Hagrid Leads the Class into the Forbidden Forest

PAGES: 443-444

On Tuesday, Rubeus Hagrid conducts a Care of Magical Creatures lesson, leading the students deep into the Forbidden Forest. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are anxious about what Hagrid might have planned and whether Dolores Umbridge will inspect the class. Despite Hagrid's visible injuries, he confidently carries half a dead cow and introduces the lesson, stating that the creatures prefer the dark. Draco Malfoy and other Slytherins express fear and disdain for the lesson, recalling a previous frightening experience in the forest.