HP, Fourth Year, Hagrid, Draco

Hagrid was standing outside his hut, one hand on the collar of his enormous black boarhound, Fang. There were several open wooden crates on the ground at his feet, and Fang was whimpering and straining at his collar, apparently keen to investigate the contents more closely. As they drew nearer, an odd rattling noise reached their ears, punctuated by what sounded like minor explosions.

“Mornin’!” Hagrid said, grinning at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. “Be’er wait fer the Slytherins, they won’ want ter miss this — Blast-Ended Skrewts!” Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (p. 78). Pottermore Publishing. Kindle Edition.

They looked like deformed, shell-less lobsters, horribly pale and slimy-looking, with legs sticking out in very odd places and no visible heads. There were about a hundred of them in each crate, each about six inches long, crawling over one another, bumping blindly into the sides of the boxes. They were giving off a very powerful smell of rotting fish. Every now and then, sparks would fly out of the end of a skrewt, and with a small phut, it would be propelled forward several inches. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (p. 79). Pottermore Publishing. Kindle Edition.

Malfoy came up and looked at the pen with malicious glee, then looked at Hagrid. “You, of course, do have a license to breed experimental animals, don’t you? And one for experimental animals that would be safe around children?…. Don’t you? And it is available for us to see Right…Now…. Wouldn’t it? After all, I would like to report to father that you are doing things the legal way after the cock up from last year. As I’m sure you would as well.” He had a glint in his eyes. “Or wouldn’t you? You are an experiment in breeding yourself, aren’t you? Hagrid.”

Class was immediately cancelled, and it wasn’t long before the axman showed up again. This time with aurors to take Hagrid away while he got to work destroying the creatures.

While Hagrid, again, had to spend time in Azkaban for his illegal activities, he was allowed back, but no longer allowed around the children of the school at all. And a new Care instructor had to be found.