Chapter 110: Mr Crouch (1/2)
Hagrid didn't show up anywhere the entire week. A temporary Care of Magical Creatures teacher Professor Grubbly-Plank, took his place. To Chris's great disappointment, the Professor started to keep away the creatures from Chris as much as possible. She didn't like the fact that the creatures obeyed Chris more than her.
”She's just doing her job. She can't favour a student just because the creature like it.” Jason said to Chris. Jason usually liked to spend the classes, unnoticed; so he always stood at the end. And now because of Professor Grubbly-Plank, Chris got to stand with him at the back of the entire class.
”Don't you dare take her side.” Chris snapped. ”This is not right. I miss Hagrid.”
”That's the actual point.” Jason chuckled. ”You miss Hagrid.”
”I'm just thinking how that Rita Skeeter found out about Hagrid. I think she have spies in Hogwarts.” Chris said angrily.
”Possible. She always found out confidential informations.” Jason said casually. ”I don't think Hagrid will teach us again. You should make peace with Professor Grubbly-Plank.”
”I'll figured...”
”Miss Norton, will you pay attention?” Professor Grubbly-Plank barked from the front. ”Magical Creatures classes are only not about patting the creatures, Miss Norton, it's about knowing them theoretically.”
Many Slytherins laughed. Jason didn't. Chris gritted her teeth, without looking away from Professor Grubbly-Plank, which annoyed her.
”If you disturb my class again Miss Norton then I'm going to take house points from Gryffindor.” She said narrowing her eyes.
Chris clenched her fist tightly, still looking at Grubbly-Plank. Suddenly, Jason touched her clenched fist. She sharply turned to him, but he was looking at Grubbly-Plank, casually. He gave her hand a squeeze(without looking) and Chris stared at him. Grubbly-Plank just saw that Chris was finally looking away, so she started to teach again. Jason let go her hand and smirked as he saw her surprised face. Chris looked away from him. They didn't talk for the rest of the class. Soon the bell rang and Chris walked back towards the castle without waiting.
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”We've to get back Hagrid.” Colin said catching up with Chris.
”I agree.” Ginny replied walking with Colin.
Though they were saying this for weeks, the truth was, all seven of them, including Harry, Ron and Hermione went to Hagrid's cabin many times but he was ignoring it completely.
Malfoy was whispering to them whenever there was a teacher around, so that he was safe from their retaliation. But he underestimated Chris a little bit.
”Missing your half-breed pal?” he shouted, one afternoon, in Great Hall, when Snape was near.
And Chris delivered a strong punch direct on his nose.
As expected Snape took thirty points from Gryffindor and gave detention to Chris. But Ginny, Luna, Colin, Harry, Ron and even Chris herself thought that it was worth seeing Malfoy's broken nose. Jason just sighed as he watch all of this.
Another Hogsmeade trip came at January twelve. Chris knew, this trip was going to be different from the previous one, as Luna planned to meet Shawn there, Ginny was going with her new boyfriend Michael Corner and Chris planned to meet Sirius there. Chris explained this to Colin, and Colin happily agreed to go Hogsmeade with his roommates.
So Chris decided to leave with Harry, Ron and Hermione as Sirius wanted to talk with four of them.
Chris, Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the castle together on Saturday and set off through the cold, wet grounds toward the gates. As they passed the Durmstrang ship moored in the lake, they saw Viktor Krum emerge onto the deck, dressed in nothing but swimming trunks. He was very skinny indeed, but apparently a lot tougher than he looked, because he climbed up onto the side of the ship, stretched out his arms, and dived, right into the lake.
”He's mad!” said Harry, staring at Krum's dark head as it bobbed out into the middle of the lake. ”It must be freezing, it's January!”
”It's a lot colder where he comes from,” said Hermione. ”I suppose it feels quite warm to him.”
”Don't you think Hermione, Krum had told you many more things, inspite of their school secrecy?” Chris asked.
”Yeah.” Hermione blushed. ”Even Professor Karkaroff is not happy with this but Victor doesn't mind. He said that he can talk to me all day.”
”That's a big commitment, I guess, considering the fact that I never heard him talking.” Chris grinned.
As they walked down the high street, they found Sirius waiting for them in front of Zonko's joke shop.
”Hello, Sirius,” said Harry and hugged his Godfather.
He greeted them one by one and asked them to follow him.
”Though I'm allowed to enter Hogwarts to meet you, I tought I'll be able to talk more freely here than in Hogwarts.” Sirius explained as they climbed a slope towards the Shrieking Shack. The place was as usual deserted.
”Now tell me who do you all think, put Harry's name in that Goblet of Fire?” Sirius asked as soon as they reached near the Shrieking Shack.
Harry, Ron and Hermione looked at each other.
”I don't know but Mad-Eye doubts Karkaroff.” Chris answered.
”Hmm..” Sirius said thoughtfully. ”I guessed that much when I was talking to Dumbledore.”
”What? But why? And Chris why didn't you tell us this?” Harry asked surprised.
”I didn't, cause I don't think it's Karkaroff.” Chris replied casually.
”Why Chris? Do you know Karkaroff was a Death Eater. You know what Death Eaters are, don't you?” Sirius said.
”he — what?” Harry, Ron and Hermione said together.
”Look Dumbledore was preventing me to tell you few things but I think you need to know.” Sirius said. ”Karkaroff was caught, he was in Azkaban with me, but he got released. That's why Dumbledore wanted an Auror at Hogwarts this year — to keep an eye on him. Moody caught Karkaroff. Put him into Azkaban in the first place.”