After Harley's brief explanation, Hermione put Karkaroff and Professor Snape out of her mind and stopped asking questions.
After all, Harley had said she would find a time to tell Professor Dumbledore.
Besides, Hermione knew that Harley and Professor Dumbledore had already uncovered the secret behind Voldemort's resurrection—Horcruxes.
If she interfered too much, she might end up making things worse.
The two of them took another stroll around the rose garden and happened to come upon a huge stone reindeer.
Beyond the stone reindeer, they could see the magical fountain they had been looking for earlier, sending water high into the air.
The water seemed to have been enchanted. As it shot into the air, it shimmered in all sorts of colors, but quickly turned clear again when it fell back into the pool.
Harley and Hermione had planned to take a closer look, but from a distance they spotted two huge, indistinct figures sitting on a stone bench.
Hagrid and Madame Maxime were admiring the moonlit fountain as they chatted.
When the two girls appeared in the distance, Harley happened to hear Hagrid say:
"...another Half-blood Giant, of course. I'm sure we're the same."
Madame Maxime stood up at once and shrieked, "What nonsense are you talking?"
"How dare you! I've never been insulted like this in my life! What's wrong with your brain? Is it broken?"
"I... I just... I just have a naturally large frame!"
With that, Madame Maxime turned and strode away from the fountain without looking back, leaving Hagrid standing there alone.
Hagrid looked utterly confused, but his expression was tinged with dejection. He clearly had no idea what he had said wrong.
After sitting there for quite some time, Hagrid finally made his lonely way back to his hut.
"What happened, Harley?" Hermione asked