Harry Potter Aragog Book 2 - Chapter 15 Part 2
“What d’you reckon?” Harry said to Ron, whose eyes he could just make out, reflecting the light from his wand. “We’ve come this far,” said Ron. So they followed the darting shadows of the spiders into the trees. They couldn’t move very quickly now; there were tree roots and stumps in their way, barely visible in the near blackness. Harry could feel Fang’s hot breath on his hand. More than once, they had to stop, so that Harry could crouch down and find the spiders in the wandlight. They walked for what seemed like at least half an hour, their robes snagging on low-slung branches and brambles. After a while, they noticed that the ground seemed to be sloping downward, though the trees were as thick as ever. Then Fang suddenly let loose a great, echoing bark, making both Harry and Ron jump out of their skins. “What?” said Ron loudly, looking around into the pitch-dark, and gripping Harry’s elbow very hard. “There’s something moving over there,” Harry breathed. “Listen … sounds like something b…
