Jane and Luna liked Professor Grubbly-Plank, but they wondered what happened to Hagrid. Later that day, Hermione showed them Rita Skeeter's next article.
Jane didn't say anything, but she actually agreed with Rita Skeeter that Hagrid should not be breeding dangerous creatures and that he probably was underqualified for his teaching position. She liked Hagrid, but she did wish that he were a better teacher.
"Why is it a problem that he's part giant?" Jane asked.
"Because a lot of people don't think much of giants," Neville said.
"It's just more discrimination," Hermione said.
Jane, Neville, Hermione, and Luna went to visit Hagrid, but he wouldn't answer the door.
"Hagrid," Hermione shouted, pounding on the door. "We know you're in there. Nobody cares if your mum was a giantess, Hagrid!"
"I'm a Parselmouth, and I don't care who knows it!" Jane yelled.
Hagrid answered the door. "Since when is Jane a Parselmouth?"
"Since always," Jane said, in parseltongue.
Hagrid stared, wide-eyed.
"Well," Hermione said, "we found out at the same time we found out that Harry could talk to snakes."
Hagrid looked shocked.
Hagrid went back to teaching.
Rita Skeeter's next article did not mention Jane speaking parseltongue, but it was unclear if that meant that she did not somehow find out everything, or if that just meant that she was afraid of Mrs. Longbottom.