In the next few days, Harry was discharged from the school hospital smoothly, and life seemed to return to normal.
But losing the Quidditch match and what happened in the common room had an impact all the time.
The entire Gryffindor College students didn't seem to have much vitality, and everyone's will was very depressed.
Because of Ron's matter, Hermione seems to cry at any time now, and this incident has hit her too hard; Harry often looks at the wreckage of his Nimbus 2000 alone in a daze, although everyone has tried various methods to make him cry. He cheered up, but it didn't work; Wood looked lifeless, as if he had lost his purpose in life; Fred and George were no longer keen on pranks, and the progress of new product development was significantly slowed down.
However, none of them changed as much as Ron.
Ron's behavior has become more and more weird. Except for Harry, he hardly talks to anyone else now, his temper has become very bad, and he is very unfriendly to everyone.
It is like an active volcano that has been suppressed for a long time, and it may erupt at any time.
In Potions class on Monday, Ron threw a big, slippery crocodile heart straight at Malfoy, right in the face, because Malfoy mocked a dementor and taunted Harry. Fifty points were deducted from Gryffindor.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but Ivan always feels like Ron is a different person.
His eyes are often empty and dull, but every time he sees himself, he will be full of vigilance and hostility, as if he will rush to beat him at any time.
Ivan does have this idea, if that solves all problems.
In short, an unexpected defeat made the atmosphere in the entire Gryffindor College depressing.
The only happy thing recently is that Professor Lu Ping has returned to class.
In Wednesday's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Ivan saw Professor Lupine.
He does look sick, the old robes are more baggy, and there are thick shadows under the eyes, the werewolf transformation must have put a heavy burden on his body.
Everyone was concerned about Lupine's health and complained about Snape's behavior when he was sick. As far as Ivan knew, during the substitute class, Snape taught the same content in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class of all grades, that is, how to identify and kill werewolves.
Of course, almost everyone didn't take this seriously.
For little wizards, in this day and age, werewolves are like creatures living in legends, and they think that it is impossible for them to come into contact with them in this life.
Aside from Hermione, Ivan didn't know who had discovered Lupine's true identity.
It is estimated that Snape should be disappointed, his good intentions did not have any effect other than doubling his hate level.
Professor Lupine returns to make Defense Against the Dark Arts fun again.
In that class, Ivan saw the new dark creature Shinkpunk brought by Lupine. He didn't look like he wanted to hurt anyone.
But in reality, it often lures travelers into swamps.
It leaps forward in the swamp full of fog, using the lights hanging from its legs to lead the way. People follow the light, and then fall into the swamp and suffocate to death. Hinkpunk lives on the carrion of these dead people.
Looking at it through the water tank, you will never know that this creature is so terrifying.
The pleasant atmosphere brought by Professor Lupine's return lasted only for more than two hours. When Ivan went downstairs to go to the auditorium for lunch, he saw Hagrid, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, standing in the foyer. Harry, Ron, The three of Hermione gathered around him.
Hagrid had just come back from the school's owl room, and he stood there with red eyes and tears streaming down the front of his leather vest.
"Hagrid, what's the matter?" Ivan walked over in surprise, and he saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione reading an official letter.
Ai Wen leaned over and glanced at it, and the letter read:
Dear Mr. Hagrid, We have further investigated the incident of the hippogriff attacking the students in your class and we have accepted Professor Dumbledore's assurance that you are not responsible for this regrettable incident .
However, we must express our concern for this problematic hippogriff. We have decided to uphold Mr. Lucius Malfoy's formal complaint and the matter will therefore be referred to the Dangerous Creatures Committee.
We will be organizing a hearing at the Commission's London office on January 25, and you and your hippogriff are due to attend on that date. Hippogriffs should be tethered and isolated during this period. Your co-workers... ... Below is a long list of school boards.
"They're trying to kill Buckbeak!" Hagrid sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face, and more falling down his tangled beard.
"But Buckbeak isn't an evil hippogriff!" said Harry uncertainly. "Hagrid, I bet he'll be all right?!"
"No, you don't know those weirdos from the Hazardous Creatures Committee." Hagrid wiped his tears with his sleeve. "They fucked these funny animals!"
Hagrid's words made several people look at each other, not knowing how to answer.
The hippogriff, which Hagrid called an "interesting animal," was an outright "scary monster" in the eyes of others.
Even if Buckbeak didn't mean any harm, no one would like it.
Actually, by Hagrid's usual standards, it's certainly endearing.
But Ivan knew that this had nothing to do with whether Buckbeak was loved or not. Lucius Malfoy was behind it.
Since Dumbledore failed to remove the principal position last year and was kicked out of the school board, the reputation of the Malfoy family has not been as good as before; the conversation in the principal's office about who opened the secret room was leaked by someone, and now the entire magic Rumors were circulating in the upper echelons of the world that Lucius was distributing items from Voldemort's school days.
This is not a good phenomenon. Lucius Malfoy urgently needs something to divert everyone's attention and restore the family's reputation.
Hagrid provided him with such an opportunity, and he is now clinging to Hagrid and Buckbeak, and this attack has turned into a contest between him and Dumbledore, as long as Hagrid's teaching position or Kill the hippogriff Buckbeak and he can regain his lost prestige.
Needless to say, the politicians at the Ministry of Magic and the school board must have made a trade-off between the two people. They didn't want to offend Dumbledore, but they didn't want to give up the large sum of Galleons sent by Malfoy.
They can support Dumbledore to let Hagrid continue to teach at the school, and the corresponding exchange is to allow Lucius Malfoy to kill Buckbeak.
No one but Hagrid cared if a hippogriff lived or died.
What kind of hearing is just a procedure!
That committee was pretty much under Malfoy's control, and no matter what Hagrid said, it wasn't going to help.
In other words, the outcome of this incident has been determined from the very beginning.
Regardless of Hagrid's wishes as a client, whether Buckbeak is really evil or not, it doesn't matter anymore.
Buckbeak is bound to die, although it is cruel, it is a fact!
Perhaps, this is politics!