Hagrid's emotions changed quickly; if someone didn't know him, seeing him cry and laugh might make them think this big oaf was crazy, and they would then want to stay far away.
Perhaps this matter from fifty years ago wouldn't be considered a big deal to anyone.
To the high-ranking officials who made the final judgment back then, it was just a fart from decades ago.
Then, Dumbledore still chose to clear his name.
For no reason, and with no so-called personal gain involved. Perhaps it was just a simple desire to give this old groundskeeper, who had worked at Hogwarts for decades, a new umbrella.
This reason was probably enough.
"Dumbledore is really too good, isn't he?" Hagrid said.
"Yes." Howl nodded casually, then asked, "So how did they kick you out back then? What reason did they use?"
"It was because of Aragog." Hagrid said.
"Who is Aragog?" Howl looked at him. "Another friend of yours at Hogwarts? Was he expelled too?"
"Oh, not a classmate... a, um, a friend!" Hagrid said.
Howl looked at Hagrid, pondering.
A friend at school who wasn't a classmate, not a student...
"It wouldn't happen to be a creature from the Forbidden Forest, would it?"
Hagrid nodded. "Yes, but he wasn't in the Forbidden Forest back then."
"What does that mean? Is he still in the Forbidden Forest now? What kind of creature is he?"
"An Acromantula." Hagrid said, then with a very satisfied expression, he added, "Of course, now he has settled in the Forbidden Forest and has many descendants, living very well. He wasn't too affected by that incident."
As he spoke, he noticed Howl's somewhat stiff expression.
"Howl, is something wrong?" Hagrid's voice suddenly became a little nervous.
"No, nothing, it's not a big deal." Howl took a deep breath. He knew about the group of Acromantulas in the forest, but he hadn't delved into it before. Who would have thought they belonged to Hagrid?
At the same time, a doubt suddenly arose in his heart.
Has the Forbidden Forest always been "forbidden"?
Or did this forest become the "Forbidden Forest" thanks to Hagrid's indelible contribution over the years?
"It's good that nothing is wrong." Hagrid, on the other hand, let out a long sigh.
In his opinion, Aragog was already at the age to enjoy his twilight years, so he should let this old fellow live out the rest of his days in peace.
Afterward, Howl and Hagrid talked for quite a while longer.
The previous question also found its answer.
The Forbidden Forest was indeed created by Hagrid.
Even the Centaur tribe in the Forbidden Forest was brought into submission by him.
As for the other magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest, one cannot say they are all related to Hagrid. After all, over so many years, successive Professors of Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts have also added to the creature population.
But many high-level magical creatures, the vast majority, are related to him.
The only male who could establish trust with Unicorns, the only Wizard who successfully tamed Thestral herds—if he could, Hagrid could completely add all sorts of long titles to himself.
In fact, if his methods of taming magical creatures could be replicated, these achievements combined would even be worth a Merlin First Class Order.
Unfortunately, it seemed they could not.
From Hagrid's description, he realized that Hagrid seemed to have no special techniques at all. Many of the breeding techniques were found in books or discovered through his own exploration.
"That sounds simple, but it's not so easy to do, is it?" Howl said. There are huge differences between individual magical creatures.
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