The Sixth Years Struggle with Nonverbal Spells and Hagrid Avoids the Trio

PAGES: 217-219

The sixth years are overwhelmed with homework and nonverbal spell practice, struggling with Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione haven't visited Hagrid, and he has started avoiding them, missing meals and failing to respond to greetings. Hermione insists they need to talk to Hagrid to explain why they dropped Care of Magical Creatures, but Ron points out their dislike for the subject and how they would have ended up teaching Grawp.