Тейлор Поттер и философский виал / Taylor Potter and the Philosophical Vial: Глава 6. Урок полетов, Квиддич и Хагрид

Chapter 6: Flying Lesson, Quidditch, and Hagrid
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Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:37

Hagrid lived in a detached house not far from Wormwarts, almost on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Her dogs, a dozen or more, lived nearby. Hagrid's house was enormous, twice the size of the Dursleys', and Taylor suddenly understood why: so the enlarged dogs could fit inside. This discovery (without Lisa's prompting!) completely lifted the mood Snape had spoiled, and when Hagrid opened the door, Taylor greeted her joyfully.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:47

"Hi! My friends are with me, do you mind?"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 17:18

"Hello, Taylor," Hagrid replied.

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She folded her muscular arms across her chest, the hem of her fur-trimmed vest parting to reveal a large knife at her belt. Her gaze, direct and intent, was fixed on Amy and Lisa, as if Rachel were about to start a fight.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:22

"Lisa Granger."

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:48

"Amy Weasley."

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:48

"Rachel Hagrid," the Gamekeeper nodded. "Weasley? Tell Eric and Crystal not to try to dye my dogs blue again, it won't end well for them, okay?"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:24

“Okay,” Amy squeaked.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:24

Hagrid was taller, older, more muscular, and now almost loomed over the young Weasley.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:49

"Come in," Rachel said, changing the subject without further ado, "the kettle's already boiled."

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:41

Over tea, Taylor spoke enthusiastically about Wormwarts, her lessons, and everything that had happened that week, and Rachel nodded, interjecting briefly here and there. The mention of Filch drew the most words.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:42

"He's an old bastard, that's what he is, this Filch," Rachel grumbled. "He has no powers of his own, so he takes it out on the students."

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:50

"No power?" Taylor asked, surprised. "Isn't he the... what's it called... Mover, huh! Mover - teleporter?"

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:01

"No, he is just a normal person. He tried to get superpowers, but he just went bald and got angry." Hagrid waved her hand.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:51

"Yes, yes, Carol said something like that," Amy said thoughtfully. "He's at the school under contract, I think?"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:51

"The Statute," Rachel nodded. "That paragraph has been outdated for a long time, but they can't get rid of it. It says there needs to be a regular person at the school, powerless, to look after the capes. So he does, or rather, he only looks for things to find fault with and take out his anger on the students. And that cat of his... ugh! I brought Fang one time to eat her, but the castle interfered."

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:53

Fang, who was lying nearby, raised his head and barked in confirmation.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:55

"It took me two days to wash the foam off of him,” Rachel continued.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:02

Lisa immediately made a note on her tablet. Taylor, feeling the support, immediately complained about Snape.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:55

"Ah, this one loves no one but himself," Rachel said. "And you can't prove anything, there's always some kind of intrigue, rumors, you can't press him, you can't grab him."

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:56

"I thought he really hated me," Taylor sighed.

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"Nonsense," Hagrid dismissed.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:06

Lisa smirked as she watched the conversation, then grabbed her head.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:57

"Here, have some tea, it helps," Rachel said immediately, handing Lisa a steaming mug. "I know you, Thinkers, you're always overexerting yourself, and then my dogs suffer."

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:07

"What is this?" Lisa asked in surprise, taking a sip of the hot and fragrant liquid.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:58

"Sprout grow it up, and some other things grow in the Forest, and I collect herbs for the dogs," Hagrid explained, but didn't go into details.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:07

Taylor wanted to ask more about Snape, but then the screen on the wall turned on. A screensaver appeared, a logo in the form of a slender woman's silhouette, and a cheerful voice began speaking.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 18:59

"Welcome back to the Parahumans Online news channel! "Parahumans Online," news from the world of capes in real time, every day, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week!"

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:09

"Wow," Amy exclaimed in admiration. "You... you have a subscription to PHO?! And to the forum?"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:49

"There was," Rachel grimaced, "but there are too many smartasses there. I wrote about dogs, and they started spouting nonsense, words, words, words, and it's good that the moderator intervened. Now I just watch the news."

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:10

"All adult Wormwarts capes have a free subscription to PHO," Lisa suddenly said.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 19:05

"The investigation into the daring robbery of the Ellisburg Bank continues," the voice on the screen said.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:10

The cameras showed a pompous, dressed-up goblin, covering his face with his hand as he walked toward the bank entrance. His security guard, a three-meter-tall Brute, was attempting to smash the nearest camera.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:13

As we can see, the bank management is evading explanations for how the robber managed to break into the bank and open several safe deposit boxes. The goblins claim there was no robbery, but our channel's resident Thinker says there was. Rumors on our forum suggest this was all the work of some powerful cape with a personal grudge against the goblins. As a reminder, the robbery took place on August 1st, and despite more than a month having passed, the crime is still stirring public interest. Protectorate search teams have not yet intervened, but it's possible...

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:14

"August first!" Taylor screamed, drowning out the screen. "We were at the bank that day, Rachel!"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:50

"We were lucky, those who were robbed weren't," Hagrid shrugged, pushing a mug of tea towards Taylor.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:14

"There's something," Taylor told Lisa as they left Hagrid's hut. "Rachel was taking something from there, from the bank, and she said it was impenetrable."

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:44

"An ordinary cape wouldn't be able to break in there, yeah," Lisa nodded.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:20

She leaned toward Taylor's ear and whispered barely audibly.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:33

"But Dark Cape can/"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:54

Taylor pulled back, looking at Granger with wide eyes.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 17:15

"But that's not a fact!" Lisa said pompously, twirling her hair with her finger. "It's just a guess, and my power could be wrong. It messed up the entire lesson with Snape, for example."

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:34

"Snape!" Taylor flared again and clenched her fists.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:34

"Oh, don't worry," Lisa assured her, "we'll prepare for his lessons together, okay?"

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:42

Taylor nodded, and that was the end of the unpleasant conversation.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:43

The conversation might have resumed, but another, more important event interrupted it. When they returned to Herofindor's tower, everyone's tablets vibrated in unison. An announcement popped up on the screen that Flying and Combat Tactics classes would begin on Thursday, and the first-years were overcome with trepidation.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:51

Taylor nodded, and that was the end of the unpleasant conversation.

Camrad_RIP 01.01.26 в 08:42

"We need a Tinker for the team, and a close combat fighter," Lisa immediately noted.

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:52

"Are we really making a team?" Taylor asked, surprised. "I thought they split us into teams of five and assigned us to work together. Parvati is a Blaster, Lavender is a Changer, Amy can heal and disable enemies with a touch, so that's fine, right?"

Camrad_RIP 31.12.25 в 16:53