A Professor of Magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 201: Fluffy's Offspring

Chapter 201: Fluffy's Offspring

The eight eyes of the Acromantula trembled in unison, and its two large pincers twitched as if they had touched some kind of switch, creating a rapid "tak tak tak tak" sound, all in sync.

"Um... let's test the enlargement ability again."

Felix Harp first stunned it with a Stunning Spell, then conjured a thread-like blue magical energy with his wand, flicking it onto the ugly head of the Acromantula. Under his control, the Acromantula rapidly expanded in size—ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet.

Felix paused and walked a circle around it.

"Enlargement works as well, and this magic is fully under my control."

"But it feels rather impractical."

Felix observed the scene. Who would enlarge their enemies on the battlefield? Just to make them into conspicuous targets?

Clearly, there were better ways.

Felix returned the Acromantula to its original state. After a thorough inspection, he shrank it down to the size of his thumbnail. He took out an ordinary, transparent glass bottle from his pocket and put it inside.

"Mr. Acromantula, would you mind staying in there for a while?"

He then waved his hand to dispel the swirling sphere. A dozen seconds later, eleven unconscious giant spiders lay around him.

Seemingly, they were knocked out by the transformation.

Carefully, he left magical marks on three of the Acromantula. With these marks, he could easily locate their nest.

The location where the Acromantula had been lurking was too close to the school. Considering their reckless attacks on humans, the danger was significant. It would be best to have them move a bit farther away.

Keeping company with giants wasn't bad—it was convenient that they were on the other side of the Forbidden Forest.

But not today. He had just come up with an even better idea.

...

An hour later, Felix Harp held a small black dog with three heads in his arms as he knocked on Hagrid's cabin door.

Hagrid seemed to have just finished eating, with tomato sauce smeared on his beard. He hummed a tune softly.

He opened the door, revealing a hearty laugh. "Felix, your suggestion was really good. The students are responding well... wait a moment!" He suddenly roared, his eyebrows and beard shaking vigorously.

"Flu... Fluffy..." Tears welled up in Hagrid's eyes.

Felix Harp smiled at him. "Exactly, I brought Fluffy—"

"...And he's got children!"

"Huh?" Felix Harp looked at Hagrid with question marks filling his mind, and a headache starting to throb.

The next moment, he was pulled inside by Hagrid's massive hand. "Come in quickly, don't let the little one catch a chill."

Hagrid pushed him onto a chair. His large figure moved around the cabin in circles, muttering non-stop, "Let me think... let me think... what do three-headed dogs need when they're young? First, a fireplace, and some raw meat, luckily there's a bit of that left... and of course, music can't be left out! His father loved it when I played the flute for him. Merlin's beard, Fluffy actually has children! I was completely kept in the dark!"

Felix Harp remained puzzled for a good dozen seconds before he grasped the reason behind things. He interrupted the busy Hagrid with a wry smile, "Hagrid, do you remember that magic of mine? During the summer vacation, I turned a Whomping Willow into a potted plant."

Hagrid gradually halted his steps and spoke with uncertain tones, "Of course I remember, don't tell me..." His gaze turned toward the small black dog in Felix's arms on the opposite side—it was wagging its tail frantically and looking at him with pitiful eyes.

He felt an intense sense of familiarity.

"Yes, I brought you Fluffy, just as I promised."

Hagrid muttered something incomprehensible and then snatched the three-headed dog from Felix's embrace. He scrutinized it closely.

The little creature was only half a foot tall, not even filling half of Hagrid's palm. Its body was like draped black silk, and its three heads were no bigger than walnuts, emitting pitiful "whimper" sounds.

Hagrid's hand trembled. "It really is Fluffy. Look at these paws, this nose. His second head is a bit smaller, it was even smaller when he was born. I thought he might be deformed..."

Fluffy, the three-headed dog, returned to the embrace of his "old father." Its four plump paws clung to Hagrid, refusing to let go.

Fluffy's three heads greedily sniffed the scent on Hagrid's body. After a while, it suddenly turned its head and barked at Felix with a "woof."

It's that guy! The one who suddenly turned me into a tiny thing!

"Oh my!" Hagrid laughed even more heartily. "That's what he used to be called as a pup, learned it from Fang. But when he grew to twice Fang's size, he stopped calling."

"You're happy, Hagrid, and that's all that matters. I'm not sure if I did the right thing, didn't think it through too much..."

"You're too kind, it's exactly what I wanted!"

Seeing that Hagrid couldn't really intercede on its behalf, Fluffy seemed to settle down completely. It lay on Hagrid's shoulder—quite spacious for it now. Soon enough, its three heads began to compete for the raw meat that Hagrid handed over.

"Slow down, slow down, it's all yours," Hagrid said with a cheerful smile.

Before leaving, Felix Harp took the rare opportunity to remind him, "Hagrid, if Fluffy grows to about a third of its normal size, you should send him back. His recovery rate will accelerate from then on. I've strengthened the spell, so you should be able to keep him for about a week."

"Got it, got it," Hagrid said contentedly.

Leaving Hagrid's cabin and returning to the castle, Felix Harp suddenly remembered that he still had a glass bottle with an Acromantula inside in his pocket.

He couldn't help but hesitate. He really didn't want to go back again.

Or maybe just squash it... after all, no one would notice...

But in the end, Felix Harp decided to return to his office with it.

Lying on the sofa, he lazily watched a movie, but he couldn't remember anything by the end of it.

"The side effects of the Room of Thought are quite significant."

Felix poured himself another dose of potion. For a moment, he felt slightly better; his headache wasn't as severe. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the crown of Ravenclaw, placing it on his head.

A faint, cool sensation radiated from it, soothing his weary mind.

"It actually works!"

Felix felt like his 'reasoning' had taken a vacation and finally come back.

Sitting up from the sofa, he carefully reviewed the events of the day and couldn't help but cover his face.

"So reckless..."

He quickly went to his worktable and layered protective spells on the glass bottle containing the Acromantula.

"Very well, now even a three-headed dog will need some time to break through." He said with satisfaction. "It's good timing to record the duration of the spell and compare it with the data from Hagrid's side..."

But then he suddenly realized a serious problem, "If I'm not feeling better tomorrow, how am I supposed to teach young wizards?"

Felix stared at his reflection in the mirror. He was wearing a wide, deep brown men's hat on his head.

"Professor's new style?" Hermione asked, knocking on his office door on time. She couldn't help but steal a few more glances.

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