.Now,.Grawpy,.don..do.that!..shouted.Hagrid...Tha.s.how.you.ended.up.pullin.
.up.the.others.‐..
And.sure.enough,.Harry.could.see.the.earth.around.the.tree.s.roots.beginning.to.crack..
.I.got.company.for.yeh!..Hagrid.shouted...Company,.see!.Look.down,.yeh.big.buffoon,.I.brought.yeh.some.friends!..
.Oh,.Hagrid,.don.t,..moaned.Hermione,.but.Hagrid.had.already.raised.the.bough.again.and.gave.Grawp.s.knee.a.sharp.poke..
The.giant.let.go.of.the.top.of.the.tree,.which.swayed.alarmingly.and.deluged.Hagrid.with.a.rain.of.pine.needles,.and.looked.down..
This,..said.Hagrid,.hastening.over.to.where.Harry.and.Hermione.stood,..is.Harry,
.Grawp!.Harry.Potter!.He.migh..be.comin..ter.visit.yeh.if.I.have.ter.go.away,
.understand?..
The.giant.had.only.just.realised.that.Harry.and.Hermione.were.there..They.watched,.in.great.trepidation,.as.he.lowered.his.huge.boulder.of.a.head.so.that.he.could.peer.blearily.at.them..
Harry.and.Hermione.nodded..Hagrid.shouldered.his.crossbow.again.and,.still.pinching.his.nose,.led.the.way.back.into.the.trees..
Nobody.spoke.for.a.while,.not.even.when.they.heard.the.distant.crash.that.meant.Grawp.had.pulled.over.the.pine.tree.at.last..Hermione.s.face.was.pale.and.set..Harry.could.not.think.of.a.single.thing.to.say..What.on.earth.was.going.to.happen.when.somebody.found.out.that.Hagrid.had.hidden.Grawp.in.the.Forbidden.Forest?.And.he.had.promised.that.he,.Ron.and.Hermione.would.continue.Hagrid.s.totally.pointless.attempts.to.civilise.the.giant..How.could.
He.looked.up.at.Grawp,.who.was.now.pulling.back.the.pine.with.an.expression.of.detached.pleasure.on.his.boulderish.face;.the.roots.were.creaking.as.he.ripped.them.away.from.the.ground..
.Well,.I.reckon.tha.s.enough.fer.one.day,..said.Hagrid...We.ll.‐er.‐.we.ll.go.back.now,.shall.we?..
.An..this.is.Hermione,.see?.Her—..Hagrid.hesitated..Turning.to.Hermione,.he.said,..Would.yeh.mind.if.he.called.yeh.Hermy,.Hermione?.On.y.it.s.a.difficult.name.fer.him.ter.remember...
.No,.not.at.all,..squeaked.Hermione..
This.is.Hermy,.Grawp!.An..she.s.gonna.be.comin..an..all!.Is.n..tha..nice?.Eh?.Two.friends.fer.yeh.ter.‐.GRAWPY,.NO!..
Grawp.s.hand.had.shot.out.of.nowhere.towards.Hermione;.Harry.seized.her.and.pulled.her.backwards.behind.the.tree,.so.that.Grawp.s.fist.scraped.the.trunk.but.closed.on.thin.air..
.BAD.BOY,.GRAWPY!..they.heard.Hagrid.yelling,.as.Hermione.clung.to.Harry.behind.the.tree,.shaking.and.whimpering...VERY.BAD.BOY!.YEH.DON..GRAB.‐
.OUCH!..
Harry.poked.his.head.out.from.around.the.trunk.and.saw.Hagrid.lying.on.his.back,.his.hand.over.his.nose..Grawp,.apparently.losing.interest,.had.straightened.up.and.was.again.engaged.in.pulling.back.the.pine.as.far.as.it.would.go..
.Righ.,..said.Hagrid.thickly,.getting.up.with.one.hand.pinching.his.bleeding.nose.and.the.other.grasping.his.crossbow,..well….there.yeh.are….yeh.ve.met.him.an..‐
.an..now.he.ll.know.yeh.when.yeh.come.back..Yeah….well…..
Hagrid,.even.with.his.immense.capacity.to.delude.himself.that.fanged.monsters.were.loveably.harmless,.fool.himself.that.Grawp.would.ever.be.fit.to.mix.with.humans?.