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He looked very out of place in his moleskin overcoat.
heart
heart is
"Jus' lookin'," he said, in a shifty voice that got their interest at once.
is
is n't
"An' what're you lot up ter?"
n't
n't in
He looked suddenly suspicious.
in
in the
"Yer not still lookin' fer Nicolas Flamel, are yeh?"
the
the right
"Oh, we found out who he is ages ago," said Ron impressively.
right
right place
"And we know what that dog's guarding, it's a Sorcerer's St --" "Shhhh!"
place
place ,
Hagrid looked around quickly to see if anyone was listening.
,
, ''
"Don' go shoutin' about it, what's the matter with yeh?"
''
'' said
"There are a few things we wanted to ask you, as a matter of fact," said Harry, "about what's guarding the Stone apart from Fluffy --" "SHHHH!"
said
said Professor
said Hagrid again.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"Listen - come an' see me later, I'm not promisin' I'll tell yeh anythin', mind, but don' go rabbitin' about it in here, students aren' s'pposed ter know.
McGonagall
McGonagall grudgingly
They'll think I've told yeh --" "See you later, then," said Harry.
grudgingly
grudgingly ,
Hagrid shuffled off.
,
, ``
"What was he hiding behind his back?"
``
`` but
said Hermione thoughtfully.
but
but you
"Do you think it had anything to do with the Stone?"
you
you ca
"I'm going to see what section he was in," said Ron, who'd had enough of working.
ca
ca n't
He came back a minute later with a pile of books in his arms and slammed them down on the table.
n't
n't pretend
"Dragons!"
pretend
pretend he
he whispered.
he
he 's
"Hagrid was looking up stuff about dragons!
's
's not
Look at these: Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland; From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide."
not
not careless
"Hagrid's always wanted a dragon, he told me so the first time I ever met him, " said Harry.
careless
careless .
"But it's against our laws," said Ron.
.
. He
"Dragon breeding was outlawed by the Warlocks' Convention of 1709, everyone knows that.
He
He does
It's hard to stop Muggles from noticing us if we're keeping dragons in the back garden - anyway, you can't tame dragons, it's dangerous.
does
does tend
You should see the burns Charlie's got off wild ones in Romania."
tend
tend to
"But there aren't wild dragons in Britain?"
to
to --
said Harry.
--
-- what
"Of course there are," said Ron.
what
what was
"Common Welsh Green and Hebridean Blacks.
was
was that
The Ministry of Magic has a job hushing them up, I can tell you.
that
that ?
Our kind have to keep putting spells on Muggles who've spotted them, to make them forget."
?
? ''
"So what on earths Hagrid up to?"
''
'' A
said Hermione.
A
A low
When they knocked on the door of the gamekeeper's hut an hour later, they were surprised to see that all the curtains were closed.
low
low rumbling
Hagrid called "Who is it?"
rumbling
rumbling sound
before he let them in, and then shut the door quickly behind them.
sound
sound had
It was stifling hot inside.
had
had broken
Even though it was such a warm day, there was a blazing fire in the grate.
broken
broken the
Hagrid made them tea and offered them stoat sandwiches, which they refused.
the
the silence
"So -- yeh wanted to ask me somethin'?"
silence
silence around
"Yes," said Harry.
around
around them
There was no point beating around the bush.
them
them .
"We were wondering if you could tell us what's guarding the Sorcerer's Stone apart from Fluffy."
.
. It
Hagrid frowned at him.
It
It grew
"0' course I cant, he said.
grew
grew steadily
"Number one, I don' know meself.
steadily
steadily louder
Number two, yeh know too much already, so I wouldn' tell yeh if I could.
louder
louder as
That Stone's here fer a good reason.
as
as they
It Was almost stolen outta Gringotts - I s'ppose yeh've worked that out an' all?
they
they looked
Beats me how yeh even know abou' Fluffy."
looked
looked up
"Oh, come on, Hagrid, you might not want to tell us, but you do know, you know everything that goes on round here," said Hermione in a warm, flattering voice.
up
up and
Hagrid's beard twitched and they could tell he was smiling.
and
and down
"We only wondered who had done the guarding, really."
down
down the
Hermione went on.
the
the street
"We wondered who Dumbledore had trusted enough to help him, apart from you."
street
street for
Hagrid's chest swelled at these last words.
for
for some
Harry and Ron beamed at Hermione.
some
some sign
"Well, I don' s'pose it could hurt ter tell yeh that... let's see... he borrowed Fluffy from me... then some o' the teachers did enchantments...
sign
sign of
Professor Sprout -- Professor Flitwick -- Professor McGonagall --" he ticked them off on his fingers, "Professor Quirrell -- an' Dumbledore himself did somethin', o' course.
of
of a
Hang on, I've forgotten someone.
a
a headlight
Oh yeah, Professor Snape."
headlight
headlight ;
"Snape?"
;
; it
"Yeah -- yer not still on abou' that, are yeh?
it
it swelled
Look, Snape helped protect the Stone, he's not about ter steal it."
swelled
swelled to
Harry knew Ron and Hermione were thinking the same as he was.
to
to a
If Snape had been in on protecting the Stone, it must have been easy to find out how the other teachers had guarded it.
a
a roar
He probably knew everything -- except, it seemed, Quirrell's spell and how to get past Fluffy.
roar
roar as
"You're the only one who knows how to get past Fluffy.
as
as they
aren't you, Hagrid?"
they
they both
said Harry anxiously.
both
both looked
"And you wouldn't tell anyone, would you?
looked
looked up
Not even one of the teachers?"
up
up at
"Not a soul knows except me an' Dumbledore," said Hagrid proudly.
at
at the
"Well, that's something," Harry muttered to the others.
the
the sky
"Hagrid, can we have a window open?
sky
sky --
I'm boiling."
--
-- and
"Can't, Harry, sorry," said Hagrid.
and
and a
Harry noticed him glance at the fire.
a
a huge
Harry looked at it, too.
huge
huge motorcycle
"Hagrid -- what's that?"
motorcycle
motorcycle fell
But he already knew what it was.
fell
fell out
In the very heart of the fire, underneath the kettle, was a huge, black egg.
out
out of
"Ah," said Hagrid, fiddling nervously with his beard, "That's er..." "Where did you get it, Hagrid?"
of
of the
said Ron, crouching over the fire to get a closer look at the egg.
the
the air
"It must've cost you a fortune."
air
air and
"Won it," said Hagrid.
and
and landed
"Las' night.
landed
landed on
I was down in the village havin' a few drinks an' got into a game o' cards with a stranger.
on
on the
Think he was quite glad ter get rid of it, ter be honest."
the
the road
"But what are you going to do with it when it's hatched?"
road
road in
said Hermione.
in
in front
"Well, I've bin doin' some readin' , said Hagrid, pulling a large book from under his pillow.
front
front of
"Got this outta the library -- Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit -- it's a bit outta date, o' course, but it's all in here.
of
of them
Keep the egg in the fire, 'cause their mothers breathe on I em, see, an' when it hatches, feed it on a bucket o' brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour.
them
them .
An' see here -- how ter recognize diff'rent eggs -- what I got there's a Norwegian Ridgeback.
.
. If
They're rare, them."
If
If the
He looked very pleased with himself, but Hermione didn't.
the
the motorcycle