Chapter 79: Pet Ability Domination? Controlling Dragons?!
Hagrid pursed his lips, his thick mustache twitching slightly as it lifted upward.
"I've read a lot of books about raising fire dragons in the library. I think I can still raise it."
Seeing that Hagrid didn't seem to have any correct understanding of his own idea, Dylan raised his eyebrows.
"Are you sure your little hut can fit a grown Norwegian Ridgeback? They can breathe fire, and your house is just built out of wooden planks, right?"
"Also, have you considered how much food this dragon will eat when it grows up? If I remember correctly, a Norwegian Ridgeback can grow to twice its original size within a week of hatching."
"And in just six months, the amount of meat it can eat in a day..."
Dylan looked Hagrid up and down.
"Your weight is just enough for its one-day meal."
Ron also nodded repeatedly from the side. "You can't raise a dragon here and hide it from everyone in the school. It will always be exposed! Then you'll be caught and sent to Azkaban for privately raising a dragon!"
Hagrid nodded, but he paid no heed.
Hermione's lips twitched, and she turned to look at Dylan. "We definitely can't persuade him now. His mind is full of how to hatch the dragon egg."
Dylan also looked at the little guy in the fire—he was afraid his Imperius Curse wasn't enough to affect it, so he would occasionally cast ten in a row.
It was making him feel a bit mentally drained now.
After all, casting magic consumes the most mental energy, not to mention he was using an Unforgivable Curse, and ten times in a row!
"Next time, I can change the wand effect to chain lightning. That way, I can unlock the Avada Kedavra lightning effect."
Dylan couldn't help but wonder if Voldemort had mastered this ability back then, would he have been taken down by Harry's Expelliarmus?
Throwing out one Killing Curse, you can dodge it easily.
But if he directly unleashed Avada Kedavra chain lightning, may I ask how you would deal with that?
"And now it's only ten in a row. When I complete more achievements in the future, maybe I'll even be directly rewarded with a hundred in a row! Or even a thousand!"
Just thinking about it, with a wave of his wand, hundreds or thousands of Killing Curses would rain down on the enemy like dumplings in a pot.
Dude, who could be his opponent in one round?
"Hey, Dylan, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing Dylan just staring deeply at the dragon egg and ignoring him, Hermione frowned.
"Huh?" Dylan came back to his senses and shook his head. "Just thinking about some interesting things."
Just as Hermione was about to ask further, Dylan spoke again, "I think if Hagrid really wants to hatch this dragon egg, then let him hatch it. It can be considered as fulfilling a regret for him."
"At worst, after the dragon hatches, we can contact Ron's brother. Isn't he raising dragons in Romania?"
Hermione blinked, nodding thoughtfully. "It seems that's true. Well then, let Hagrid try to hatch it—anyway, he might not actually be able to hatch this black egg."
That wasn't necessarily true.
Dylan once again cast the Imperius Curse towards the Norwegian Ridgeback egg in the firewood pile.
Suddenly, Dylan noticed the magic scroll icon on the system panel shake.
Dylan was immediately a little excited. He nonchalantly opened the magic scroll, and immediately, a new achievement notification popped up.
However, Dylan glanced at it and found that this achievement was still grayed out and not lit up.
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[Achievement]: Dragon Master (To be lit)
[Description]: Become the master of a dragon, not to ride it, but to tame its power!
[Lighting Requirement]: By any means, make a dragon loyal to you.
[Achievement Reward]: Pet Slot +1, Pet Power Domination
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Aha!
After seeing this achievement that hadn't been lit yet, Dylan's eyes brightened.
Could he trigger achievements in advance?
Unlike how the system always showed something only after he did something.
This time, he directly used the Imperius Curse on the dragon egg, but it seemed to have triggered a hint on how to complete the achievement in advance.
"New pet slot? Pet power domination?"
Originally, when he first entered school, he had drawn Coal Ball, a small black shadow, a little creature like a lynx.
And Coal Ball's ability was very special. In the dark night, it could almost turn into a shadow, and it could even pass through walls, with extremely strong stealth ability.
After that, he hadn't triggered any pet-related achievements.
But now, this suddenly gave him the opportunity to directly subdue a dragon?
If he could make a dragon his pet, he could completely put the dragon in the pet space.
He wouldn't have to be like Hagrid, who, even if he wanted to raise a dragon, could be discovered by others at any time.
He could wait until the dead of night, run to the Forbidden Forest, release the dragon, and then collect some scales, claws, dragon blood, etc.
He could even use the dragon's power to suppress the creatures in the Forbidden Forest! Making his hunting smoother!
This was simply an inexhaustible treasure trove!
And that pet power domination, just by hearing the name, one could easily guess—
This ability would probably allow him to use the power of his pets to some extent, right?
Heavens!
Dylan couldn't even imagine how convenient it would be for him to go out if he had Coal Ball's ability!
Directly turning into a shadow, passing through any wall, if necessary, he wouldn't even need to wear an invisibility cloak!
Not to mention, if he could have a dragon as a pet and also master the dragon's power...
"I wonder if it will let me breathe fire like it, or let me master the ability to use fire?"
Let's not talk about that for now. When drawing upon the dragon's power, would his physical attributes, and even his magic resistance, be maxed out in a short period of time?
If he could have magic resistance as high as a dragon, or even higher than a three-headed dog, he might even be able to withstand Unforgivable Curses!
Dylan looked at the black dragon egg still being roasted in the fire, but seeming to be in comfortable amniotic fluid and still absorbing the power of the flames, and swallowed his saliva.
"If trying to control a dragon can trigger such a task, if I directly refine the newly hatched dragon into a potion... will it give me some potion related to dragon bloodline as a reward?"
If he had such a potion, maybe his Animagus form would have a chance to become a dragon!
This was something that had never happened in the entire wizarding world!
A wizard, directly transforming into a dragon, not only knowing magic but also having maxed-out magic resistance, high attack and health. Even Avada Kedavra wouldn't be one hundred percent unsolvable in front of a dragon!
"When the time comes, I'll use the Patronus Charm to summon a dragon. That scene..."
Dylan couldn't help but imagine the wonderful future.
Harry talked to Hagrid about some other things, but Hagrid was absent-minded.
—After all, he had already said everything he should and shouldn't have said.
The secrets he held were basically all pried out of his mouth by Harry and Hermione.
Therefore, after doing everything, he wasn't so concerned about Harry and the Sorcerer's Stone anymore.
—Right now, he was more concerned about safely hatching this Norwegian Ridgeback egg.
After leaving Hagrid's hut.
The group returned to their dormitories.
It was already late, and after tidying up, they could all go to sleep.
After getting into bed, Harry was still a little worried.
"What if someone finds out about Hagrid raising a dragon?"
Ron sat on the bed, pulling up the blanket that was halfway on the floor.
"What else can happen? He'll be caught and sent to Azkaban."
Dylan, holding Coal Ball, could already autonomously block out Harry and the others' conversation without using a spell. He lay on the bed, wearing the soft pajamas he had transformed from his newly bought magic robes, and fell into a deep sleep.
Some more time passed.
Dylan's research in divination became more in-depth, which meant he didn't have much time to run to the Forbidden Forest to collect materials.
At the same time, he also began preparing Professor Snape's birthday gift.
January was approaching.
He had to prepare in advance.
This time, he couldn't let Professor Snape feel that his gift was subpar, like last Christmas.
It had to be a gift that could be fiercely shown off in front of the other professors!
To this end, he even studied quite a few books on fashion design—he planned to design a robe himself.
And he drew the drafts in his notebook. Once, when Professor Trelawney was looking through his notes, she noticed the design of this robe.
To Dylan's surprise, Professor Trelawney also had a deep understanding of fashion design.
—Even though she usually dressed so eccentrically.
But thinking about it, it made sense. After all, those who practiced divination usually had some artistic flair.
Professor Trelawney's clothes were also hardly ever the same.
Just like the English teachers in the Muggle world.
The difference was...
Her green long-sleeved robe looked almost identical at first glance, but in reality, every day, whether it was the cuffs, the collar, or the patterns on the robe, they would be different.
Clearly, it wasn't the same robe.
It just looked like she never changed her clothes.
According to what Professor Trelawney said while waving her hands—
"Dylan, attire is a subtle reflection of destiny. If you wear new clothes every day, your luck will bloom quietly like the flowers of spring."
When Dylan asked—
"Is that true?"
Professor Trelawney would narrow her eyes and reply—
"The revelations of the crystal ball, the trajectories of the tarot cards, all lie in the human heart. If you deeply believe that new clothes can attract good fortune, they will transform into fate's gentle favor upon you. If you don't believe, then they are just ordinary coverings for the body."
Dylan understood somewhat, and combined with his understanding of magic, in the end...
Dylan ordered 44 robes from Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions in Diagon Alley.
—Dylan verified through divination that 44 was his lucky number.
For this, Dylan spent a little under a thousand Galleons on these custom robes.
—Winter robes were almost twice as expensive as ordinary robes.
"Sigh, who cares whether it's true or not. The professor said so. If I worship Buddha and God, how can I not be considered a devout believer?"
Dylan's progress in divination was both fast and slow.
Professor Trelawney told him that he hadn't found his own path yet.
Dylan didn't understand the true meaning of this sentence, and Professor Trelawney couldn't clearly tell him either, only telling him to study more, and one day he would understand what his own unique path of divination was.
Given that divination was too mysterious and even more difficult to understand than magic,
Dylan had recently focused almost all his attention on divination.
This even led Professor McGonagall to mention it several times during his occasional after-class tutoring sessions.
—"Your research on Transfiguration has been lagging quite a bit recently."
—"Why are you still thinking about divination during Transfiguration class?"
—"Oh! Transfiguration and destiny have nothing to do with each other!—Perhaps they do, but it's not something you can consider now."
Dylan could only apologize repeatedly.
Even on weekends, when he went to Professor Snape to brew potions.
Although his operations had no problems, Professor Snape would occasionally say something unexpectedly.
—"I heard you've been learning divination from that crazy old bat recently?"
—"Can divination make the potions in the cauldron react correctly?"
—"I see you've been completely confused by those mystical nonsense!"
Dylan could only choose to smile apologetically.
Until...
Harry's white owl—Hedwig—flew over while he was eating.
Dylan saw a piece of paper tied to Hedwig's leg.
He untied it, unfolded it, and saw scrawled on it: "Come quick! It's hatching!"
Dylan looked calmly at the handwriting on the note, which seemed to be Hagrid's, or maybe Ron's.
After sending Hedwig away, he continued eating his meal unhurriedly, not heading to Hagrid's hut.
It wasn't the right time yet.
He was certain that his Imperius Curse was still working on that dragon.
So he didn't need to go over now and do anything unnecessary.
Two more days passed.
After eating, Dylan set off for the library, preparing to borrow some new divination books.
But just as he was reading, Harry hurried in.
Upon seeing him, he even jogged over and approached him.
"What happened?"
Dylan saw the anxious look flickering on Harry's somewhat pale cheeks and raised an eyebrow.
"Something bad happened! Dylan, Malfoy found Norbert!"
"Norbert?"
"The dragon! The little one Hagrid hatched from the egg!"
Harry's expression was a bit flustered.
"Ron said that if you're found privately raising a dragon, you'll be sent to Azkaban! What do we do now? I guarantee Malfoy will definitely report this to Professor Dumbledore!"
It was time.
Dylan wasn't infected by Harry's nervousness. Instead, his expression was calm, and he raised the corners of his lips at Harry.
(End of chapter)