they sailed nearer ahe which it stood.
”heads down!” yelled hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff;
they all bent their heads ale boats carried them through a
of ivy that hid a wide opening in the cliff face. they were
carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taki
uhe til they read round
harbor, where they clambered out onto rod pebbles.
”oy, you there! is this your toad?” said hagrid, who was g
the boats as people climbed out of them.
”trevor!” eville blissfully, holding out his hands. then
they clambered up a passageway ier hagrids lamp,
ing out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of
the castle.
they a flight of stoeps and crowded around the
huge, oak front door.
”everyohere, still got yer toad?”
hagrid raised a gigantid kimes on the
castle door.
chapter seven
the s hat
the d opeall, black-haired wit
emerald-greehere. she had a very stern fad
harrys first thought was that this was o cross.
”the firs years, prall,” said hagrid.
”thank you, hagrid. i will take them from here.”
she pulled the door wide. the entrance hall was so big you
could have fit the whole of the dursleys house ione
ith flamihe otts,
the g was too high to make out, and a mag marble
stairg them led to the upper floors.
they followed prall across the flagged stone
floor. harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voi a
doorway tht -the rest of the sust already be here
-- but prall showed the first years into a small,
empty chamber off the hall. they , standing rather closer
together than they would usually have d about nervously.
”wele to hograll.