Had it coming

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"Beautiful day," I greeted

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"Beautiful day," I greeted.

"Gorgeous. Unless you've been ripped to pieces!" Ron retorted.

"Please, not this again," Ophelia whined.

"Ripped to pieces? What are you talking about?" I asked, puzzled by my bickering friends as we made our way to visit Hagrid.

"Ronald has lost his rat," Hermione explained.

"I haven't lost anything! Your cat killed him!"

"Rubbish."

"Who cares, Ron? It's a bloody rat. Get a new one," Lia said, rolling her eyes.

"Harry, you've seen the way that bloodthirsty beast of hers is always lurking about."

"Well, maybe you should take better care of your pets!" Hermione snapped back.

"Your cat killed him!"

"Did not."

"Did."

"Didn't."

"If you two don't stop this instant, I swear I will murder both of you right here, right now!" Lia snapped, silencing them.

Ron moved closer to me, looking a bit scared. "Why is she so bloody terrifying?"

I rolled my eyes at Ron as we finally reached Hagrid's hut.

"How did it go, Hagrid? The hearing?" I asked once we saw him.

"Well, first off, the committee members took turns talking about why we were there. I got up and did my piece. Said how Buckbeak was a good hippogriff, and always cleaned his feathers... And then Lucius Malfoy got up. Well, you can imagine. He said Buckbeak was a deadly and dangerous creature who would kill you as soon as look at you." Hagrid sniffed, wiping his nose.

Ophelia moved towards him, trying her best to wrap her arms around him. Lia has a soft spot for Hagrid. From what little she's told me, I know that Hagrid was the first person Ophelia ever trusted. She says he saved her.

"And then what, Hagrid?" she asked softly, comforting him.

"And then he asked for the worst, did ol' Lucius."

"They're not sacking you! I swear if they sack you, I'm gonna burn this—"

"No, I'm not sacked, lil' one. Buckbeak's been sentenced to death!" Hagrid threw a rock at the water and hugged Ophelia back.

We stayed with him for as long as we could, but then we had to head back to the castle for dinner.

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