‘Heads down!’ yelled Hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff; they all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a curtain of ivy which hid a wide opening in the cliff face. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbour, where they clambered out on to rocks and pebbles. ‘Oy, you there! Is this your toad?’ said Hagrid, who was checking the boats as people climbed out of them. ‘Trevor!’ cried Neville blissfully, holding out his hands. Then they clambered up a passageway in
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