They soon arrived at the Smelly Smelson, having travelled by travelling
snuff [See Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody by some guy, I can't
remember right now, I'll say later.] Chive had given them a picture of
Captain Sparrow and it was fairly obvious which one was him. He was sitting
in the corner drinking rum and leering at somebody.
'Er, Mr Sparrow?' asked Hermione tentatively.
'Captain Sparrow, please,' he replied 'What can I do for you?'
Hermione introduced them all, and told him their story.
'Well that's quite a pickle,' he said, 'I think I can help you though. Just this once. And only because Sirius is a very good friend of mine. So don't think you can come to me every time you have a problem, savvy?'
'Ok,' said Harry.
'Right, Hagrid's ship, The Hairy Snail, is currently moored in Dover. The quickest and easiest way to get to it is by boat.'
'Will you take us?'
'Hell no. I have too much to do here. But I can give you directions. Now, you have to go, because I am waiting for a girl called Laura. Bye.'
'Ok,' said Hermione, 'Bye. And thank you.'
'Yeah yeah.'
Suddenly someone burst into the room. It was professor Lewinsky!
'Harry! Harry Potter! Where are you?' she cried breathlessly.
'Um, I'm right here,' said Harry.
'Please take me with you! When I heard Hagrid was in trouble, I had to come and help you save him.'
'Why?' asked Ron.
'Because I used to know him. I was his girlfriend for three years between 1986 and 1989.'
'Did you split up?' asked Harry
Hermione tutted and rolled her eyes skyward.
'Oh no, we're still together. Of course we split up!'
Harry looked confused for a while, and she continued.
'I split up with him after his whirlwind affair with your mother.'
Harry looked stunned.
'What whirlwind affair?'
'You know, he's your dad?'
Harry gasped and sat down clutching his chest in shock.
'Just ignore him,' said Hermione, 'he's like that sometimes. Please continue with your story.'
'Well, we split up, but I now realise that it was a big mistake, and I want us to get back together, but I can't do that if he's in teeerrrrrrriiiibbbbblllllleeee ddaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnngggggggeeeeeeeeerrrr!!!!!!'
'So you want to help us rescue him?' realised Ron.
'Yes,' sighed Gladys, which was her first name, 'And by the way, call me Gladys.'
'Why?'
'Because it's my name.'
'Ah.'
'Er, Mr Sparrow?' asked Hermione tentatively.
'Captain Sparrow, please,' he replied 'What can I do for you?'
Hermione introduced them all, and told him their story.
'Well that's quite a pickle,' he said, 'I think I can help you though. Just this once. And only because Sirius is a very good friend of mine. So don't think you can come to me every time you have a problem, savvy?'
'Ok,' said Harry.
'Right, Hagrid's ship, The Hairy Snail, is currently moored in Dover. The quickest and easiest way to get to it is by boat.'
'Will you take us?'
'Hell no. I have too much to do here. But I can give you directions. Now, you have to go, because I am waiting for a girl called Laura. Bye.'
'Ok,' said Hermione, 'Bye. And thank you.'
'Yeah yeah.'
Suddenly someone burst into the room. It was professor Lewinsky!
'Harry! Harry Potter! Where are you?' she cried breathlessly.
'Um, I'm right here,' said Harry.
'Please take me with you! When I heard Hagrid was in trouble, I had to come and help you save him.'
'Why?' asked Ron.
'Because I used to know him. I was his girlfriend for three years between 1986 and 1989.'
'Did you split up?' asked Harry
Hermione tutted and rolled her eyes skyward.
'Oh no, we're still together. Of course we split up!'
Harry looked confused for a while, and she continued.
'I split up with him after his whirlwind affair with your mother.'
Harry looked stunned.
'What whirlwind affair?'
'You know, he's your dad?'
Harry gasped and sat down clutching his chest in shock.
'Just ignore him,' said Hermione, 'he's like that sometimes. Please continue with your story.'
'Well, we split up, but I now realise that it was a big mistake, and I want us to get back together, but I can't do that if he's in teeerrrrrrriiiibbbbblllllleeee ddaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnngggggggeeeeeeeeerrrr!!!!!!'
'So you want to help us rescue him?' realised Ron.
'Yes,' sighed Gladys, which was her first name, 'And by the way, call me Gladys.'
'Why?'
'Because it's my name.'
'Ah.'