3. VISITORS
Hagrid had been wondering if he would make any friends during his
stay in Springfield,even if they were muggles. As he sat there in
the enormous chair,he hoped most of all that the kids would not be
afraid of him. The very thought of these people being afraid of
him-HIM!-brought tears to his eyes.
Fang seemed to sense how sad he felt; the dog came and sat in
Hagrid's lap. That made him feel a little better. He already missed
the people he loved at Hogwarts,particularly Harry and Hermione
and Dumbledore and Sprout and-
There was a knock at the door.
"Hello?" a high voice called.
Fang spilled out of his lap. Hagrid jumped out of the chair and
went to the door. He opened it; there was a little girl on the
other side.
"Well,hey," Hagrid said,with his friendliest smile.
"Hi,Mr. Hagrid," she said.
"Aw,please jus' call me Hagrid."
"Well...okay. I'm Lisa."
"Lisa Simpson?"
"How did you know?"
"Skinner told me about yeh."
"He did?"
"He did. Please,come in. Would yeh care fer some tea?"
"Oh,I'd love some."
Lisa stepped into the hut. She saw the huge dog near the chair.
"What's his name?"
"Fang," Hagrid said. "Don't worry,he's harmless."
"I'm not scared," she said.
Hagrid laughed. "I don't mean ta laugh," he said.
"I don't mind," Lisa said.
"Yeh just remind me of someone. A dear friend of mine. Yer like
her-she's the best student at Hogwarts."
Lisa's smile lit up the hut.
Then there was another knock.
"Anybody in there? C'mon,Lisa,I saw you go in-"
Lisa's smile turned into a frown.
"Oh,great."
"What's wrong?"
"My BROTHER."
"Oh," Hagrid said. "Bart."
Lisa looked up at him,wide-eyed.
"Skinner told me about HIM,too."
Hagrid had been wondering if he would make any friends during his
stay in Springfield,even if they were muggles. As he sat there in
the enormous chair,he hoped most of all that the kids would not be
afraid of him. The very thought of these people being afraid of
him-HIM!-brought tears to his eyes.
Fang seemed to sense how sad he felt; the dog came and sat in
Hagrid's lap. That made him feel a little better. He already missed
the people he loved at Hogwarts,particularly Harry and Hermione
and Dumbledore and Sprout and-
There was a knock at the door.
"Hello?" a high voice called.
Fang spilled out of his lap. Hagrid jumped out of the chair and
went to the door. He opened it; there was a little girl on the
other side.
"Well,hey," Hagrid said,with his friendliest smile.
"Hi,Mr. Hagrid," she said.
"Aw,please jus' call me Hagrid."
"Well...okay. I'm Lisa."
"Lisa Simpson?"
"How did you know?"
"Skinner told me about yeh."
"He did?"
"He did. Please,come in. Would yeh care fer some tea?"
"Oh,I'd love some."
Lisa stepped into the hut. She saw the huge dog near the chair.
"What's his name?"
"Fang," Hagrid said. "Don't worry,he's harmless."
"I'm not scared," she said.
Hagrid laughed. "I don't mean ta laugh," he said.
"I don't mind," Lisa said.
"Yeh just remind me of someone. A dear friend of mine. Yer like
her-she's the best student at Hogwarts."
Lisa's smile lit up the hut.
Then there was another knock.
"Anybody in there? C'mon,Lisa,I saw you go in-"
Lisa's smile turned into a frown.
"Oh,great."
"What's wrong?"
"My BROTHER."
"Oh," Hagrid said. "Bart."
Lisa looked up at him,wide-eyed.
"Skinner told me about HIM,too."
