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.She leered at him, showing mossy teeth.Harrybacked away."I'm fine, thanks," he said."I'm just -""HARRY! What d'yeh think yer doin' down there?"Harry's heart leapt.So did the witch; a load of fingernails cascaded down overher feet and she cursed as the massive form of Hagrid, the Hogwarts gamekeeper,came striding toward them, beetle-black eyes flashing over his great bristlingbeard."Hagrid!" Harry croaked in relief."I was lost - Floo powder -"Hagrid seized Harry by the scruff of the neck and pulled him away from thewitch, knocking the tray right out of her hands.Her shrieks followed them allthe way along the twisting alleyway out into bright sunlight.Harry saw afamiliar, snow-white marble building in the distance - Gringotts Bank.Hagridhad steered him right into Diagon Alley."Yer a mess!" said Hagrid gruffly, brushing soot off Harry so forcefully henearly knocked him into a barrel of dragon dung outside an apothecary."Skulkin' around Knockturn Alley, I dunno dodgy place, Harry - don' want no oneter see yeh down there -""I realized that," said Harry, ducking as Hagrid made to brush him off again."I told you, I was lost - what were you doing down there, anyway?""I was lookin' fer a Flesh-Eatin' Slug Repellent," growled Hagrid."They'reruinin' the school cabbages.Yer not on yer own?""I'm staying with the Weasleys but we got separated," Harry explained."I'vegot to go and find them."They set off together down the street."How come yeh never wrote back ter me?" said Hagrid as Harry jogged alongsidehim (he had to take three steps to every stride of Hagrid's enormous boots).Harry explained all about Dobby and the Dursleys."Lousy Muggles," growled Hagrid."If I'd've known -""Harry! Harry! Over here!"Harry looked up and saw Hermione Granger standing at the top of the whiteflight of steps to Gringotts.She ran down to meet them, her bushy brown hairflying behind her."What happened to your glasses? Hello, Hagrid - Oh, it's wonderful to see youtwo again - Are you coming into Gringotts, Harry?""As soon as I've found the Weasleys," said Harry."Yeh won't have long ter wait," Hagrid said with a grin.Harry and Hermione looked around: Sprinting up the crowded streetwere Ron, Fred, George, Percy, and Mr.Weasley."Harry," Mr.Weasley panted."We hoped you'd only gone one grate too far.Hemopped his glistening bald patch."Molly's frantic - she's coming now -""Where did you come out?" Ron asked."Knockturn Alley," said Hagrid grimly."Excellent." said Fred and George together."We've never been allowed in," said Ron enviously."I should ruddy well think not," growled Hagrid.Mrs.Weasley now came galloping into view, her handbag swing ing wildly in onehand, Ginny just clinging onto the other."Oh, Harry - oh, my dear - you couldhave been anywhere -" Gasping for breath she pulled a large clothes brush out of her bag andbegan sweeping off the soot Hagrid hadn't managed to beat away.Mr.Weasleytook Harry's glasses, gave them a tap of his wand, and returned them, good asnew."Well, gotta be off," said Hagrid, who was having his hand wrung by Mrs.Weasley ("Knockturn Alley! If you hadn't found him, Hagrid!")."See yer atHogwarts!" And he strode away, head and shoulders taller than anyone else inthe packed street."Guess who I saw in Borgin and Burkes?" Harry asked Ron and Hermione as theyclimbed the Gringotts steps."Malfoy and his father.""Did Lucius Malfoy buy anything?" said Mr.Weasley sharply behind them."No, he was selling ='"So he's worried," said Mr.Weasley with grim satisfaction."Oh, I'd love toget Lucius Malfoy for something."You be careful, Arthur," said Mrs.Weasley sharply as they were bowed into thebank by a goblin at the door."That family's trouble.Don't go biting off morethan you can chew -""So you don't think I'm a match for Lucius Malfoy?" said Mr.Weasleyindignantly, but he was distracted almost at once by the sight of Hermione'sparents, who were standing nervously at the counter that ran all along thegreat marble hall, waiting for Hermione to introduce them."But you're Muggles!" said Mr.Weasley delightedly."We must have a drink!What's that you've got there? Oh, you're changing Muggle money.Molly, look!"He pointed excitedly at the tenpound notes in Mr.Granger's hand."Meet you back here," Ron said to Hermione as the Weasleys and Harry were ledoff to their underground vaults by another Gringotts goblin.The vaults were reached by means of small, goblin-driven carts that sped alongminiature train tracks through the bank's underground tunnels.Harry enjoyedthe breakneck journey down to the Weasleys' vault, but felt dreadful, far worsethan he had in Knockturn Alley, when it was opened.There was a very small pile of silver Sickles inside, and just one goldGalleon.Mrs.Weasley felt right into the corners before sweeping the whole lotinto her bag.Harry felt even worse when they reached his vault.He tried toblock the contents from view as he hastily shoved handfuls of coins into aleather bag.Back outside on the marble steps, they all separated.Percy muttered vaguelyabout needing a new quill.Fred and George had spotted their friend fromHogwarts, Lee Jordan [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]