Chapter 17 Summary

Harry, Ron and Hermione stand in the woods, under the cloak, outside Hagrid's cabin in horrified silence. They hear Hagrid yell in sorrow and because they can do nothing else, the head back to the Castle. Darkness begins to fall and Scabbers is fighting to get free of Ron. Finally, the rat bites him and Crookshanks the cat appears. Scabbers jumps free of Ron's grip and Ron chases after him. He catches the rat and as they attempt to head towards the Castle again, they hear running and turn to see a huge black dog running towards them.

The dog grabs Ron's arm in its teeth and begins dragging Ron and Scabbers away towards a large hole in the base of the Womping Willow tree. Harry and Hermione dodge their way through the branches, which are whipping around them in every direction attempting...