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"I'm all right," panted Harry. "Are you." "'Course I am . . . take more'n that ter finish me." Hagrid put his hands under Harry's arms and raised him up with such force that Harry's feet momentarily left the ground before Hagrid set him upright again. He could see blood trickling down Hagrid's cheek from a deep cut under one eye, which was swelling rapidly.
"We should put out your house," said Harry, "the charm's 'Aguamenti' ..." "Knew it was summat like that," mumbled Hagrid, and he raised a smoldering pink, flowery umbrella and said, "Aguamenti!" A jet of water flew out of the umbrella tip. Harry raised his wand arm, which felt like lead, and murmured "Aguamenti" too: Together, he and Hagrid poured water on the house until the last flame was extinguished.
"S'not too bad," said Hagrid hopefully a few minutes later, looking at the smoking wreck. "Nothin Dumbledore won' be able to put righ' . . ." Harry felt a searing pain in his stomach at the sound of the name. In the silence and the stillness, horror rose inside him.
"Hagrid ..." "I was bindin' up a couple o' bowtruckle legs when I heard 'em coming," said Hagrid sadly, still staring at his wrecked cabin. "They'll bin burnt ter twigs, poor little things. . .
." "Hagrid . . ." "But what happened, Harry. I jus' saw them Death Eaters run-nin down from the castle, but what the ruddy hell was Snape doin' with 'em. Where's he gone - was he chasin' them." "He . . ." Harry cleared his throat; it was dry from panic and the smoke. "Hagrid, he killed . . ." "Killed." said Hagrid loudly, staring down at Harry. "Snape killed. What're yeh on abou', Harry." "Dumbledore," said Harry. "Snape killed .. . Dumbledore." Hagrid simply looked at him, the little of his face that could be seen completely blank, uncomprehending.
"Dumbledore wha, Harry." "He's dead. Snape killed him...."
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