(SPLAT)
(An avalanche of Merriment Chocolate tidal-waved out of the fountain all over Seamus, Ron, Harry, and Hermione)
HERMIONE: Ugh! (completely covered in chocolate)
HARRY: (looking at Ron in shock and anger) RON…
RON: I…..
(Seamus Finnigan than took his spoon, wiped off some chocolate from his face and shoved the spoon into his mouth to taste.)
(Seamus melted down into his chair in delight)
SEAMUS: Heaven…..
HARRY: (imploringly) Hermione….. (nodding out to all the students who were staring at them in dead silence. He could even see some of the Fae looking on seemingly bemused)
HERMIONE: Oh! (her cheeks became instantly red in embarrassment)
HERMIONE: (she pulled out her wand and with a few complex wand movements she yelled out into the quiet room) Absofendo!
(The chocolate started to pull itself off of Harry and Hermione and it all collected midair in one giant chocolate glob. Then it disappeared into thin air.)
HARRY: (confused and spoken quietly) Where did it go?
HERMIONE: Back in the fountain I expect. The spell forces it to go back to where it belongs.
(Ron was trying to get Hermione's attention by waving his arms at her)
RON: (spoken meekly and pathetically) Do you…..(he paused)...do you think you could do that spell on me and Seamus?
HERMIONE: (with sassy whip) Oh I'm sorry, I would, you know, but I believe that….what was it? I should start "thinking like a man". So here you go…..I think you should spend the REST OF DINNER wearing that chocolate on you TO TEACH YOU A LESSON about how to properly speak to GIRLS!
(CLAPPING)
(The din of applause from the female students rang through the hall)
(Ron was mortified)
FEMALE STUDENT1: You tell that pig! (someone yelled from the Ravenclaw table)
FEMALE STUDENT2: Right you are Hermione! (coming from a tall red-haired girl at the Hufflepuff Table)
(Hermione blushed profusely)
(Hermione and Harry noticed that the applause also came from two of the smaller and seemingly younger Fae beings. One was male who had thick brown hair and had warm eyes. The other was a female who had medium length blonde hair and a sweetness that radiated from her somewhat innocent looking face. As Hermione and Harry caught their eyes, they froze for a moment and got caught in a stare. Harry had sat down without realizing, but was still staring)
GINNY: Harry! (she snapped her fingers in front of him)
HARRY: (he came out of his reverie) Oh!
(SCENE ENDS)
(After the dinner and the sorting ceremony concluded, all the students were sheparded by their house prefects to the area outside of the Great Hall. Ginny was one of the Gryffindor prefects; however, none of Harry, Ron, Hermione, or Neville were.)
GINNY: (projecting her voice confidently) Ok, everyone! Everyone! Please keep an orderly line. (She noticed a Slytherin 5th year pushing one of the Gryffindor first year boys maliciously) Oy! Reince! Keep pushing him around and McGonagall won't be the only one you'll be dealing with. (threateningly pointing her wand)
(The Slytherin 5th year named Reince narrowed his eyes, but then left the Gryffindor alone and went back to his house line)
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL: Ginny. A word please.
(They all turned around and saw Professor McGonagall standing there beckoning Ginny back. Harry could also make out the silhouettes of the boy and girl Fae who had applauded Hermione earlier.)
HARRY: (to Hermione) I wonder what that's about.
(A confused looking Ginny walked over to Professor McGonagall and conversed with her for a few minutes.)
(Ginny returned back to the line looking as though she received off-putting news)
GINNY: Everyone. (looking flustered) We will be having a…..a bit of a change in the Gryffindor house this year. (she paused for a moment) Two of the Fae Knights (with strong emphasis) will be joining Gryffindor this year.
PARVATI: What? (with an outraged look)
LAVENDER: Excuse me?
GINNY: And they will be spending their time in the Gryffindor Tower during wake hours and will go back to their sleep lodgings in the Fae Court Castle at sleep hours.
LAVENDER: Do any of us have a say in this?
GINNY: Lavender…..
LAVENDER: This is just ridiculous…and DANGEROUS…and my MOTHER will be worried sick about me!
HERMIONE: Lavender, stop….. (looking over Lavender's shoulder)
LAVENDER: No, Hermione. I will NOT stop because- OUCH!
(Parvati had just pinched hard on Lavender's arm to get her to turn around)
(As Parvati turns around she sees the tall, brilliant gorgeous figures of the two Fae Knights)
GINNY: Let me introduce you all to the two Fae Knights who will be staying with us. This is Eileen (pointing to the female) and Lief (pointing to the male).
(Lavender's froze in embarrassment)
(Fae Knights Eileen and Lief jostled forward past Lavender. Harry noticed that they did not possess the raw, frightening aura of Queen Lidia. And most notably, they showed almost none of her confidence as Eileen and Lief seemed terrified to look at anyone in the eye as they awkwardly came to join the line.)
(Harry's heart skipped a beat as Eileen settled behind him and Hermione. He didn't know what to say)
(Eileen's gaze went to him and he instantly looked to the ground. He made an inaudible noise.)
(Hermione hid a snort of laughter at this and was about to open her mouth to start a dialogue when she was interrupted by a still chocolate drenched and drunken Seamus Finnegan and Ron)
SEAMUS: (Seamus spoke drunkenly, slurring his vowels, and he had his arm wrapped around Ron's shoulder for support) D-D-Damn fine thing for the Fae to be j-j-joining us!
RON: (slurring his speech)You know S-S-Seamus, I-I-I always said that more diversity was-was exactly what this place needed. HA-HA-HA! (Ron started to uncontrollably laugh) Seamus. Shayyyyyyyymmmusssss. Funny name. (Ron suddenly looked frightened) Are you a leprechaun?
SEAMUS: HA-HA-HA! A leprechaun? Shhhhh….(trying to silence Ron)…shhhhh….(he went in close to Ron's ear)..how did you know?
(Hermione and Harry looked at each other very concerned, but then they saw smiles appear on Eileen and Lief's faces)
LIEF: (explaining graciously with a smile) They ate too much of the Merriment Chocolate. (chuckling) When you eat too much, you become…..a bit loopy.
EILEEN: (sounding slightly concerned) I do hope they won't start hallucinating and experiencing spontaneous transfigurations.
HARRY: (with a dumb look on his face) Spontaneous….. transfigurations?
RON: (his whole face contorted in drunken laughter) Do you- do you have a pot of gold Shayyyyyymusss?
SEAMUS: (yelling) A pot of gold! HA-HA-HA! (his head upturned laughing even louder)
(CRACK)
(Seamus's legs suddenly disappeared. His arms evaporated. His hair turned yellow. And then his body shortened, widened in the shape of a circle, and his entire head soon melted into a mold of gold.)
(Seamus Finnigan was now a pot of gold.)
GINNY: Oh no….
LAVENDER: Quick, what do we do? (speaking to the Eileen)
EILEEN: (looking mildly concerned) There's nothing you can do. We must wait it out. But do not worry, the effects only last 12 hours.
(Ron moved to the Pot of Gold Seamus, in shock)
RON: (he knelt on his knees next to him, then turned his head to Harry) Harry. Do..do…do you see this?
HARRY: I do mate. (getting down on his knees next to the still chocolate covered Ron) Don't worry, we'll send you both to Madam Pomfrey. If there's anyone who can fix this…..it's her.
RON: No. (shaking his head several times) It's not that. (he then looked at Harry as if seeing him for the first time)
HARRY: (confused and concerned) What is it?
RON: (a tear trickled down his eye) It's just that…(he paused for a moment staring at Seamus)….this is the first time I've ever had this many galleons...(he looked up at Harry with tears on his face)…...but I don't have a money pouch big enough to hold it in. (Ron bursts into tears, crying all over Harry)
GINNY: (rolling her eyes) Colin, Dennis (looking at the Creevy brothers), could you bring my pathetic excuse of a brother and this pot of Seamus to the Hospital Wing?
COLIN AND DENNIS: (super excited) Sure!
(Colin ran forward and grabbed at the pot of gold)
COLIN: Wow! He's really heavy! Almost like a real pot of gold!
DENNIS: I wish we could have spontaneously transfigured into gold!
(Soon thereafter, Dennis, Colin, Seamus, and Ron bustled off to the hospital wing)
(The line of Gryffindors started to move toward the Gryffindor tower when Eileen spoke to Harry)
EILEEN: So….was that one of your friends?
HARRY: Who? The one covered in chocolate…or the pot of gold? (smirking)
EILEEN: Hmmmm…..let's say the one who was covered in chocolate. (biting her lip)
HARRY: Yeah. (his cheeks blushed red and he looked at the ground) He…..he usually doesn't act like that. The Merriment Chocolate you know….
EILEEN: I saw that bushy haired girl yelling at him at your table, is she his girlfriend?
HARRY: Who? Hermione? No….no they're just friends. They fight like that all the time.
EILEEN: Oh. Well, it almost seemed like they liked each other or something.
(Harry had known for quite some time that there was some tension building between Ron and Hermione, but he felt it best to not divulge)
HARRY: So…..you….um…..I mean…My name is Harry. Harry Potter. (with an awkward smile on his face)
(A large smile came onto her face, and Harry was shook by how beautiful it was. He forgot that he was talking to someone who wasn't even human.)
EILEEN: Hi Harry Potter, my name is Eileen. (she looked around to the surroundings) This is such a wonderful castle you live in Harry. I can feel the magic emanating through it.
HARRY: (intrigued) You can feel magic?
EILEEN: Oh yes! Can't you?
HARRY: (shrugging) No. Not really.
EILEEN: It's so strong….especially right here. (Eileen grabbed Harry's hand and brought him toward a doorway along the hallway)
(They were now split off from the line and none of the other Gryffindors seemed to notice)
EILEEN: (she placed Harry's hand delicately into her hand and spoke) Feel it through me.
HARRY: (losing his breath and sense of balance) Through…you?
EILEEN: (smiling warmly) If you open yourself up to me…and let my magic connect to yours…you can experience what I experience.
(Feeling his hand in hers, his heart started to skip a beat)
EILEEN: Do you trust me?
(Harry didn't know why, but he did.)
HARRY: I….I do.
EILEEN: (while holding his hands, she spoke in breathtaking power and beauty) Filiacem
(Everything around him started to brighten in color. He could see within currents of air, some raw power radiating through the halls, above him, underneath him. It was the magic emanating all throughout the castle.)
HARRY: (in awe) This is…..incredible…..
(Eileen suddenly let go of his hand)
EILEEN: (with a guilty look on her face she spoke) I'm so sorry Harry, I didn't mean to see that.
HARRY: (confused) See what?
EILEEN: Into your memories. (she paused, looking guilty) You didn't notice?
HARRY: I…..no….what…what did you see?
EILEEN: (she looked somewhat hesitant and then spoke) Who is…Voldemort?
(Harry froze for a moment)
HARRY: Voldemort is…an enemy. (laughing) It's almost…almost unbelievable that you don't know who he is, because…..everyone does….I mean to say, I know you don't know because you've been-
EILEEN: (interrupting Harry's rambling) Has he hurt you?
HARRY: (he subconsciously put his hand on his scar and spoke in a more somber voice) He killed my parents…..and tried to kill me.
EILEEN: (she looked at him and he could see that her eyes were moist) I'm so sorry Harry. To lose your parents…..I couldn't even imagine….
HARRY: Is….is Queen Lidia your mother?
EILEEN: She is….. (in a voice that seemed unsure)
HARRY: Do Fae have fathers?
EILEEN: Fae are not like humans. We have existed since the dawn of mankind. An eternal life.
HARRY: Wow…that's amazing (spoken slowly). You were here thousands of years ago?
EILEEN: Well…I am a bit of a special case.
HARRY: How so?
EILEEN: Though Fae are eternal, they can still be killed. And I'm afraid the Fae Knight who came before me suffered that fate….(Eileen looked very shook up)
(Suddenly he felt the ground vibrate and whirling magic appear across the hall to the other end. He had already let go of Eileen's hand, but it appeared as though his connection to her mind was still present.)
(The Fae Queen in all her majesty appeared at the doorway silhouetted by the moonlight from the nearby window. Harry could see, using Eileen's sight, the raw magnitude of how much magic she possessed. It looked as if it could compare to the core of the sun.)
(The Fae Queen did not speak, but instead he heard whispers and he soon realized that what he was hearing were the thoughts that were going on between their minds.)
FAE QUEEN LIDIA'S THOUGHTS: (in a deadly whisper) What have you told this boy.
EILEEN'S THOUGHTS: (Harry noticed and felt her absolute terror) I was only trying to be friendly! And….and establish friendship as you had instructed my Queen….
FAE QUEEN LIDIA'S THOUGHTS: By telling him of our weaknesses?! By exposing ourselves to them!
EILEEN'S THOUGHTS: My Queen! I offer a thousand apologies! I made an error in judgement and got caught up in my feelings. I….I- (interrupted)
(Suddenly Harry felt a force in the mental connection. Terror shivered down his spine as his presence was detected by Queen Lidia. He felt her mind upon his own and the power of it rocked Harry so that his knees weakened, and he fell down painfully to the stone floor.)
(Eileen and Queen Lidia returned to speaking out loud)
EILEEN: Harry! (she came down to Harry's rescue and propped him up onto her.)
FAE QUEEN LIDIA: (her voice returned to a polite, nurturing voice, as she spoke to Eileen) My child. I do believe it is time for you to return to our Court for slumber.
EILEEN: Yes my Queen…. (Eileen slowly let go of Harry's body and made her way to the Queen)
FAE QUEEN LIDIA: (as Eileen came by her side, she then looked at Harry) Goodnight Harry Potter. And thank you for the valuable gift you have given me.
(A sinister smile widened upon her face.)
(It was at that moment that Harry realized it. The Fae Queen had read into his mind. And there was no telling what secrets she had obtained.)
(SCENE ENDS)
(Scene fast forwards the next morning where Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny are outside moving down quickly to Hagrid's hut)
RON: (flabbergasted) The Queen was in your mind!? Actually inside your mind!?
HARRY: (shaking his head) No….no I wouldn't really put it like that. (pausing for a moment to think) It was more like our magic was connected and she could see my mind from afar….
GINNY: (in a restrained voice) I'm more concerned about why this Eileen chose to pull you aside like that-…maybe she was setting you up….(she said with a strange look)
RON: (suddenly excited) Well three guesses why! Saw something she LIKED and went for it! (patting Harry on his back)
HERMIONE: (rolling her eyes) Ugh. (she looked at Ginny and spoke) I don't know Ginny, based on what Harry said, Eileen seemed as frightened of the Queen as Harry was-…. Maybe she just….(she spoke cautiously as she tried to read Ginny) wanted to speak to Harry and….get to know the Hogwarts students better.
(Ginny looked put off by this and went silent. Harry noticed that Ginny averted Hermione's eyes and that Hermione looked upset by this. Ron, on the other hand, was oblivious)
RON: What kind of secrets do you think the Queen could have learnt? All the stuff about You-Know-Who is public knowledge anyways.
HARRY: She could have found out about the prophecy.
RON: Well even if she did discover that, its not as if she could use any of that to hurt anyone. Only You-Know-Who wants that information.
HERMIONE: Who's to say she wouldn't join You-Know-Who?
(A voice came from out of nowhere)
HAGRID: Join You-Know-Who? Best come inside if you wanna talk about stuff like that.
(They all turned around and looked up at Hagrid. Hagrid beamed at them.)
HAGRID: (he playfully spoke) I'll put on a spot of tea.
(The scene fast forwards into Hagrid's hut after Hagrid had prepared tea and given them all cups.)
HAGRID: Really dodgy that. I'd always heard that the Fae were like a hive, but I'da never thought they could actually speak to one 'nother like that. Sorta like they….uh….how d'ya say it?
HERMIONE: Like they "shared a mind"?
(Hagrid put his put his finger on his nose.)
RON: (put off) Imagine having no privacy….. someone nosing about in your business hearin' what you were saying every secon'. (looking up thinking, then he spoke deadpan) Would be a nightmare with Fred and George….
GINNY: Believe me Ron, there's no punishment worse than the thought of having to share a mind with YOU. (sneering)
RON: (boldly and proudly) You don't wanna KNOW what thoughts are running through this brain (pointing to his brain).
GINNY: Ron, you'd need to first have thoughts for someone to be able to read them.
(Hagrid chuckled, which put off Ron, who went back to drinking his tea and eating his tea biscuits)
HARRY: (looking very serious, he looked up at Hagrid and spoke) Hagrid…what are the Fae?
(The rest of them stopped drinking and paid close attention)
HAGRID: Well to tell ya the truth, no one really knows too much about 'um…just bits and pieces put together throughout the ages…...they were known to be very secretive…..
HERMIONE: (in over the top flattery) But surely you, Hagrid, know all about them?
HAGRID: (beaming, puffing up his chest) Course. Course. Well…..let's see now (Harry smirked at Hermione). (In a more quiet, serious tone) The Fae are a small group of magic creatures. As far as I know they only exist right here in England and settled their Court right here on Hogwarts grounds. By their nature, they're only interest is protecting their home at all costs. The Fae Knights are powerful in their own right, but most of the power is in the Fae Lady and especially in the Queen. (a somber look came onto his face) Frightening, how much power the Queen has…. Some say she be even more powerful than the greatest wizards of the age….
RON: More powerful than even Dumbledore?
HAGRID: Could be….you saw the blast that Queen let off in the forest. Nearly took out 20 trees in one blast…
GINNY: But then if she's more powerful than Dumbledore (sounding defeated), how could Hogwarts stand a chance against them….
HAGRID: (sounding alarmed) Well hold on now! I don' think you should be counting Dumbledore out jus' yet. (he spoke with fierce pride in his voice) The headmaster has never shown the full extent of his power before. Too modest. There was a rumor going around during the first Wizarding War that the Death Eaters wouldn't dare try to group attack Dumbledore because they believed tha' he could take um on all by himself…(looking off into the distance)….Great man, Dumbledore….
GINNY: Hagrid, should we be afraid? You know, with them in the castle?
HAGRID: The Fae are extremely powerful, but see they also have their weaknesses.
HARRY: (looking intrigued) Like what?
HAGRID: Well it all goes back to their nature. All classes of magic creatures have unique traits that make 'um than different than the others. And what makes the Fae special is how they hibernate.
RON: You mean like Jackal Bears?
HAGRID: Exactly. Jackal Bears hibernate in the winter because their source of food, the Pygmy Runningbirds, travel south during the winter. So the Jackal Bear goes to their home, usually a cave or a ditch, and they shut their body down till they're almost near death. They go on for 'bout 4 months or so and then come out rested and ready to hunt.
HARRY: So are you saying the Fae hibernate like that?
HAGRID: Oh, the Fae are on a whole 'nother level! Their hibernation lasts 20 years…...
HARRY: (awestruck) 20 years…..wow. (pause) Though I suppose that makes sense. 20 years for someone whose lived thousands probably just feels like a night's rest…..
HAGRID: And it's the secret to their magic. Their hibernation isn't the same as other creatures who just turn their bodies off to conserve energy. Theirs is a magical hibernation….. that channels magic into 'um from the Earth itself.
HERMIONE: You mean it's some sort of enchantment? They perform magic to make them fall asleep?
HAGRID: Some of the most complex I'd ever heard of. Don' know any of it myself…way over my head, but Dumbledore tol' me all 'bout it last night. (Hagrid puffed out his chest again in pride)
HAGRID: Dumbledore says that the secret to their magical hibernation is that the Fae always has one designated "Keeper."
RON: (excited) Like in Quidditch?
HAGRID: Way he said it was the "Court Keeper." (he continued on) What would happen was that the Fae would all go into their castle EXCEPT one. (he paused) The Court Keeper would have to stay outside to perform the enchantment…
HERMIONE: But then how would the Keeper go into hibernation?
HAGRID: Wouldn't. Dumbledore said the Keeper doesn't get to hibernate like the rest do and because of that he'd always be the least powerful of the lot.
RON: Must be really boring just waiting around in the real world while your family sleeps in for 20 years.
HAGRID: Sure, it woulda been boring…hadn't been for the fact that a 1000 years ago, the Court Keeper was murdered by Salazar Slytherin.
(SCENE ENDS)
(Scene returns where it left off except Hagrid had gotten up to tend to the tea pot and pour them all more. He also brought out an unappetizing looking Rock Cake. He walked back to the table and set them all down)
RON: (shaking his head angrily) Had to be Slytherin…...
GINNY: Salazar Slytherin was real git from all the stuff he pulled. The pureblood stuff, the rift in Hogwarts, and…..the Chamber of Secrets…..(Ginny's fists balled up in anger)
RON: (angrily) No WONDER the Fae Queen almost took us all out when she woke! A 1000 years later and Slytherin's nonsense is still hurting us!
HAGRID: Sorry to say it Ron…..but if you'd hear the whole story….you'd know that Slytherin may o'been right on this.
HAGRID: (smiling at the look of outrage on their faces) The way the story went, apparently when the Hogwarts founders were looking for a spot to start their school, they weren't too concerned that there were already other creatures here. They knew this was the best spot and they were deadset on gettin' it. See it had to be really secluded…..had to have natural barriers to keep the muggles away, and there was somethin' else special 'bout this spot. Course when they saw the inhabitants, it was Helga Hufflepuff who went to speak to 'um and tell 'um what they were doing. She told them of their noble plans to provide education, assistance, and protection to witch and wizard children throughout the land no matter where they came from or what their social class was. The Fae Queen was very impressed with Hufflepuff and she gave her permission to construct their school alongside the Fae Court. But…Salazar Slytherin refused to be part of any of the negotiations.
HARRY: How come?
RON: Probably out there sharpening his wand ready to attack.
GINNY: Ronald, no one sharpens their wand for spellwork.
RON: (snidely) You know what I meant!
HAGRID: Slytherin….believe it or not…was actually the one who wanted to leave them alone and pick a new spot.
HAGRID: And instead of just arguing with the 3 other founders, he went out into the neighboring wizard village….called Elmsmore at the time…..and asked the wizards about the Fae. You know, to find out the real story.
HARRY: What did he find?
HAGRID: Found out there was a bloody history between the wizards there and the Fae Court.
HAGRID: This was over a 1000 years ago, and back then, wizards were a bit more savage…..and unthinking. They just saw the Fae as a threat to 'um so their first instinct was to fight.
HERMIONE: (folding her arms) Had they let witches be involved with the decision-making (tilting her nose up), well then there wouldn't have be any of those stupid wars.
RON: Wouldn't have been a moment's peace either. (A punch came out of nowhere and smacked him on his arm) Ow!
HAGRID: The wizards in the village picked a fight they weren't going to win. Way it's told, a group o' about 100 drunken, foolish wizards tried to attack the Fae Court after a whiskey festival got out o' hand. When they got to the Court, not one of the other Fae had to get involved. The Fae Queen came out alone (he paused a long moment) and laid waste to all 100 wizards…..
(Hermione put her hand to her mouth in horror)
GINNY: Oh my god…..
HAGRID: And it was from then on that wizards stayed clear away from the Fae Court and left them to themselves. That was until the Hogwarts founders came to the area to try to build a school that is.
RON: So when Slytherin found out about all that did he convince the rest of the founders to look for a different area?
GINNY: Yes, Ron. That's why Hogwarts is currently located in southern France. (Hermione giggled)
HAGRID: Slytherin told 'um alright, but he was the conniving sort. The way he put it to 'um was that the Fae weren't like human wizards and couldn't be expected to stay reasonable and peaceful forever. After all….it is in their nature to attack anyone who threatens their Court.
HERMIONE: Just like every other living being you mean!
HAGRID: Well Hermione, what would happen if a bunch of idiot students…..like Fred and George say…(turning to Ron)...no offense Ron.
RON: (nonplussed) None taken.
HAGRID: Let's say they got out of hand one day and started throwing hexes at the Fae Court? It's in the Fae's nature to deal with that threat immediately and hurt that student…..maybe even kill 'im! No…(shaking his head)…no….that made some of the other founders nervous alright.
HAGRID: Turned out that the one he convinced the most was Ravenclaw herself. She realized that he was right…..that logically it was too dangerous to live alongside them, and it was too dangerous to create a magic stronghold school somewhere else because there wasn't enough magic to protect, conceal, and manage something of this size. You gotta understand that during that time, it was very dangerous to be a wizard. They needed a stronghold to be safe.
HARRY: So how did it all end? Did Slytherin somehow magically enchant them to into hibernation?
HAGRID: Well no one really knows, as far as Dumbledore tells it. All he knows is that in whatever battle occurred, the Court Keeper was killed and the rest of the Fae were put under hibernation. This way the Keeper couldn't bring them out of hibernation and the Fae would be on ice forever.
(They all just sat in silence for nearly 3 minutes thinking things through)
HARRY: And now she's back….they're back…..
RON: Course they want revenge…..who wouldn't? I'm not surprised that that Unctus Fiddleman bloke, the Minister of Magical Creatures, was livid about Dumbledore letting 'um inside Hogwarts.
HAGRID: I'll tell you that Dumbledore is real interested in finding out who coulda brought the Fae back from hibernation and why.
(To be continued)