CHAPTER 4
Next morning Harry woke up find Ron already up and flying slowly round the room on his Cleansweep eleven broomstick.
"Ron?" Said Harry putting on his glasses. Ron got off the broomstick, ears reddening.
"Hi Harry." He said. "I was just... I was training for next year. You know how rubbish I am at being keeper on the quidditch team?"
"You're not bad." Said Harry getting out of bed.
"Will you be back on the quidditch team this year?" Asked Ron putting his broomstick carefully away. Now that Umbridge had left Hogwarts, Harry couldn't see why he wouldn't be able to rejoin the Gryffindor quidditch team. "Yeah, I suppose so." Said Harry. "Ginny said she'd try out for chaser this year. I wonder who else will be on the team."
They went downstairs for breakfast to find both Percy and Mr Weasley sitting at the kitchen table. They were still looking at each other rather frostily. "Well I do think this had something to do with Cornelius." Said Percy importantly, putting down an article from the daily prophet. "I think maybe both are linked in some way. They did have a rather companion like bond about them last year." He stopped when he saw Ron and Harry. "Oh, hello Ron, Harry."
"Hi Perce." Said Ron not looking at him. Harry however ignored him. He knew only too well that Percy secretly thought Harry was a mad lunatic and he also knew that Percy did not believe that Voldermort was back. "What's that?" Asked Ron pointing at the article. It had a moving photograph of a struggling Umbridge fighting back several Centaurs.
"Here." Said Mr Weasley handing Ron the article and getting up. "Well, I'd better be off. Are you coming to the ministry Percy?"
"Yes, yes I think I will" Said Percy following his father out of the kitchen.
Harry and Ron sat down and helped themselves to breakfast. Harry leant over Ron's shoulder so he could read the article. The Headline was large and bold and read, 'Umbridge Discovers Giant.'
Dolores Umbridge, end of last school terms Headmistress, was found struggling against a pack of 50 centaurs in the depths of the Hogwarts forest on 12 August. She seemed incapable of speech and was immediately transferred to St Mungo's hospital. While ministry members raided the forests, they came across an approximately 20-ft giant that was chained to a tree. Someone in Hogwarts has obviously captured this aggressive specimen and transferred it to a place they apparently considered as 'safe'. Although ministry members cannot do much about transporting the giant to its natural environment, many of them think it would be easier to just kill it. However, 'giants are endangered things and shouldn't be wiped out.' Says Rubeus Hagrid Gamekeeper of Hogwarts. The ministry members are waiting for an opportunity to arise however. In the mean time, the giant has been enclosed by magic and there is no reason for it to harm any of the Hogwarts students.
Ron looked at Harry who gasped. "I knew it was a bad idea!" Said Ron shakily. They had known it to be Hagrid who had captured the giant and chained it to a tree in the forbidden forest. Before Harry could answer however, Mrs Weasley came into the kitchen looking excited.
"Here!" She said handing Harry and Ron each a rather large brown package. "They came this morning," Said Mrs Weasley, frying two more eggs.
Ron and Harry tore open the seal and pulled out the contents of the package. "They're the exam results!" Said Ron a little shakily. He turned his back on Harry and began reading.
Harry turned to his own. He took a deep breath and read.
OWL-Harry Potter
Transfiguration – Exceeds Exceptions
Defence Against the Dark arts – Outstanding
Herbology – Acceptable
Divination – Exceeds Expectations
History of Magic – Poor
Charms – Exceeds Expectations
Potions – Outstanding
Astronomy – Acceptable
Care of Magical Creatures – Exceeds Expectations
"Hey Harry!" Yelled Ron, "Harry! I got an O in Defence against the dark arts and... no way! Potions!" Harry grinned at him. He found the score he'd got in potions rather strange too. "How did you do?" Ron asked leaning over to get a better look at Harry exam scores.
"Oh well done Ron!" Said Mrs Weasley as she read Ron's marks. Harry was quite amazed he had got an E in divination, but then it was true that in his third year end of year exams, he had predicted in a crystal ball, the escape of Hagrid's hippogriff Buckbeak.
Ginny came in, no doubt looking for the source of commotion. "Oh you got your exam results!" She peered over Ron's shoulder. "This letter came for you by the way." She put a small envelope on the table in front of Ron and Harry then sat down and helped herself to breakfast.
"It's from Hermione!" Said Harry, reading the letter. "She got her exam results last week."
"Os in everything!" Gasped Ron, leaning forward so he could read Hermione's letter.
"Did she really?" Asked Mrs Weasley sounding surprised.
"She says there's going to be a new sixth year at Hogwarts this term!" Said Ron. "She says he used to go to Durmstrang."
"Really?" Said Ginny as she piled more sausages onto her plate. "I've never known anyone come from Durmstrang to Hogwarts before!"
Next morning Harry woke up find Ron already up and flying slowly round the room on his Cleansweep eleven broomstick.
"Ron?" Said Harry putting on his glasses. Ron got off the broomstick, ears reddening.
"Hi Harry." He said. "I was just... I was training for next year. You know how rubbish I am at being keeper on the quidditch team?"
"You're not bad." Said Harry getting out of bed.
"Will you be back on the quidditch team this year?" Asked Ron putting his broomstick carefully away. Now that Umbridge had left Hogwarts, Harry couldn't see why he wouldn't be able to rejoin the Gryffindor quidditch team. "Yeah, I suppose so." Said Harry. "Ginny said she'd try out for chaser this year. I wonder who else will be on the team."
They went downstairs for breakfast to find both Percy and Mr Weasley sitting at the kitchen table. They were still looking at each other rather frostily. "Well I do think this had something to do with Cornelius." Said Percy importantly, putting down an article from the daily prophet. "I think maybe both are linked in some way. They did have a rather companion like bond about them last year." He stopped when he saw Ron and Harry. "Oh, hello Ron, Harry."
"Hi Perce." Said Ron not looking at him. Harry however ignored him. He knew only too well that Percy secretly thought Harry was a mad lunatic and he also knew that Percy did not believe that Voldermort was back. "What's that?" Asked Ron pointing at the article. It had a moving photograph of a struggling Umbridge fighting back several Centaurs.
"Here." Said Mr Weasley handing Ron the article and getting up. "Well, I'd better be off. Are you coming to the ministry Percy?"
"Yes, yes I think I will" Said Percy following his father out of the kitchen.
Harry and Ron sat down and helped themselves to breakfast. Harry leant over Ron's shoulder so he could read the article. The Headline was large and bold and read, 'Umbridge Discovers Giant.'
Dolores Umbridge, end of last school terms Headmistress, was found struggling against a pack of 50 centaurs in the depths of the Hogwarts forest on 12 August. She seemed incapable of speech and was immediately transferred to St Mungo's hospital. While ministry members raided the forests, they came across an approximately 20-ft giant that was chained to a tree. Someone in Hogwarts has obviously captured this aggressive specimen and transferred it to a place they apparently considered as 'safe'. Although ministry members cannot do much about transporting the giant to its natural environment, many of them think it would be easier to just kill it. However, 'giants are endangered things and shouldn't be wiped out.' Says Rubeus Hagrid Gamekeeper of Hogwarts. The ministry members are waiting for an opportunity to arise however. In the mean time, the giant has been enclosed by magic and there is no reason for it to harm any of the Hogwarts students.
Ron looked at Harry who gasped. "I knew it was a bad idea!" Said Ron shakily. They had known it to be Hagrid who had captured the giant and chained it to a tree in the forbidden forest. Before Harry could answer however, Mrs Weasley came into the kitchen looking excited.
"Here!" She said handing Harry and Ron each a rather large brown package. "They came this morning," Said Mrs Weasley, frying two more eggs.
Ron and Harry tore open the seal and pulled out the contents of the package. "They're the exam results!" Said Ron a little shakily. He turned his back on Harry and began reading.
Harry turned to his own. He took a deep breath and read.
OWL-Harry Potter
Transfiguration – Exceeds Exceptions
Defence Against the Dark arts – Outstanding
Herbology – Acceptable
Divination – Exceeds Expectations
History of Magic – Poor
Charms – Exceeds Expectations
Potions – Outstanding
Astronomy – Acceptable
Care of Magical Creatures – Exceeds Expectations
"Hey Harry!" Yelled Ron, "Harry! I got an O in Defence against the dark arts and... no way! Potions!" Harry grinned at him. He found the score he'd got in potions rather strange too. "How did you do?" Ron asked leaning over to get a better look at Harry exam scores.
"Oh well done Ron!" Said Mrs Weasley as she read Ron's marks. Harry was quite amazed he had got an E in divination, but then it was true that in his third year end of year exams, he had predicted in a crystal ball, the escape of Hagrid's hippogriff Buckbeak.
Ginny came in, no doubt looking for the source of commotion. "Oh you got your exam results!" She peered over Ron's shoulder. "This letter came for you by the way." She put a small envelope on the table in front of Ron and Harry then sat down and helped herself to breakfast.
"It's from Hermione!" Said Harry, reading the letter. "She got her exam results last week."
"Os in everything!" Gasped Ron, leaning forward so he could read Hermione's letter.
"Did she really?" Asked Mrs Weasley sounding surprised.
"She says there's going to be a new sixth year at Hogwarts this term!" Said Ron. "She says he used to go to Durmstrang."
"Really?" Said Ginny as she piled more sausages onto her plate. "I've never known anyone come from Durmstrang to Hogwarts before!"