Chapter 10: The Chase Continues
The next morning Hagrid and Dumbledore woke up early. They left Hagrid's house and went back to Hogwarts to search for Fluffy. They searched the Great Hall, the offices but as they got to the Greenhouse they saw Professor Sprout lying in the Greenhouse garden. "My goodness, are you alright?" asked Dumbledore. "Yes, I guess now. I saw this big beast, it looked like a dog but it had three heads. I saw it when I first came in. It bit me and I came out here to make myself an antidote to heal the bite and I decided to stay out here for my safety." Replied Professor Sprout. Dumbledore explained to her what happened to Snape and then went on to help Hagrid look for Fluffy. As they searched each hall carefully, Professor Sprout was busy preparing an antidote to heal Snape.
Fluffy walked downstairs to search for food. Meanwhile Hagrid and Dumbledore were leaving the Gryffindor Common room. As they came down the staircase they saw Fluffy sniffing around for food. As they got closer Fluffy looked up saw the chain in Dumbledore's hand and ran. Hagrid and Dumbledore ran behind him. Soon they both got tired and had to rest so Fluffy got away. "I need sum'th musical" Hagrid told Dumbledore. So Dumbledore went into his office and got a harmonica and gave it to Hagrid. Hagrid stuck the harmonica in his pocket and requested food. Dumbledore brought him some food.
Hagrid placed the food into a plate and put it in the Great Hall and hid. Fluffy smelled the food and came in to eat it. After Fluffy ate the food, Hagrid quietly walked up and started playing the harmonica. Fluffy heard the soothing harmonica music and fell asleep. While Fluffy was sleeping, Dumbledore put the big thick chain around Fluffy's neck and lead him back up to the third floor corridor while Hagrid softly played the harmonica.
"We'll leave the little fella up here till ta'morra. As long as he stay up here we can use the harp to keep him calm." So Hagrid left Fluffy some food and water and went back home to notify the others that Fluffy is looked away in the third floor corridor and Hogwarts is safe once more.