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   She and the girls walked slowly forward toward the unicorn; leaving the boys standing near the paddock fence; watching。 The moment Professor Grubbly…Plank was out of earshot。 Harry turned to Ron。
   〃What d'you reckons wrong with him? You don't think a skrewt…?〃
   〃Oh he hasn't been attacked; Potter; if that's what you're thinking;〃 said Malfoy softly。 〃No; he's just too ashamed to show his big; ugly face。〃
   〃What d'you mean?〃 said Harry sharply。
   Malfoy put his hand inside the pocket of his robes and pulled out a folded page of newsprint。
   〃There you go;〃 he said。 〃Hate to break it to you。 Potter。。。〃
   He smirked as Harry snatched the page; unfolded it; and read it; with Ron; Seamus; Dean; and Neville looking over his shoulder。 It was an article topped with a picture of Hagrid looking extremely shifty。
   
   DUMBLEDORE'S GIANT MISTAKE
   
   Albus Dumbledore; eccentric Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; has never been afraid to make controversial staff appointments; writes Rita Skeeter; Special Correspondent。 In September of this year; he hired Alastor 〃Mad…Eye〃 Moody; the notoriously jinx…happy ex…Auror; to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts; a decision that caused many raised eyebrows at the Ministry of Magic; given Moody's well…known habit of attacking anybody who makes a sudden movement in his presence。 Mad…Eye Moody; however; looks responsible and kindly when set beside the part…human Dumbledore employs to teach Care of Magical Creatures。
   Rubeus Hagrid; who admits to being expelled from Hogwarts in his third year; has enjoyed the position of gamekeeper at the school ever since; a job secured for him by Dumbledore。 Last year; however; Hagrid used his mysterious influence over the headmaster to secure the additional post of Care of Magical Creatures teacher; over the heads of many better…qualified candidates。
   An alarmingly large and ferocious…looking man; Hagrid has been using his newfound authority to terrify the students in his care with a succession of horrific creatures。 While Dumbledore turns a blind eye; Hagrid has maimed several pupils during a series of lessons that many admit to being 〃very frightening。〃
   'I was attacked by a hippogriff; and my friend Vincent Crabbe got a bad bite off a flobberworm;〃 says Draco Malfoy; a fourth…year student。 〃We all hate Hagrid; but we're just too scared to say anything。〃
   Hagrid has no intention of ceasing his campaign of intimidation; however。 In conversation with a Daily Prophet reporter last month; he admitted breeding creatures he has dubbed 〃Blast…Ended Skrewts;〃 highly dangerous crosses between manti…cores and fire…crabs。 The creation of new breeds of magical creature is; of course; an activity usually closely observed by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures。 Hagrid; however; considers himself to be above such petty restrictions。
   〃I was just having some fun;〃 he says; before hastily changing the subject。
   As if this were not enough; the Daily Prophet has now unearthed evidence that Hagrid is not…as he has always pretended…a pure…blood wizard。 He is not; in fact; even pure human。 His mother; we can exclusively reveal; is none other than the giantess Fridwulfa; whose whereabouts are currently unknown。
   Bloodthirsty and brutal; the giants brought themselves to the point of extinction by warring amongst themselves during the last century。 The handful that remained joined the ranks of He…Who…Must…Not…Be…Named; and were responsible for some of the worst mass Muggle killings of his reign of terror。
   While many of the giants who served He…Who…Must…Not…Be…Named were killed by Aurors working against the Dark Side; Fridwulfa was not among them。 It is possible she escaped to one of the giant munities still existing in foreign mountain ranges。 If his antics during Care of Magical Creatures lessons are any guide; however; Frid…wulfa's son appears to have inherited her brutal nature。
   In a bizarre twist; Hagrid is reputed to have developed a close friendship with the boy who brought around You…Know…Who's fall from power…thereby driving Hagrid's own mother; like the rest of You…Know…Who's supporters; into hiding。 Perhaps Harry Potter is unaware of the unpleasant truth about his large friend…but Albus Dumbledore surely has a duty to ensure that Harry Potter; along with his fellow students; is warned about the dangers of associating with part…giants。
   
   Harry finished reading and looked up at Ron; whose mouth was hanging open。
   〃How did she find out?〃 he whispered。
   But that wasn't what was bothering Harry。
   〃What d'you mean; 'we all hate Hagrid'?〃 Harry spat at Malfoy。 〃What's this rubbish about him〃…he pointed at Crabbe…〃getting a bad bite off a flobberworm? They haven't even got teeth!〃
   Crabbe was sniggering; apparently very pleased with himself。
   〃Well; I think this should put an end to the oaf's teaching career;〃 said Malfoy; his eyes glinting。 〃Half…giant。。。 and there was me thinking he'd just swallowed a bottle of Skele…Gro when he was young。。。 None of the mummies and daddies are going to like this at all。。。 They'll be worried he'll eat their kids; ha; ha。。。〃
   〃You…〃
   〃Are you paying attention over there?〃
   Professor Grubbly…Planks voice carried over to the boys; the girls were all clustered around the unicorn now; stroking it。 Harry was so angry that the Daily Prophet article shook in his hands as he turned to stare unseeingly at the unicorn; whose many magical properties Professor Grubbly…Plank was now enumerating in a loud voice; so that the boys could hear too。
   〃I hope she stays; that woman!〃 said Parvati Patil when the lesson had ended and they were all heading back to the castle for lunch。 〃That's more what I thought Care of Magical Creatures would be like。。。 proper creatures like unicorns; not monsters。。。〃
   〃What about Hagrid?〃 Harry said angrily as they went up the steps。
   〃What about him?〃 said Parvati in a hard voice。 〃He can still be gamekeeper; can't he?〃
   Parvati had been very cool toward Harry since the ball。 He supposed that he ought to have paid her a bit more attention; but she seemed to have had a good time all the same。 She was certainly telling anybody who would listen that she had made arrangements to meet the boy from Beauxbatons in Hogsmeade on the next weekend trip。
   〃That was a really good lesson;〃 said Hermione as they entered the Great Hall。 〃I didn't know half the things Professor Grubbly…Plank told us about uni…〃
   〃Look at this!〃 Harry snarled; and he shoved the Daily Prophet article under Hermione's nose。
   Hermione's mouth fell open as she read。 Her reaction was exactly the same as Ron's。
   〃How did that horrible Skeeter woman find out? You don't think Hagrid told her?〃
   〃No;〃 said Harry; leading the way over to the Gryffindor table and throwing himself into a chair; furious。 〃He never even told us; did he? I reckon she was so mad he wouldn't give her loads of horrible stuff about me; she went ferreting around to get him back。〃
   〃Maybe she heard him telling Madame Maxime at the ball;〃 said Hermione quietly。
   〃We'd have seen her in the garden!〃 said Ron。 〃Anyway; she's not supposed to e into school anymore; Hagrid said Dumbledore banned her。。。〃
   〃Maybe she's got an Invisibility Cloak;〃 said Harry; ladling chicken casserole onto his plate and splashing it everywhere in his anger。 〃Sort of thing she'd do; isn't it; hide in bushes listening to people。〃
   〃Like you and Ron did; you mean;〃 said Hermione。
   〃We weren't trying to hear him!〃 said Ron indignantly。 〃We didn't have any choice! The stupid prat; talking about his giantess mother where anyone could have heard him!〃
   〃We've got to go and see him;〃 said Harry。 〃This evening; after Divination。 Tell him we want him back。。。 you do want him back?〃 he shot at Hermione。
   〃I…well; I'm not going to pretend it didn't make a nice change; having a proper Care of Magical Creatures lesson for once…but I do want Hagrid back; of course I do!〃 Hermione added hastily; quailing under Harry's furious stare。
   So that evening after dinner; the three of them left the castle once more and went down through the frozen grounds to Hagrid's cabin。 They

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