Chapter 2

Digging the Hideout

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"Get back to work, Peter! You can sew your leg back on when you've finished!" growled Voldemort.

Peter was squealing in pain and clutching his half-severed leg.

"Whoops! Sorry about that Peter," said Snape in a clearly sarcastic voice that no one picked up.

"Gee, look everybody!" said Luciud grinning from ear to ear. "It's Nearly Leg-less Peter."

Snape smacked Lucius over the head with his shovel and got back to work. The hole was halfway dug when they heard a certain half-giant trudging toward the back of his cabin. All of the Death Eaters hid including Voldemort, except for Snape, who tripped over part of Peter's leg.

"Say, whatcha up ter, Professer?" said Hagrid in his unmistakable half- giant tongue.

"I- uh...well, I was... um," stammered Snape. It was the first time he didn't have something smart and cunning to say. " I was looking for potion ingredients," he finally stammered out with much deliberation.

"Under my hut?" asked Hagrid suspiciously, eyeing Snape closely.

The Death Eaters in the bushes giggled. Wormtail let out a snort.

"Um, yea. It's the only place I can find....Leg of Wormtail. Yeah, that's it," Snape recovered feebily.

"Oh, I see," said Hagrid looking around at all of the shovels. "Need any help?"

Thoroughly suprised by this offer Snape handed Hagrid his shovel. Seconds passed and then Hagrid emerged from the hole that had been dug directly under his cabin. "I think this might be Leg of Wormtail,"Hagrid said holding up Wormtail's severed leg,"butcha can check fer yerself."

"Um, Hagrid?" Snape asked. "Could you not tell the Headmaster about this?"

Hagrid blushed,"O'course not. You're my best friend." Hagrid smiled sweetly at Snape who looked thoroughly disgusted.

Snape gave Hagrid a doggy treat and Hagrid went into his hut.

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