Harry.stared.at.her,.utterly.bewildered,.as.she.seized.a.frilly.napkin.and.dabbed.at.her.shining.face.with.it..
.Cho?..he.said.weakly,.wishing.Roger.would.seize.his.girlfriend.and.start.kissing.her.again.to.stop.her.goggling.at.him.and.Cho..
.Go.on,.leave!..she.said,.now.crying.into.the.napkin...1.don.t.know.why.you.asked.me.out.in.the.first.place.if.you.re.going.to.make.arrangements.to.meet.other.girls.right.after.me….how.many.are.you.meeting.after.Hermione?..
.It.s.not.like.that!..said.Harry,.and.he.was.so.relieved.at.finally.understanding.what.she.was.annoyed.about.that.he.laughed,.which.he.realised.a.split.second.too.late.was.also.a.mistake..
Cho.sprang.to.her.feet..The.whole.tearoom.was.quiet.and.everybody.was.watching.them.now..
Til.see.you.around,.Harry..she.said.dramatically,.and.hiccoughing.slightly.she.dashed.to.the.door,.wrenched.it.open.and.hurried.off.into.the.pouring.rain..
.Cho!..Harry.called.after.her,.but.the.door.had.already.swung.shut.behind.her.with.a.tuneful.tinkle..
There.was.total.silence.within.the.teashop..Every.eye.was.on.Harry..He.threw.a.Galleon.down.on.to.the.table,.shook.pink.confetti.out.of.his.hair,.and.followed.Cho.out.of.the.door..
It.was.raining.hard.now.and.she.was.nowhere.to.be.seen..He.simply.did.not.understand.what.had.happened;.half.an.hour.ago.they.had.been.getting.along.fine..
.Women!..he.muttered.angrily,.sloshing.down.the.rain‐washed.street.with.his.hands.in.his.pockets...What.did.she.want.to.talk.about.Cedric.for,.anyway?.Why.
does.she.always.want.to.drag.up.a.subject.that.makes.her.act.like.a.human.hosepipe?..
He.turned.right.and.broke.into.a.splashy.run,.and.within.minutes.he.was.turning.into.the.doorway.of.the.Three.Broomsticks..He.knew.he.was.too.early.to.meet.Hermione,.but.he.thought.it.likely.there.would.be.someone.in.here.with.whom.he.could.spend.the.intervening.time..He.shook.his.wet.hair.out.of.his.eyes.and.looked.around..Hagrid.was.sitting.alone.in.a.corner,.looking.morose..
.Hi,.Hagrid!..he.said,.when.he.had.squeezed.through.the.crammed.tables.and.pulled.up.a.chair.beside.him..
Hagrid.jumped.and.looked.down.at.Harry.as.though.he.barely.recognised.him.
.Harry.saw.that.he.had.two.fresh.cuts.on.his.face.and.several.new.bruises..
.Oh,.it.s.yeh,.Harry,..said.Hagrid...Yeh.all.righT.
.Yeah,.I.m.fine,..lied.Harry;.but,.next.to.this.battered.and.mournful‐looking.Hagrid,.he.felt.he.didn.t.really.have.much.to.complain.about...Er.‐.are.you.OK?..
.Me?..said.Hagrid...Oh.yeah,.I.m.grand,.Harry,.grand...
He.gazed.into.the.depths.of.his.pewter.tankard,.which.was.the.size.of.a.large.bucket,.and.sighed..Harry.didn.t.know.what.to.say.to.him..They.sat.side.by.side.in.silence.for.a.moment..Then.Hagrid.said.abruptly,..In.the.same.boat,.yeh.an.
.me,.aren..we,..Arry?..
.Er.‐..said.Harry..
.Yeah….I.ve.said.it.before….both.outsiders,.like,..said.Hagrid,.nodding.wisely.
.
.An..both.orphans..Yeah….both.orphans...
He.took.a.great.swig.from.his.tankard..
.Makes.a.diff.rence,.havin..a.decent.family,..he.said...Me.dad.was.decent..An.