Chapter Two- Hagrid Graduating

Years later, Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione all received a letter from Hagrid, smiling at the contents. The note read:

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, you will not believe this! I am not only graduating this week, but Professor McGonagall said that I am graduating with top honors! I am so excited! It would really mean a lot to me if you would be there when I graduate! Hope to see you there!

Hagrid

After receiving these letters, they all gathered at the Burrow and had tea and cakes and decided what to do for Hagrid graduating. "We should make him a cake! He really loves dragons so it could be in the shape of a dragon," Ron suggested. "More specifically, it should be in the shape of Norbert. I bet he would love it!"

"Maybe we could talk to Charlie and convince him to have Hagrid visit for a week and help take care of the dragons!" Harry added.

"He would love that!" Hermione exclaimed. They got started on planning the best surprise for Hagrid.

A week later, it was graduation day. Hermione was going to be giving a speech so she sat on the stage. Harry, Ron, and Ginny all took a seat in the audience. The ceremony took about an hour for all the speeches to be concluded. When it came time to hand out the diplomas, when Hagrid's name was called out, there was a great cheer from the crowds from his past students and even Madame Maxine came out came out to celebrate his graduation.

After everything was done and the gigantic feast that was held for the families and friends and graduates, Hagrid, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Ginny walked to Hagrid's hut and Hermione and Ginny brought over Hagrid's cake. He laughed joyously at the cake. He loved it. After they were done eating cake and drinking tea, Harry gave Hagrid a letter. It read:

Hagrid,

I heard that you graduated from Hogwarts. Congratulations mate! As a treat for you, I would like you to have an apprenticeship over this summer working with me and my mates, taming dragons. It will give you a chance to see Norbert. He is doing great! He loves the other dragons and he even has baby dragons of his own with one of the female dragons. Cannot wait to start working with you!

Charlie Weasley

Hagrid had tears in his eyes. He could not believe it. He was going to be working with dragons and he would be seeing Norbert again. How he had missed that dragon. "This is wonderful!" he exclaimed.

"That is not all that we have as a gift to you," Hermione admitted. "Do you feel like going for a walk in the forest?"

"You have something for me in the forest?" Hagrid asked. They nodded their head and they all walked in the Forbidden Forest and they led Hagrid to the alcove where his brother Grawp was staying. "Buckbeak!" Hagrid exclaimed. He bowed and Buckbeak bowed in response. Hagrid approached him and gave him pats, so ecstatic to see the Hippogriff that he thought was dead. "I never thought I would ever see you again," he cried, giving Buckbeak a tight hug. Buckbeak was just as happy to see Hagrid. Hermione pulled out a dead ferret from a stack that they had to keep Buckbeak happy and fed.

He was so overwhelmed with everything that was going on. He was so happy to be with the dragons in Hungary and seeing Norbert again. He was happy that Buckbeak was alive and well. And he was happy that his record was cleared and he graduated school all because of the three little misfits that he called his friends.