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The Forbidden Forest, Hogwarts Grounds, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
21st November, 1994.

Hiccup had thought of an adequate punishment for the twins indeed, and Ruffnut and Tuffnut had been assigned to get rid of the dragon dung within the camp for the whole day, using shovels to dispose of it by putting it away into wooden barrels.

Needless to say, Ruff and Tuff were not enjoying it.
And Hiccup could only hope that they won't do anymore pranks, for the duration of the dragon riders' stay at Hogwarts.


After having spent three days being taught about the Chinese Fireball, Swedish Short-Snout and Common Welsh Green, the Dragon Keepers had saved the best for last.

Well, best seemed to be a bit reaching, as the Hungarian Horntail was not exactly in the best of moods today, and the Dragon Keepers were a bit afraid to approach it until it calmed down.

Charlie once again was teaching the Dragon Riders.
"Out of all the dragon breeds we have at our sanctuary, the Hungarian Horntail is considered the most dangerous. And we say that, for a reason. We've seen this particular one shoot fire that can reach around forty feet, fire which can turn stone red hot. Also, it's back is as lethal as it's front".

Even though Hiccup did not think much about the Dragon Keepers' 'narrow-minded view on Dragons', as he put it, he could agree on their description of the Horntail being the most dangerous, given that it had black scales, a lizard like appearance, yellow eyes with vertical pupils, brown horns and brown spikes on it's tail, that made it seem like the stuff that nightmares for the wizards were made off, and justified their 'narrow-minded view on the dragons'.

"Also, it's stamina, that is well above average for other dragons, can ensure it'll keep on flying for longer than most dragons. And the Horntail is quite agile for it's size. This makes it quite dangerous in the air as much as it is dangerous on the ground".

"So essentially, handling a Horntail can only be someone who knows what he's doing, and has a bit of luck on his side".

A pause and Charlie asked,
"Are there any questions?"

Hands were raised, and Charlie pointed at Astrid, who asked, "How hot is the flame of the Horntail?"
A pause and "I've seen burnt victims of the Horntail be so badly burnt that you can see their muscles and their bones".


The Dragon Keepers, were a bit uneasy upon seeing the Monstrous Nightmare and even more discomforted to learn from Hiccup that, "It can set itself on fire, by producing a gel on it's skin and igniting it".
As soon as that ended, the Monstrous Nightmare, Emberclaw, immediately set itself alight, much to the alarm of the Dragon Keepers who all scrambled back and panicked.

But they managed to restrain themselves, remarkably, and Hiccup breathed a sigh of relief. Remarkably, he was also impressed, as the days of working alongside the Dragon Riders, the Dragon Keepers were slowly starting to adjust to the Berk dragons.

The lesson continued on, as the Dragon Riders taught the Dragon Keepers all about the Nightmare, about it's abilities, it's weaknesses and all the other stuff that they needed to know.


The only Night Fury in known existence, Hiccup was teaching the Dragon Keepers about Toothless, and needless to say, Hiccup had been looking forward to introducing them to Toothless.

After feeding him some cod and other fish, Hiccup then spoke, "I met Toothless, whilst dragons were raiding our village, Berk, and I used one of my bolas launcher contraptions. I caught him in it and long story short, I freed him, only to discover, that his left tail fin, had been ripped off and he was destined to be stranded on the ground, never to fly again".
As Hiccup finished off, Toothless picked up on Hiccup's saddened voice as he reminisced about the past, and the Night Fury gave his rider a concerned look, much to the surprise of the Dragon Keepers (their surprise being at how expressive the dragon really was). Hiccup smiled at his friend, and patted him on the head, to offset the Night Fury's worries, then went on, "But however, after forming a bond of friendship with Toothless, I set about trying to get him to fly again. With my skills in smithing, I set about building an artificial tail-fin. After a few unsuccessful tries, and an eventual test flight, we succeeded, and Toothless can fly, but not on his own. I did try and build him a tail that'd allow him to fly on his own, but all he wanted to fly with me".
The Night Fury gave Hiccup his attempt of a smile, which amused the Dragon Keepers at just how silly it looked.

But then, Hiccup changed topics and asked, "Before I start properly teaching you on how to train a dragon, are there any questions, in regards to Toothless?"

One dragon keeper put his hand up, and asked why he was called Toothless when he had a mouthful of teeth.
Hiccup smiled, and said, "Because he has retractable teeth. The sight of him being seemingly Toothless, and his personality, well, there was no better name to call him otherwise".

Another dragon rider asked "What's it's top speed?"
"Well, the Night Fury's speed and agility earned it the name of the 'Unholy Offspring of Lighting and Death Itself', and my flights with Toothless have confirmed that Toothless is capable of speeds beyond 100 miles an hour".
Some murmuring amongst the dragon keepers and Hiccup continued, "I have on occasion, went so fast, that suddenly, a massive white cloud suddenly appears all around Toothless and me, followed by a loud explosion. And beforehand, I have to ensure that I have to secure my harness as well as hunch as close to Toothless as possible. My first time taught me that, the hard way".

The dragon keepers increased their murmuring, and Hiccup was curious as to what they were intrigued about.
But he shelved it for later.

A few more questions later, and Hiccup soon began teaching the basics on 'how to train your dragon' to the dragon keepers.

"The first step in training your dragon, is establishing trust. Between you, and the dragon. You have to earn it, not demand it. And the first step, is show the dragon that you are not a threat..."


And so, Hiccup goes on to teach the dragon keepers on 'how to train your dragon'.

Next chapter, will be a bit familiar to you, as it's in the Goblet of Fire book, but it's set in Hiccup's perspective.

Future suggestions for future chapters are still welcome!
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