Hurry To Hagrid's - #7

Her knock was met with loud barking and scratching on the door from inside the hut. Dogs were not something Elizabeth had much knowledge of, though she'd been chased by a groundskeeper's big dog a few times as a small child. She didn't know what would've happened if it had caught her. Thankfully, she never found out. She did, however, learn the important lesson not to venture the estate grounds - as instructed. 

Memories of those days where she was chased back to the house by an angry dog also hinted that perhaps there were times in her life, when she was much younger, that she hadn't been so obedient and ready to do what was expected of her.

'Settle down yeh dopey dog,' Hagrid was heard over the barking. He opened the door and was about to say something, but had to hold Fang back with his boot. 'What's got into yeh, Fang?' He shut the door behind himself, leaving Fang inside the house.

The bark soon stopped, as Fang either calmed down or fell asleep. If Hagrid had to predict which one, he'd vote for the latter.

'Hello there,' Hagrid said. He was a little suspicious since Fang didn't normally get that excited over visitors and want to investigate further, but he tried to remain unbiased. 'How can I help yeh?'. 

'Reckon I got some around here somewhere.' Hagrid nodded. He glanced at the hut door, considering going inside to get one, but sighed instead and headed to the nearby pumpkin patch. It left Elizabeth on her own for a moment, though Fang remained quiet inside the hut.

While Hagrid was fulfilling her request, several noisy crows suddenly flew out of the Forbidden Forest. They fled it, heading closer towards the castle as if they considered it a place of relative safety just as she had a moment earlier.

Hagrid frowned suspiciously, looking over his shoulder at the fleeing birds. He didn't comment though, and became his usually friendly self again as he heavily handed her a garden pot filled with fresh soil. 

'There yeh go,' he said. 'Anything else yeh need?'