"Yup, that it is," Hagrid replied, as he fell into step beside the professor, while Fang snuffled along behind.
And so time went on, til one night Ron Weasley woke the entire House, screaming about a man standing over him, holding a knife - a man called Sirius Black. And the news spread through the school like wildfire, to students and teachers alike. No one could talk about anything else, and the security of the school was questioned. And Severus Snape gave Remus Lupin bleak inscrutable looks. He had even suggested to the Headmaster that he knew who was helping Black, although Albus pooh-poohed that idea completely.