[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts":3,"chapter-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Transfiguration Master of Hogwarts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320784,4539,"Chapter 79: The Birth of the Dragonet","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>After returning to his dorm, Allen thought again and came up with another idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Unbreakable Vow judges whether it’s broken based on the swearer’s subjective perception, couldn’t he exploit this to send a message out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen first thought of hypnosis—if he could hypnotize himself into believing his act of leaking information wasn’t leaking, but he had never encountered hypnosis in his past life and had to abandon the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he thought of sleep-talking; since sleep-talking isn’t controlled by conscious will, could it bypass the Unbreakable Vow’s enforcement mechanism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, what you think during the day appears in your dreams—if he silently repeated “Professor Quirrell is going to steal the Philosopher’s Stone” ten thousand times a day, he might utter it in his sleep and pass the message along. Allen felt this plan had potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only problem was his roommates were all in their growth phase and slept soundly every night—he’d have to wake them up to listen to his sleep-talking, but asking them to do so might itself be judged as a breach by the Vow’s binding force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen felt his mind was spinning from this logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Harry and Ron burst into the dorm and yanked Allen out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what we found?” Harry whispered to Allen, leaning close. “We saw Hagrid looking up dragon information in the library—I’m sure he’s hiding something from us! Let’s go check on him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen replied indifferently, “Nothing’s wrong—I went to Hagrid’s just the other day, Friday, and it was exactly the same as usual! Besides, Hagrid’s always loved dragons; it’s normal for him to look up dragon info.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on,” Ron whispered to Allen, his face glowing with excitement. “I really think something’s up—Hermione feels it too, and she’s waiting for us in the common room to go together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their excited expressions, Allen couldn’t refuse and agreed to go with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting Hermione in the common room, the four set off toward Hagrid’s hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, Allen noticed something odd about Hagrid’s hut—the curtains were tightly drawn, even in broad daylight. Knowing Hagrid as he did, this had never happened before; Harry and Ron were right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly reached Hagrid’s door and knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coming!” Hagrid called from inside, then opened the door, revealing his furry, massive head. When he saw the four of them, he let them in and immediately locked the door behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid’s act of locking the door startled Allen—if he hadn’t been certain it was truly Hagrid, he would’ve drawn his wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hut was stiflingly hot; though the day was bright and clear, the fireplace blazed fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen couldn’t bear the heat and took off his coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid had just brewed tea and set out a plate of rock cakes, enthusiastically urging them to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them each took one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Harry began asking Hagrid about the Philosopher’s Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid stammered and refused to say much, but the four caught a slip—he admitted the three-headed dog on the fourth floor, named Fluffy, was his pet, borrowed to guard the Philosopher’s Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also learned that each Hogwarts professor had created one of the magical protections guarding the Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid swore only he and Dumbledore knew how to get past Fluffy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave the four slight relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Harry soon couldn’t stand the heat anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hagrid, can you open a window?” Harry had already unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, I can’t,” Hagrid said apologetically, then unconsciously glanced at the fireplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his gaze, the four saw a black egg inside the fireplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did you get this?” Ron quickly recognized it. “That’s a dragon egg.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s words shocked Harry and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid explained he’d won it in a card game and planned to hatch and raise the dragon properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and the others were stunned by Hagrid’s idea but had nothing to say—only urged him to watch out for fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they prepared to leave—the heat in the hut was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before going, they had to finish their rock cakes; putting them back after taking them would be rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione bit hard but got little off; she turned and saw Allen had already finished his, while Harry and Ron had soaked theirs in tea, hoping to soften them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you eat yours so fast?” Hermione asked Allen in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen grinned at Hermione, then opened his mouth to show her his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione realized Allen had randomly acquired some animal’s teeth—given the enormous incisors, they must’ve come from a rodent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly understood, angrily covered her mouth, threw her rock cake into the fireplace, and decided not to speak to Allen for a week…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, they kept talking about it, and the appearance of the dragonlet somewhat eased Allen’s worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, one morning at breakfast, Hedwig brought Harry another note from Hagrid—only four words: Almost hatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron didn’t want to attend Herbology—he wanted to rush straight to Hagrid’s hut. Allen supported him, but Hermione firmly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hermione, how many times in our lives will we see a dragon hatch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to go to class—we’ll get into trouble. If anyone finds out what Hagrid’s doing, he’ll suffer worse than we will—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up,” Harry whispered sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy had stopped a few steps away, listening. How much had he heard? Harry hated the expression on Malfoy’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they decided to go after class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the castle bell rang, the four dropped their trowels and sprinted across the grounds toward the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid met them, beaming with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s about to come out,” he ushered them inside. The egg lay on the table, split by a deep crack. Something inside moved constantly, making a curious clicking sound. They pulled their chairs closer, held their breath, and watched intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Allen’s first time witnessing a creature hatch from an egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, with a screeching scrape, the egg cracked open. The dragonlet wobbled and flapped on the table. Allen thought it looked like a crumpled black umbrella—its spiky wings were enormous compared to its slender, black body. It had a long snout with white nostrils, bony bumps on its head, and bulging orange-red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living Western dragon hatchling had appeared in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sneezed, spitting out a few sparks—its adorable appearance drew soft gasps from Allen and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a commotion sounded outside the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry darted to the door and peered out. Even from a distance, he wouldn’t mistake it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy had seen the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-20T16:09:23.977Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6759e98264ee4e1851b5a228a0c1a23a0c7e4b2a50c134da58a09d550ee21278","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-80","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-78",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-cover.jpg"]