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"Hagrid, you live in a wooden house," she said.
motorcycle
motorcycle was
But Hagrid wasn't listening.
was
was huge
He was humming merrily as he stoked the fire.
huge
huge ,
So now they had something else to worry about: what might happen to Hagrid if anyone found out he was hiding an illegal dragon in his hut.
,
, it
"Wonder what it's like to have a peaceful life," Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled through all the extra homework they were getting.
it
it was
Hermione had now started making study schedules for Harry and Ron, too.
was
was nothing
It was driving them nuts.
nothing
nothing to
Then, one breakfast time, Hedwig brought Harry another note from Hagrid.
to
to the
He had written only two words: It's hatching.
the
the man
Ron wanted to skip Herbology and go straight down to the hut.
man
man sitting
Hermione wouldn't hear of it.
sitting
sitting astride
"Hermione, how many times in our lives are we going to see a dragon hatching?"
astride
astride it
"We've got lessons, we'll get into trouble, and that's nothing to what Hagrid's going to be in when someone finds out what he's doing --" "Shut up!"
it
it .
Harry whispered.
.
. He
Malfoy was only a few feet away and he had stopped dead to listen.
He
He was
How much had he heard?
was
was almost
Harry didn't like the look on Malfoy's face at all.
almost
almost twice
Ron and Hermione argued all the way to Herbology and in the end, Hermione agreed to run down to Hagrid's with the other two during morning break.
twice
twice as
When the bell sounded from the castle at the end of their lesson, the three of them dropped their trowels at once and hurried through the grounds to the edge of the forest.
as
as tall
Hagrid greeted them, looking flushed and excited.
tall
tall as
"It's nearly out."
as
as a
He ushered them inside.
a
a normal
The egg was lying on the table.
normal
normal man
There were deep cracks in it.
man
man and
Something was moving inside; a funny clicking noise was coming from it.
and
and at
They all drew their chairs up to the table and watched with bated breath.
at
at least
All at once there was a scraping noise and the egg split open.
least
least five
The baby dragon flopped onto the table.
five
five times
It wasn't exactly pretty; Harry thought it looked like a crumpled, black umbrella.
times
times as
Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet body, it had a long snout with wide nostrils, the stubs of horns and bulging, orange eyes.
as
as wide
It sneezed.
wide
wide .
A couple of sparks flew out of its snout.
.
. He
"Isn't he beautiful?"
He
He looked
Hagrid murmured.
looked
looked simply
He reached out a hand to stroke the dragon's head.
simply
simply too
It snapped at his fingers, showing pointed fangs.
too
too big
"Bless him, look, he knows his mommy!"
big
big to
said Hagrid.
to
to be
"Hagrid," said Hermione, "how fast do Norwegian Ridgebacks grow, exactly?"
be
be allowed
Hagrid was about to answer when the color suddenly drained from his face -- he leapt to his feet and ran to the window.
allowed
allowed ,
"What's the matter?"
,
, and
"Someone was lookin' through the gap in the curtains -- it's a kid -- he's runnin' back up ter the school."
and
and so
Harry bolted to the door and looked out.
so
so wild
Even at a distance there was no mistaking him.
wild
wild -
Malfoy had seen the dragon.
-
- long
Something about the smile lurking on Malfoy's face during the next week made Harry, Ron, and Hermione very nervous.
long
long tangles
They spent most of their free time in Hagrid's darkened hut, trying to reason with him.
tangles
tangles of
"Just let him go," Harry urged.
of
of bushy
"Set him free."
bushy
bushy black
"I can't," said Hagrid.
black
black hair
"He's too little.
hair
hair and
He'd die."
and
and beard
They looked at the dragon.
beard
beard hid
It had grown three times in length in just a week.
hid
hid most
Smoke kept furling out of its nostrils.
most
most of
Hagrid hadn't been doing his gamekeeping duties because the dragon was keeping him so busy.
of
of his
There were empty brandy bottles and chicken feathers all over the floor.
his
his face
"I've decided to call him Norbert," said Hagrid, looking at the dragon with misty eyes.
face
face ,
"He really knows me now, watch.
,
, he
Norbert!
he
he had
Norbert!
had
had hands
Where's Mommy?"
hands
hands the
"He's lost his marbles," Ron muttered in Harry's ear.
the
the size
"Hagrid," said Harry loudly, "give it two weeks and Norbert's going to be as long as your house.
size
size of
Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any moment."
of
of trash
Hagrid bit his lip.
trash
trash can
"I -- I know I can't keep him forever, but I can't jus' dump him, I can't."
can
can lids
Harry suddenly turned to Ron.
lids
lids ,
Charlie, he said.
,
, and
"You're losing it, too," said Ron.
and
and his
"I'm Ron, remember?"
his
his feet
"No -- Charlie -- your brother, Charlie.
feet
feet in
In Romania.
in
in their
Studying dragons.
their
their leather
We could send Norbert to him.
leather
leather boots
Charlie can take care of him and then put him back in the wild!"
boots
boots were
"Brilliant!"
were
were like
said Ron.
like
like baby
"How about it, Hagrid?"
baby
baby dolphins
And in the end, Hagrid agreed that they could send -an owl to Charlie to ask him.
dolphins
dolphins .
The following week dragged by.
.
. In
Wednesday night found Hermione and Harry sitting alone in the common room, long after everyone else had gone to bed.
In
In his
The clock on the wall had just chimed midnight when the portrait hole burst open.
his
his vast
Ron appeared out of nowhere as he pulled off Harry's invisibility cloak.
vast
vast ,
He had been down at Hagrid's hut, helping him feed Norbert, who was now eating dead rats by the crate.
,
, muscular
"It bit me!"
muscular
muscular arms
he said, showing them his hand, which was wrapped in a bloody handkerchief.
arms
arms he
"I'm not going to be able to hold a quill for a week.
he
he was
I tell you, that dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit.
was
was holding
When it bit me he told me off for frightening it.
holding
holding a
And when I left, he was singing it a lullaby."
a
a bundle
There was a tap on the dark window.
bundle
bundle of
"It's Hedwig!"
of
of blankets
said Harry, hurrying to let her in.
blankets
blankets .
"She'll have Charlie's answer!"
.
. ``
The three of them put their heads together to read the note.
``
`` Hagrid
Dear Ron, How are you?
Hagrid
Hagrid ,
Thanks for the letter -- I'd be glad to take the Norwegian Ridgeback, but it won't be easy getting him here.
,
, ''
I think the best thing will be to send him over with some friends of mine who are coming to visit me next week.
''
'' said
Trouble is, they mustn't be seen carrying an illegal dragon.
said
said Dumbledore