Witcher at Hogwarts

Chapter 58 Aragog’s Funeral (2)

"All the spiders in the forest are gone!" Hagrid's big black beetle-like eyes shed a few more tears when he mentioned the sadness. "It used to be bustling with Aragog and his family, but now There is nothing left there! It took me several days to clean up the broken limbs of Aragog's children!" Hagrid blew his nose hard with a dirty handkerchief, causing the cabin to shake.

Ron's hair stood on end when he heard Hagrid's words and he leaned back slightly. He couldn't even imagine what the "lively Acromantula family" would be like. He thought that he had often come to visit Hagrid before, and he was not far away from him. There were so many terrifying creatures in the Forbidden Forest in the distance, which made Ron feel scared. He really didn't think there was anything wrong with Ethan killing the Acromantula.

Seeing that Hagrid's emotions were a little out of control, Dumbledore hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Hagrid, I advise you to show loyalty and affection. For my sake, please forgive Ethan."

"But...but" Hagrid was still a little sad and couldn't help himself.

"Hagrid, I don't think no amount of sorry I can do can fix this situation. I want to give this to you." Ethan took out a white one as big as a beach ball from his bag. , soft eggs, which Ethan originally discovered in the Acromantula's nest.

Although the eggs of Acromantula are Category A prohibited trade items, Ethan collected all the eggs in the spirit of coming here, but he didn't expect that they would be useful here.

Hagrid tremblingly took the Acromantula egg from Ethan's hand, stared at it blankly for a while, and finally cried bitterly while holding it. Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief. He could see that he had obtained the Acromantula egg. Hagrid of Spider Egg has forgiven Ethan.

A tourist originally gave Aragog's egg to Hagrid. He brought it into the castle and raised it in a storage room in the dungeon. Now Hagrid has regained an egg after losing Aragog. It is really a wonderful cycle of life, which makes everyone sitting here feel happy. People can't help but sigh.

After Hagrid calmed down, Dumbledore gently reminded Hagrid that the funeral could begin. Hagrid stood up slowly, "Okay, let's start now." Hagrid sniffed and said, and then led the Everyone left their huts,

"Buried here, Hagrid, in your garden?" Harry looked at the huge spider corpse in front of him and was a little frightened.

"Behind the pumpkin patch, I think," Hagrid choked. "I've dug a grave. Just thought we should say something. Good memories."

Ron strongly disagreed with this statement. He believed that if he stayed with such a terrifying spider, he would never have any "good memories."

Everyone walked into the back garden, and the moon gave off a pale light between the trees, mixing with the light from Hagrid's window, illuminating Aragog's body lying on the edge of a large pit, next to a pile of ten feet. High new soil.

Everyone stared at Aragog's huge headless body, feeling a little weird, "Ethan!" Dumbledore whispered to attract Ethan's attention.

Ethan noticed that Dumbledore winked at him, and realized that Dumbledore wanted Ethan to give Aragog's head back. This puts Ethan in a bit of a dilemma. Demon hunters are somewhat obsessive about collecting monster heads as trophies.

Unable to resist the pressure from Dumbledore's eyes, Ethan reluctantly took out Aragog's head and pieced it together with Aragog's body.

It was the first time that Harry, Ron and Hermione saw the whole picture of Aragog. They moved closer curiously. The eight milky white eyes on it stared blankly at the sky, and the two large curved turtles were motionless in the moonlight.

"Not everyone can appreciate their beauty." Hagrid said to the backs of Harry, Ron and Hermione, tears streaming down from the corners of his wrinkled eyes, "I don't know how much you appreciate Arago." I'm interested in animals like this."

"Now, shall we begin the funeral?" Dumbledore said.

Hagrid nodded, stepped forward, dragged Aragog up, yelled, and rolled him into the black pit. There was a terrible crunch as the body hit the bottom of the pit, and Hagrid cried again.

"Of course, you can't bear it, because you know him best." Dumbledore could only reach Hagrid's elbow, but he still patted him, "Let me say a few words."

Dumbledore said in a slow, solemn tone: "Farewell, Aragog, King of Spiders. Those who know you will never forget your long and loyal friendship! Although your body will rot, your spirit will remain with you. The quiet, cobwebbed place of your forest home. May your remaining many-eyed descendants flourish, and may your human friends find comfort in their grief.”

"That's so beautifully said!" Hagrid howled, fell on the dunghill, and cried even harder.

"Okay, okay," Dumbledore said, waving his wand, and the pile of dirt rose up, weighing heavily on the dead spider, forming a smooth mound, "let's go in and have a drink."

Everyone helped Hagrid up and onto a chair in front of the table. Fang, who had been hiding in the basket during the funeral, came over gently and put his heavy head on Harry's lap as usual. .

Ethan opened a bottle of wine he brought, poured some for everyone present, and poured most of the remaining bottle of wine into Hagrid's bucket-sized cup.

Harry, Ron and Hermione looked at the cups in front of them awkwardly. According to school rules, they were not allowed to drink, especially in front of Dumbledore.

"Only for today." Dumbledore winked when he saw the three young wizards struggling.

Dumbledore stood up and raised his cup high, "For Aragog."

"Aragog," everyone said together.

Hagrid, Dumbledore and Ethan drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp, while the three young wizards all took a shallow sip.

Several people sat together and started chatting. "I raised him from an egg," Hagrid said sadly. "He was so small when he was first hatched. He was only as big as a pug."

"How lovely," said Dumbledore.

Harry, Ron and Hermione shuddered when they thought of Aragog's terrifying appearance. They didn't realize there was anything cute about the Acromantula when it was a child.

"I used to keep him in a cupboard at school until..." Hagrid let out a long sigh.

The three little wizards looked at Hagrid curiously, and they also wanted to know what happened.

Dumbledore saw their doubts, so he told Harry, Ron and Hermione the details of the Chamber of Secrets incident fifty years ago.

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