Harry gaped and looked over at Ron, who was looking very pale and clutching
a trembling Hermione. Ginny on the other hand was very white and she was
holding onto a chair to stop herself from collapsing.
Breaking the silence, Harry said, "But how can that be?".
Dumbledore looked at Harry and said gravely, "I think it is best that you go back to your common room. It is very late".
"But I want to stay", Harry replied stubbornly.
"You may visit him another time, but it is best that Hagrid has a few days to think it through", Dumbledore said with a hint of finality in his voice. He got up quickly and held the door open for them. Harry reluctantly got up and they went outside. Hermione was still clutching onto Ron and Harry held out his arm for Ginny so she wouldn't stumble or collapse. She smiled weakly and took it, glad to have some support. They walked up to the castle in silence, each one wrapped up in their thoughts about Hagrid, Madame Maxine and Voldemort.
When school started again, Hagrid was still not better and Charlie continued his classes. Hagrid wasn't in the Great Hall for meal times either and Harry was becoming very worried about Hagrid. Harry would go to Hagrid's hut and knock but Hagrid didn't want to see him.
Harry got up early one morning, quickly got dressed and went down to the common room. He was so determined to talk to hagrid that he didn't even notice that he wasn't the only one in the common room.
"Where are you off to so early?", Ron asked.
Harry turned around startled, and saw Ron and Hermione standing behind him. "I'm going to visit Hagrid so don't try and stop me", he said.
"Ok but we're coming with you", Hermione said ,"Unless you want me to report you for being in the corridors out of hours". Harry grinned and Ron and Hermione grinned back. They quickly made their way down to Hagrid's hut and started banging on the door.
"Hagrid open up, ist only us and we want to talk to you", Harry shouted. Finally the door opened a crack and the three saw a puffy eyed Hagrid.
"Come in", he said opening the door wide enough to let them in.
"How are you?", Hermione asked worried.
"As well as can be expected", Hagrid replied.
"Hagrid we're worried about you", Harry said.
"You don't need to, I'll be fine soon enough", Hagrid replied. "You really don't know how bad it is, losing someone ye love", Hagrid said trailing off.
Ron took Hermione's hand and squeezed it gently, smiling at her reassuringly.
"We may not know much about that, but we think you shouldn't lock yourself up from the world", Hermione said.
"Yeah", Ron added.
"Plus we need our Care Of Magical Creatures teacher, and I have nothing against Charlie but your our teacher, and locking yourself up won't solve anything", Hermione said.
"Plus we're not going to let You Know Who win and life does go on", Harry added.
Hagrid grinned for the first time in days and pulled the three in a bone crushing hug, almost squeezing the life out of them. "You three are the best", Hagrid said grinning broadly.
"Sure Hagrid, but please no more hugs", Ron said warily.
"Now off ye get, breakfast is almost ready and yer not meant to be out so early", Hagrid said opening the door.
Hagrid returned to his game-keeping duties and classes shortly afterwards but Charlie remained and decided to help Hagrid with his classes.
Breaking the silence, Harry said, "But how can that be?".
Dumbledore looked at Harry and said gravely, "I think it is best that you go back to your common room. It is very late".
"But I want to stay", Harry replied stubbornly.
"You may visit him another time, but it is best that Hagrid has a few days to think it through", Dumbledore said with a hint of finality in his voice. He got up quickly and held the door open for them. Harry reluctantly got up and they went outside. Hermione was still clutching onto Ron and Harry held out his arm for Ginny so she wouldn't stumble or collapse. She smiled weakly and took it, glad to have some support. They walked up to the castle in silence, each one wrapped up in their thoughts about Hagrid, Madame Maxine and Voldemort.
When school started again, Hagrid was still not better and Charlie continued his classes. Hagrid wasn't in the Great Hall for meal times either and Harry was becoming very worried about Hagrid. Harry would go to Hagrid's hut and knock but Hagrid didn't want to see him.
Harry got up early one morning, quickly got dressed and went down to the common room. He was so determined to talk to hagrid that he didn't even notice that he wasn't the only one in the common room.
"Where are you off to so early?", Ron asked.
Harry turned around startled, and saw Ron and Hermione standing behind him. "I'm going to visit Hagrid so don't try and stop me", he said.
"Ok but we're coming with you", Hermione said ,"Unless you want me to report you for being in the corridors out of hours". Harry grinned and Ron and Hermione grinned back. They quickly made their way down to Hagrid's hut and started banging on the door.
"Hagrid open up, ist only us and we want to talk to you", Harry shouted. Finally the door opened a crack and the three saw a puffy eyed Hagrid.
"Come in", he said opening the door wide enough to let them in.
"How are you?", Hermione asked worried.
"As well as can be expected", Hagrid replied.
"Hagrid we're worried about you", Harry said.
"You don't need to, I'll be fine soon enough", Hagrid replied. "You really don't know how bad it is, losing someone ye love", Hagrid said trailing off.
Ron took Hermione's hand and squeezed it gently, smiling at her reassuringly.
"We may not know much about that, but we think you shouldn't lock yourself up from the world", Hermione said.
"Yeah", Ron added.
"Plus we need our Care Of Magical Creatures teacher, and I have nothing against Charlie but your our teacher, and locking yourself up won't solve anything", Hermione said.
"Plus we're not going to let You Know Who win and life does go on", Harry added.
Hagrid grinned for the first time in days and pulled the three in a bone crushing hug, almost squeezing the life out of them. "You three are the best", Hagrid said grinning broadly.
"Sure Hagrid, but please no more hugs", Ron said warily.
"Now off ye get, breakfast is almost ready and yer not meant to be out so early", Hagrid said opening the door.
Hagrid returned to his game-keeping duties and classes shortly afterwards but Charlie remained and decided to help Hagrid with his classes.