The Keeper of the Keys

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"The keeper of the Keys" Bellatrix reads out her voice already irritating me to no end.

BOOM. They knocked again. Dudley jerked awake. 'Where's the cannon?' he said stupidly. There was a crash behind them and Uncle Vernon came skidding into the room. He was holding a rifle in his hands

I'm getting restless after being sat for so long I need to move. The next person to get up and leave I'm following. (this will be whoever you guys chose so please do)

'Who's there?' he shouted. 'I warn you – I'm armed!' There was a pause. Then –SMASH! The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and with a deafening crash landed flat on the floor. A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair.

"That's a good description of that fool" Bellatrix adds as an after thought.

I just turn her into whit noise trying not to react. 

The giant squeezed his way into the hut, stooping so that his head just brushed the ceiling. He bent down, picked up the door and fitted it easily back into its frame. The noise of the storm outside dropped a little. He turned to look at them all. 'Couldn't make us a cup o' tea, could yeh? It's not been an easy journey ...'He strode over to the sofa where Dudley sat frozen with fear. 'Budge up, yeh great lump,' said the stranger. Dudley squeaked and ran to hide behind his mother, who was crouching, terrified, behind Uncle Vernon. 'An' here's Harry!' said the giant. Harry looked up into the fierce, wild, shadowy face and saw that the beetle eyes were crinkled in a smile. 'Las' time I saw you, you was only a baby,' said the giant. 'Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh've got yer mum's eyes.' 

"The only compliment I ever get!" I say exasperation leaking into my voice and people raise there eyebrows obviously not expecting that. 

Uncle Vernon made a funny rasping noise. 'I demand that you leave at once, sir!' he said. 'You are breaking and entering!' 'Ah, shut up, Dursley, yeh great prune,' said the giant. He reached over the back of the sofa, jerked the gun out of Uncle Vernon's hands, bent it into a knot as easily as if it had been made of rubber, and threw it into a corner of the room. Uncle Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse being trodden on.  

That makes everyone snort and me smile it was a rather funny experience.

'Anyway – Harry,' said the giant, turning his back on the Dursleys, 'a very happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here– I mighta sat on it at some point, but it'll taste all right. 'From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightly squashed box. Harry opened it with trembling fingers. Inside was a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it in green icing. Harry looked up at the giant. He meant to say thank you, but the words got lost on the way to his mouth, and what he said instead was, 'Who are you?' 

"That should of been your first instinct."  Lady Malfoy says with a small smile and a shake of her head. I just give her a grin back she seems nice.

'True, I haven't introduced me self. Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts. 'He held out an enormous hand and shook Harry's whole arm. 'What about that tea then, eh?' he said, rubbing his hands together. 'I'd not say no ter summat stronger if yeh've got it, mind. 'His eyes fell on the empty grate with the shrivelled crisp packets in it and he snorted. He bent down over the fireplace; they couldn't see what he was doing but when he drew back a second later, there was a roaring fire there. It filled the whole damp hut with flickering light and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though he'd sunk into a hot bath. The giant sat back down on the sofa, which sagged under his weight, and began taking all sorts of things out of the pockets of his coat: a copper kettle, a squashy package of sausages, a poker, a teapot, several chipped mugs and a bottle of some amber liquid which he took a swig from before starting to make tea.

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