"We can't go into the Forbidden Forest. It's not allowed, especially at night," Draco exclaimed. "There are lots of dark creatures in there. My dad told me, he said there were..." Just then, a faint, chilling wolf howl drifted from the deepest reaches of the Forbidden Forest.
"There are werewolves in there," Draco blurted out at once. As he mentioned werewolves, he gave Harry a fierce glare. Earlier, Harry and the others had frightened him by threatening to throw him into the Forbidden Forest to feed the werewolves.
"Werewolves? Oh, yes, but that's not quite right!" Filch seemed to take immense pleasure in Draco's frightened expression. "There are more than just werewolves in the Forbidden Forest. You should have thought of that before you got yourselves into trouble, shouldn't you?"
Hagrid gradually approached, his towering figure emerging from the darkness. He wore a fur coat and carried an enormous hunting bow taller than a grown adult on his back, along with a quiver packed full of arrows. Beside him walked his huge, imposing dog, which looked like a black bear.
"I've been waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour. You should have been quicker." Hagrid frowned at Filch, then turned to Harry and the others, his expression softening considerably. "Harry, Neville, and Draco. How are you feeling?"
Filch was very displeased with Hagrid's attitude, but Hagrid clearly paid him no mind and waved him away.
"I'll come back tomorrow to collect their bodies," Filch said bitterly as he left.
Hagrid was utterly unconcerned. Chuckling, he led Harry, Neville, and Draco toward the Forbidden Forest. As soon as they saw Filch disappear into the distance, Harry and Neville began complaining to Draco.
"Malfoy, you broke your oath!" Harry glared at Draco.
"Nonsense!" Draco faced him haughtily. "The noble Malfoy family