Strictly speaking, Hagrid could actually be considered Link's senior brother.
After all, long before Link came to Hogwarts, Hagrid had already been following behind Professor Kettleburn running errands.
So upon seeing Hagrid fall into an awkward situation, Link stood by Hagrid's side and shouted almost without much hesitation, "Enough! All of you shut up! No matter what, Hagrid is still a professor. You all had better show him some respect, or else…"
Link didn't continue speaking, but the threat in his words was self-evident.
And relying on the Amplifying Charm's power, Link's roar was even louder than Hagrid's previous call to gather, so the students present were immediately subdued.
Of course, being threatened like that, the crowd naturally wouldn't take it lying down, especially the Gryffindors. Each of them was a so-called "brave lion"!
But when they realized the one who spoke was Link, the words that were about to burst out from their mouths suddenly got stuck.
Though the Slytherin Heir incident last year was eventually resolved, the impacts it caused were still ongoing.
Now, most people at Hogwarts who didn't know the full details of what happened were still quite afraid of Link, especially after knowing Link was powerful enough to single-handedly cause chaos in the Forbidden Forest and defeat the real mastermind behind it all.
So, as soon as he spoke, everyone at the scene instantly didn't dare to make a sound.
Seeing this, Link smiled with satisfaction, then turned to Hagrid and said, "Professor Hagrid, please continue the class."
Hagrid was already moved to tears at this point. Hearing that, he wiped his eyes and, as if waking from a dream, said, "Oh! Oh! Right! Continue the class! You all wait for me a moment! I'll be right back!"
With that said, Hagrid ran into the Forbidden Forest, while Link expressionlessly walked up to the Gryffindor boy who had started the commotion.
At that moment, the boy was clenching his fists tightly, eyes wide with anger staring at Link, looking completely unafraid and ready to fight Link at any moment.
But anyone could tell he was just putting on a front, because his legs were shaking violently.
"Give me your hand." Link said coldly.
Upon hearing this, the Gryffindor boy froze, bloodshot eyes staring at Link for a long while, and finally, nervously extended his hand.
"What do you want to do! Don't think I'm afraid of you! I'm a Gryffindor!" The boy stubbornly said.
But Link didn't care. He carefully examined the boy's arm and, sure enough, found several already-black and swollen bite marks.
After thinking for a moment, he immediately took out two bottles of potion from his Traceless Extension Pouch and poured them one after the other onto the boy's wounds.
Immediately, the wounds on the boy's arm healed on the spot.
Exclamations of surprise burst from the crowd. No one expected that Link could casually cure an injury even concentrated dittany couldn't heal.
Link let go of the boy's arm and said, "You were right. Those Monster Books are indeed poisonous. But it's all fine now."
The boy clearly still hadn't reacted to what happened. He hesitated for a long while before stammering out, "Oh! Th-thank you…"
"It's fine," Link raised the potion bottle and said to the others, "Anyone else bitten? Come over and get the potion quickly!"
With that said, Link was instantly swarmed by the excited crowd.
By the time Hagrid returned, Link had already mingled closely with the students again.
Leaving aside the Hufflepuffs who had always been on good terms with Link, even the Gryffindors who had just shown deep hostility toward him were now laughing and joking like nothing had happened.
This left Hagrid, whose thinking was incredibly simple, stunned for a while. Once he came back to his senses, he slapped his head and waved at the crowd, shouting, "Kids! Come and see what I brought you!"
Hagrid's booming voice instantly drew everyone's attention. Following the sound, they saw a large group of bizarre creatures behind him, half-eagle, half-horse.
These creatures were taller than a person. Their heads, front claws, and even wings resembled enlarged eagles, but their bodies, hind legs, and tails were those of fine horses.
This made them look extremely majestic, somewhat like griffins from mythology.
At the moment, they were being led toward the crowd by Hagrid.
"Hippogriffs! Aren't they beautiful?" Hagrid rubbed his hands together and happily shouted to the crowd, "Alright, I think you all would like to get closer and have a look now."
Once Hagrid finished speaking, the crowd fell completely silent.
Everyone stopped laughing, staring at Hagrid and the group of beasts with terrified expressions.
Link wasn't surprised by their reaction at all. Hippogriffs' cold, sharp beaks and razor-sharp front claws gave off immense lethality and intimidation.
They were indeed majestic, but also truly scary.
Feeling the atmosphere turn awkward again, Link sighed and once more stepped out from the crowd.
This made Hagrid incredibly happy. He looked at Link gratefully and at the same time explained loudly,
"Kids, remember! Hippogriffs are extremely proud! When approaching them, you absolutely must not insult them, or it could cost you your life!"
As if to prove Hagrid's words, the Hippogriffs all raised their heads proudly, simultaneously shaking their wings and claws, letting out a series of rustling sounds.
This made the students in the distance shiver involuntarily.
"Link, remember to be polite! In a moment, you must bow to them first. If it bows back, you can touch it. If it doesn't bow, leave quickly, or else…"
Hagrid was still talking, but Link acted like he didn't hear. He walked right up to the Hippogriffs, stretched out his hand, and started making puppy-calling sounds.
"Chu chu chu…"
In the next second, the Hippogriffs moved.
They rushed madly to Link's side, rubbing their heads against him desperately, just like puppies hearing their owner call them.
Link was rubbed left and right by them until he was stumbling all over, finally choosing the tallest one and mounted it.
Sha~!
The chosen Hippogriff let out a proud cry toward its companions, then flapped its wings and took off.
The remaining Hippogriffs didn't sit idly either. They all broke free from Hagrid's reins and followed.
Looking up at Link riding on the lead Hippogriff and the beast group behind him, the students on the ground couldn't help but open their mouths wide in awe.
Hagrid, on the other hand, wasn't too surprised, he had long known about Link's amazing talent in magical creature affinity.
But even so, seeing it now, he couldn't help clapping and cheering where he stood.
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