.It.s.her!..Ron.whispered..
.Get.under.here!..Harry.said.quickly;.seizing.the.Invisibility.Cloak,.he.whirled.it.over.himself.and.Hermione.while.Ron.tore.around.the.table.and.dived.under.the.Cloak.as.well..Huddled.together,.they.backed.away.into.a.corner..Fang.was.barking.madly.at.the.door..Hagrid.looked.thoroughly.confused..
.Hagrid,.hide.our.mugs!..
Hagrid.seized.Harry.and.Ron.s.mugs.and.shoved.them.under.the.cushion.in.Fang.s.basket..Fang.was.now.leaping.up.at.the.door;.Hagrid.pushed.him.out.of.the.way.with.his.foot.and.pulled.it.open..
Professor.Umbridge.was.standing.in.the.doorway.wearing.her.green.tweed.cloak.and.a.matching.hat.with.earflaps..Lips.pursed,.she.leaned.back.so.as.to.see.Hagrid.s.face;.she.barely.reached.his.navel..
.So,..she.said.slowly.and.loudly,.as.though.speaking.to.somebody.deaf...You.re.Hagrid,.are.you?..
Without.waiting.for.an.answer.she.strolled.into.the.room,.her.bulging.eyes.rolling.in.every.direction..
.Get.away,..she.snapped,.waving.her.handbag.at.Fang,.who.had.bounded.up.to.her.and.was.attempting.to.lick.her.face..
.Er.‐.I.don..want.ter.be.rude,..said.Hagrid,.staring.at.her,..but.who.the.ruddy.hell.are.you?..
.My.name.is.Dolores.Umbridge...
Her.eyes.were.sweeping.the.cabin..Twice.they.stared.directly.into.the.corner.where.Harry.stood,.sandwiched.between.Ron.and.Hermione..
.Dolores.Umbridge?..Hagrid.said,.sounding.thoroughly.confused...I.thought.you.were.one.o..them.Ministry.‐.don..you.work.with.Fudge?..
.I.was.Senior.Undersecretary.to.the.Minister,.yes,..said.Umbridge,.now.pacing.around.the.cabin,.taking.in.every.tiny.detail.within,.from.the.haversack.against.the.wall.to.the.abandoned.travelling.cloak...I.am.now.the.Defence.Against.the.Dark.Arts.teacher.‐..
Tha.s.brave.of.yeh,..said.Hagrid,..there.s.not.many.d.take.tha..job.any.more...
.‐.and.Hogwarts.High.Inquisitor,..said.Umbridge,.giving.no.sign.that.she.had.heard.him..
.Wha.s.that?..said.Hagrid,.frowning..
.Precisely.what.I.was.going.to.ask,..said.Umbridge,.pointing.at.the.broken.shards.of.china.on.the.floor.that.had.been.Hermione.s.mug..
.Oh,..said.Hagrid,.with.a.most.unhelpful.glance.towards.the.corner.where.Harry,
.Ron.and.Hermione.stood.hidden,..oh,.tha..was….was.Fang..He.broke.a.mug..So.I.had.ter.use.this.one.instead...
Hagrid.pointed.to.the.mug.from.which.he.had.been.drinking,.one.hand.still.clamped.over.the.dragon.steak.pressed.to.his.eye..Umbridge.stood.facing.him.now,.taking.in.every.detail.of.his.appearance.instead.of.the.cabin.s..
.I.heard.voices,..she.said.quietly..
.I.was.talkin..ter.Fang,..said.Hagrid.stoutly..
.And.was.he.talking.back.to.you?..
.Well….in.a.manner.o..speakin.,..said.Hagrid,.looking.uncomfortable...I.sometimes.say.Fang.s.near.enough.human.‐..
There.are.three.sets.of.footprints.in.the.snow.leading.from.the.castle.doors.to.your.cabin,..said.Umbridge.sleekly..
Hermione.gasped;.Harry.clapped.a.hand.over.her.mouth..Luckily,.Fang.was.sniffing.loudly.around.the.hem.of.Professor.Umbridge.s.robes.and.she.did.not.appear.to.have.heard..