A Dog's Purpose Is Strange Magic Chapter 6
"I'm a what," gasped Harry.
Quite proudly, Hagrid said "A wizard, of course and a thumping good one, I'd say, once you've been trained up a bit. With a mum and dad like yours, what else would yeh be? An' I reckon it's abou' time yeh read yer letter."
Bailey lifted her head intrigued as Hagrid passed a yellowish envelope identical to the others her boy had received. Harry fervently pulled out the letter.
"Dear Mr. Potter, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry," read aloud Harry, excitedly. He then noticed something unusual written on the bottom a factor he didn't seem to get right away. "What does it mean, they await my owl?"
"Gallopin' Gorgons, that reminds me," said Hagrid, clapping a hand to his forehead. In another pocket he withdrew a long quill, a roll of parchment, and a…a ruffled-looking owl.
As Hagrid sat writing fast on the parchment and Harry stood there observing in amazement Bailey was very interested in the appearance of this owl. It was perched on Hagrids fingers fluffing its feathers indignantly at being confined in a coat for so long. She raised one paw in the air pointing like a hunting dog although that was far from her actual intent. Bailey approached with caution tiptoeing forward with her ears perked up and eyes frozen unblinking. The owl watched her come with a repugnant stare. As Bailey raised her head to sniff at the owls feathers the bird snapped its beak screeching an irritated warning at her. Releasing a startled bark Bailey wisely took the hint and backed off giving the owl some space.
Done Hagrid rolled up the note, gave it to the owl, which clamped it in its beak, and threw the owl out into the storm through the front door. The raging typhoon outside didn't seem to phase it in the slightest. Clearly it had flown in terrible weather conditions like this on other missions.
Things basically unfurled from there on out.
Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia protested profusely, but not even they could stop this.
As uncouth as this Hagrid appeared he explained everything and answered Harry's inquires quite exceptionally when he voiced concerns about him being a wizard. During the entire talk Bailey sat quietly on the floor lending silent support to her boy. He seriously needed clearly voicing to Hagrid in disbelief that he was no one special. Hagrid was all too happy to prove him wrong. He asked Harry point blank if he ever made anything happen when he was angry or scared.
As Harry went over every single odd thing that ever made his aunt and uncle furious that resulted in him being upset Bailey couldn't help but agree. She recalled all the times they'd been in trouble only she simply assumed those occasions had been normal for humans.
Along with all this Hagrid explained that in the magical community he was famous all over the world. That when he was a baby a dark wizard had come to his house and annihilated his parents while he was the only one to survive. Hagrid at first refused to say the man's name, but he ended up doing so under some very heavy duress. They all knew Harry as The Boy Who Lived and the one who came after him that dreadful night as Voldemort. Bailey caught on that Hagrid visibly shuddered as he pronounced it, but it quickly passed.
The greatest mystery of all was that no one was aware of the reason of why or how he defeated the man that night. No one really cared about the reason. There was a theory the tyrant was still alive out there somewhere too weakened to carry on any type of harm. Everyone was all just ecstatic the Dark Lord was gone leaving peace and safety restored. At one point when Harry said that the Dursley's told him that his parents died in a car crash Hagrid erupted in fury. Outraged that such an insulting lie had been laid on the Potters deaths he wanted to pummel the Dursley's, but restrained himself in front of Harry.
That's when Aunt Petunia fiercely got into it describing Harry's mother Lily. How hers and Lily's parents were so proud that their daughter was a witch and that she went off to that school eventually meeting and marrying James Potter. Bailey may have been a canine, but even she could feel the more than apparent intense layers of jealousy towards her late sister Aunt Petunia kept buried inside. Uncle Vernon was an idiot or in denial since he didn't pay any mind to it.
When Uncle Vernon shouted that he wouldn't allow Harry to leave again and blatantly insulted the schools headmaster that's when Hagrid had enough. Using his umbrella Hagrid to make a curly pigs tail grow poking through a fresh hole in Dudley's trousers. This sent all of the Dursley's scurrying for cover in Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia's room casting fearful glances back at Harry and Hagrid.
Harry laughed at their discomfort smiling for the first time in a couple of days.
Shamefaced, awkwardly clearing his throat, Hagrid said "Shouldn't have lost me temper, but it didn't work anyway. Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do. I'd be grateful if you didn't mention that ter anyone at Hogwarts. I'm…er…not supposed ter do magic, strictly speakin'. I was allowed ter do a bit ter follow hey an' get yer letters to yeh an stuff…one o' the reasons I was so keen ter take on the job-."
"Why aren't you supposed to do magic," interjected Harry.
"Oh well…I was at Hogwart's meself but I got expelled, ter tell yeh the truth. Im me third year. They snapped me wand in half an' everything. But Dumbledore let me stay on as gamekeeper. Great man, Dumbledore."
"Why were you expelled," asked Harry.
Evasively changing the subject matter, Hagrid said "It's getting' late and we've got lots ter do tomorrow. Gotta get up ter town, get all yer books an' that. Here you can kip under that. Don' mind if it wriggles a bit, I think I got a couple o' dormice in o' the pockets."
Hagrid took off his coat and threw it at Harry while he settled on the couch. He was much larger than the couch, but that didn't seem to deter Hagrid from using it as a temporary bed.
As everyone went to sleep Bailey remained awake for a long duration. So much had happened in recent days leaving her wondering what tomorrow would bring.
Authors Note:
And on to Diagon Alley at last.
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