While the preparations were being made Harry had given the history of the slaying of the wolf, saying that he owed his life to the quickness and courage of Ernest.
"And I owe mine to him," Ernest protested from the bank where he was lying.

"The wolf would have killed me had he not slain it.

I was lucky in stopping it with a ball, but the rest was entirely a joint affair." The slaying of the demon wolf was so important an event that no one thought of pursuing the hunt further that day.

The other two wolves were added to the procession, but they looked small and insignificant beside the body of that killed by the boys.

Harry learned that no one had suspected that they had gone in pursuit of the wolf.