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"Where are you going?"

"I told Hagrid that I'd visit him today."

"See you later then."

"I'll be in the common room by five."

"Goodbye."

Harry knocked on the door of the hut…if a hut is what you'd call it; it was a rather large building, made of wood, and all in all perfect for Hagrid.

Harry heard a loud barking and Hagrid saying, "Back Fang, back."

The door opened a crack and Hagrid's face appeared. "Jus' a minute."

He closed the door again, there was a loud clunking noise, and it opened again. "All righ' come in."

"Thank you for inviting me."

"S'no problem, not at all."

Harry sat down on the couch next to Fang, who promptly began to slobber all over his robes. Harry absentmindedly stroked his head.

"So Hagrid, how have you been?"

The mans face lit up: "Well, been 'avin trouble wit' Fluffy."

"Isn't Fluffy your three headed dog?"

"Yeah. Anyway, he's getting restless."

"Why?"

"Well I lent 'im to Professor Dumbledore to guard the…." He stopped and looked at Harry suspiciously. "What are yeh up to?"

Harry put on an innocent expression. "Why would I be up to something?"

"The las' time you said tha' I nearly lost my job."

"Well then, no worries. I will not make you lose your job."

"Good."

"Now…what is Fluffy guarding?"

"Oh, he's guarding the…. Hey!"

Harry shrugged. "Sorry, I had to try."

"S'all right. Yer dad did the same thing."

"I don't doubt that from what my Grandmother has told me about him."

"Aye, a rowdy lad…dependable though," he smiled fondly, "an' you're the spittin' image of 'im." He straitened a bit and asked, "So…how're things in Slytherin?"

"Enjoyable. I have a room to myself, with a password so no one can get in. It's also fun watching Snape make the Gryffindors squirm."

Hagrid broke into laughter. "Exactly like your mother; she'd a been proud of yeh."

"Thank you."

Hagrid waved it off. "So you enjoyin' your classes?"

Harry nodded: "Except for the fact that I've already learned what we're learning."

Hagrid looked thoughtful. "Why don't yeh go to the library and check out the advanced books? I know that your Granma refused to teach you light magic above the fifth year."

"True, and after I learn all that, I'll ask Snape for a pass to the restricted section."

Hagrid looked uncomfortable. "Now don' go lookin' for trouble."

"Hagrid, have you ever known me to go looking for trouble?"

"Yeh, an' I nearly got sacked—remember that?"

Harry sighed, "Yes, I remember that."

"Hagrid, I need you to watch him while I make the final arrangements. Don't let him out of your sight."

"Sure thing, Professor Dumbledore. Yer not still givin' 'im to the muggles, are yeh?"

"Yes, Hagrid, I am; they are his only family, and he'll be protected there."

"But sir…yeh know Lily was adopted! 'An yeh know what those muggles are like! Disgustin' creatures, they are…"

"I never thought I'd see you spouting off the same phrases as Lucius Malfoy."

"In this case, 'e's right! I met 'em, remember? They hate magic!"

"He is going to live with them…and that is the last I'll speak of this matter."

"All righ' but he won' thank yeh."

Albus Dumbledore looked down on Harry. "Stay with Hagrid and do as he says."

He turned back to Hagrid and failed to notice the little hands that entered his pocket.

An hour later

"…An' tha's how I stopped the kelpies from eatin' the students…what did yeh think o' that, Harry?" He turned around. "Harry?"

But he was nowhere to be found.

Twenty minutes later

Harry slowly walked down the corridor, a bell rang, and he quickly ducked into a nearby closet. Harry peered out of it and saw the tall white-haired man and the giant man walking down the hallway.

"I told you to keep an eye on him."

"Sorry Professor. I turned aroun' for jus' a minute, and then 'e was gone."

Harry waited until they had passed the closet. Then he barged out and pointed the stolen wand at Dumbledore's back.

Albus and Hagrid both turned around to discover the source of the noise, and both were startled to see the boy they were searching for with a very familiar wand pointed at them.

"Give me back my wand!"

"Take me to my grandmother!"

"No." Dumbledore approached Harry.

"Stay back," the little boy commanded, brandishing the wand. Dumbledore kept coming, and in desperation Harry cried out "SERPENSORTIA!" Out of the tip of the wand exploded an extremely large anaconda, which sped toward Dumbledore. It lunged at him, teeth bared, and was right on top of him when Hagrid jumped on top of it.

Harry was so surprised at this turn of events that he forgot about Dumbledore…until the old man grabbed the wand from Harry's hand and vanished the snake. Dumbledore turned to Hagrid: "I will take him to my office since he slipped away from you so easily. Stupefy."

"That was the first time I had ever been stunned."

"Aye…and yeh had to be stunned again after ya woke up cause you attacked Dumbledore again. Gave 'im a shiner, you did."

"Yes," Harry smiled, "I did."

"Well," he said, standing, "I've got to go"

"All righ' then. Visit me again soon."

Harry smiled. "I will."

And then he left.

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