bdsm-fiction Chapter 170 Taking Hagrid Flying! Confronting the Giant Spider!
Chapter 170 Taking Hagrid Flying! Confronting the Giant Spider!
"This……"
Dudley hesitated. Strictly speaking, he was the one who orchestrated Eckeris being bitten by the eight-eyed spider.
Whether it was the small spider at the beginning or the two large spiders later, it was all a trap he set.
Hagrid is a loose tongue, and Dumbledore has erased Hagrid's memories of any connection between Ecclesiastes and Voldemort's main soul, so Dudley can't give Hagrid a detailed explanation of the reasons right now.
We can only address the specific issue at hand and answer the question directly.
“Absolutely right! Snape is telling the truth! Aragog did indeed break his promise to you and wanted to get some human flesh for his spider offspring to eat!”
Dudley thought for a moment and answered truthfully.
Putting aside his scheming and arrangements, it's an open secret that the eight-eyed giant spider clan craves human flesh and wants to eat it.
Moreover, Hagrid is a good person in every way, and even his tight-lipped nature isn't a major flaw. It's just that he values magical creatures more than humans, which is really hard to like.
The dragon-raising project has been largely carried out according to Hagrid's wishes.
Dumbledore and Dudley had previously emphasized to Hagrid the importance of chaining dragons and keeping dangerous creatures in captivity rather than letting them roam freely.
But judging from Hagrid's current pathetic and heartbroken state, it's clear he hasn't learned his lesson.
Perhaps in Hagrid's mind right now, the order of importance should be:
Dumbledore > Harry > Fantastic Creatures ≈ Dudley > Other Professors > Other White Wizards > Good Muggles...
Dudley wasn't even sure if Hagrid valued him more than magical creatures.
"This can't be real! It can't be real, right?!! Waaaaah..."
Haig was even more devastated after hearing Dudley's answer, and he cried even harder.
Seeing this, Dali made up his mind.
When he first planned to use the swarm of eight-eyed spiders to cause trouble, he already had the idea of correcting Hagrid's values as a side effect.
There's no time like the present; he's determined to give Hagrid an unforgettable memory today.
This allows Hagrid to see the true nature of the eight-eyed spider, making him understand that dangerous and inherently ferocious magical creatures cannot be simply equated with cuteness and ease of care.
"Let's go, Hagrid! Since you don't believe me, then go and confront Aragog!"
Dudley tossed Smetine's cane, transforming it into a sturdy, exceptionally large blanket, and said to Hagrid, "Stand on it, and I'll take you to the training labyrinth!"
Hagrid stood on the blanket, bewildered, unaware of what Dudley was about to do.
The next second, Dudley suddenly turned into a blur, his body radiating red light. He picked up the four corners of the blanket, flew into the air, and directly wrapped the heavy Hagrid up, lifting him off the ground and carrying him away completely.
Dudley then led Hagrid to increase their flight altitude and headed towards the training labyrinth where the eight-eyed giant spider clan was located in the Forbidden Forest.
"Oh! Dudley, you can actually make me fly like this? This is amazing, waaaaah..."
Hagrid's attention was diverted by Dudley's amazing performance; his crying subsided, and he exclaimed in amazement.
“Sit still, Hagrid! I think you should face reality. Giant spiders are born to eat human flesh! It’s the same as your natural strength; there’s no way to change that!”
Dudley directly exposed Hagrid's self-deception, causing Hagrid's mood, which had just improved because of flying, to plummet again.
Seeing that Hagrid remained silent, Dudley, who was flying, also temporarily lost the desire to speak.
He carried Hagrid and sped through the air.
Before long, we arrived at our destination – the entrance to the maze.
Dudley gently placed Hagrid on the ground, pulled the blanket back, transforming it back into Smetin's cane, and then said:
"Hagrid, let's go in together to the deepest part of the cave and see Aragog."
"After we meet, don't speak yet. I'll handle the negotiations with Aragog. I'll remind you when you're ready to speak."
“Alright, Dudley. I still don’t believe Aragog would betray me. I’ve raised him for forty-nine years, forty-nine years! I’ve been raising him since he was an egg!”
Hagrid's words still conveyed a strong sense of disbelief.
"Aragok isn't betraying you; it's trying to secure a last resort for its descendants!"
Dudley, observing from an outsider's perspective, saw things very clearly. He added, "Moreover, Aragog is now somewhat unable to control its offspring."
The two stood at the entrance of the maze and waited for a while before Hagrid calmed down and entered the maze with Dudley.
Just one night and one morning later, the spider webs in the maze were even more numerous, and giant eight-eyed spiders were moving back and forth in the maze, which was extremely terrifying.
Fortunately, at this stage, none of the eight-eyed giant spiders dare to attack Hagrid and Dudley.
Wherever Dudley and Hagrid went, the eight-eyed giant spiders made way for them, and even when their webs were torn apart, they dared not utter a sound of complaint.
But secretly, the rebellious eight-eyed giant spider leaders, second only to Aragog in size, followed the two stealthily.
Dudley knew the maze well, and since the maze hadn't been equipped with any magical obstacles, he and Hagrid didn't take long to reach the deepest cave in the maze.
"Fluorescent flash!"
Dudley waved his hand and released a bright white ball of light, which hung on the rock wall at the top of the cave, illuminating the surrounding environment.
The enormous Aragog and the stone box behind it, which Dumbledore had set up to store the fake Philosopher's Stone, were suddenly clearly presented before Dudley and Hagrid's eyes.
Aragog was somewhat unaccustomed to the sudden bright light. Its eight black eyes had no eyelids, so it could only cover them with its spider legs. It took a while for it to adjust.
"Aragok, you've been caught!"
The moment Dudley adjusted to the light in Aragog and put down his spider legs, he took the initiative and spoke with utter indifference, "How dare you!"
"You actually intend to conspire with your descendants to attack future young wizards who come to the labyrinth for training, and eat their flesh! That's an utterly heinous crime!"
"I...I didn't!"
Although Aragog had lived for nearly fifty years, it was still a spider, and not as cunning and scheming as a human. When Dudley exposed its plan and made a sharp, aggressive outburst, it lost its composure.
In desperation, he could only stammer and deny it in a frail voice.
"Still denying it! Your master of nearly fifty years, Rubeus Hagrid, is standing right here, and you still have the nerve to lie and deceive?"
Dudley pressed his advantage, his tone growing increasingly stern, and his lies becoming more and more outrageous: "You should know that Headmaster Dumbledore has already ordered the complete extermination of the eight-eyed giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest!"
"If Hagrid hadn't pleaded for you with tears in his eyes, what you'd see now wouldn't be us, but a raging inferno!"
"How could this be..."
Aragog was completely stunned by Dudley's words. Its eight old spider legs suddenly went limp, almost causing its belly to touch the ground.