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He fetches a basin for Ron, unperturbed by his slug problem. He was grumpy when he thought they were Lockhart returning. Harry, Ron, and Hermione reach Hagrid’s cottage, and hide in the bushes when they see Gilderoy Lockhart emerge, boasting loudly to Hagrid. Colin wants Harry to pose Ron for a picture along the way, but Harry brushes Colin aside angrily.
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Harry and Hermione help Ron to Hagrid’s cottage nearby. A loud bang echoes in the stadium, and a jet of green light shoots out of the wrong end of Ron’s wand, hitting him in the stomach, and knocking him backward.
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Draco retorts, “No one asked your opinion, you filthy little Mudblood.” His words cause an instant uproar. Hermione defends the Gryffindor members for getting on the team based on talent, instead of buying their way in like Draco. Draco makes fun of Ron and George Weasley’s old broomsticks. Ron and Hermione come over to see what’s happening. Lucius Malfoy gifted brand new top-of-the-line broomsticks (Nimbus 2001) to the Slytherin team. They have a note from Snape with his permission to train their new Seeker, Draco Malfoy. The Slytherin team shows up, to Wood’s outrage, as he booked the field. While the Gryffindor Quidditch team begins to practice, soaring around on their broomsticks, Colin snaps pictures noisily below. Harry goes out onto the field, finding Ron and Hermione sitting in the stands. He is tormented by their loss the previous year, when Harry was unconscious in the hospital for the final match. Wood gives a speech about new tactics, which the players are too sleepy to understand. Creevey takes a seat in the stands to watch. Harry explains that he plays the position of Seeker. When Colin learns that Harry is on his way to the Quidditch field, he questions Harry about the sport the whole way there. Colin Creevey follows Harry down the stairs with a photo of Harry and Lockhart, asking for Harry’s signature, which Harry refuses to give him. But Oliver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, wakes Harry up early, eager to begin training. He, Ron, and Hermione are planning to visit Hagrid. Harry is glad to reach the weekend, after spending a lot of time avoiding Professor Lockhart and Colin Creevey.