The time without Umbridge is pleasant and enjoyable.
Although both days of the weekend are Hogsmeade's open days, for the little wizards, they can live leisurely anywhere without Umbridge.
The next day was Sunday, and Harry and Ron spent a lot of time on homework. After all, no matter how hard they study in private, they are still choosing the subjects they are best at for further study.
As for those subjects that you are not good at, you should put in no less effort.
Of course, catching up on homework cannot make them happy as students. But under the last bit of warmth in this approaching winter, and under the gentle wrap of the warm sunshine, you can still get some comfort.
Therefore, taking advantage of a break in the cold wind today, they did not choose to stay in the common room as usual, but changed the place to do their homework to the bank of Liaoyan Lake behind the castle.
Sitting under a tall beech tree, Harry and Ron struggled to fill in the plethora of homework gaps under Hermione's silent supervision.
There is no way, for this class of students, the OWLs exam is the top priority. As long as Hogwarts has not been completely destroyed, the exams will inevitably come as scheduled.
In times like these, a lot of homework is simply the norm. Compared with the graduates who face the NEWTs exam directly, this is just a rehearsal for them.
Hermione's homework had naturally been completed long ago. At this moment, she was leaning against the tree trunk with her eyes slightly closed.
The wand in her hand trembled slightly with the movement of her wrist, controlling the two sets of knitting needles floating beside her to knit yarn, and knitted some cold-resistant items for the winter.
If you look carefully, you can still see the extremely detailed patterns on those woolen hats and scarves. Normally, if you use magic spells, you will never be able to weave something so delicate.
In fact, for Hermione, this is also a part of training to practice the control of magic.
There is rarely any wind today. Sitting here, you can see the lake surface as smooth as a mirror. The blue sky and the dazzling sun are quietly reflected on the water, making it difficult to tell whether it is the water or the sky.
Occasionally, a slight breeze blows by, gently ruffling the silence, and even bringing a little bit of regret to people.
"ha-"
Near noon, the sun had silently climbed above the head. Harry finally turned over and lay on his back on the grass, letting out a long sigh of relief.
"Done?" Hermione raised her eyelids and asked casually.
"Yes!" At the warmest moment of the day, Harry was bathed in the direct sunlight and felt that he was too lazy to move a finger. "Today is the last day. Just relax and let's get started." There will be no time for us to rest..."
"oh!"
Ron also breathed a sigh of relief. He flicked the quill in his hand and lay down next to his best friend.
"You're right, ah - I don't even want to eat lunch, I just want to lie here and cherish every last minute and every second!"
"Don't talk like you're going to die!" Hermione rolled her eyes at him lazily, but rarely continued nagging her.
To be honest, the three of them were both excited and worried about the upcoming plans. After understanding what he was about to face, the mountain-like pressure naturally collapsed.
Facing such heavy psychological pressure, how to transform it more and more fully into one's own motivation is a very difficult challenge.
"The burdens Maka and Dumbledore bear are obviously much heavier than this... How do they still show reassuring smiles under such circumstances?"
Under the mottled tree shadows and in the warmth brought by the sun, Hermione couldn't help but fall into deep contemplation.
…
While the trio of lion cubs were basking in the sun, Luna and Hagrid walked into the Forbidden Forest.
Because Luna had already inadvertently caught a glimpse of Grawp's tall figure when Hagrid came back with him, so Hagrid could no longer stop Luna's curiosity.
After agreeing not to tell anyone about Grawp's existence, Hagrid had no choice but to agree to take Luna to get to know his big, stunted brother.
It was still dark inside the Forbidden Forest. Even on a sunny day at noon, the dense evergreen canopy would still cover the place as if it were a cloudy day.
"... Giants are not very polite, and so is Little Grawp. But I think they are just not good at expressing their feelings, or they express their feelings in different ways-"
In the grass in the forest, Hagrid led Luna who was in a daze and strode forward, telling some knowledge about Grawp and giants as he walked.
Of course, this knowledge is mixed with a lot of experience that only belongs to Hagrid. How accurate it is is only a question mark.
"The giant can eat people... what kind of emotion is it expressing?" Luna didn't know what she was thinking, but she asked such a question with great interest.
"Uh..." Hagrid thought about it, then shrugged and said, "I think... they are hungry?"
"It makes sense." Luna nodded seriously.
"Well..." Hagrid looked back at her, "By the way, will Maka come over today?"
"I don't know," Luna took a big step and stepped over the tree roots that poked out of the ground. "Maybe not... He looks very busy."
"It's still the same!" Hagrid shook his head and said, "With such beautiful weather, it would be a pity not to go for a walk outside... Oh, we are here!"
The two of them were talking, and the snoring coming from the front was very close, as if they were right in front.
Hagrid stretched out his broad palm to push aside the trees, and suddenly a bright light filled his field of vision. He quickly squinted his eyes, and after his eyes got used to it a little, he opened them again.
"Oh... a tree fell down," Hagrid suddenly said, "It seems like we have to find another place for this little guy."
Yes, one of the two trees used to tie Graup had been torn out of the ground by its roots and fell sideways.
But fortunately, Grawp didn't run around. He was currently lying on the ground that was bald by his steps, sleeping soundly!
"Sh-"
Hagrid immediately turned around and raised his index finger to his mouth, signaling Luna to stay quiet. Then he turned back again, squeezed through the bushes, and tiptoed towards Grawp.
It seems that no matter how much Hagrid dotes on his younger brother, he actually knows in his heart that it is temporarily impossible to make his precious brother obedient.
In order to make it easier to re-tether Grawp, it was obviously most appropriate to do it while he was sleeping. For this reason, he even temporarily gave up on another place that was more suitable for tying Graup, and instead started directly on the spot.
“It’s a good decision to bring a rope with me every time I come here!”
Hagrid took down the large bundle of thick rope hanging from his waist, but ignored Grawp and fiddled with the bundle of rope first.
I saw him skillfully throwing away the rope, putting the two strands together to make a big noose, and then selected two big trees near Glop, and tied one end firmly to the trunks of the two trees. .
Then, he picked up the noose, put it on Grawp's waist, and placed it on the ground above his head, encircling his entire upper body in the circle of the noose.
Hagrid had always wanted to raise a real fire dragon, so he also learned the rope tying skills of a dragon tamer. But he never expected that he would use this useless technique on his younger brother without developing a dragon.
"Little Grawp, wake up!"
Having prepared everything neatly, Hagrid walked up to Grawp's head and patted the back of his head hard. Grawp's terrible snoring stopped suddenly, but soon it started ringing again.
"Hey! Don't sleep! Brother is here to play with you-"
Seeing that Grawp didn't seem to be waking up, Hagrid had to bend down, close to his ear, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
“Bang!” “Ouch—”
Ever since Maka shouted amplifying spells several times, Grawp's response to sounds has become much more sensitive than before. Hagrid's voice immediately woke Grawp up from his sleep.
However, Grawp, who was lying on the ground, was startled by Hagrid's shout. Naturally, his head suddenly lifted up, and his hard skull directly hit Hagrid's nose.
Hagrid immediately covered his nose and sat down on the ground. The sore feeling made him shed tears.
"Whoops?"
Grawp, who had just woken up, looked up at Hagrid, then looked around blankly, and then set his sights on Hagrid again.
"... Ha, Hagar."
"It's not 'Haggard' - it's 'Hagrid'." Hagrid covered his nose and stood up, saying vaguely in a heavy nasal voice, "Little Grawp, how about lunch?"
"Ha-Ger!"
Grawp seemed to finally wake up from his stupor. He stood up suddenly and yelled an off-key name at Hagrid. It seemed that he wanted to pounce directly on Hagrid.
"Yes, that's right, come here little guy-"
Hagrid hurriedly bent down and picked up the rope loop on the ground. After Grawp stood up completely, he pulled one side of the rope loop and stepped back.
As for the other side of the rope loop, it is currently hanging on Graup's waist!
"Come on, young man, you are very energetic just after waking up!"
At Hagrid's shout, Grawp started running, and Hagrid immediately sped up. Following Graup's sudden run, the slip-knotted noose suddenly tightened and was firmly tied around Graop's waist.
With a clang, Grawp suddenly sat down on the ground.
"Oh—" Luna standing aside clapped her hands in surprise, "The giant's head is a ball!"