Rita Skeeter’s Scoop

           EverybodygotuplateonBoxingDay.TheGryffindorcommonroomwasmuchquieterthanithadbeenlately,manyyawnspunctuatingthelazyconversations.Hermione’shairwasbushyagain;sheconfessedtoHarrythatshehadusedliberalamountsofSleekeazy’sHairPotiononitfortheball,"butit’swaytoomuchbothertodoeveryday,"shesaidmatter-of-factly,scratchingapurringCrookshanksbehindtheears.

           RonandHermioneseemedtohavereachedanunspokenagreementnottodiscusstheirargument.Theywerebeingquitefriendlytoeachother,thoughoddlyformal.RonandHarrywastednotimeintellingHermioneabouttheconversationtheyhadoverheardbetweenMadameMaximeandHagrid,butHermionedidn’tseemtofindthenewsthatHagridwasahalf-giantnearlyasshockingasRondid.

           "Well,Ithoughthemustbe,"shesaid,shrugging."Iknewhecouldn’tbepuregiantbecausethey’reabouttwentyfeettall.Buthonestly,allthishysteriaaboutgiants.Theycan’tallbehorrible....It’sthesamesortofprejudicethatpeoplehavetowardwerewolves....It’sjustbigotry,isn’tit?"

           Ronlookedasthoughhewouldhavelikedtoreplyscathingly,butperhapshedidn’twantanotherrow,becausehecontentedhimselfwithshakinghisheaddisbelievinglywhileHermionewasn’tlooking.

           Itwastimenowtothinkofthehomeworktheyhadneglectedduringthefirstweekoftheholidays.EverybodyseemedtobefeelingratherflatnowthatChristmaswasover-everybodyexceptHarry,thatis,whowasstarting(onceagain)tofeelslightlynervous.

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