”it bit me!” he said, showing them his hand, rapped
in a bloody handkerchief. ”im not goio hold a quill
for a week. i tell you, that dragons the most horrible animal ive
ever met, but the way hagrid goes on about it, youd think it was
a fluffy little bunny rabbit. when it bit me he told me off for
frightening it. a, he was singing it a lullaby.”
there on the dark window.
”its hedwig!” said harry, hurryi her in. ”shell have
charlies answer!”
the three of them put their heads together to read the note.
dear ron,
how are you? thanks for the letter -- id be glad to take the
neback, but it wotihink
the best thio seh some friends of mine
wh to visit me rouble is, they mustnt be
seen g an illegal dragon.
could you get the ridgeback up the tallest tower at midnight
on saturday? they meet you there and take him away while its
still dark.
send me an answer as soon as possible.
love,
charlie
they looked at oher.
”weve got the invisibility cloak,” said harry. ”it shouldnt
be too difficult -- i think the cloaks big enough to cover two of
us a.”
it was a mark of how bad the last week had beeher
two agreed with him. anythi rid of -- and malfoy.
there was a hitch. by the m, rons bitten hand had
swolles usual size. he didnt k was safe
to go to madam pomfrey -- wnize a dragon bite? by
the afternoon, though, he had had tury
shade of green. it looked as if s fangs were poisonous.
harry and hermiohe hospital wing at the end
of the day to find roate in bed.
”its not just my hand,” he whispered, ”although that feels
like its about to fall off. malfoy told madam pomfrey he wanted
to borrow one