he rounded on harry and ron, who had been w o neville.
”you -- potter -- why didnt you tell him not to add the
quills? thought hed make you look good if he g, did
you? thats a youve lryffindor.”
this was so unfair that harry opened his mue, but
ron kicked him behind their .
”doi* push it,” he muttered, ”ive heard surn very
nasty.”
as they climbed the steps out of the dungeon an hour later,
harrys mind was rad his spirits were low. hed lost two
pryffindor i week -- why did se
him so much? ”cheer up,” said ron, ”snapes aloints
ee. eet hagrid with you?”
at five to three they left the d made their way across
the grounds. hagrid lived in a small woodehe edge of
the forbidde. a crossboair of galoshes were outside
the front door.
when harry khey heard a frantic sg from inside
and several booming barks. then hagrids v out, saying,
”bag -- back.”
hagrids big, hairy face appeared in the crack as he pulled
the door open.
”hang on,” he said. ”bag.”
he let them in, struggling to keep a hold on the collar of an
enormous black boarhound.
there was only one room inside. hams as were hanging
from the g, a copper kettle was boiling on the open fire,
and in the assive bed atchwork quilt over it.
”make yerselves at home,” said hagrid, letting go of fang, who
bht at ron and started lig his ears. like hagrid,
fa as fierce as he looked.
”this is ron,” harry told hagrid, boiling water
inte teapot and putting rock to a plate.
”another weasley, eh?” said hagrid, glang at rons freckles. i
spent half me life yer twin brothers away from the forest.”
the rock cakes eless lumps with raisins that almost
broke their teeth, but harry ao be enjoying them
as they told hagrid all about their first -lessons. faed