.Well,.1.on.y.jus..got.back,..said.Hagrid,.waving.an.enormous.hand.at.the.haversack...Maybe.someone.came.ter.call.earlier.an..I.missed..em...
.There.are.no.footsteps.leading.away.from.your.cabin.door...
.Well,.I….1.don..know.why.that.d.be…..said.Hagrid,.tugging.nervously.at.his.beard.and.again.glancing.towards.the.corner.where.Harry,.Ron.and.Hermione.stood,.as.though.asking.for.help...Erm…..
Umbridge.wheeled.round.and.strode.the.length.of.the.cabin,.looking.around.carefully..She.bent.and.peered.under.the.bed..She.opened.Hagrid.s.cupboards.
.She.passed.within.two.inches.of.where.Harry,.Ron.and.Hermione.stood.pressed.against.the.wall;.Harry.actually.pulled.in.his.stomach.as.she.walked.by..After.looking.carefully.inside.the.enormous.cauldron.Hagrid.used.for.cooking,.she.wheeled.round.again.and.said,..What.has.happened.to.you?.How.did.you.sustain.those.injuries?..
Hagrid.hastily.removed.the.dragon.steak.from.his.face,.which.in.Harrys.opinion.was.a.mistake,.because.the.black.and.purple.bruising.all.around.his.eye.was.now.clearly.visible,.not.to.mention.the.large.amount.of.fresh.and.congealed.blood.on.his.face...Oh,.1….had.a.bit.of.an.accident,..he.said.lamely..
.What.sort.of.accident?..
.I.‐.I.tripped...
.You.tripped,..she.repeated.coolly..
.Yeah,.tha.s.right..Over….over.a.friend.s.broomstick..I.don..fly,.meself..Well,.look.at.the.size.o..me,.I.don..reckon.there.s.a.broomstick.that.d.hold.me..Friend.o.
.mine.breeds.Abraxan.horses,.1.dunno.if.you.ve.ever.seen..em,.big.beasts,
.winged,.yeh.know,.I.ve.had.a.bit.of.a.ride.on.one.o..them.an..it.was.‐..
.Where.have.you.been?..asked.Umbridge,.cutting.coolly.through.Hagrid.s.babbling..
.Where.ve.I.‐?..
.Been,.yes,..she.said..Term.started.two.months.ago..Another.teacher.has.had.to.cover.your.classes..None.of.your.colleagues.has.been.able.to.give.me.any.information.as.to.your.whereabouts..You.left.no.address..Where.have.you.been?..
There.was.a.pause.in.which.Hagrid.stared.at.her.with.his.newly.uncovered.eye.
.Harry.could.almost.hear.his.brain.working.furiously..
.I.‐.I.ve.been.away.for.me.health,..he.said..
.For.your.health,..repeated.Professor.Umbridge..Her.eyes.travelled.over.Hagrid.s.discoloured.and.swollen.face;.dragon.blood.dripped.gently.and.silently.on.to.his.waistcoat...I.see...
.Yeah,..said.Hagrid,..bit.o..‐.o..fresh.air,.yeh.know.‐..
.Yes,.as.gamekeeper.fresh.air.must.be.so.difficult.to.come.by,..said.Umbridge.sweetly..The.small.patch.of.Hagrid.s.face.that.was.not.black.or.purple,.flushed..
.Well.—.change.o..scene,.yeh.know.‐..
.Mountain.scenery?..said.Umbridge.swiftly..
She.knows,.Harry.thought.desperately..
.Mountains?..Hagrid.repeated,.clearly.thinking.fast...Nope,.South.o..France.fer.me..Bit.o..sun.an.….an..sea...
.Really?..said.Umbridge...You.don.t.have.much.of.a.tan...
.Yeah….well….sensitive.skin,..said.Hagrid,.attempting.an.ingratiating.smile.
.Harry.noticed.that.two.of.his.teeth.had.been.knocked.out..Umbridge.looked.at.him.coldly;.his.smile.faltered..Then.she.hoisted.her.handbag.a.little.higher.into.the.crook.of.her.arm.and.said,..I.shall,.of.course,.be.informing.the.Minister.of.your.late.return...