The.bell.rang.right.outside.the.classroom.door.and.everyone.jumped;.Harry.had.completely.forgotten.they.were.still.inside.the.castle,.and.quite.convinced.that.he.was.really.in.the.Forest..The.class.filed.out,.looking.slightly.perplexed..
Harry.and.Ron.were.on.the.point.of.following.them.when.Firenze.called,..Harry.Potter,.a.word,.please...
Harry.turned..The.centaur.advanced.a.little.towards.him..Ron.hesitated..
.You.may.stay,..Firenze.told.him...But.close.the.door,.please.....Ron.hastened.to.obey..
.Harry.Potter,.you.are.a.friend.of.Hagrid.s,.are.you.not?..said.the..centaur..
.Yes,..said.Harry..
Then.give.him.a.warning.from.me..His.attempt.is.not.working..He.would.do.better.to.abandon.it...
.His.attempt.is.not.working?..Harry.repeated.blankly..
.And.he.would.do.better.to.abandon.it,..said.Firenze,.nodding...I.would.warn.Hagrid.myself,.but.I.am.banished.‐.it.would.be.unwise.for.me.to.go.too.near.the.Forest.now.‐.Hagrid.has.troubles.enough,.without.a.centaurs..battle...
.But.‐.what.s.Hagrid.attempting.to.do?..said.Harry.nervously..
Firenze.surveyed.Harry.impassively..
.Hagrid.has.recently.rendered.me.a.great.service,..said.Firenze,..and.he.has.long.since.earned.my.respect.for.the.care.he.shows.all.living.creatures..1.shall.not.betray.his.secret..But.he.must.be.brought.to.his.senses..The.attempt.is.not.working..Tell.him,.Harry.Potter..Good‐day.to.you...
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The.happiness.Harry.had.felt.in.the.aftermath.of.The.Quibbler.interview.had.long.since.evaporated..As.a.dull.March.blurred.into.a.squally.April,.his.life.seemed.to.have.become.one.long.series.of.worries.and.problems.again..
Umbridge.had.continued.attending.all.Care.of.Magical.Creatures.lessons,.so.it.had.been.very.difficult.to.deliver.Firenzes.warning.to.Hagrid..At.last,.Harry.had.managed.it.by.pretending.he.d.lost.his.copy.of.Fantastic.Beasts.and.Where.to.Find.Them,.and.doubling.back.after.class.one.day..When.he.d.repeated.Firenzes.words,.Hagrid.gazed.at.him.for.a.moment.through.his.puffy,.blackened.eyes,
.apparently.taken.aback..Then.he.seemed.to.pull.himself.together..
.Nice.bloke,.Firenze,..he.said.gruffly,..but.he.don..know.what.he.s.talkin..abou..on.this..The.attemp.s.comin..on.fine...
.Hagrid,.what.re.you.up.to?..asked.Harry.seriously...Because.you.ve.got.to.be.careful,.Umbridge.has.already.sacked.Trelawney.and,.if.you.ask.me,.she.s.on.a.roll..If.you.re.doing.anything.you.shouldn.t.be,.you.ll.be.‐..
There.s.things.more.importan..than.keepin..a.job,..said.Hagrid,.though.his.hands.shook.slightly.as.he.said.this.and.a.basin.full.of.Knarl.droppings.crashed.to.the.floor...Don..worry.abou..me,.Harry.jus..get.along.now,.there.s.a.good.lad...
Harry.had.no.choice.but.to.leave.Hagrid.mopping.up.the.dung.all.over.his.floor,
.but.he.felt.thoroughly.dispirited.as.he.trudged.back.up.to.the.castle..
Meanwhile,.as.the.teachers.and.Hermione.persisted.in.reminding.them,.the.OWLs.were.drawing.ever.nearer..All.the.fifth‐years.were.suffering.from.stress.to.some.degree,.but.Hannah.Abbott.became.the.first.to.receive.a.Calming.Draught.from.Madam.Pomfrey.after.she.burst.into.tears.during.Herbologyand.sobbed.that.she.was.too.stupid.to.take.exams.and.wanted.to.leave.school.now..