Hagrid gave Buckbeak a gentle pat. Buckbeak spread the wings on its back, ran a few paces, and then soared into the sky.
As Buckbeak carried Harry into the sky and gradually flew further away, Lynn silently calculated Buckbeak's average flight speed in her head to estimate the time it would take to carry Harry around Hogwarts once.
At the exact moment the countdown in her head reached zero, Buckbeak landed on the ground with Harry.
Hagrid walked forward with a grin to help Harry down. "Wonderful, Harry, truly wonderful!"
"Ten points to Gryffindor!"
"Alright everyone, line up and try to approach these Hippogriffs one by one."
As Hagrid spoke, he led several more Hippogriffs out from the trees. These proud creatures stood before the Young Wizards with their heads held high.
The Young Wizards divided themselves into groups and stepped forward one by one to try and salute them.
Perhaps because Hagrid was there, almost all the Young Wizards successfully received a return salute from the Hippogriffs.
Occasionally, if one didn't get a return salute, the Hippogriffs didn't attack them; they simply watched them retreat out of sight.
When it was Lynn's turn, she looked at the Hippogriff in front of her and bowed deeply, accurately and swiftly reaching a perfect ninety degrees.
At the same time, the Hippogriff, as if not wanting to be outdone, returned the salute deeply to Lynn, not even waiting for her to straighten up.
By the time Lynn straightened her back, what she saw was the Hippogriff still saluting her.
Looking at the massive creature with its head bowed low, Lynn slowly reached out and stroked its head.
The Hippogriff gave a soft cry and gently nuzzled against Lynn's palm.
Behind Lynn, Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, a smile on her face as she watched her pet the Hippogriff.
Speaking of which, Lynn really was liked by magical creatures; the Hippogriff had returned the salute before she had even finished hers.
The same applied to the stairs that were incredibly obedient in front of Lynn. Clearly, Lynn was so good that almost everyone liked her.
Harry had successfully gained the Hippogriff's approval and even flew a lap on it.
Lynn hadn't even finished her bow before receiving a return salute from the Hippogriff.
Watching these two things happen before his very eyes, Draco's anger couldn't help but flare up.
That Potter was one thing—he was at least a Young Wizard from a pure-blood family—but that Lynn!
Why was she so special again? She clearly didn't have any pure-blood family lineage at all.
His sense of superiority was shattered, his sense of uniqueness destroyed, and combined with the news he'd heard over the last few days about his family's business stalling and being almost unable to continue...
Draco only felt the fire in his heart burning larger and fiercer.
Looking at Buckbeak in front of him, his expression grew darker and darker.
He couldn't go and provoke that lunatic Lynn, and he couldn't provoke Granger who was protected by her, but surely he could deal with this annoying beast!
Draco slapped Buckbeak hard with his hand. "You're not proud at all, and you're not aggressive either, are you, you big beast?"
The previously calm Buckbeak instantly let out a screech, a sound that also shocked the muddled Malfoy back to his senses.
He stumbled back, extending an arm to protect himself.
"No, no, no, don't do that, Buckbeak!"
Hagrid shouted as he ran toward them, but he was too slow; Buckbeak had already raised its talons high.
In the next moment, the sharp claws came crashing down.
"Protego!"
Bang! With a loud crash, a trembling Draco looked up to see Buckbeak's talons stopped firmly five centimeters in front of his arm.
An invisible magical shield covered him, firmly blocking Buckbeak on the outside.
"Draco!"
"Draco, move."
Pansy, Daphne, Blaise, and the others shouted, while Goyle and Crabbe stepped forward and quickly pulled him back to safety.
Lynn waved her wand to cancel the spell, and Buckbeak's talons fell again, striking the ground fiercely.
Hagrid rushed forward and tightly grabbed the rope tethering Buckbeak.
"This won't end so easily. You and this big beast of yours will pay for this!" Pansy said, glaring at Hagrid.
Hermione furrowed her brows and snapped back without hesitation, "Shut up, Parkinson. Anyone with eyes saw that Malfoy provoked Buckbeak. Hagrid warned you to be polite to him!"
"Be polite to it?!"
Pansy's voice suddenly became shrill. The difficulties her family had been facing lately were also very great, perhaps even worse than the House of Malfoy.
"Only a mudblood like you would be polite to a beast like that!"
"How dare you!"
The Young Wizards from the other three houses were simultaneously enraged, and many of them drew their wands.
But Lynn was one step faster. Boom!
A circle of golden flames erupted around Pansy, forcing the surrounding Slytherins back several steps.
As if only just remembering Lynn was present, Pansy turned pale as she looked at her.
Golden fire danced in Lynn's eyes as she slowly tilted her head. "Are you threatening Hermione, Miss Parkinson?"
"Are you hurting Hermione, Miss Parkinson?"
"Are you a threat to Hermione, Miss Parkinson?"
With every sentence, the golden flames around Pansy rose higher. The scorching temperature almost pierced her skin, and the hot air nearly scalded her lungs.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Pansy couldn't stop coughing as she collapsed wretchedly to the ground.
"Stop it!"
The Slytherin Young Wizards reacted and all drew their wands, pointing them at Lynn.
"What do you think you're doing?"
The Little Eagles collectively drew their wands, pointing them straight at the Slytherins, while the Hufflepuffs circled around behind them, wands aimed at the Slytherins' backs.
This time, the Gryffindors couldn't even squeeze their way in.
"No, no, no, calm down, everyone calm down."
Hagrid, who had been furious at Pansy's words, now calmed down instead, walking into the middle of the crowd to try and soothe their emotions.
Boom!
The golden flames erupted upward again, even beginning to slowly spiral inward toward Pansy, who was trapped in the center.
Pansy, sprawled on the ground, didn't even have the voice to scream anymore. She felt like her whole body was in pain; her throat and lungs felt as if they were about to stop working.
Staring fixedly at where Pansy was, the golden flames in Lynn's eyes danced unquenchably.
A soft, warm hand slowly covered her eyes. Feeling that sensation and smelling the faint fragrance near her nose, the golden flames in Lynn's eyes instinctively went out.
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