Wizard Vs. Warlock and Mugwump

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From: hert0661
Subject: Re: Wizard Vs. Warlock and Mugwump
Reply To: [Yahoo! #1758] Re: Wizard Vs. Warlock and Mugwump
Date: 6/8/00 3:16 pm  (ET)

<I am bothered every time I read/hear the part about Harry and Hermione
getting caught coming down from the Astronomy tower. I understand
Professor McGonagall's reaction and the other Gryffindors (well
except for Fred and George who have apparently lost lots of points
themselves). I don't understand Harry's, Hermione's, and especially
Hagrid's. Harry goes on about how ashamed he is and how he and Hermione
deserve their punishment. You'd think they had just been up there on a
lark or something. But they were protecting Hagrid. Not something they
should be ashamed about. And Hagrid never mentions feeling guilty about
getting them in trouble. Always strikes me as weird.>

It could be they are ashamed that they forgot the invisibility cloak
and so know that they should never have been caught. Also they know
they cannot get out of it by telling the truth as that would cause even
more trouble.

Hagrid is still feeling upset that Norbert had to go in the first place.

Simon