Became good friends with the Boy Who Lived

They had no classes the whole afternoon on Friday, and under Harry's leadership, they prepared to set off for Hagrid's hut.

Hermione followed them stealthily, not too far behind. "Didn't she say she was going to the library to read?" Ron whispered in confusion, "Then why is she following us now?"

Aeris turned and looked at Hermione. Hermione seemed to be very interested in the strange-shaped clouds in the sky and kept looking up at them.

Aris shouted, "Miss Know-It-All, come with us to visit Hagrid!" Hermione, who had lost interest in the clouds, followed with a smile. Facing Ron's meaningful look, she glared back without giving in.

It took the four little ones quite some time to reach the edge of the Forbidden Forest and find the lonely cottage. Harry walked up the wooden steps and knocked tentatively on the door, from which came a burst of frantic dog barking.

"Fang! Fang! Calm down! It's a guest!" Hagrid's rough voice came from the house. The wooden door opened a crack, revealing a big bearded face.

Hagrid said, "You're here? Harry, oh! I didn't know there would be so many people. Come on in!"

Hagrid let the four people into the hut. The space in the hut was much larger than they had imagined. At least from the outside, the hut shouldn't have been that big.

The house was divided into two spaces. The door of the bedroom was closed and one could not see what was inside. The place where everyone was now seemed to be a combination of the kitchen and the living room. A wooden round table was placed in the middle of the room, miscellaneous items were piled up in various corners, and all kinds of bacon and ham were hung from the ceiling.

As soon as they entered the house, a huge black hound pounced at Ron. Ron was frightened and took two steps back, but the hound just circled around Ron and licked his ears from time to time. This hound was like Hagrid, with a gentle heart hidden under its rough appearance.

"Please take a seat," said Hagrid. "You're welcome, Harry. I'm delighted that you've made so many friends in less than a week." As he spoke, he poured tea for everyone. The boiling hot tea was poured into a rough container, emitting hot steam and bursts of tea aroma. He also put some rock cakes on a large wooden plate and placed it in front of everyone.

Harry introduced everyone: "This is Aris!"

Aeris looked around the room and greeted Hagrid, "Hello! Hagrid, is this room under a traceless extension spell?"

"That's right!" Hagrid replied, "In order to make my life more comfortable, Mr. Dumbledore not only reinforced the house for me, but also cast a traceless extension spell. You have a good vision, Aris."

Harry then introduced: "This is Ron!"

Hagrid glanced at Ron's red hair and said sadly, "Is it the little brother of the Weasley family? I almost risked my life to stop the Weasley twins from sneaking into the forest."

Ron's ears turned red unconsciously, and Harry finally introduced: "This is Hermione."

"Oh! Hello, little girl!" said Hagrid. "You remind me of someone I used to know." And he glanced secretly into Harry's eyes.

Aeris picked up a piece of rock cake and tried to take a bite. There was not even a tooth mark left. He looked at the rock cake and asked, "Hagrid, is this made of stone?"

Hagrid picked up a piece of rock cake and put it in his mouth and chewed it. A crunching sound was heard, just like chewing potato chips.

Aeris silently took out his wand and cast a spell to soften the rock cake on the plate. Then he picked up the rock cake and put it in his mouth to chew. It was quite delicious. Aeris enjoyed a leisurely afternoon tea time in Hagrid's hut.

There was a copy of the Daily Prophet on the wooden table, with the headline on the front page written in large letters: Gringotts Goblin Bank Invasion.

Aeris ate the softened rock cake and sipped hot tea. He said nonchalantly, "Gringotts? How could someone invade such a haunted place?"

Harry read the report carefully and said thoughtfully, "Hagrid, the place that was invaded was not..."

He was interrupted by Hagrid before he could finish his words. Hagrid gestured to him to keep quiet and asked him about Harry's life in the past week.

Hermione narrowed her eyes and enjoyed her soft rock cake and hot tea thoughtfully.

When they were discussing Mr. Filch, Hagrid's words "That old rubbish!" made everyone laugh. When they were discussing Draco, who opposed Harry everywhere, Hagrid's face was also gloomy. He said, "Don't get too close to that Malfoy kid. Old Malfoy is a vicious snake. You never know where he will appear and bite you hard."

When the topic came to Professor Snape, Hagrid said helplessly: "Professor Snape has always been like this. It is well known that he favors Slytherin. You shouldn't mind it too much, Harry!"

"But he transferred his hatred for my father to me," Harry said stubbornly, "which is very unfair to me!" Hagrid looked at Harry strangely and asked, "How did you know this?"

Hagrid sighed helplessly, knowing that he had said something wrong. Looking at Harry's eyes that said "I want to know everything", Hagrid sighed helplessly and said, "I don't know the details. Snape and James were indeed in the same class, just like you and Malfoy now. You know, I definitely like James more. I can't make a fair comment on what happened between them."

When it was almost dark, the four of them stood up to say goodbye. Hagrid enthusiastically stuffed all their pockets with rock biscuits. Seeing the reluctant expressions on Harry and Ron's faces, Aeris comforted them, "I'll cast a softening spell on the rock biscuits again."

They got back to the castle in time for dinner, and Hermione jumped for joy. "It was so much fun talking to Hagrid," she said happily.