Hagrid Reveals Buckbeak's Hearing and Breaks Down in Tears

PAGES: 217-219

When they arrive at Hagrid's cabin, they find him distraught over the news that Buckbeak, his hippogriff, is being brought to trial. Hagrid shows Harry, Ron, and Hermione an official letter from the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, confirming the hearing. Despite their efforts to comfort him, Rubeus Hagrid is convinced that the committee is biased and that Buckbeak is doomed.