78. Picking Up Norbert
Charlie Weasley circled the tower from high in the air. It was nearly midnight and he waited for his brother’s friends to bring the dragon. There, he saw them. Harry Potter and Hermione Granger bore the crate that held the baby dragon between them. ‘Norbert’ Ron had called it. He knew very well that you couldn’t tell what gender a dragon was at that age, but, oh, well. “C’mon,” he motioned to his friends, “they’re down there.” They angled their broomsticks down. Taking the crate they strapped it onto their brooms in a stretcher. Angry snorts issued from the crate as they took off and flew into the night.