CHAPTER 6
The preparation of the OWLS made it harder to assign dates for the DA. And the crowd was frenzy with excitement when they finally got in some time for practice. Hermione was glad to be around these people again. Finally learning something than just reading the textbooks back and forth and staring at the road like face that Umbridge was so suitably gifted.
She felt a little uneasy as Malfoy caught her eyes, they immediately fell on the cut on his lips, and they had left an ugly scar which he evidently refused to remove. She dragged her eyes back to what she was concentrating on earlier. Only to have her thoughts evaded by him.
'' it's no use spying on him she thought it would only bring more trouble- with the OWLS and with Ron and harry finally studying she did not want to get into another sticky situation.
Hagrid's arrival was quite a surprise and the cause of it even more surprising. The strory of the giants fascinated her but she was much more worried about Hagrid facing that gruesome woman Umbridge while she inspected him. She was determined to help Hagrid sort out his lessons and make sure that he didn't end up like Trelawney.
She didn't exactly succeed as she found herself marching deeper into the forbidden forest as she followed Hagrid. The rest of the class behind the three of them. What new thing could Hagrid possibly come up with she thought to herself? They walked for 10 min until they reached a place where the trees stood so close it was dark as twilight. They watched cautiously as Hagrid put down the huge pile of meat and called out to whatever creature he was planning to show them. A minute passed and they saw nothing. She tried to look harder as she saw Harry's eyes growing wider; she moved a little closer to the meat to get a better view. Hagrid bellowed "now, put your hand up who can see 'em" Harry, Neville and some stringy Slytherins raised their hands. She moved closer and almost tripped over a tree trunk but strong hands gripped her arm and steadied her.
"They're close granger, I would not go any closer if I were you"
His voice sent a chill down her spine.
"You can see them?" Hermione asked. He didn't bother answering. He obviously didn't want to others to know since he hadn't raised his hand.
"If you get attacked it will probably be messy although I would enjoy it I wouldn't want to go through the trouble." He drawled and walked away.
As Hagrid announced that these invisible creatures were thresals her mind clicked.
"Right now who can tell me why some of you can see them and some of you can't'
Hagrid asked
Hermione's hand instinctively shot up.
"The only people who can see thresals are" she said" people who have seen death"
She looked warily at harry and Neville and her eyes scanned the eyes for Draco.
The Umbridge's arrival ruined Hermione's excitement. And Hermione started cursing her under her breath as she started listing completely false complaints about Hagrid's class. Her blood boiled as she watched Umbridge question the Slytherins about Hagrid.
Hearing their complaints made her even more furious and she finally couldn't take it anymore when Malfoy told Umbridge about how most of the creatures Hagrid introduced were a safety hazard. Hermione realized she wasn't the only one who was glaring at Malfoy. 's amused smile Harry and Ron looked furious too.