Little Arrivals 2-Chapter Two.
Harry stared at the eyes behind the glass for what seemed like a long time. Hermione held onto Lady tighter....causing more scratching.
"Who Is that?" Harry asked. "That's not Hagrid, here, quick."
Hermione extracted the kitten from her arms and pulled Fluffy off her leg and followed Harry back round to Hagrid.
"Um, Hagrid....who's in your house?"
"Wha'? Oh! I'm sorry. Come here, theres someone I'd like you to meet!"
Harry looked at Hermione, confused, and they followed after Hagrid into the house.
Inside, there was a tall man, standing, smiling, by Hagrid's sink.
"Harry, Hermione....this is Toby."
"Um...Hi." Harry ventured.
"Toby is my cousin. On me fathers side, obviously. He's staying with me for a week or so."
"Sorry if I startled you from outside, Harry! Nice to meet you both!" Toby said, shaking their hands.
"Well. Now. Who'd like a cup of tea?" Hagrid asked.
A few minutes later, the four of them were sitting round Hagrid's enourmous table, drinking tea.
"So, Toby...what brings you here to Hogwarts...if It's ok to ask?" Hermione added, uncertainly.
He exchanged glances with Hagrid. "Oh, well. That's a bit complicated right now, young Hermione, I'd rather not tell you right now."
"Oh, well, that's ok, I'm sorry, I mean..." Hermione started.
"Well. If you're finished your tea, I think you had better get back up to the castle." Hagrid said, checking the clock on the wall. "Ron'll be getting lonely. It's silly he doesn't come and see the kittens. They're so adorable once you get used to them!"
Harry and Hermione said their goodbyes and made their way back up to the castle. In the common room, they were met by Ron, who had fallen asleep in the chair, having only managed the title of the homework.
"Ron, Ron, wake up!" Harry shook him.
"Whaaaa, no Mum, five more minutes. Don't want to go to school, Ginny's baking me a pumpkin cake, I don't like pumpkin.....wha...what...Oh, Harry, Hermione! Must have dosed off there!"
Laughing, Harry and Hermione sat down and proceeded to tell them about Toby.
"He never said he had a cousin before." Ron pointed out.
"Yeah. And he was unwilling to tell us why he's here. I wonder what's going on?"
They were interupted by Neville bursting in through the portriat hole, breathless.
"See that bloody boy!"
The three immediatley knew who he was talking about...Hector.
"What's he done now?" Harry asked.
"Well, I was coming back from the library, when I saw Peeves, so I changed direction and came another way. Turns out Peeves has got himself a little friend to cause havoc with. Chased me all the way back here...with eggs." He turned round and showed them wet, eggy patches on his back.
"Oh no!" Hermione exclaimed. "Things are going to be a nightmare round here. Something must be done! I've had enough for one day. I'm going to bed. Night!"
"Night Hermione".
Not long after, the boys headed up to the dormatories too. But Harry couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about Toby. Why he was here. Why it was such a mystery. Then he thought about all the havoc Peeves will surely get up to with Hector. Once he heard the light sounds of Ron snoring, signalling that he was asleep, Harry put on his invisibility cloak and went out of the dormatory.
He wandered into the common room and looked out of the window, which looked onto Hagrid's hut. His light was still on...which was strange, Harry was sure it was after 1am. He watched for a while, and he noticed some figures moving about in the hut. He couldn't see much, being so high up and far away. Intrigued, he climbed through the portriat hole, and down the castle stairs, holding his breath under the cloak when he had to pass Filch, who was patrolling the corridors. Harry ran down the grass towards Hagrid's hut, and sat on a rock outside. Although he had the invisibility cloak on, he was still self-concious, so he crouched behind the rock and watched. There were raised voices.
"Hagrid, you must come." Toby Yelled. "You don't know what it's like. We need you."
"Ah but I can't. I can' leave Hogwarts. 'Specially when you can' even tell me how long for...I'm a teacher now, Toby."
"Hagrid. Please. I explained the situation. You're the only one we can ask. The ministry can't find out about this." Toby spoke a bit calmer now.
A third male voice spoke.
"Toby's right Hagrid. There's no one else to ask. Theres hardly any time to act before the ministry will get involved. And, heaven knows, with Lucius Malfoy there....Hagrid, he'd send us to Azkaban. You wouldnt want to be responsible for that...to your own flesh and blood. He's your cousin."
"Ah. Alrigh'. If I have to." Hagrid boomed. "I'm not happy abou' this....Can It at least wait till tomorrow? I need to ask Harry and tha' if they can watch the kittens...and the Jarvey."
"No, Hagrid. We must leave now. You can leave your friends a note." The man said.
With that, the door opened. Harry ducked down, before remembering the invisibility cloak. The three men emerged, and slowley walked away. Harry waited until they were out of site and ran back to the castle, not stopping until he was in the common room, where, he stood with his back to the wall, panting. Head spinning. What was all that about? He started when he saw a figure sitting in one of the chairs. It was a first year, who had clearly fallen asleep at her homework...similar to Ron. He ran up to the dorm and got into bed, not that he slept.
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Harry stared at the eyes behind the glass for what seemed like a long time. Hermione held onto Lady tighter....causing more scratching.
"Who Is that?" Harry asked. "That's not Hagrid, here, quick."
Hermione extracted the kitten from her arms and pulled Fluffy off her leg and followed Harry back round to Hagrid.
"Um, Hagrid....who's in your house?"
"Wha'? Oh! I'm sorry. Come here, theres someone I'd like you to meet!"
Harry looked at Hermione, confused, and they followed after Hagrid into the house.
Inside, there was a tall man, standing, smiling, by Hagrid's sink.
"Harry, Hermione....this is Toby."
"Um...Hi." Harry ventured.
"Toby is my cousin. On me fathers side, obviously. He's staying with me for a week or so."
"Sorry if I startled you from outside, Harry! Nice to meet you both!" Toby said, shaking their hands.
"Well. Now. Who'd like a cup of tea?" Hagrid asked.
A few minutes later, the four of them were sitting round Hagrid's enourmous table, drinking tea.
"So, Toby...what brings you here to Hogwarts...if It's ok to ask?" Hermione added, uncertainly.
He exchanged glances with Hagrid. "Oh, well. That's a bit complicated right now, young Hermione, I'd rather not tell you right now."
"Oh, well, that's ok, I'm sorry, I mean..." Hermione started.
"Well. If you're finished your tea, I think you had better get back up to the castle." Hagrid said, checking the clock on the wall. "Ron'll be getting lonely. It's silly he doesn't come and see the kittens. They're so adorable once you get used to them!"
Harry and Hermione said their goodbyes and made their way back up to the castle. In the common room, they were met by Ron, who had fallen asleep in the chair, having only managed the title of the homework.
"Ron, Ron, wake up!" Harry shook him.
"Whaaaa, no Mum, five more minutes. Don't want to go to school, Ginny's baking me a pumpkin cake, I don't like pumpkin.....wha...what...Oh, Harry, Hermione! Must have dosed off there!"
Laughing, Harry and Hermione sat down and proceeded to tell them about Toby.
"He never said he had a cousin before." Ron pointed out.
"Yeah. And he was unwilling to tell us why he's here. I wonder what's going on?"
They were interupted by Neville bursting in through the portriat hole, breathless.
"See that bloody boy!"
The three immediatley knew who he was talking about...Hector.
"What's he done now?" Harry asked.
"Well, I was coming back from the library, when I saw Peeves, so I changed direction and came another way. Turns out Peeves has got himself a little friend to cause havoc with. Chased me all the way back here...with eggs." He turned round and showed them wet, eggy patches on his back.
"Oh no!" Hermione exclaimed. "Things are going to be a nightmare round here. Something must be done! I've had enough for one day. I'm going to bed. Night!"
"Night Hermione".
Not long after, the boys headed up to the dormatories too. But Harry couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about Toby. Why he was here. Why it was such a mystery. Then he thought about all the havoc Peeves will surely get up to with Hector. Once he heard the light sounds of Ron snoring, signalling that he was asleep, Harry put on his invisibility cloak and went out of the dormatory.
He wandered into the common room and looked out of the window, which looked onto Hagrid's hut. His light was still on...which was strange, Harry was sure it was after 1am. He watched for a while, and he noticed some figures moving about in the hut. He couldn't see much, being so high up and far away. Intrigued, he climbed through the portriat hole, and down the castle stairs, holding his breath under the cloak when he had to pass Filch, who was patrolling the corridors. Harry ran down the grass towards Hagrid's hut, and sat on a rock outside. Although he had the invisibility cloak on, he was still self-concious, so he crouched behind the rock and watched. There were raised voices.
"Hagrid, you must come." Toby Yelled. "You don't know what it's like. We need you."
"Ah but I can't. I can' leave Hogwarts. 'Specially when you can' even tell me how long for...I'm a teacher now, Toby."
"Hagrid. Please. I explained the situation. You're the only one we can ask. The ministry can't find out about this." Toby spoke a bit calmer now.
A third male voice spoke.
"Toby's right Hagrid. There's no one else to ask. Theres hardly any time to act before the ministry will get involved. And, heaven knows, with Lucius Malfoy there....Hagrid, he'd send us to Azkaban. You wouldnt want to be responsible for that...to your own flesh and blood. He's your cousin."
"Ah. Alrigh'. If I have to." Hagrid boomed. "I'm not happy abou' this....Can It at least wait till tomorrow? I need to ask Harry and tha' if they can watch the kittens...and the Jarvey."
"No, Hagrid. We must leave now. You can leave your friends a note." The man said.
With that, the door opened. Harry ducked down, before remembering the invisibility cloak. The three men emerged, and slowley walked away. Harry waited until they were out of site and ran back to the castle, not stopping until he was in the common room, where, he stood with his back to the wall, panting. Head spinning. What was all that about? He started when he saw a figure sitting in one of the chairs. It was a first year, who had clearly fallen asleep at her homework...similar to Ron. He ran up to the dorm and got into bed, not that he slept.
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