Chapter 4
Hagrid's Departure
Harry remembered Hagrid. He was that huge bloke who got everyone onto the train. Harry liked him; Hagrid was the one who used to entertain Harry.
Harry snorted. He remembered Hagrid's love for all the brutal creatures he used to keep. The 'Blast-ended Skrewts', his dog, 'Fang', the acromantulas, 'Norbert' the dragon...the list went on and on...
Harry had had to keep all this under wraps. He couldn't let his mum know about the creatures; Hagrid would have been sacked.
Of course, none of this mattered now. Rita Skeeter had been doing some research into Hogwarts' teachers' pasts, but she found out Hagrid was half giant! Harry didn't mind at all, and neither did most of the Gryffindors, but as soon as Lily had found out, she put him in Azkaban.
"Which is probably what she wanted all along," Harry said dully. "Ah, is ickle Potter missing his giant 'daddy'?" Harry glared at Malfoy. "Talking to yourself, weren't we, Potter?" "Shut up Malfoy," muttered Harry. "Temper, temper! We can't have ickle Potter behaving like that now, can we? I mean, ickle Potter might just get a detention for being so rude!" Malfoy was a prefect. "Or even," Malfoy rolled up his sleeve, "using the spell 'cuttus' on a fellow student!" "You twisted, vile little..."
Ron walked over, with his wand pointed at Malfoy.
"Shut up, Malfoy, unless you want a lovely curse headed your way right now." "Ooh, I'm soooo scared. But, I too have a wand," he fired a curse at Ron, "and lots of jinxes, one of which I like to call, 'Instant Beard'."
Ron started sprouting a long, fuzzy red beard. Within seconds, it reached the floor. Ron grabbed his wand out of the beard, and quickly retaliated. Malfoy bent over, and worms started coming out of his body.
"Cool curse." said Harry. "Thanks," said Ron who was sounding slightly muffled through the beard, "I like to think it shows you for what you really are. I call it 'Malfoy the Worm'."
Then, footsteps were heard on the path. A black cloak was standing next to the beard, and by now, red hair that was 20m long.
"Would you like to tell me exactly what is going on here? And preferably the truth? Mr. Malfoy, if you would?"
"Of course, sir. I was standing guard by the gamekeeper's hut, like Professor Lily told me to, and then these people approached me. Without warning, they started firing jinxes at me..." Hermione interrupted Malfoy. "Excuse me, sir, but Malfoy started firing jinxes at us first, and..."
Malfoy sent a blast of light towards Hermione, just as Snape accidentally turned away. Her hair became curlier by the second, until it looked like a giant mushroom. Ron and Harry couldn't stand for this, and so started complaining to Snape.
"Professor, look what Malfoy has done to Hermione!" Snape gave Hermione a withering glance, and said, "All Mr. Malfoy has done is accentuate natural features. There isn't much difference. Anyway, Miss Granger." he turned to Hermione.
"Why have only slightly curly hair when it can be much better? 10 points to Slytherin for beautiful restyling, and," he looked at Malfoy who was still making worms, "10 points from Gryffindor for purposely done damage to a fellow pupil. Good day."
And with that, he swept round, and glided towards the hospital wing, with Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle close behind.
Harry was left behind with two cursed people, to try and drag Hermione through the door, and help Ron to walk without falling over.
Harry looked at the now empty gamekeeper's hut, and thought, "I wish you were still here, Hagrid. Hope you survive Azkaban."
And with that, they made their way to the hospital wing.
Harry remembered Hagrid. He was that huge bloke who got everyone onto the train. Harry liked him; Hagrid was the one who used to entertain Harry.
Harry snorted. He remembered Hagrid's love for all the brutal creatures he used to keep. The 'Blast-ended Skrewts', his dog, 'Fang', the acromantulas, 'Norbert' the dragon...the list went on and on...
Harry had had to keep all this under wraps. He couldn't let his mum know about the creatures; Hagrid would have been sacked.
Of course, none of this mattered now. Rita Skeeter had been doing some research into Hogwarts' teachers' pasts, but she found out Hagrid was half giant! Harry didn't mind at all, and neither did most of the Gryffindors, but as soon as Lily had found out, she put him in Azkaban.
"Which is probably what she wanted all along," Harry said dully. "Ah, is ickle Potter missing his giant 'daddy'?" Harry glared at Malfoy. "Talking to yourself, weren't we, Potter?" "Shut up Malfoy," muttered Harry. "Temper, temper! We can't have ickle Potter behaving like that now, can we? I mean, ickle Potter might just get a detention for being so rude!" Malfoy was a prefect. "Or even," Malfoy rolled up his sleeve, "using the spell 'cuttus' on a fellow student!" "You twisted, vile little..."
Ron walked over, with his wand pointed at Malfoy.
"Shut up, Malfoy, unless you want a lovely curse headed your way right now." "Ooh, I'm soooo scared. But, I too have a wand," he fired a curse at Ron, "and lots of jinxes, one of which I like to call, 'Instant Beard'."
Ron started sprouting a long, fuzzy red beard. Within seconds, it reached the floor. Ron grabbed his wand out of the beard, and quickly retaliated. Malfoy bent over, and worms started coming out of his body.
"Cool curse." said Harry. "Thanks," said Ron who was sounding slightly muffled through the beard, "I like to think it shows you for what you really are. I call it 'Malfoy the Worm'."
Then, footsteps were heard on the path. A black cloak was standing next to the beard, and by now, red hair that was 20m long.
"Would you like to tell me exactly what is going on here? And preferably the truth? Mr. Malfoy, if you would?"
"Of course, sir. I was standing guard by the gamekeeper's hut, like Professor Lily told me to, and then these people approached me. Without warning, they started firing jinxes at me..." Hermione interrupted Malfoy. "Excuse me, sir, but Malfoy started firing jinxes at us first, and..."
Malfoy sent a blast of light towards Hermione, just as Snape accidentally turned away. Her hair became curlier by the second, until it looked like a giant mushroom. Ron and Harry couldn't stand for this, and so started complaining to Snape.
"Professor, look what Malfoy has done to Hermione!" Snape gave Hermione a withering glance, and said, "All Mr. Malfoy has done is accentuate natural features. There isn't much difference. Anyway, Miss Granger." he turned to Hermione.
"Why have only slightly curly hair when it can be much better? 10 points to Slytherin for beautiful restyling, and," he looked at Malfoy who was still making worms, "10 points from Gryffindor for purposely done damage to a fellow pupil. Good day."
And with that, he swept round, and glided towards the hospital wing, with Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle close behind.
Harry was left behind with two cursed people, to try and drag Hermione through the door, and help Ron to walk without falling over.
Harry looked at the now empty gamekeeper's hut, and thought, "I wish you were still here, Hagrid. Hope you survive Azkaban."
And with that, they made their way to the hospital wing.