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Aragog
ThemassivespecimenthatwascarryingHarrymadeitswaydownthesteepslopetowardamisty,domedwebintheverycenterofthehollow, whileitsfellowsclosedinallaroundit,clickingtheirpincersexcitedlyatthesightofitsload.
Harryfelltothegroundonallfoursasthespiderreleasedhim. RonandFangthuddeddownnexttohim. Fangwasn’thowlinganymore,butcoweringsilentlyonthespot. RonlookedexactlylikeHarryfelt.Hismouthwasstretchedwideinakindofsilentscreamandhiseyeswerepopping.
Harrysuddenlyrealizedthatthespiderthathaddroppedhimwassayingsomething. Ithadbeenhardtotell,becauseheclickedhispincerswitheverywordhespoke.
"Aragog!"itcalled."Aragog!"
Andfromthemiddleofthemisty,domedweb,aspiderthesizeofasmallelephantemerged,veryslowly. Therewasgrayintheblackofhisbodyandlegs,andeachoftheeyesonhisugly,pinceredheadwasmilkywhite. Hewasblind.
"Whatisit?"hesaid,clickinghispincersrapidly.
"Men,"clickedthespiderwhohadcaughtHarry.
"IsitHagrid?"saidAragog,movingcloser,hiseightmilkyeyeswanderingvaguely.
"Strangers,"clickedthespiderwhohadbroughtRon.
"Killthem,"clickedAragogfretfully. "Iwassleeping..."
"We’refriendsofHagrid’s,"Harryshouted. Hisheartseemedtohavelefthischesttopoundinhisthroat.
Click,click,clickwentthepincersofthespidersallaroundthehollow.
Aragogpaused.
"Hagridhasneversentmenintoourhollowbefore,"hesaidslowly.
"Hagrid’sintrouble,"saidHarry,breathingveryfast."That’swhywe’vecome."
