and took the initiative to change the subject.

"By the way, Siren, did you run into Crabbe and Goyle?"

"How did you know?" Siren asked. "I don't think I've told you about this yet."

"You don't need to tell me, the news has already spread throughout the school," Hermione said. "About half an hour ago, someone discovered Crabbe and Goyle stuffed into their armor."

"They were yelling 'You'll pay for this' as they were being taken to the school hospital, and a lot of people heard that."

"That's great." Xiren waved his hand dismissively, picked up a sausage with his fork, and put it in his mouth.

"I was just looking for an excuse to cause them trouble. It would be even better if they were willing to come to me on their own initiative."

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"Don't let your guard down," Hermione cautioned. "While you're certainly not afraid of them, Slytherins are cunning and treacherous; they'll likely try to cause you trouble elsewhere."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful."

"Sirlen, you just said you wanted to cause them trouble. Does Malfoy and his gang want to do something again that makes you want to be late just to go see them?"

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He suddenly thought of something else.

Siren should have gone directly to the lobby to attend the Conservation of Magical Creatures class, while Crabbe and Goyle were found on the third floor to the right, in a corridor far from the stairs.

This means that Xilun did not happen to encounter them, but rather went to find them on purpose.

Siron glanced at Harry in surprise, not expecting that he had noticed it first, rather than Hermione.

But there's no difference.

"I suspect they might be plotting a big conspiracy," Celen said.

"Are you sure?" Hermione asked, frowning.

Harry unconsciously sat up straight, and even Ron, who had been silent for a long time, came back to life and looked up at Siron.

"I can't be completely sure, but it's very likely."

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"In any case, this matter deserves to be investigated thoroughly," Harry said. He was willing to help with anything that targeted Malfoy, and this time was no exception.

"I can keep an eye on Malfoy for you," Harry said. "No wonder I've been feeling something's off. He's been so quiet lately. He must be up to something. We can't let him get away with it."

"Yes, that's right." Ron nodded vigorously. "I'll help too."