Saturday, November 14, 1994 - Morning
The dragon reserve in Spain had allowed Harry to see a fully grown female Blue Pyrenean who had had a wing broken in a fight with the more dominant female in the colony. Dragons living in a colony had to have a strict order of hierarchy. The dominant male killed off any male challenger. The winner of the fight to the death then had to subdue the females who were capable of killing the male anyway. Females then had a strict hierarchy of dominance. Fights between females for promotion in the hierarchy often led to life threatening injuries like broken wings which would usually result in the female not being able to hunt for food.
The two Spanish minders and a posse of dragon handlers spread out behind Harry. The dragon was crouched in a ravine. The handlers had just thrown a cow carcass into the ravine and the dragon had finished devouring it. Harry had worked out a few phrases in parseltongue with Lord Greengrass’ dragon expert.
“{Great dragon! Please, do not kill me!}”
“{Who are you?}”
“{I am Harry Potter. A Wizard.}”
“{Have you come to torment me wizard? I will kill you if you come any closer.}”
“{Great dragon! I have not come to hurt you. I want to speak to you.}”
“{You can speak! How can you speak! You are a wizard!}”
“{Great Dragon! I can speak parseltongue, the language of snakes and the basilisk!}”
“{Basilisk! Have you met a basilisk?}”
“{Great dragon! I was attacked by a basilisk. I had to kill it.}”
“{You killed a basilisk! Well done! If it is true.}”
“{Great dragon! It is true. It was obeying the wraith of the wizard Voldemort.}”
“{Voldemort is your enemy?}”
“{Great Dragon! Yes! Voldemort is my enemy. I need to speak to other dragons to help me to live long enough to defeat him.}”
“{The Tri-Wizard Tournament! You are a champion!}”
“{Great Dragon! I was forced to enter by a Death Eater. The first task will put me in conflict with a nesting female. Please tell me what to do or say to save my life.}”
“{You need not say anything. I will speak to the clan chief. Dragon kind will do anything to help you defeat Voldemort. What is your name?}”
“{Great Dragon! My name is Harry Potter. How will you help me?}”
“{Harry Potter! Dragon clan chiefs will be told your name. Two or three days from now the captive dragons being used in that wizard cursed tournament will know your name. Tell the dragon you meet your name. The dragon will help you. You must leave now. I will call the clan chief. If he catches you here, he will kill you. He will not wait to hear explanations.}”
Harry turned to his guards. “RUN! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!”
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