Chapter 87: The Great Hagrid and the Fishing Plan!

"What's the method?" Hagrid asked impatiently.

"You go and invent a powerful taming spell that can make powerful magical creatures like fire dragons execute your commands completely, wholeheartedly, and without any reservation. While unlocking their physical chains, put a mental shackle on them."

Dudley put forward a suggestion tentatively.

"Me? Invent a spell?!!!"

Hagrid backed down right away. "I can't do this. Dudley, you know, I'm not good at inventing spells like you and Dumbledore. I think most wizards aren't either."

"Then go and invent and brew a potion that can achieve the same effect."

Dudley gave another direction.

"Ah?!!" Hagrid's big round eyes opened even wider. "That's even more impossible! I know nothing about potions!

Apart from Dumbledore at Hogwarts, only Snape might be able to do such a thing, but I don't have much of a relationship with him. And I can tell that you and Harry don't like Snape."

"Dudley, isn't there a method that I can do?"

"There is a method you can do... Well... Let me think."

Dudley pretended to be deep in thought. After a short pause, he suddenly clapped his hands. "Got it! I've thought of another method, and only you in the whole of Hogwarts can do it!"

"What method?" Hagrid was intrigued by Dudley again.

"Use your heart that loves magical creatures infinitely to convince and influence those powerful magical creatures, make them willing to sign a magical contract with you and become your partners, and completely obey your commands from now on."

After some buildup, Dudley put forward the method he really wanted Hagrid to execute.

"Can... Can I do it?" Hagrid thought he had some confidence in this method, but still lacked some courage.

"Oh, what should I say about you? You underestimate yourself too much, Hagrid!"

Dudley shook his head and sighed. "In the current Hogwarts, if we talk about the knowledge of the habits of magical creatures, the professor of the Care of Magical Creatures, Mr. Silvanus Kettleburn, can compare with you to some extent.

But when it comes to getting along with powerful magical creatures and the love for magical creatures, in the whole of Hogwarts, no, in the whole wizarding world, only the elderly magical animal expert Newt Scamander can rival you!

Hagrid, you are actually very excellent and have endless potential.

I firmly believe that you can complete the feat of signing master - servant and partnership contracts with magical creatures and summarize and perfect it into a set of mature magic rituals. And Dumbledore will also award you an Order of Merlin, First Class!

As long as you accomplish this, you will completely change the pattern of the relationship between wizards and magical creatures.

In the past, wizards could only drive away, jointly hunt down, or breed dangerous magical creatures in a limited way. The relationship was generally hostile.

But after you achieve all this, powerful magical creatures can become loyal partners and teammates of wizards and the most powerful assistants of wizards.

You will become another insurmountable benchmark in the field of protecting magical creatures!

All future wizards will remember you! Your name will go down in history and become another important reference point in the history of magic textbooks. You will achieve greatness and shine as brightly as Dumbledore!"

"I... I..."

Dudley's increasingly enthusiastic praise overwhelmed Hagrid with excitement, and he could hardly contain himself.

He could no longer sit still and eat the grilled sausages. He stood up, his three-and-a-half-meter-tall frame towering. So overcome with emotion, his eyes sparkled brighter than the dancing flames in the fireplace. His words came out in stutters and he couldn't form a complete sentence.

He had never received such high-profile recognition before.

Right then, his ego was more satisfied than ever, and his confidence skyrocketed to new heights.

He was now absolutely sure that he could accomplish the plan Dudley mentioned.

He was ready to write his name in the history of magic textbooks!

"Tell me, Hagrid! Can you do it?" Seeing that the time was right, Dudley also stood up and added a decisive question.

"I... I can do it! I definitely can!"

Hagrid's voice trembled only once before he forced it to steady. He shouted out his determination loudly.

The big dog Fang, beside him, was also caught up in his master's excitement and barked, stretching its neck up.

"Good! Very good! That's the spirit! As long as you believe in yourself, there's nothing you can't accomplish! Your will and magic power will build the ladder to success for you!"

Dudley said with a gratified smile.

Imagine if Hagrid could raise a fire dragon army, an Acromantula army, a three - headed dog army, and a unicorn army... and have them all under his thumb. The sight would be... well, beyond imagination!

Dudley settled back into the chair Hagrid had set for him. He grabbed a freshly grilled sausage and a special rock cake Hagrid made, cast a softening spell on the cake, and chowed down, waiting for Hagrid to cool off.

A little while later, seeing Hagrid had calmed somewhat, Dudley was about to bring up the next three things. But Hagrid couldn't hold his tongue any longer and blurted out:

"Dudley, tell me the remaining three things quickly. I want to start learning and practicing right away! I'm going to the library to borrow books on magical contracts and magic rituals, then go to consult Professor Dumbledore, and come back to communicate with the fire dragons..."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Dudley answered half-amused, half-exasperated. Then he continued, "The next three things are equally important, but they're not difficult for you.

The third thing. Didn't you tell me before that you kept that Acromantula in The Forbidden Forest back then? That huge spider reproduced and there are now countless smaller big spiders, right?"

"Right!" Hagrid replied proudly. "Aragog is living well in The Forbidden Forest. He and his wife Mosag have had a lot of spider babies!"

"That's great. I'll discuss it with Dumbledore and muster the help of all the professors to turn Aragog's territory into a dangerous treasure - hunting maze for sixth and seventh - year students' practical training.

You'll need to assist in communicating from the sidelines, calming the Acromantulas to ensure the renovation runs smoothly. And after the maze is completed, make the giant spiders the guardians of the maze.

Dudley told Hagrid the truth, with some reservations.

He initiated the construction of this maze. His primary goal wasn't to train the senior students but to use the fake The Philosopher's Stone to lure out Voldemort's main soul, which might have sneaked into Hogwarts, and the new unlucky soul he had parasitized.

He still suspected that this year's professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Eris Hunter, was associated with Voldemort's main soul.

In addition, he wanted to take this opportunity to reduce the number of the Acromantula population in The Forbidden Forest. These creatures were pure invasive species to other organisms in the forest.

Aragog only recognized Hagrid and wasn't a kind - hearted creature. In the original story, it didn't spare Harry and Ron, who went to see it as Hagrid's friends. It let its spider offspring attack Harry and Ron.

It and its spider mate reproduced prolifically, but other creatures in The Forbidden Forest were not happy. What if one day these spider offspring ran out of The Forbidden Forest and attacked some wizards unwittingly? Then Dumbledore would be even more unhappy.

So, he simply came up with a fishing plan that could kill two birds with one stone.