Chapter 531: The Beetle and Rita Skeeter
Frost-resistant and rolling in the snow?
Harry felt an odd sense of familiarity with Kyle's description, but he couldn't quite place it. Just as he was about to ask, a knock came at the door again.
This time, it wasn't Dumbledore.
"Hagrid, how are you? Everyone in the castle's talking about you... Oh, I see you've got the kettle on. Mind if I have a cup of tea?"
Harry lit up at the sight of the visitor. "Professor Black! What are you doing here?"
"I've told you, Harry, you don't have to call me that outside the castle," Sirius said with a smile as he entered the hut. "Of course, I came because of the article. I wanted to talk to Professor Dumbledore about it first, but he's disappeared, and I couldn't find him anywhere."
Hagrid's hut, already cramped with five people inside, now felt impossibly small with Sirius joining. Harry and Ron shifted to the side, squeezing themselves against the wall to make space for him.
But ten minutes later, the knock on the door came again. This time, it wasn't just one visitor—it was Kanna, accompanied by Cedric, Cho, and the Weasley twins.
With this many people, the hut was too full to fit everyone, so the newcomers had to stand outside in the snow.
Kanna spotted Kyle through the window and waved. "No wonder we couldn't find you earlier. You got here first."
"No, I just arrived too," Kyle explained, stepping to the doorway. "Professor Black and I went to Diagon Alley earlier—before any of you were awake."