A/N, I'm back again! With the same disclaimer, don't own anything...blah blah yeah! Without further ado—

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The quartet reached the edge of the forest panting. They plopped down on the ground without noticing any of their surroundings. Finally the whole group looked up, and gaped. What was before them was a huge castle with towers and tons of windows. To the South they could notice a lake. Cimorene watched the lake as if she were in an enchantment. Suddenly a smooth, shining, curved back rose out of the water and glided back in. She gasped, in awe.

Finally Morwen talked. "Wow," was her only word. They looked the other way and noticed a little hut.

"Must be for a servant or something," Guessed Mendenbar. "Well, let's go up to the castle and check it out."

"Ok," came Telemain's first word in a while.

They stood up and began walking.

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Suddenly a huge figure appeared out of nowhere.

"Now jus' where d' y' think yer goin'?" The giant asked as he blocked their path.

"W-we-we- we just go-got here by accident, and we are trying to figure out where we are," Mendenbar stuttered.

"I dunno, but y' look fishy t' meh," The giant replied. "Ah'll bring yer t' Dumbledore." He hustled up to the castle steps and added,

"By the way, me name is Hagrid. Rubeus Hagrid.

They waked up the steps into the great castle. While walking through the hall, they ran into a man with ice cold eyes and greasy black hair.

"Now, now Hagrid, where do you think you are going?" He asked in his cold voice, and it felt like daggers were falling over them.

"Professor Snape, I was just bringin;' these people Ah foun' to Dumbledore." Hagrid said.

"Very well, hurry along." Snape replied and turned with a swish of his cloak and was gone.

Hagrid made a rude gesture at Snape's back as he disappeared around the corner.

"Ah hate that git when like he's the headmaster of the school." Hagrid muttered angrily.

Mendenbar looked at Telemain. "School?" He mouthed. Then aloud, "School? Is this a school Hagrid?"

"Why, of course 'tis a school! What else would it be?" Hagrid asked.

"I don't know. What is the school's name?"

"Hogwarts. I'm the Keeper of Keys and grounds here!" Hagrid announced proudly.

They reached a statue of a huge eagle. Hagrid said cheerfully, "Lemon drop!" And the statue turned and produced a set of stairs. Hagrid herded them in and walked in himself.

"We're on our way to Dumbledore!"