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The Forbidden Forest, Hogwarts Grounds, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
17th November, 1994.

As Hiccup slept in his tent, he could feel Toothless' sniffing nose right up close to him and the air from his nostrils, that made contact with his skin. And when Toothless was not satisfied with his rider's non-response, the Night Fury started poking Hiccup with his paws.

Groaning and squinting, the still sleepy Hiccup murmured sleepily, "leave me alone, Toothless..."
A bit put off, the Night Fury grunted and started to nudge Hiccup with his face, until Toothless decided to push Hiccup off, resulting in Hiccup dropping to the floor with a thud, which definitely woke him up.
"OWWWWWWWWW!"

At that sound, many dragons perked up, while birds in the trees all flew off into random directions.

Rubbing his head and groaning, Hiccup narrowed his eyes at Toothless, "Aww, c'mon, Toothless, couldn't you have just have let me have a few more minutes?"
The Night Fury made a laughing sound, and then got out of the tent and started bouncing around.
Hiccup sighed, and as he groaned, got up and started putting on his gear, saying "Hold on, bud, I'm coming, I'm coming!"
This didn't really stop the dragon, until Hiccup got his gear sorted out and he did get into view, causing Toothless to come to him, continuing to bounce around and waggling his tail like a dog. Hiccup knew that it was as if Toothless was saying 'c'mon, c'mon, let's go for a flight!'

But unfortunately, no matter how much Hiccup really wanted to go flying with his dragon, he had to concede to reality, shaking his head, "No, Toothless. Bud, cut it out, you know we're not to go flying in the daytime. We're not meant to be seen by any of the students!"
Toothless made a very annoyed grunt at that, and Hiccup could see the expression on his face said it all, that Toothless was very unhappy.
As Toothless walked off into another direction, he whipped his tail into the ground causing dirt and dust to be chucked up into Hiccup's face, making him cough and splutter as he wiped some dirt and dust from his face.

Hiccup was so absorbed into thinking on how he could make it up to his friend, that he didn't hear Charlie Weasley approaching him. So it came as a big shock when Charlie coughed to get his attention, causing Hiccup to jump slightly.
As Hiccup spluttered an apology and explained on how Charlie surprised him, which Charlie accepted that explanation, Charlie looked at Toothless and his somewhat displeased posture and asked, "Well, what's the matter with him?"
"Oh, Toothless just wants to go flying. But I think he's a bit upset that we can't do that at this present time".
Charlie nodded his head slowly, before he went straight onto business, "Ah, right. Anyway, I'm here to let you know that the dragon keepers are arriving today".

And immediately, Hiccup perked up at this piece of news.
"Arriving today? When?"
"In about three hours. Along with the dragons".
"How many dragons?"
"Four. Originally three would have been only picked, but the fourth was only in reserve in case one of the dragons got sick. But since the whole kerfuffle with the Goblet of Fire picking a fourth champion, the reserve dragon will be picked as well".
Hiccup also remembered that the dragons from Berk would also be a part of the First Task, and said, "And there'll be certain dragons from Berk alongside, for whoever choses a specific dragon".
Charlie nodded his head, "That's right. And also, that's another thing. We've got to ensure that both dragons get along with one another, so in the coming days before the First Task, we'll need to familiarise them with each other".
"Can't wait to meet em", was Hiccup's response, as Charlie then went, "Well, you better let everyone know, and prepare your dragons. I've got to go and meet the dragon keepers and get them into the forest without anyone seeing them".
"Alright, see you in three hours".

As Charlie walked off, Hiccup walked the other way, looking all cheerful as he came up to Toothless and said, "Well, bud, looks like you're gonna meet some new friends today".
Toothless' disgruntled demeanour gave way for a much more excited and vibrant demeanour, as he started bouncing around.
"Hey, hey! Bud, calm down! I know you're excited, but they'll be arriving in three hours".
But as Toothless continued bouncing around, Hiccup said "Well, anyway..., to make up for not flying, how 'bout some cod while we're at it? Okay bud?"
Toothless' toothless grin said it all, and Hiccup smiled, "Atta boy, bud".

Three hours later...

"HAVE YOU COMPLETELY LOST YOUR MINDS, YOU SAVAGE BARBARIANS?!"

Hiccup's roaring voice cut right through the forest, and made the dragon keepers flinch, as the young dragon rider looked upon the four dragons, that were being kept in cages.
All the other dragon riders, looked on, as they stood behind Hiccup, with varying looks on where they stood at this current time. Astrid looked on in sympathy for Hiccup, whilst Fishlegs looked on disapprovingly towards the dragon keepers, whilst Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut looked on with indifference.

It took a while for the dragon keepers to find their voices to speak, but one of them said "Pardon me, young man, but I'm sure there's no need for all that shouting. So, what's the problem?"
Hiccup snapped his head up at the one who spoke and raised his own voice, "The problem? Oh, I don't know, the fact that you're mistreating your dragons like this!", pointing at the really confining cages of the Common Welsh Green, Chinese Fireball, Swedish Short-Snout and Hungarian Horntail.
And Hiccup was only just getting started, as he went on a rant, "The fact that you're keeping them in tightly confining cages, is bad enough, but you have the audacity to treat them like savage animals really draws the line for me!"
One dragon keeper then spoke out, "But how do you expect us to get the dragons over here?"
Hiccup shot the dragon keeper a deadpan look and after a pause, said "Well, flying them over here would be a start...", but was cut off by a huge amount of laughter from the dragon keepers.
"Fly them? Are you out of your mind, young man? Dragons can't be ridden like a horse! They'll tear you apart before you can even get close up to them!"

Charlie, who was off to the side, looked at Hiccup and said, "I did warn you, Hiccup. Our methods are not the same as yours".

Sighing in frustration, Hiccup nodded his head, "Hearing about your methods is one thing, but to see it right in front of me, the way that you treat them, seeing it is something else".
And Hiccup started pacing around, angrily muttering to himself, before Astrid went over to his side, and started whispering into his ear.
"Hiccup, I know you're angry, but we do need to cooperate with them".
"But what am I supposed to do? You saw them, Astrid, they laughed at the mere motion of flying them over here, and Charlie has said that their methods are not the same as ours! How can we cooperate with one another if our methods are so different from each other?"
Astrid, dismayed at Hiccup's downtrodden demeanour as he groaned, pondered on his question, before coming to an epiphany and whispered, "Introduce them to Toothless. Show them proof that all dragons are not all savage monsters as they have been taught".
Hiccup contemplated this option, humming to himself, before nodding his head.
"Alright, then. Let me go get him and we'll get started".

After telling Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut to keep the dragon keepers occupied, Hiccup took a bit of a trek to his tent, where Toothless was waiting, after Hiccup had told him to stay there for a while as he and the others greeted the dragon keepers.
"Hey, bud, come on out..."
Hiccup didn't even have to open the tent up, for Toothless just suddenly shot out of the tent, bouncing around, before pouncing onto Hiccup, who yelped and squeaked an "owwww!", as he fell onto the ground, before Toothless got off and started bouncing around excitedly.

Hiccup got up into an sitting position, and urged his dragon to calm down, "Hey, hey, hey, bud, calm down! Calm down! Listen, we're gonna meet some new people!"
At this, Toothless' attention perked up at Hiccup's words, as he went on, "Yeah, we're gonna introduce you to new people! And to some new dragons!"

While Hiccup took Toothless along to meet the dragon riders, explaining to him a few things, Charlie was trying to smooth things over with his colleagues, who were clearly skeptical on Berk's dragon riders and their 'soft approach'.
"Guys, please, their methods may seem to be unusual, but you could learn a lot from them, trust me!"
"Oh, come on, Charlie, be realistic here! These so-called dragon riders are a joke! You know that a dragon cannot be tamed, and these are just a bunch of stupid kids who think that they can do what centuries of wizards have failed to do!"

But as the argument went on, Hiccup whistled, cutting through the shouting voices, who abruptly shut up, and said, "Okay, everyone. Now, you may think of me as a kid who clearly knows absolutely nothing about dragons. Well to tell you the truth, I'm still learning. Truth is, we never stop learning about new things in life. But if you can all give us a chance, we can share what we know".

After that speech, Hiccup continued, "Now, I want to introduce you all, to a friend of mine. His name is Toothless", before stepping aside and letting Toothless move up to Hiccup's side.
The dragon keepers, upon seeing Toothless, tensed, and hands were quickly drawn towards their wands, an action which Hiccup and Charlie noticed.
"No no no no! No wands!"
Even though some exercised restraint (but kept their hands by their wands and kept a tense posture), one did not and took out his wand, pointing it at Toothless, who narrowed his eyes into slits, hunched his body low to the ground and growled at him.

Sensing that he needed to get this situation under control, Hiccup immediately shouted, "Alright, that's enough! Both of you!"
Indicating to the dragon keeper's wand, he said to the dragon keeper, "Put your wand away!"
The dragon keeper in question, looked at Hiccup in disbelief, and said, "Young man, if you haven't noticed, that's a dragon on the loose!"
Infuriated, Hiccup snapped in frustration, "His name, is Toothless. And he's only dangerous if you get on his bad side! You need to get his trust so he'll trust you back, and you pointing your wand is not doing that! He thinks it's a weapon, so put it away right now!"

The dragon keeper, looked at Hiccup in absolute disbelief, and said back, "Alright, this is absolute madness! Dragons cannot be tamed! End of story! You're absolutely delusional if you think you can even tame dragons with such tricks! What kind of fantasy world are you living in?!"
Feeling that a potential headache was forming already, due to this person's idiocy (and thinking that the man was much more stubborn than a Viking and that was saying something), Hiccup asked, "Alright, what's your name?"
"It's Simion".
"Well, Simion, if you do not point your wand away, I cannot guarantee that Toothless will not attack you. Please do us all a favor please, and put that wand away NOW!"

Hiccup's harsh rebuke, was enough to make Simion do exactly just that.
And then, Hiccup now got serious, before things heated up, "Alright, let's face facts here! We're here to do one thing, and that is, prepare the dragons for the First Task, and we're not gonna do that, arguing and bickering over each other's methods. Alright?"

Silence fell, as the dragon keepers scowled at Hiccup, and Charlie immediately took over, speaking to his fellow dragon-keepers, "Look, I know you have strong opinions regarding the Dragon Riders and their methods, but Hiccup's right. We need to get ready for the First Task, and that's on the 24th, around seven days from now".

Hiccup then extended his hand to Toothless and turned his head the other way, closing his eyes as he did so.
And much to the amazement of the dragon keepers, Toothless closed his eyes and closed the gap, making contact with Hiccup's palm.
Hiccup opened his eyes and looked at the dragon keepers, whose mouths were open and agape, and smiled at them.
"Well, then. Shall we get a move on? And I'll show that even your dragons can be approached in the right way".

They managed to do so, and the Dragon Keepers and the Dragon Riders managed to get the four dragons, the Ukrainian Long-Belly, the Chinese Fireball, the Common Welsh Green and the Hungarian Horntail, settled in.

Then Hiccup stood in front of the cage of the currently asleep Hungarian Horntail, slightly distasted at how cramped and confined the dragon must feel. Looking at the scars all over it's body, Hiccup frowned, at it's current state, before saying to one of the dragon keepers, "Wake it up".
"Why would you want to do that? Do you have a death wish? The Hungarian Horntail's the most vicious out of all our dragons, and that's saying something".
Scowling back at whoever said that, Hiccup said "Because I want to break the ice, by introducing him, or her, to Toothless".

Even though they looked skeptical, Charlie sighed and said to his colleagues, "Well, we never know until we try, so might as well go with it. Let's introduce her to Toothless".
All the dragon keepers took out their wands and shouted "Rennervate!".
Immediately, flashes of red light came out from the tips of their wands and reached the Hungarian Horntail, which at first, slurred a bit before sluggishly opening it's eyes slightly, squinting at first, before starting to open fully.
Her eyes (Hiccup now starting to call the Horntail a she), narrowed at Hiccup, and immediately, growled and snarled, seemingly about to unleash it's fire onto Hiccup.

The dragon keepers pointed their wands at the Hungarian horntail, but Hiccup waved them all down, to which Charlie whispered for them to follow Hiccup's instructions. Reluctantly, they did, until Hiccup said, "Unlock the cage, I want to introduce her to Toothless".

One dragon keeper was about to voice a protest, until Charlie shook his head, and said, "I'll do it".
Pointing his wand at the cage, he waved it around in a specific way, until the cage door opened.
Smiling, Hiccup then stepped off to the side, allowing Toothless to step forward and closer to the dragon which was creeping out of it's cage.

Soon, the Hungarian Horntail laid it's eyes on the Night Fury and the two dragons starred at each other, right into their very own eyes, Toothless' bright green eyes against the Hungarian Horntail's yellow slitted eyes.
Everyone present seemed to hold their breath, as they awaited which one of the dragons would make the first move.

Toothless dared to make the first move, but the Horntail seemed to not be ready for that yet, as it snapped it's jaws and snarled, making Toothless jump back and growl as it hunched down close to the ground.
The dragon keepers made a go to draw their wands, only for Hiccup and Charlie to stop them while they were at it. Reluctantly, the dragon keepers put them away, but still kept their hands close by, just in case.

Soon, Toothless decided to try again, itching ever closer to the Hungarian Horntail, who was now curious about the 'newcomer', so to speak, and continued to have the Night Fury within it's gaze. Allowing it to approach, the Horntail also moved to close the distance between it and the Night Fury, before coming nose to nose with one another.
The Horntail sniffed, everyone able to hear the vast exhaling and inhaling of air, as it's it's nostrils contracted and expanded.
Eventually, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as the Horntail relaxed, and in turn, the Night Fury started making very happy noises as the Horntail allowed Toothless to rub his head against hers. Soon enough, the two of them were in the process of making friends with one another in no time.

Hiccup, who was pleased with this development, then walked up to Charlie, who was looking on in amazement, and asked, "So, what do you think, Charlie? Shall we get started on making sure your fellow colleagues get to grips on our dragons?"
Charlie looked at Hiccup, and smiled, "Sure, Hiccup. Granted I suppose it'll be a while, but I'll make sure that they'll get to grips by the time of the First Task".
Hiccup smiled back, and looked upon the dragon keepers, before turning back at Charlie and saying, "Alright, then. Let's get started".

Well, you may not know this, but this was one difficult chapter to get down! (Keeping in mind, that I was working on Chapter 4, Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 at the same time, by the way)
I clearly had the challenge of making sure that the whole thing, from the dragon keepers arrival, Hiccup just seeing their methods in person, his reaction to it, to the introduction of Toothless, and the encounter between Toothless and the Hungarian Horntail went down smoothly and accordingly, to how I envisioned it in my mind. But I'm glad that I got this done eventually. I just hope it meets your satisfaction.
Regardless at how the chapter went down, I did myself, enjoy writing the first meeting between Toothless and the Hungarian Horntail, even if I tried to balance it out between not dragging it out for two long, and not making it too short (These are two dragon species that are unfamiliar with one another, after all, so I had to ensure that the Horntail needed to be wary at first, but then take the first step in making friends with the Night Fury).

So, yeah..., that's pretty much it. Now begins the work of getting the rest of the dragon keepers to grips with Berk's dragons before the First Task begins.
Any further suggestions for future chapters are still welcome!

Anyways, don't forget to leave a review whenever you can, and see you next time!