ll think
ive told yeh --”
”see you later, then,” said harry.
hagrid shuffled off.
”what was he hiding behind his back?” said hermiofully.
”do you think it had anything to do with the stone?”
”im goi se he was in,” said ron, whod had
enough . he came baute later ile of books
in his arms ahem dowable.
”dragons!” he whispered. ”hagrid was looking up stuff about
dragons! look at these: dragon species of great britain and ireland;
from egg to infernuide.”
”hagrids always wanted a dragoold me so the first time
i ever met him, ” said harry.
”but its against our laws,” said r was
outlawed by the warlocks of 1709, everyone knows
that. its hard to stop muggles from notig us if were keeping
dragons in the ba - anyway, you t tame dragons, its
dangerous. you should see the burns charlies got off wild ones
in romania.”
”but there arent wild dragons in britain?” said harry.
”of course there are,” said ron. ”on welsh green and
hebridean blacks. the ministry of magic has a job hushing them up,
i tell you. our kio keep putting spells on muggles
whove spotted them, to make them fet.”
”so what rid up to?” said hermione.
when they khe damekeepers hut an
hour later, they were surprised to see that all the s were
closed. hagrid called ”who is it?” before he let them in, and then
shut the door quid them.
it was stifling hot ihough it was such a warm day,
there was a blazihe grate. hagrid made them tea and
offered them stoat sandwiches, which they refused.
”so -- yeh wao ask me somethin?”
”yes,” said harry. there oiing around the
bush. ” if you could tell us whats guarding the