Morning dawned on a damp Hogwarts landscape, sending rays of sum straight
into Harry's eyes.
"Harry come ON!" yelled Ron. We're late for care of magical creatures!
Without stopping even to groan, Harry bounced out of bed and hastily pulled on his robes.
They sped across the ground, and skidded to a stop in front of Hagrid's cabin. "Harry, Ron! Where ya been? You nearly missed it!" boomed Hagrid, his coal black eyes sparkling with merriment. " Now gather 'round!"
He disappeared behind the paddock as the class (who were all too familiar with the kinds of creatures Hagrid prized) edged back nervously.
"Here it comes," shouted Hagrid. The class shrank back as out came.... a lawn-gnome.
Ron and Harry roared with laughter.
But it turned out that they were devilishly tricky. The class was challenged to catch as many of them as they could with large butterfly nets. Needless to say, it was havoc. At the end of the lesson the gnomes all crowded fearfully around Hagrid, who soothed them. His eyes were watering with laugher. "Good job, class,' he said as the bell rang. The Gryffindors and Ravenclaws staggered back up to the castle, sweating and puffing.
'Harry," he called. 'Come here" Harry gave Ron and Hermione a sidelong glance and came forward. "Ron, Hermione, you to best come as well."
He led then through a passageway they had never seen before starting from the back of his hut, and they soon realized that they were heading to the fourth corridor. They arrived in a hallway, faced the entrance to Dumbledore's office.
"Well, then," he said. "Best be going now. Dumbldore'll be with ya in a moment." he gave them a friendly wink and sauntered off.
"Harry come ON!" yelled Ron. We're late for care of magical creatures!
Without stopping even to groan, Harry bounced out of bed and hastily pulled on his robes.
They sped across the ground, and skidded to a stop in front of Hagrid's cabin. "Harry, Ron! Where ya been? You nearly missed it!" boomed Hagrid, his coal black eyes sparkling with merriment. " Now gather 'round!"
He disappeared behind the paddock as the class (who were all too familiar with the kinds of creatures Hagrid prized) edged back nervously.
"Here it comes," shouted Hagrid. The class shrank back as out came.... a lawn-gnome.
Ron and Harry roared with laughter.
But it turned out that they were devilishly tricky. The class was challenged to catch as many of them as they could with large butterfly nets. Needless to say, it was havoc. At the end of the lesson the gnomes all crowded fearfully around Hagrid, who soothed them. His eyes were watering with laugher. "Good job, class,' he said as the bell rang. The Gryffindors and Ravenclaws staggered back up to the castle, sweating and puffing.
'Harry," he called. 'Come here" Harry gave Ron and Hermione a sidelong glance and came forward. "Ron, Hermione, you to best come as well."
He led then through a passageway they had never seen before starting from the back of his hut, and they soon realized that they were heading to the fourth corridor. They arrived in a hallway, faced the entrance to Dumbledore's office.
"Well, then," he said. "Best be going now. Dumbldore'll be with ya in a moment." he gave them a friendly wink and sauntered off.