Chapter 326: Hagrid's Hut

"Longbottom..."

Jia Siting whispered to himself,

"It means always at the bottom, but ordinary, mediocre people occasionally achieve greatness."

His eyes shone, making Minerva Marcus Marcus Maige unable to look away for a moment.

Then the professor walked to the corridor with anger:

"Mr. Ma Er, Mr. Crabbe, Mr. Goyle, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"

Jia Siting "bumped into" Neville at the corner of the corridor.

He was unable to believe what he had done, unable to hold back his joy; while at the same time, he stared blankly at his father's wand, crying silently.

A handkerchief appeared by his hand. Jia Siting was holding a book and seemed to be just passing by:

"I think... he is proud of you."

In the middle of January, everyone seemed to clearly feel Neville's change. Although he was still stuttering, he worked harder than anyone else in learning Defense Against the Dark Arts.

The second day after Ma Er and the others were in detention, the Quidditch pitch was still overcast and rainy.

Under a fir tree, Jia Siting directed some snow piles to turn into a group of little snowmen. They fought each other with weapons made of branches, and Jia Siting also heard the sound of proficiency increasing:

【You practiced Advanced Transfiguration once at an expert standard, proficiency +1000】

Following Professor Marcus Marcus Maige's notes, Jia Siting's Transfiguration had been improving. He could now use at least five elements to perform Transfiguration:

Fire, snow, water, stone, and mud.

Although only fire and snow were more proficient, it didn't prevent his offensive means from becoming more diverse.

After a while, Jia Siting was a bit tired. He picked up a bottle of potion while letting the fire in the jar transform into a salamander.

The salamander held the potion bottle, and within a few seconds, the potion became warm. Jia Siting drank the potion, watching the Gryffindor Quidditch team members practice flying, just like those Gryffindors who came to watch the training.

But his attention was focused on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where some strange sounds occasionally came out.

The weather was wet and cold.

The big mountains around the school were gray, covered with ice and snow.

A few minutes later, Jia Siting perked up slightly. He saw a giant moving over like a small mountain.

The giant was wrapped in a long mole-skin coat, wearing rabbit-fur gloves and huge beaver-fur boots, stepping through the mud step by step.

Jia Siting put away the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" at hand, but didn't expect Hagrid's eyes to light up, and he came straight over:

"Oh, Jia Siting, child, so glad to see you here."

Jia Siting heard Hagrid say.

Now he was a bit confused; he didn't remember having any contact with Hagrid.

"I am Rubeus Hagrid. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys. I've heard Deputy Headmistress Minerva Marcus Marcus Maige mention you several times, child. Oh, I really hope I didn't scare you."

Hagrid's hands were originally in his pockets, but now he took them out and didn't know where to put them.

Jia Siting shook his head, indicating that he was not scared. He roughly understood that Professor Marcus Marcus Maige and Hagrid's relationship seemed not bad. He remembered that on Halloween night, when Hagrid was drunk, he even dared to kiss the professor.

"Want some rock cakes? It's a pity, if you were in the hut, you would definitely be able to eat them at their most delicious time."

Hagrid was also a bit awkward, but when he took out the rock cakes, his confidence emerged spontaneously.

"Hmm."

Jia Siting took the rock cake and also took out an exquisitely packaged box, on which was written 【Animal Party Full Series】.

The box was large, but it looked pitifully small in Hagrid's hands.

"Oh, oh! This is..."

His eyes widened like copper bells in an instant.

Jia Siting still underestimated the popularity of the Animal Party series, especially when a certain young wizard's focus was not on this and production was extremely low—it was already out of stock at Weasley & Green's Wizard Wheezes.

Some wizards were even arguing and protesting in front of Shop 93:

"Without the Spirit Cat cookies, my house has been overrun by mice!"

Under the fir tree.

Hagrid recognized at a glance that this was the full set. This was a rare item. Unfortunately, by the time he heard about it, it was already too late. By the time he rushed to Diagon Alley—Ha! It was all sold out!

As a gamekeeper, he couldn't leave Hogwarts for long, which led to him always wanting to try the feeling of turning into an animal, but never having the chance.

He didn't expect that now a whole series had actually reached his hands.

"This is too valuable!"

He wanted to return the gift box to Jia Siting, but couldn't bear to.

Watching his huge but clumsy appearance due to hesitation, anyone would be unable to help but want to laugh.

"I hope you like it, I still have some."

Jia Siting said.

"Oh! You must have waited in line for a long time!"

Hagrid was a bit moved.

Jia Siting didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. He had waited in line with the professor, but the transformation cookies were not obtained by waiting in line.

"Want to try? Using the transformation cookie will cause you to lose consciousness. Perhaps I can help watch over you."

Jia Siting threw out a suggestion. This was indeed his thought, although the purpose was more profound.

"Of course! So glad to meet you here, Mr. Green! In exchange, you must take more rock cakes—no amount is too much!"

Hagrid was as happy as a three-meter-tall child. He pulled Jia Siting and walked toward the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Jia Siting walked side by side with Hagrid naturally. Oh, not side by side; Jia Siting only reached the height of his stomach.

When Jia Siting looked up, he couldn't even see Hagrid's chin.

The two stepped through the snow and came to a pumpkin patch. Beside the pumpkin patch was a small wooden hut.

It was located outside the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry castle, on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and was Hagrid's home when he served as the gamekeeper at Hogwarts.

It was also known as Hagrid's Hut.

There was only one room here. Pushing open the door, Jia Siting saw ham and pheasants hanging from the ceiling, and a copper kettle in the brazier was boiling water.

A huge wooden table and wooden chairs were placed in front of the stove, and there was a large bed in the corner of the room, covered with a quilt made of patchwork rags. Hagrid stored his pet Fang, some ingredients for making food, and daily sundries here.

Arriving here, Jia Siting had completed the first step of his plan.

Next, he just needed to maintain a good connection with Hagrid and wait for the arrival of the Norwegian Ridgeback.

As soon as he reached the stove, Jia Siting wanted to summon a salamander to keep himself warm, or just let a small part of the stove jump over. ===== CHAPTER 327 =====